Organizations that support Taiwan studies: A select overview

Central to the growth of Taiwan Studies is the critical matter of access by scholars to grants and other resources that make Taiwan studies feasible. The following report gathers in one place a briefing on eight foundations and other organizations that assist North America- and Asia-based scholars in their efforts to delve into the domestic and international politics, economics, history, social structures, and other politics-related dimensions of Taiwan and its people. This essay also offers new information collected through interviews on current trends and interests in Taiwan studies as seen through the eyes of both executives of prominent funding organizations and other authorities in the Taiwan studies field.