ASU offers a number of scholarships for students pursuing Asian Studies degree programs.
The Warner-Fong Scholarship is an annual scholarship awarded to an incoming freshman or transfer student who is choosing to major in Asia Studies. The $2000 scholarship is renewable for one year. Consideration is given to academic merit and to the student’s commitment to the field of Asia Studies. A minimum ABOR high school GPA of 3.00 and declaration of a B.A. in Asia Studies in the School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies is required for consideration. With your application, please submit a short essay (250 words maximum) about why you chose Asia Studies as a major. Pleased address what kind of impact you hope your studies will have on your life and what kind of impact you hope to have on your community and your world with a degree in Asia Studies. For more information, please contact [email protected].
The Guilford A. Dudley Memorial Prize in Asian Studies honors academic excellence in Asian Studies. Students from all departments are eligible, but special attention is given to course work in Asian history. Although graduate students are eligible, preference is given to undergraduates, especially seniors, who have studied at least two years of an Asian language for this $1000 prize. For more information, please contact [email protected].
Information about the 2026 Sage Scholarship will be posted here shortly, along with the application. The Sage Family Southeast Asian Studies Scholarship is awarded to one ASU undergraduate each year to support an extended period of study and travel in Laos. Since 2005, eight ASU students have been named Sage Scholars. The scholarship is provided by William Sage, ASU Class of 1968, in honor of his parents. For more information, please contact The Asia Center at [email protected].