The Palace Museum is housed in the Forbidden City, the world's largest and best-preserved wooden-framed palace complex, which possesses a collection of more than 1.86 million priceless treasures. The official-styled (Guanshi) architecture of the Ming and Qing dynasties and the rich collections that reside here together represent the crystallization of human civilization and wisdom; their historical, artistic and scientific values deserve our continuous exploration. It has been our academic mission to explore how to better protect, research, interpret, display and transmit the history and culture contained in the Forbidden City and its collections.

故宮博物院秉持創新、開放、共享的學術理念。為鼓勵更多國（境）外優秀專家學者到故宮博物院訪學，開展學術研究和學術交流，故宮博物院從2022年起持續實施太和學者計劃，面向國（境）外博物館、高等院校以及學術機構招收訪問學者。相關事宜公告如下。

In keeping with our innovative, open, and collaborative approach to academic research, the Palace Museum launched the Taihe Visiting Scholar Fellowship Programme (Taihe Fellowship) to support outstanding academics from outside the Chinese mainland to conduct academic research and exchanges at the Palace Museum. Starting from 2022, the Taihe Fellowship, named after the grandest architecture the Hall of Supreme Harmony (Taihe dian) in the Forbidden City, will be awarded to visiting museum professionals and scholars from higher learning and academic institutions outside the Chinese mainland. Detailed information is as follows:

一、太和學者計劃學術來訪支持的重點方向包括明清官式建筑研究、院藏文物和古籍文獻檔案研究、文物科技保護研究和考古學研究。

1. What We Support

The key research interests that the Programme supports include: research on official-styled architecture of the Ming and Qing dynasties; research on objects, historical books, documents, and archives in the collection of the Palace Museum; the conservation and scientific research of heritage objects and archaeological research.

二、從事中國歷史文化及相關研究的國（境）外資深研究人員和青年研究人員均可申報。申報者須由兩名同行業專家推薦。推薦者為所在單位負責人和外單位專家。

2. Whom We Support

The Programme supports both senior and young academics from outside the Chinese mainland, who are engaged in research on Chinese history and culture, as well as related fields. Applicants must present two letters of recommendation. One recommender shall be the head of the institution with which the applicant is affiliated, and the other an expert at another institution.

三、訪問期限為3-6個月。

3. Duration

The duration of the fellowship will range from 3-6 months.

四、故宮博物院太和學者計劃和黃廷方慈善基金有限公司專項經費可為太和學者提供一次往返國際交通費、在京公寓住宿費、生活補助費，在華一次學術活動往返交通費、住宿費，以及必要的保險費等。

4. What We Cover

The Programme and Ng Teng Fong Charitable Foundation special funds will cover the costs of round-trip air tickets, apartment in Beijing, living expenses, round-trip transportation and accommodation for one academic tour in Chinese mainland, and necessary insurance costs, etc.

五、鼓勵申請人自籌經費。同等條件下，自籌經費者，優先考慮。

5. Self-financing

We encourage applicants to finance themselves. Where applications are otherwise equal, self-financing applicants will be preferred.

六、申請人以中文或英文填寫《故宮博物院太和學者計劃（來訪）申報表（2026）》并于2025年9月8日前將紙質版和電子版寄送故宮博物院太和學者計劃辦公室（地址：北京市東城區景山前街4號故宮博物院科研處。郵編：100009。Email：taihefellowship@dpm.org.cn）。專家推薦函的寄送地址和截止日期同上。

6. How to Apply

Applicants must complete the ‘The Palace Museum Taihe Visiting Scholar Fellowship Programme Application Form (2026)’ in Chinese or English and send both the hard and electronic copies to the Taihe Scholar Fellowship Programme Office at the Palace Museum before September 8, 2025.

Address: Research Administration Department, The Palace Museum, No. 4 Jingshanqianjie, Dongcheng District, Beijing, People's Republic of China

Postcode: 100009

Email: taihefellowship@dpm.org.cn

Letters of recommendation should also be sent to the same address and by the same deadline.

七、評審結果將通過電子郵件函告申請人。

7. Applicants will be notified of the result by email.

竭誠歡迎國（境）外資深研究人員和青年研究人員到故宮博物院訪學！

We sincerely welcome your participation!

故宮博物院 The Palace Museum

2025年7月7日 July 7, 2025

附件一、《故宮博物院太和學者計劃（來訪）申報表（2026）》

Attachment 1: The Palace Museum Taihe Visiting Scholar Fellowship Programme Application Form (2026)