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Objective
The Taoyuan Museum of Fine Arts (TMoFA) proudly announces the Third Hengshan Calligraphy Research Award. The Award aims to foster dialogue and development within the field of calligraphy. Its primary objectives are to identify and nurture talented researchers dedicated to contemporary calligraphy studies, emphasizing the interplay between local and global perspectives, tradition and innovation, as well as theory and practice.

Submission Period
From 10:00 AM Taiwan time on December 2, 2024, to 5:00 PM April 30, 2025.

Eligibility
The submission process for the Award includes both nominations and open applications respectively. The nominations are made by a panel of experts and scholars invited by the Organizer, while open applications are available to individuals of any age, nationality, or residence.

Submission Requirements
(I)The submitted papers must focus on topics related to calligraphy art.
(II)Papers should be primarily written in Chinese; submissions in English and Japanese are also accepted for this time. Papers written or published from 2021 to the submission deadline are accepted.
(III)The word count for Chinese papers is 8,000 to 20,000 characters (excluding notes and charts), for English papers 7,000 to 15,000 words, and for Japanese papers 11,000 to 28,000 characters. The paper should include an abstract of no more than 500 words and up to 7 keywords.
(IV)To ensure fairness, the submitted paper should not contain the author’s name or any identifying marks.
(V)Submissions must follow the MLA style.
(VI)If the paper has been published, relevant authorization documents for the Award publication from the original publication entity must be provided.