jfny logo
CGP

The Center for Global Partnership (CGP) was established within the Japan Foundation in April 1991 with offices in both Tokyo and New York. To carry out its mission, CGP supports an array of institutions and individuals,
including nonprofit organizations, universities, policymakers, scholars and educators, and believe in the power of broad-based, multi-channel approaches to effect positive change.

 

Go to CGP Website

CGP Grant Program    

 

CGP’s Grant Program supports Japan-U.S. collaborative policy-oriented
projects.

 

 

 

 

Abe Fellowship

 

This program fosters the
development of a new generation of researchers interested in policy-relevant
topics of long-range importance..

 

Education Program    

 

This program increases understanding of Japan in the US through support of K-12 teacher training and community outreach efforts.

 

 

 

Japan Outreach Initiatives (JOI)

 

Jointly administered with the Laurasian Institution, JOI sends Japanese individuals as volunteer outreach coordinators.

 

Japan America Societies (JAS) Initiative    

 

Launched in 2008 to support Japan America Societies, CGP will devote $120,000 per year for three years (2008-2010) to the JAS Initiative.

 

 

 

WHAT'S NEW
Grant :CGP Grant Program Guidelines 2010 (Deadline: Oct 1)
Employment: CGP Intellectual Exchange Program (Deadline: Sep 10)
 Grant: Education Program (Deadline: Rolling)
University of California, San Diego, Center for Comparative Immigration Studies: “Is Immigration Necessary? Work, Growth and the Future in the US and Japan” (Sep 11-12. San Diego, CA)
Event: Middleton Public Library: Origami Workshops (Sep 19-Oct 19. Middleton, WI)
Event: Japan Festival of Saginaw at the Japanese Cultural Center (Sep 19. Saginaw, MI)

Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs (APSIA): "Japan Travel Program for US Future Leaders" (Aug 14-24. Tokyo, Hiroshima & Kyoto)
Event: Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars: "Building Japanese and US Clean Water Networks in China" (Aug 10-18. Washington, DC, Chicago and Indiana)
 Report: Pennsylvania State University's Workshop on Industry Standards
 “Samurais and Kimonos: Japanese Culture" Summer Camp (Jul 5-9, 12-16, 19-23. Winston-Salem, NC)
The Environmental Law Institute: “Strengthening Post-Conflict Security and Diplomacy: Integrating Natural Resource Management and Infrastructure Redevelopment into US and Japanese Peacebuilding Initiatives” (Jun 24-25. Tokyo)
Employment: Part-time Assistant for Grassroots Exchange & Education Program
 Report: Tribute WTC Visitor Center's Online Classroom Resource Toolkit: "September 11th Personal Stories of Transformation"
Announcement: Congratulations to the 2009-2010 Abe Fellows!
Event: Neighborhoods, USA Annual Conference (May 26-29, Little Rock, AR)

Event: Kanrin Maru Symposium: The Future of the US-Japan Relationship (May 10, San Francisco, CA)

Event: The Wisdom of the Survivor Conference (May 4, NY, NY)
Report: Japan Travel Program for US Future Leaders 2009 Yearbook
Event: The Textile Museum Fall Symposium. "From Kimono to Couture: The Evolution of Japanese Fashion" (Oct 16-18)
Grant: CGP's Intellectual Exchange program still accepting Concept Papers
Event: "Fresh Look at Housing and Space Standards in NYC" (Sep 24)
Report: 2009 CGP APSIA Japan Travel Program for US Future Leaders
Grant: 2009-2010 Abe Fellowship for Journalists (Deadline: Sep 15)
Grant: 2009-2010 Abe Fellowship Program (Deadline: Sep 1)
Grant: Introducing the US-Japan Network for the Future (Deadline: Oct 1)
Report: Fulbright/CULCON Joint Symposium Report
Announcement: A Warm Welcome to our New JOI Coordinators
Announcement :New Acting Executive Director of CGP, Masaru Sakato
Event: After the Crisis: Corporate Governance in Japan (August 7)
Event: Kyoto Summer Festival (August 3)
Report: 2009 CGP Japan America Society Workshop
Announcement: Abe Fellows for 2008-2009
Event: 2009 CGP Japan America Society Workshop (May 9-10)