Research Funding
2024
Fried, Daniel. (Co-Applicant) “Chinese Scholarship Translation Project.” $65,343. National Social Science Fund of China. 2024.
2023
Carroll, William, "Cinephilia and Film Production in Contemporary Japan." $69577. SSHRC Insight Grant, 2023-27.
2022
Davis, Walter. President’s Grant for the Creative and Performing Arts, Killam Research Fund, University of Alberta. 2022.
Fried, Daniel. “Print Culture of the Northern Song.” NT$150,000. Center for Chinese Studies Visiting Research Fellowship, National Central Library (Taiwan), 2022.
Li, Xiaoting “How do Mandarin speakers get others to do things?—The directive system in Mandarin interaction” $351,616. SSHRC Insight Grant, 2022-2026.
Li, Xiaoting “Moving Together–Language, body, and the surround in mobile interaction” $127,543. Canada Foundation for Innovation(CFI)-John R. Evans Leaders Fund, 2022-2026.
Li, Xiaoting “Moving Together–Language, body, and the surround in mobile interaction” $127,543. Alberta Ministry of Jobs, Economy and Innovation (JEI)—Research Capacity Program Small Equipment Grant, 2022-2026.
2021
Davis, Walter. Korea Foundation Contract Instructor Grant. PI, co-authored with Kyungsook Kim. 2021.
Lupke, Christopher. 2021-2022. Visiting Scholar, Institute of Chinese Studies, Chinese Univ of HK $24,000 CAD.
Quinter, David. 2021-2026. “Devotional Cults and Medieval Nara Buddhism: Explorations in Lived Religion.” $99,536. Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Insight Grant.
2020
Davis, Walter. Social Sciences and Humanities Council Connection Grant, “The Interactive Project: Historical Continuities and Transcultural Intersections from Storytelling to Video Games.” Co-PI, with PI Chris Reyns-Chikuma and Co-PI Astrid Ensslin. 2020.
Davis, Walter. Japan Foundation Grant Program for Intellectual Exchange Conferences Grant, “Strange Transformations: The Supernatural and Early Modern Japan.” PI, co-authored with Co-PI Anne Commons. 2020.
Davis, Walter. Toshiba International Foundation Grant, “Strange Transformations: The Supernatural and Early Modern Japan.” Co-PI, co-authored with PI Anne Commons. 2020.
Davis, Walter. University of Alberta China Institute Special Faculty Initiative Grant, “Strange Transformations: The Supernatural and Early Modern Japan.” PI, with Co-PI Anne Commons. 2020.
Davis, Walter. University of Alberta Faculty of Arts SAS Conference Fund Grant, “Strange Transformations: The Supernatural and Early Modern Japan.” PI, with Co-PI Anne Commons. 2020.
Davis, Walter. University of Alberta Prince Takamado Japan Centre grant, “Strange Transformations: The Supernatural and Early Modern Japan.” Co-PI, with PI Anne Commons. 2020.
A cross-linguistic comparative study of “if…” conditional clauses in Mandarin and English conversations.
2020-2022
Role: Co-investigator Xiaoting Li with Dr. Elisabeth Reber (University of Würzburg)
Funded by: Research Fellowship of Siebold-Collegium Institute for Advanced Studies (SCIAS), University of Würzburg
2019
Fried, Daniel. “Northern Song Medical Text Print Editions.” $25,000. Alberta Association of Acupuncturists and Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners, 2019.
International Scientific Network "Interactional Linguistics"
2019-2021
Role: Invited network member Xiaoting Li
Organizers: Martin Pfeiffer (University of Freiburg) & Katharina König (University of Münster)
Funded by: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation)
2018
Davis, Walter. China Institute Faculty Research Grant, University of Alberta. PI. 2018.
Davis, Walter. President’s Grant for the Creative and Performing Arts, Killam Research Fund, University of Alberta. PI. 2018.
Lupke, Christopher. 2018. CHCI/CCKF Summer Institute Grant $50,000 USD.
Lupke, Christopher. 2018. Calgary Institute for the Humanities $10,000 CAD.
2017
Davis, Walter. President’s Grant for the Creative and Performing Arts, Killam Research Fund, University of Alberta. PI. 2017.
Davis, Walter. Prince Takamado Japan Centre for Teaching and Research Event Grant. PI. 2017.
Li, Xiaoting “Unfinished Utterances in Mandarin Conversation” $57,200. SSHRC Insight Development Grant, 2017-2019.
Lupke, Christopher. 2017. Luce Foundation Residency Fellowship (Vermont Studio Center). $25,000 USD
Quinter, David. 2016-2017. “Eison and Devotional Cults in Medieval Nara Buddhism.” $69,736. Japan Foundation Japanese Studies Fellowship.