This program provides support to preeminent foreign scholars in Japanese studies to provide opportunities to conduct research in Japan with the aim of promoting Japanese studies overseas. Experts in the fields of natural science, medical science, and engineering are excluded.
There are three subcategories as follows:
– Scholars and Researcher – Long-Term
Applicants Scholars and researchers conducting research related to Japan (comparative research included) in the humanities and social sciences.
Duration 2 (60 days) to 12 months
– Scholars and Researcher – Short-Term
Applicants Scholars and researchers conducting research related to Japan (comparative research included) in the humanities and social sciences, whose projects require them to travel to Japan to carry out research, gather materials, etc., intensively over a short period of time.
Duration 21 to 59 days
– Doctoral Candidates
Applicants Ph.D. candidates, conducting research related to Japan (comparative research included) in the humanities and social sciences, who, in principle, have completed (or will have completed by the beginning of the Fellowship) the necessary course work, and find it necessary to visit Japan to complete their dissertations.
Duration 4 to 14 months
– Round-trip discount economy-class airfare (most direct and economical ticket)
– Maintenance Allowance and other allowances
– Insurance
December 1, 2011
