Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies Nippon Foundation Fellows Program

Terasaki Center For Japanese Studies

Established in 1991, the UCLA Terasaki Center has been a platform for research on Japan. Our distinguished faculty, students, postdoctoral fellows, visiting scholars, and the board of advisors have been contributing to the field of Japanese studies for over 20 years.

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Funding — External Funding — Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies Nippon Foundation Fellows Program

type: graduate
deadline: 12/9/2016

For more info, please contact:
IUC
E: iucjapan@stanford.edu
T: 650-725-1490

Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies Nippon Foundation Fellows Program

Advanced Japanese language training for graduate students with Japan-focused career goals in academia, business, diplomacy/government service, journalism, and law. Full tuition and modest living stipend included.

The Nippon Foundation Fellows Program
Date: September 3, 2018 - June 6, 2019

The IUC is pleased to announce a fellowship program for graduate students with Japan-focused career goals in academia, business, diplomacy/government service, journalism, translation, and law, generously sponsored by the Nippon Foundation. The Nippon Foundation Fellows Program at the IUC aims to provide the most promising students with the deep linguistic and cultural knowledge needed to become leaders in their fields, and to foster strong collegial bonds and intellectual exchange among them and with their IUC senpai.

Nippon Foundation Fellows participate fully in the program of instruction at the IUC, and in addition they:

- Meet regularly with each other and the IUC Resident Director to discuss their research interests and experiences in Japan

- Meet with distinguished IUC alumni at semiannual lectures held in Tokyo

- Deliver a presentation in Japanese at a Nippon Foundation Fellows conference open to the public

For program details and applications, visit the IUC web page at https://web.stanford.edu/dept/IUC/cgi-bin/programs/nippon-foundation.php.

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