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This new AMS initiative will support four young professionals pursuing advanced research that benefits the study of U.S.-China relations through tailored writing mentorships with renowned experts in their field. Each scholar will commit to writing four analytical pieces (each ~1000-3000 words) over the course of a year. They will receive feedback from AMS-assigned mentors with the goal of publishing these pieces in respected policy publications or websites.
2018 Mentors
Scholars will be selected across a range of disciplines and interest areas. They will then be paired up with one of the following mentors who most closely matches their interest area:
- Richard McGregor, former Washington and Beijing Bureau Chief for The Financial Times, and the author of the book The Party: The Secret World of China's Communist Rulers
- Mei Fong, Pulitzer Prize-winning former staff writer for The Wall St. Journal and author of the book One Child: The Story of China's Most Radical Experiment
- Isaac Stone Fish, international affairs journalist, a senior fellow at the Asia Society in New York City, and the former Asia Editor at Foreign Policy Magazine
- Peter Mattis, fellow with The Jamestown Foundation, former editor of China Brief at The Jamestown Foundation, and author of Analyzing the Chinese Military: A Review Essay and Resource Guide on the People's Liberation Army
Qualifications
Applicants should be U.S. citizens or permanent residents 32 years of age or younger and have:
- a master's degree or higher in a field related to China studies (this requirement may be waived in exceptional circumstances)
- studied and/or worked abroad in mainland China or Taiwan
- proficiency in Mandarin Chinese
- demonstrated commitment to developing a China-focused career
- excellent writing skills
- a high degree of personal integrity
- a strong desire to improve his/her writing for publication
Application requirements
Interested applicants should submit a résumé, a cover letter that explains interest in and qualifications for this fellowship, a prior writing sample, an original 600-700 word article on a subject of your interest that was mentioned in the 19th Party Congress work report, and the names and emails of two references to [email protected]. All applicants should first register as members of AMS (sign up at www.mandarinsociety.org).
Application deadline:
December 15, 2018
This program is made possible by support from the Ford Foundation.
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