Funding for Students

The Center for Japanese Studies provides conference travel funding and summer and academic year fellowships on a competitive basis to University of Michigan PhD, CJS MA, MA/MBA, MA/JD and Professional School students whose studies focus on Japan. Applicants must be admitted by a UM graduate degree program to be considered for Center funding. Prospective students should submit a funding application at the same time as their admission application. Fellowship awards vary in size and range from several hundred dollars to full tuition and stipend, depending on the applicant's merit and fund availability.

In this section you will find information, including instructions on how to apply, on:

• Academic Year Fellowships
• Summer Fellowships
• Conference Travel Support
• Ito Foundation Fellowship

How to Apply

Application forms may be downloaded from this website by following the links below:

• Conference Travel Support Application, deadlines: November 30, January 31, and March 31.
• Academic Year and Summer Fellowship Application, deadline: February 1.