Spector-Yang Award

The Spector-Yang award enables EALC majors and minors to conduct study in East Asia or on an East Asian topic. WashU alumnus Alex Primm and his wife Cathy created the fund and named it after two professors who had a profound impact on Alex’s career as well as the history of East Asian studies at WashU—Stanley Spector and Richard Yang. Through this program students can pursue projects that enrich their academic study of East Asia.

Potential projects/programs may include:

• participation in an approved study abroad program;
• travel to and participation in an academic conference;
• participation in an internship with an East Asian focus (in the US or East Asia);
• community outreach with an East Asian focus (such as conducting programs at local schools, libraries, elder-care facilities, etc.);
• travel to libraries for independent study projects or senior thesis research

Potential awardees must meet the following conditions:

• Declared major or minor in East Asian Languages and Cultures
• Have projects/proposals that involve China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan, or Korea
• Be able to demonstrate how the grant will further their studies of East Asia

Awards are granted for summer proposals with the applications typically due by early March

Recipients are asked to submit a written report about their experience and present outcomes of their summer projects to the department.