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Government and Foundation Funding for Students in Japanese Studies

  

The Center for Japanese Studies occasionally receives announcements of funding opportunities for students in Japanese studies.  As they are received, information in this section will be updated.  This is not an exhaustive list of funding opportunities, nor a complete description of funding opportunities.  Students are encouraged to consult their faculty advisors and the CJS Student Services Coordinator for advice, to conduct their own research using databases at the library, and to consult funding organizations for complete information on eligibility, application information, and deadlines.

Funding for Language Study

  • Blakemore Foundation Fellowships for advanced language study in the 10-month program at the Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Study in Yokohama, Japan.  Deadline: late December annually.
  • Funded by the US State Department, Critical Language Scholarship provides funding for intermediate and advanced summer intensive language study at designated programs.  For Summer 2010, the intermediate level program will be offered at the Japan Center for Michigan Universities (JCMU) in Hikone, Shiga Prefecture, and the advanced level program will be offered at the Kyoto Consortium for Japanese Studies (KCJS) in Kyoto.  Deadline: December 18, 2009.
  • Katherine Davis Fellowship for Peace for summer intensive study of Japanese language at the Middlebury Japanese School.  The fellowship will cover the full cost of one summer of language study from the beginner to the graduate level.  Deadline: February 1 annually.

Funding for Research and Study in Japan, including Dissertation Fieldwork

  • The Japan Foundation provides funding for doctoral students for up to 12 months of research in Japan.  Deadline: November 1 annually.
  • Mombukagakusho Scholarship, from the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Science, and Technology.  The local contact for information and application is the Consulate General of Japan in Detroit.
  • Fulbright Fellowships for students, administered by the Institute for International Education on behalf of the US Department of State, offer opportunities to study and conduct research in Japan.  More information at the website us.fulbrightonline.org.  Current students at the University of Michigan apply through the International Institute.  Deadline: pre-registration deadline in August, application deadline in early September annually.
  • Fulbright-Hayes Fellowship for Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad provide support for 6-12 months of fieldwork in Japan for doctoral students in non-Western area studies.  This fellowship is funded by the US Department of Education, but current University of Michigan students apply through the International Institute.
  • International Dissertation Research Fellowship from the Social Science Research Council supports dissertation research in the humanities and social sciences that is empirical and site-specific that advances knowledge about non-US cultures and societies.  This fellowship provides for 9 to 12 months of field research.  Deadline: early November annually.
  • Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Fellowships are administered by the Japan Program of the Social Science Research Council.  Doctoral students within two years of degree completion are eligible for short term (1 to 12 months) fellowships.
  • Japanese Association of University Women offers International Fellowships for women to carry out independent research or advanced study at the graduate level.  Deadline: April annually.
  • Henry Luce Foundation/ACLS Grants to Individuals in East and Southeast Asian Archaeology and Early History offers Dissertation Fellowships to graduate students at US or Canadian institutions for research in East or Southeast Asia, or if research is complete, for writing the dissertation in North America.  This fellowship is administered by the American Council of Learned Societies.  Deadline: November annually.
  • The Northeast Asia Council (NEAC) of the Association for Asian Studies provides funding to related to dissertation research for PhD candidates for research travel to museums, archives, and library collections in the US.

Funding for Dissertation Writing

  • Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Completion Fellowships intended to support doctoral students in the humanities and the related social sciences in their final year of dissertation writing.  The fellowship is administered by the American Council of Learned Societies. Deadline: early October annually.
  • Henry Luce Foundation/ACLS Grants to Individuals in East and Southeast Asian Archaeology and Early History offers Dissertation Fellowships to graduate students at US or Canadian institutions for research in East or Southeast Asia, or if research is complete, for writing the dissertation in North America.  This fellowship is administered by the American Council of Learned Societies.  Deadline: November annually.

Funding for Conference Travel

Postdoctoral Fellowships