Supporting Scholars, Bridging Cultures

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Supporting Scholars, Bridging Cultures

The American Center for Mongolian Studies (ACMS) is a non-profit educational organization that supports the development of Mongolian Studies and academic exchanges with Inner Asia.

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Visit Mongolia

With the lowest population density of any country on earth, Mongolia has plenty of room to explore. We can help with:

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Fellowships

Our office in Ulaanbaatar offers a variety of fellowships and programs for emerging scholars including:

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Mongolian Studies

Our main office in Ulaanbaatar includes a Research Library where members can loan books and access JSTOR. We also offer:

Recent News

Closing Ceremony for the AFCP Textile Project

On January 12, 2024, the American Center for Mongolian Studies celebrated the conclusion of the "Conserving and preserving Mongolia's endangered textile collections and traditions" project. The project was selected by ...
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Library Book Survey 2024

Every year the American Center for Mongolian Center acquires new books for our library. Our library collection holds more than 5000 books on Mongolian Studies and Inner Asian Studies. While ...
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Marc 21 Format and Non-Standard Book Cataloguing Workshop

In 2023 for ACMS Library Fellowship, ACMS slelected Dr. Saruul-Erdene Myagmar, Mongolian book expert and Librarian from the Library of Congress, a second time (he was selected for this fellowship ...
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Recent Research Notes

Dippers in the Altai

Mongolia Field Note #15  ‣  Author: Andrew Laurie Background The White-throated Dipper, or Гялаан омруут харзлай, (Cinclus cinclus) is distributed from Europe to China, including upland parts of Mongolia.    Andrew […]
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Ethnoarchaeology of Mongolian Hide and Fiber Crafts

Author: Kristen Pearson  |  Mongolia is one of the few places in the world with environmental conditions favorable to the long-term preservation of organic materials, such as textile, leather, and wood.
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Ikh Nart: An Archaeological Treasure Trove

Author: Blake Epstein  |  Looking at the linguistic landscape of Mongolia enhances our knowledge about Mongolians’ use of language and literacy in their daily lives.
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