FONDATION INALCO – ADVANCING KNOWLEDGE ABOUT ASIAN LANGUAGES AND CIVILISATIONS
Support Fondation Inalco in empowering students, advancing research on Asian cultures, and protecting scholars affected by conflict.
Together, let’s build a world where knowledge crosses borders and culture unites people.
Founded in 1795, Paris-based “Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales” (Inalco) is a leading higher education and research institution for language and civilisation studies, covering over 100 languages: a world record. Students and researchers explore Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and Eastern Europe through disciplines ranging from classical heritage to contemporary socio-political questions.
Each year, 9,000 students from over 120 nationalities join a research community of 1,250 people, building bridges between societies through language, knowledge, and mutual understanding. Graduates pursue careers in diplomacy, research, international trade, interpretation and many others.
Fondation Inalco helps this exceptional institution thrive by:
- Providing students with international immersion scholarships and online learning opportunities;
- Funding innovative research in area studies—both historical and contemporary—as well as preserving rare and endangered languages;
- Providing a safe haven to endangered cultures, scholars, and students while promoting intercultural dialogue
Supporting Fondation Inalco strengthens this unique academic proposition and fosters ever more vital connections across cultures worldwide.
THE CAUSE WE SUPPORT
Fondation Inalco is looking to connect with friends and supporters across Hong Kong and Asia who believe in the power of education and culture to bring people together.
Your support will help:
- Expand student and researcher exchanges between France and Asia – giving young people life-changing experiences and global perspectives.
- Advance research on Asian languages, history, and cultures – helping train the next generation of experts and cultural ambassadors.
- Protect knowledge and support students and scholars displaced by armed conflict – by helping them rebuild their academic lives in safe environments, ensuring that knowledge, ideas, and cultural heritage are not lost in times of crisis.
By joining us, you help shape a future where culture and knowledge bring people together – in Asia, in Europe, and around the world.
Target amount for pledge: HKD 18,000 per student for 15 Excellence Scholarships
Target amount for pledge: HKD 26,500 per student for 5 Fieldwork Grants for early-career researchers