Dear Friends of the T’ang Studies Society, I am writing to remind you that the deadlines for the Society’s various grant programs are approaching. The Board of Directors and I hope that you and your graduate students will take advantage of the opportunities these grants represent to further research in the area of Tang Studies. Descriptions of the available grants can be found at the Society’s website: http://tangstudies.org/files/TSSGrantsGuidelinesJune2014.pdf Since only current members of the Society are eligible to receive grants, perhaps this is also a good time to remind those of you who have not yet had a chance to renew your membership for 2014 to do so now. As you know, membership has other rewards besides the Society’s grant programs. All members receive the journal Tang Studies as well as online access to the full run of its back issues. 2014 dues for regular member are $35.00 and for students $20.00. You may renew your membership either by check drawn on a U.S. bank or via the convenient PayPal link on our website. Here is the URL for our Membership page with the PayPal links: http://tangstudies.org/Membership.html Checks can be mailed to: T’ang Studies Society c/o Anthony DeBlasi Humanities 210 University at Albany 1400 Washington Avenue Albany, NY 12222 All in all, it is an exciting time to be involved in the T’ang Studies Society. Please consider renewing your membership. Sincerely, Dr. Anna M. Shields President T'ang Studies Society