The Shao Chang Lee Scholarship Fund was established by friends and colleagues of the late Professor Shao Chang Lee (1891–1977) to provide two types of awards to undergraduate and graduate students enrolled at Michigan State University.
Professor Lee was a renowned authority on Chinese history and religion and worked tirelessly to promote greater understanding between East Asia and the United States.
S.C. Lee Undergraduate Scholarship CompetitionThe S.C. Lee Undergraduate Scholarship is open to undergraduate students enrolled at Michigan State University in any academic discipline through the Spring 2025 semester. Applicants must demonstrate both academic excellence in Asian studies and financial need during their studies. Preference will be given to students who have not previously received this scholarship. No student may receive this scholarship awards two years consecutively. Applicants are encouraged to review the application instructions provided at the bottom of this scholarship page before preparing their application.
The S.C. Lee Best Paper Competition Awards are open to both undergraduate and graduate students for research papers focusing on Asian topics. Students from any academic discipline may submit a paper (typically 10 – 25 pages with citations) completed for a course, or under the supervision of a faculty member at MSU during the Spring, Summer, or Fall semesters of the preceding year (for example papers submitted for the 2024-25 competition should have been written during the Spring, Summer, and/or Fall 2024). To qualify, the paper must focus on an Asian topic or include a significant content related to Asia. Book reports or reviews are not eligible. The paper competition is open to both undergraduate and graduate students who are enrolled through the Spring 2025 semester. Only one paper may be submitted by a student for a particular annual competition. Applicants are encouraged to review the application instructions provided at the bottom of this scholarship page before preparing their application.
All Center awards, fellowships, and scholarships may impact student's financial aid package. Please check with the MSU Office of Financial Aid before applying for these awards.
To view this year's and past scholarship and award recipients, please visit the S.C. Lee Award Winners page.
Submissions are due January 31, 2025
In honor of the late Professor Shao-Chang Lee, an advocate of U.S.-East Asia relations, the S.C. Lee Endowment sponsors students with outstanding accomplishments in Asian studies by awarding scholarships and paper prizes.
S.C. Lee Undergraduate Best Paper Awardees
1st Prize. Logan Deal
2nd Prize. Jesun Abolins
2nd Prize. Matthew Anderson
3rd Prize. Garrett Jin
S.C. Lee Graduate Best Paper Awardees
1st Prize. Kasun Gajasingh
2nd Prize. Mehmet Eroglu
3rd Prize. Sol Rheem
3rd Prize. Yaxuan Wang
S.C. Lee Undergraduate Best Paper Awardees
1st Prize. Matthew Anderson
S.C. Lee Graduate Best Paper Awardees
1st Prize. Qi Zheng
2nd Prize. Kasun Gajasinghe Maramba Liyanage
3rd Prize. Sibbir Ahmed
Honorable Mention: Jessica Ding
Honorable Mention: Mehmet Eroğlu
S.C. Lee Undergraduate Best Paper Awardees
1st Prize. Linnea Hartz
2nd Prize. Teresa Girard
3rd Prize. Trent Beaumarchais
Honorable Mention: Chloe Majzel
S.C. Lee Graduate Best Paper Awardees
1st Prize. Patrick David Buck
1st Prize. Salil R. Sapre
2nd Prize. Laxmi Ojha
3rd Prize. Teng Zhang
3rd Prize. Chamari Priyanka Gunarathne
Honorable Mention: Mehmet Eroglu
Honorable Mention: Sibbir Ahmad
S.C. Lee Undergraduate Scholarship Awardees
1. Chloe Damon
2. Chloe Majzel
3. Marshall Lee Weimer
S.C. Lee Undergraduate Best Paper Awardees
1. Erin Fuller
1. Chloe Damon
S.C. Lee Graduate Best Paper Awardees
1. Sanfeng Miao
2. Peter Fowler
2. Laxmi Ojha
3. Salil R. Sapre
3. Kasun Gajasinghe Maramba Liyanage
S.C. Lee Undergraduate Scholarship Awardees
1. Callista Keller
2. Joseph Longo
S.C. Lee Undergraduate Best Paper Awardees
1. Anthony Luongo
2. Hanna Foreman
2. Chloe Damon
S.C. Lee Graduate Best Paper Awardees
1. Jainisha Chavda
2. Erica Holt
3. Jiang Chang
3. Darshana Devarajan & Kyle Chong
3. Najya Zaman
S.C. Lee Undergraduate Scholarship Awardees
1. Leo Baldiga
2. Marshall Weimer
3. Chelsea BeGole
S.C. Lee Undergraduate Best Paper Awardees
1. Leo Baldiga
2. Erykah Benson
3. Bridget Hanchek
3. Hanna Kuan Foreman
S.C. Lee Graduate Best Paper Awardees
1.Fang-Yu Chen
1. Dongyuan Wu
1. Yongjae Nam
S.C. Lee Undergraduate Scholarship Awardees
1. Kaila Waineo
2. Alexis Puente
3. Kevin Klukowski
S.C. Lee Undergraduate Best Paper Awardees
1. Elizabeth Selbee
2. Anna Lin
3. Madelyn Averill
3. Emily Jenkins
3. Patrick Johnson
3. Joseph Longo
S.C. Lee Graduate Best Paper Awardees
1. Kaila Waineo
2. Alexis Puente
3. Kevin Klukowski
S.C. Lee Undergraduate Scholarship Awardees
1. Alec Manaia
2. Sarah Teppen
3. John Henry Bock III
S.C. Lee Undergraduate Best Paper Awardees
1. Stephen Longanecker
2. Paige Korner
3. Celia Forgacs
S.C. Lee Graduate Best Paper Awardees
1. Wen Lin
2. Victoria Breeze
3. Karolina Achirri
S.C. Lee Undergraduate Scholarship Awardees
1. Tessa Raymond
2. Zachary Bezemk
3. Cassandra Walker
S.C. Lee Undergraduate Best Paper Awardees
1. Apoorva Dhingra
2. Alexis Pierce
3. Katelynn Klemm
S.C. Lee Graduate Best Paper Awardees
1. Anh Sy Huy
2. Maolong Chen
3. Fan-yu Chen
3. Chenchen Xu
S.C. Lee Undergraduate Scholarship Awardees
1. Katelynn Klemm
2. Patrick Mercer
3. Carole Purwanto
S.C. Lee Undergraduate Best Paper Awardees
1. Caroline Hron-Weigle
2. Joshua Anderson
S.C. Lee Graduate Best Paper Awardees
1. Grace Chee
2. Helen Kaibara
S.C. Lee Undergraduate Scholarship Awardees
1. Alexis Pierce
1. Sora Choi
2. Alexis Schumaker
2. John Joba
S.C. Lee Undergraduate Best Paper Awardees
1. Adam Burns
1. Veronica Hapman
2. Sara Bayre
2. Marianne Caddy
2. Veronica Grev
S.C. Lee Graduate Best Paper Awardees
1. Soodin Kim
2. Alka Bhargava
S.C. Lee Undergraduate Scholarship Awardees
1. Kristin McCool
2. Connor Corcoran
S.C. Lee Undergraduate Best Paper Awardees
1. Kristin McCool
2. Alexis Duffey
2. Connor Corcoran
S.C. Lee Graduate Best Paper Awardees
1. Blak Runnalls
2. James Pippin
S.C. Lee Undergraduate Scholarship Awardees
1. Clara Balliet
1. Kaavey Ramesk
2. Nathan Bairds
2. Amber Domasicwicz
2. Leah Bridle
S.C. Lee Undergraduate Best Paper Awardees
1. Anthony Adamowicz III
1. Megan Green
S.C. Lee Graduate Best Paper Awardees
1. Meenal Rang
2. Jeremy McWhorler
3. Tania Siepa
3. Steven Schultze
3. Sian Lawawirojwong
S.C. Lee Undergraduate Scholarship Awardees
1. Matthew Borton
1. Bret Boor
2. Eric Branoff
2. Bryan Striker
2. Sae Lom Kim Alexis
2. Kelly Long
3. Samuel Peters
3. Alexis Duffey
S.C. Lee Undergraduate Best Paper Awardees
1. Anna Stein
1. Alexis Duffey
2. Izabela Babinska
2. Christina Curell
2. Gino Washington
S.C. Lee Graduate Best Paper Awardees
1. Jing Zhao
1. Bo Zho
1. Sonia Majeshwar
2. Chitra Srivastava
2. Laura Andresen
3. Raymond Narag
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