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The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) announces a newinitiative supporting research and teaching in Buddhist studies fundedby a $1.9 million grant from the Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation&#60;http://www.rhfamilyfoundation.org/&#62; .Working with the Foundation, ACLS will offer an articulated set offellowship and grant competitions that will expand the understandingand interpretation of Buddhist thought in scholarship and society,strengthen international networks of Buddhist studies, and increasethe visibility of innovative currents in those studies. ACLS willorganize competitions for the following:*  &#60;http://www.acls.org/programs/buddhist-studies/#diss&#62;Robert H. N.Ho Family Foundation/ACLS Dissertation Fellowships inBuddhist Studies*  &#60;http://www.acls.org/programs/buddhist-studies/#diss&#62;Robert H. N.Ho Family Foundation/ACLS Postdoctoral Fellowships inBuddhist Studies*  &#60;http://www.acls.org/programs/buddhist-studies/#collab&#62;Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation/ACLS Collaborative Research Grantsin Buddhist Studies* &#60;http://www.acls.org/programs/buddhist-studies/#vp&#62;Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation/ACLS Visiting Professorships inBuddhist StudiesThese are global competitions. There are no restrictions as to thelocation of work proposed or the citizenship of applicants.Applications must be submitted through the ACLS Online FellowshipApplication system (OFA). Sample applications and a link to OFA will beavailable in July 2013.+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++Further details may be found here:http://www.acls.org/programs/buddhist-studies/James A. BennChairDepartment of Religious Studies, McMaster UniversityUniversity Hall, Room 105, Hamilton, Ontario, L8S 4K1, CANADAPhone: 905 525 9140, ext 24210/ 24734 (Chair's office)Fax: 905 525 8161URL: http://socserv.mcmaster.ca/bennjam/Source: AISLS