PWCC Grant Opportunities
Opportunities for the Penn community to support their China-focused research and teaching initiatives.
In partnership with the Penn Wharton China Center (PWCC), Penn Global offers opportunities to University affiliates to support China-focused research and teaching initiatives. Grants are designed to stimulate new and strengthen existing partnerships between Penn, the PWCC, and our China-based partners.
PWCC Residency Grant
Grant Maximum: $10,000
These grants provide Penn standing and affiliated faculty; graduate students, Ph.D. students, and post-doctoral fellows, with funding to complete a residency at the Penn Wharton China Center in support of their campus-based research and teaching.
During their residency, grant recipients must organize at least one public event held at the Penn Wharton China Center and one event or activity jointly organized with a Chinese partner institution.
Following their residency, grant recipients must:
- Organize at least one event held on Penn’s campus that is open to the Penn community.
- Publish at least one tangible output, including for example a white paper, blog post, podcast episode, Penn-based news feature,etc.
The grant is intended to support expenses related to airfare, local transportation, accommodation, meals and incidentals, visa fees, and other costs associated with travel and research as part of Philadelphia-based activities.
Application Process
Please note that our Spring 2025 Call for Proposals has closed.
We look forward to announcing our next call and in the interim we welcome prospective future applicants to begin planning their application by visiting the application portal to preview the documentation that will be required.
The application process is as follows:
Contact the Penn Wharton China Center Team
All prospective applicants are required to contact PWCC Senior Administrative Manager Chris Zhang by email at zhanglu3@wharton.upenn.edu prior to beginning their application. Early communication ensures the PWCC is aware of your planned partnership and has an opportunity to provide guidance to maximize the success of your proposed project.
Submit an Application by Deadline
Once prospective applicants have met with the PWCC team, we encourage applicants to complete an application using our grant management platform. Applicants must submit an application by the Call for Proposals deadline.
Questions?
Contact Penn Global by email global@upenn.edu
Program Contacts
Scott Moore
Director of China Programs and Strategic Initiatives
Penn Global
Chris Zhang
Senior Administrative Manager
Penn Wharton China Center
Chris Klaniecki
Global Initiatives Program Manager
Penn Global