Asia Program
Asia Program supports universities, museums, think tanks, and nonprofits with research, public education, policy engagement, and exchange funding to deepen understanding of East and Southeast Asia.
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Funder: Henry Luce Foundation
Due Dates: Rolling (Responsive Grant Concept Notes)
Funding Amounts: $10,000–$1,000,000 Foundation-wide range; multi-year grants available
Summary: Supports scholarship, public education, policy engagement, and exchange that build knowledge and understanding of East and Southeast Asia.
Key Information: Grants go to institutions, not individuals; stand-alone individual research projects are not supported.
Description
The Henry Luce Foundation’s Asia Program develops expertise and capacity in East and Southeast Asia and fosters cross-cultural understanding, cooperation, and knowledge-sharing. Its Responsive Grants support research and training, scholarly and public resources, and intellectual and cultural exchange between Americans and Asians, with an emphasis on strengthening capacity in the United States.
The category spans academic work, foreign policy, and public education, allowing the program to respond to new ideas and emerging needs. Most funded academic work is in the humanities and qualitative social sciences. Interests include projects benefiting the broader Asian studies field, collaborative resource infrastructure, policy-relevant dialogue, public-facing cultural programming, next-generation leadership, and collaboration across geographic, disciplinary, institutional, and sectoral boundaries. The program’s central goal is to find common ground across borders through meaningful exchanges of knowledge and ideas.
