We are delighted to announce that Ms Yih Pey Tan has received the prestigious Stuart D. B. Picken Scholarship for The 7th Kyoto Conference on Arts, Media & Culture (KAMC2026), to be held at Kyoto Research Park in Kyoto, Japan, and online between November 9-13, 2026.
Please join us in congratulating Ms Yih Pey Tan on receiving this award.
Launched in 2016, IAFOR’s grants and scholarships programme provides financial support to PhD students and early career academics with the aim of helping them pursue research excellence and achieve their academic goals through interdisciplinary study and interaction.
Our warmest congratulations go to the scholarship recipient.
Stuart D. B. Picken Scholarship Recipient
Yih Pey Tan, National Chi Nan University, Taiwan
Selective Heritage Governance in Malaysia: A Comparative Study of the Kuala Lumpur Hokkien Cemetery and the 24 Festive Drums
Ms Yih Pey Tan is currently a first-year doctoral student in the Department of Southeast Asian Studies at National Chi Nan University, Taiwan. She holds a Master's degree in Southeast Asian Studies from the same institution, where her thesis examined The Restructuring of Malaysia Airlines through the lens of New Institutionalism. Her research interests focus on ethnic relations in Southeast Asia, with particular attention to the Chinese community in Malaysia and the politics of Malay supremacy (Ketuanan Melayu).
About the Stuart D. B. Picken Scholarship
Professor Stuart D. B. Picken was a cherished friend and an inspiration to IAFOR and its community of supporters. In honour of Professor Picken and his dedication to academia, the ideals of intercultural understanding, and the principles of interdisciplinary study, IAFOR created the Stuart D. B. Picken Scholarship, an award supported by the Stuart D. B. Picken Memorial Fund.
This award is given to PhD students and early career academics who are in need of funding to complete their research, and whose work demonstrates excellence in the core values of academic rigour, intercultural sensitivity, and interdisciplinarity.
About IAFOR’s Grants and Scholarships
IAFOR is dedicated to helping young scholars achieve their research and academic goals, while also encouraging them to apply the principles of interdisciplinary study to their work. IAFOR offers travel and accommodation grants and full or partial scholarships covering conference registration fees to PhD students and early career academics who might not otherwise have the financial resources to be able to attend our academic conferences.
Awards are based on the appropriateness of the educational opportunity in relation to the applicant’s field of study, financial need, and contributions to their community and to IAFOR’s mission of interdisciplinarity. Scholarships will be awarded based on availability of funds from IAFOR and will vary with each conference. The Organising Committee of the relevant IAFOR conference will award scholarships to eligible applicants who have submitted exceptional abstracts that have passed the blind peer review process and been accepted for presentation at one of our conferences.
For further information on IAFOR grants and scholarships, please visit the Grants and Scholarships page of the IAFOR website.
2026 Grants and Scholarships
Grants and scholarships are still available for IAFOR conferences with open abstract submission deadlines. If you are eligible for an IAFOR grant or scholarship and would like to be considered, please submit your abstract to the conference you would like to attend and select the checkbox for the relevant award during the submission process.
