Research Opportunities

Visiting research fellows program

Each year HCBSS appoints a limited number of visiting research fellows working in the fields of Buddhism and other Asian religions. Affiliation with the Center is also available to scholars visiting other units of Stanford. While HCBSS does not have funds to provide stipends, it does offer assistance in the form of library privileges at Stanford and Berkeley, access to graduate assistants, and a modest amount of staff support. Office space at the Center is limited and cannot be guaranteed. HCBSS fellows are welcome to participate in all the programs of the Center and are encouraged to offer reading groups on their materials and present their work in an annual fellows colloquium.

Inquiries should be directed to Ho Center for Buddhist Studies, Building 70, Room 71E, Main Quad, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305. Phone: 650-736-1301. E-mail: ihl@stanford.edu.

For application guidelines, see Applying for Appointments.
For funding sources at Stanford, see Research Funding.

Doctoral fellows program

Due to recent changes in the relevant regulations, HCBSS can no longer accept applications for visiting appointments from doctoral students at other institutions wishing to do research at Stanford, unless there are exchange agreements with those institutions. For example, students enrolled at the following U.S. universities may take advantage of the university's Exchange Scholar Program: University of California at Berkeley, Brown University, University of Chicago, Columbia University, Cornell University, Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Princeton University, University of Pennsylvania, and Yale University.

Inquiries should be directed to Ho Center for Buddhist Studies, Building 70, Room 71E, Main Quad, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305. Phone: 650-736-1301. E-mail: ihl@stanford.edu.

Conference and workshop program

HCBSS occasionally entertains proposals from scholars at Stanford or other institutions to organize and host academic events at Stanford, for which the Center can provide facilities, staff support, and limited funding.

Inquiries should be directed to Ho Center for Buddhist Studies, Building 70, Room 71E, Main Quad, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305. Phone: 650-736-1301. E-mail: ihl@stanford.edu.