Honors, Prizes and Fellowships

Criteria for Departmental Honors
To qualify for Departmental Honors the student must complete a thesis, perform a concert, or mount an exhibition or related project under the supervision of a faculty member of the East Asian Studies Program. Responsibility for overseeing the senior project rests with the tutor.

The evaluation committee for each Honors candidate is composed of the tutor, a faculty member from the Program, and a Wesleyan faculty member outside the Program. The committee is to be selected by the tutor and Program Chair.

For High Honors , all three readers have to recommend the thesis for a grade of A- or higher.

Prizes

• The Mansfield Freeman Prize was established in 1975 by Mansfield Freeman, class of 1916. It is awarded annually to the student or students who have demonstrated overall excellence in East Asian Studies and have contributed to improving the quality of our program.
• The Priscilla Kellam Prize is in memory of Priscilla Kellam, class of 1983, and is awarded to a woman who has been or is planning to go to China and who has distinguished herself in her studies at Wesleyan.
• The Condil Award is in memory of Caroline Condil, class of 1992, and is awarded to a worthy EAS major, preferably   a sophomore   or junior, who needs financial support for study in China.

Student Fellowships
The East Asian Studies Program offers up to three student fellowships each year. To be eligible, applicants must be writing a senior thesis for honors in East Asian Studies. The fellowship provides shared office space at the Mansfield Freeman Center for East Asian Studies (FEAS), which is accessible at any time throughout the academic year, including weekends, evenings, and during academic breaks. Fellows also have after-hours access to the center's reference library, enjoy use of the center's printer for printing the final copy of their thesis, and have abundant opportunities for interaction with center faculty and staff.