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JAPANESE STUDIES

To deepen the understanding of Japan and to maintain good relations between Japan and the United States, aid is granted through fellowships for research in Japan and through diverse grant programs for Japanese studies organizations.

 

Fellowships

 

In order to promote Japanese Studies, this program provides support to outstanding scholars in Japanese Studies by providing the opportunity to conduct research in Japan.

 

 

Institutional Project Support Program (IPS)

 

The Japan Foundation is providing support to colleges, universities (or a consortia of colleges and universities), and academic organizations that play a central role in Japanese studies.

American Advisory Committee (AAC)

 

The AAC comprises of distinguished scholars from various cultural and educational institutions across the United States.

 

 

Japanese Studies Survey

The Japan Foundation conducts surveys of the overall status of overseas Japanese studies on occasion and surveys of overseas Japanese studies institutions every fixed period.

JFNY Grant for Japanese Studies

 

This grant aims to support projects that will enhance further understanding of Japan through academic exploration.

 

 

Self-initiated Programs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WHAT'S NEW

Grant: Institutional Project Support Program for Japanese Studies calls for application (Deadline: Nov 1)

Event: "The First Japanese Mission's Visit to New York" Symposium (Jun 15, NY, NY)

Announcement: 39 Japanese Studies Fellows for 2010   (PDF file)

Grant: Japanese Studies Fellowships now accepting online applications (Deadline: Nov 1)

Call for Proposals: "Teaching Japan: Pedagogical Possibilities in U.S. Higher Education"   (PDF file)

Report: Association of Asian Studies Annual Meeting 2010

Event: Japan Foundation Reception at AAS (Mar 26)

Event: Donald Keene Center Spring 2010 Events (Mar 11, Apr 2, 9, 14, 16, 22, 29, May 6)

Event: Japanese Studies at Berkeley: Past, Present,and Future (Dec. 6)

Report : Japanese Studies at Berkeley: Past, Present and Future

Event: Donald Keene Center Fall 2009 Events

Event: "Rethinking Gender in the Postgender Era" (Nov. 6-8)

Report on Japanese Art in America Symposium now available

Report: The Journey of Chanoyu: An International Symposium on the Tea Culture of Japan, Past and Present

Grant: Japanese Studies Fellowships now accepting online applications (Deadline: Nov 2)

Grant: Institutional Project Support Program for Japanese Studies calls for application (Deadline: July 15)

Event: Workshop on Using Japanese Visual Images  to Support Teaching, Research and Publications in Japan Studies (April 30)

Report: Association of Asian Studies Annual Meeting 2009

Report: Japanese Art in America: Building the Next Generation

Event: The Journey of Chanoyu: An International Symposium on the Tea Culture of Japan, Past and Present (April 17-18)

Event: Midwest Japan Seminar (April 18)