Eligibility:
Eligibility is limited to doctoral students and postdoctoral fellows.
1. Submissions must be papers of original research on Lingnan culture, in the areas of literature, history,
philosophy, religion, arts, linguistics, anthropology, or other humanities disciplines.
2. Submission papers should be either in Chinese or English of no more than 30,000 words. The papers
should never have been published.

Submissions:
Applicants should submit the application form along with the research paper by email to: ics-lingnan@cuhk.edu.hk, with “Lingnan Culture Studies Research Paper Competition 2023 (Full name of applicant)” in the subject line.

Selection Committee:
Prof. Lai Chi Tim, Prof. Ching May Bo, Dr. Ching Chung Shan, Dr. Ye Jia

Prizes:
The competition is sponsored by Bei Shan Tang Foundation. Awards will be presented to the first, second, and third prize-winning entries (with cash prizes at HK$10,000, HK$8,000, and HK$5,000 respectively), and five honourable mentions (HK$3,000 each). The result will be announced in early 2024.

Application Form: Click here

Enquiries:
Address: Room 105, Institute of Chinese Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, HK
Phone: (852) 3943 7393
Fax: (852) 2603 5149
Email: ics-lingnan@cuhk.edu.hk

*RGC Collaborative Research Project "Lingnan Culture and the World" (2023–2026)