Fellowships for Advanced Social Science Research on Japan

Post Date

February 16th 2011

Application Due Date

May 3rd 2011

Funding Opportunity Number

20110503-FO

CFDA Number(s)

45.160

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Humanities

Number of Awards

5

Eligibility Categories

Individuals

Funding

• Award Range:

  $0 - $50400

Grant Description

The Fellowship Program for Advanced Social Science Research on Japan is a joint activity of the Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission (JUSFC) and the National Endowment for the Humanities. Awards support research on modern Japanese society and political economy, Japan’s international relations, and U.S.-Japan relations. The program encourages innovative research that puts these subjects in wider regional and global contexts and is comparative and contemporary in nature. Research should contribute to scholarly knowledge or to the general public’s understanding of issues of concern to Japan and the United States. Appropriate disciplines for the research include anthropology, economics, geography, history, international relations, linguistics, political science, psychology, public administration, and sociology. The fellowships are designed for researchers with advanced language skills whose research will require use of data, sources, and documents in their original languages or whose research requires interviews onsite in direct one-on-one contact. Fellows may undertake their projects in Japan, the United States, or both, and may include work in other countries for comparative purposes. Projects may be at any state of development. Awards usually result in articles, monographs, books, digital materials, archaeological site reports, translations, editions, or other scholarly resources. As tax-supported federal agencies, JUSFC and NEH endeavor to make grant products available to the broadest possible audience. Our goal is for scholars, educators, students, and the American public to have ready and easy access to the wide range of grant products. For projects that lead to the development of websites, all other considerations being equal, preference is given to those that provide free access to the public.

Contact Information

• Agency

  National Endowment for the Humanities

• Office:

  None

• Agency Contact:

  Division of Research Programs
  Room 318
  National Endowment for the Humanities
  1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
  Washington, DC 20506
  202-606-8200

• Agency Mailing Address:

  fellowships@neh.gov

• Agency Email Address:

  fellowships@neh.gov

• More Information:

  http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/fellowships-japan.html