The Blakemore Foundation
     
The
Blakemore Foundation was established in 1990 by Thomas
and Frances Blakemore to encourage the advanced study of
Asian languages and to improve the understanding of Asian fine
arts in the United States.
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Language Grants for Advanced Asian Language Study
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2009 Blakemore
Freeman Fellowships
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Since 1990, the Foundation has awarded over
$11.2 million in language grants. Blakemore Freeman Fellowships fund a year
of advanced study of an Asian language in Asia for American citizens and
permanent residents of the United States who have a college degree and who
plan to use an Asian language in their careers.
The next postmark deadline for applications
will be
December 30, 2008. Please refer to our language
grant main page for grant guidelines and eligibility requirements, and
our FAQ page, which has answers to many common
questions. Application
forms are printed from this website. For 2009 grants, study
must start between June 2009 and May 2010.
For information on specific language
programs, please see our Links page or review
comments from Blakemore Freeman alumni on the ICLP
(International Chinese Program for Chinese Language Studies), and the
IUP (Inter-University Program for Chinese Language
Studies).
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2009 Blakemore
Refresher Grants
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Blakemore Refresher Grants are short-term grants
(minimum of two months) available to former Blakemore or Blakemore
Freeman Fellows, professors who are teaching in an Asian
field at a university or college in the United States whose degree
is in an Asian field, post-doctoral professionals whose degree is in an Asian
field, and graduates of the regular academic-year
programs at IUC-Yokohama, IUP-Beijing, and the
ICLP-Taipei. Please refer to our Refresher
Grant page for further information. Application
forms are printed from this website. The next postmark deadline for applications will be
December 30, 2008.
Frances Blakemore Asian Art Grants
Frances Blakemore Asian Art Grants promote
the understanding of Asian fine art in America. Since 1998, the Foundation
has awarded over $2.8 million in art grants to a variety of museums,
universities and other nonprofit organizations. Click here
to review grants awarded in June 2008 and earlier years. The next deadlines
for receipt of proposals are November 1,
2008 and May 15, 2009. For instructions on submitting a proposal, click here.
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Finalists/Alternates for 2008 Blakemore Freeman
Fellowships & Refresher Grants
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Chinese
Finalists
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Buckley, Lila
Asst. Executive Director,
Global Environmental Institute, Beijing
B.A. 2004: Chinese Language/Culture & Anthropology/Sociology
Middlebury College
Liu, Andrew
Ph.D. Candidate 2013: History
Columbia University
Looney, Kristen
Ph.D. Candidate 2012:
Government
Harvard University
Moyer, Abigail
J.D. Candidate 2008
Temple University, Beasley School of Law
Poundstone, Kitty
Ph.D. Candidate 2008:
Epidemiology
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Schultz, Jillian
M.A. Candidate 2008: East
Asian Languages & Culture
Columbia University
Shin, Kyoung Mun
Ph.D. Candidate 2012:
Political Science
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Yang, Timothy
Ph.D. Candidate 2012: East
Asian History
Columbia University
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Chinese - Refresher
Grants |
Behuniak, Jr. James
Assistant Professor, Dept. of
Philosophy, Colby College
Ph.D. 2002: Philosophy, Univ. of Hawaii at Manoa
Birney, Mayling
Wilson-Cotsen Fellow,
Princeton University
Ph.D. 2007: Political Science, Yale University
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Chinese Alternates
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Chan, Andrew
B.A. Candidate 2008: English & Asian Studies
Univ. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Givens, John
Ph.D. Candidate 2011: Politics
Oxford University
Hsiao, Richard
B.A. 2007: Political Science
Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Zhao, Wei (Katherine)
Senior Research Associate,
Congressional-Executive Commission on China
B.A. 2005: Int’l Relations, Wellesley
| Japanese Alternates |
Miller,
Jennifer
Ph.D. Candidate 2011: History
Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison
Veverka, Jesse
Freelance editor/translator in
Japan
M.A. Candidate 2010: Asian Studies
Cornell University (on leave)
| Other Languages Alternates |
Nguyen,
Quang - Vietnamese
Math teacher, San Francisco Univ. High School
Ph.D. 2005: Math
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
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Japanese
Finalists
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Hedberg, William
Ph.D. Candidate 2011:
Chinese/Japanese Literature
Harvard University
Holbrow, Hilary
Coordinator for Int’l
Relations, Okinawa
B.A. 2005: East Asian Studies, Boston University
Kene, Gautam
J.D. Candidate 2008
Columbia Law School
Kliman, Daniel
Ph.D. Candidate 2010: Politics
Princeton University
Yoon, Sharon
Ph.D. Candidate 2011:
Sociology
Princeton University
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Oltmanns,
Mark - Thai
Teaching English in Bangkok
B.A. 2006: Asian Studies, Political Science & Int’l Relations
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Le, Cat - Vietnamese
Community Outreach
Coordinator, Asian Law Caucus
B.A. 2006: Ethnic Studies
University of California at Berkeley
March,
Kelsey - Korean
Ph.D. Candidate 2011: Sociology
University of Washington
McDonnell, Bradley -
Indonesian/Besamah Malay
Ph.D. Candidate 2011: Linguistics
Arizona State University
| Refresher Grants Awarded to former
Blakemore Freeman Fellows |
Clinton, Margaret - Chinese
2003 Blakemore Freeman Fellow for Chinese
Ph.D. Candidate History: New York University
Chen, Howard Henry-
Vietnamese
2002 Blakemore Freeman Fellow for Vietnamese
Photographer
M.F.A. 2006:
Columbia College
Emery, Alonzo - Chinese
2004 Blakemore Freeman Fellow for Chinese
J.D. Candidate: Harvard Law School
Ho, Michael
- Chinese
2005 Blakemore Freeman Fellow for Chinese
M.D. Candidate 2008: University of California San Francisco School of
Medicine
Taussig, Markus - Vietnamese
2001 Blakemore Freeman Fellow for
Vietnamese
Ph.D. Candidate: Business
Harvard Business School
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Contact Us
E-mail blakemore@perkinscoie.com
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Website
www.blakemorefoundation.org |
Postal Address
The Blakemore Foundation
Attn: Mr. Griffith Way, Trustee
c/o Perkins Coie LLP
1201 Third Avenue, Suite 4800
Seattle, WA 98101-3266
Address inquiries to:
Cathy Scheibner, Administrative Assistant
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Phone (206) 359-8778 |
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Fax (206)
359-9778 |
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