Terasaki Center For Japanese Studies
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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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Dr. Paul I. Terasaki
The Terasaki Center sponsors a vast array of events throughout the year. With its colloquium series, the Center brings academics from diverse fields to UCLA each year. Special workshops and annual conferences bring leading scholars to discuss topics relating to Japan.
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The Center is proud to support our faculty, current and prospective students, and the local community through a variety of grants and fellowships.
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External Funding
Funding sources in this section are not administered by the Center.
Center programs were established with strong support from the local community to promote research and instruction in Japanese studies, with a recent focus on the profound transformations unfolding in contemporary Japanese society.
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Global Japan Initiative
Understanding Japan/Japanese culture within a global context.
The Terasaki Center is actively expanding support for faculty and graduate students, building relationships with other universities as well as Japan and Japanese Studies related organizations, and enhancing its role in the community.
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The Center is proud to support our faculty, current and prospective students, and the local community through a variety of grants and fellowships.
Internal Funding
Learn more and apply for Center funding here.
External Funding
Funding sources in this section are not administered by the Center.
FUNDING (external)
Funding sources in this section are not administered by the Center.
Besides all the listings, the UCLA Asia Pacific Center maintains a catalog of
External Fellowship and Grants for Japanese Studies.
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Hakuho Foundation Japanese Research Fellowship
With the goals of further strengthening the fundamentals of international research into Japan and deepening international understanding of Japan through researchers' activities, the Hakuho Foundation Japanese Research Fellowship invites leading international researchers of the Japanese language, Japanese language education, Japanese literature and Japanese culture to Japan to conduct residential research.
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Nichibunken Visiting Research Scholar (Team Research Organizer) 2019-2020
Nichibunken seeks visiting research scholars to plan and organize one-year team research projects for the Japanese academic year 2019 (April)－2020 (March). Research themes of outstanding significance and future potential will be favorably considered.
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Nichibunken Visiting Research Scholar Fellowship 2018-2019
The International Research Center for Japanese Studies (Kyoto, Japan) is pleased to announce an opening for one or two foreign scholars to reside at the Center and participate during the Japanese academic year 2018-2019.
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Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies Nippon Foundation Summer Program
7-Week Summer Session (with guaranteed $600 tuition scholarship for consortium member students), Intensive Summer Kanbun Program (3 weeks), IUC Professional Tutorials (by arrangement).
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Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies 10-Month Program
The Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies (IUC) offers an intensive, 10-month program of study in advanced spoken and written Japanese.
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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.
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Global Religion Research Initiative
Through six distinct competitive research and writing grants and fellowships, GRRI will distribute $3.1 million to scholars of global religion.
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KCC Japan Education Exchange Graduate Fellowship Program
Fellowships are for $30,000, one year, and not renewable. The purpose of the program is to support future American educators to become more knowledgeable about Japan.
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University of Maryland, Twentieth Century Japan Research Awards
The Center for Historical Studies and McKeldin Library, University of Maryland, invite applications for two $1,500 grants to support research in the library's Prange Collection and East Asia Collection on topics related to the period of the Allied Occupation of Japan and its aftermath, 1945-1960.
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Fowler Museum Awards for Graduate Students
The Fowler Museum offers fellowships to any graduate student registered at UCLA and planning a career in a field related to the goals of the award is eligible.
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Reitaku Foundation of America
The primary function of this program is to promote educational and cultural exchanges between Japan and the United State. Reitaku University, a private university in the Tokyo area, has worked closely with its sister organization, the RICE Japanese Language Program in Washington, D.C. RFA builds on this decade of training experience in Washington
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University of California President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
The current President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program offers postdoctoral research fellowships and faculty mentoring to qualified scholars committed to university careers in research, teaching, and service that will enhance the diversity of the academic community at the University of California. Online application is due November 1 each year, and reference and mentor letters are due December 1.
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Social Science Research Council (SSRC)
The Social Science Research Council supports post-doctoral fellowships and faculty research related to Japan in the humanities and social sciences through several programs.
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Council on Foreign Relations, International Affairs Fellowship in Japan
Fellows must be American citizens between the ages of 27 and 45. They may be drawn from academia (including think tanks), government (including the executive and legislative branches at both the federal and state levels), business or the media. The program is intended for non-specialists in Japan.
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Monbukagakusho Scholarships
For university or college graduates interested in studying educational methods and school management, pursuing graduate studies at a Japanese university; for graduate students interested in pursuing Japanese Studies in Japan; for high school graduates who wish to study vocational skills at a vocational school in Japan
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National Science Foundation: Social, Behavioral, and Economic Studies
Numerous awards and programs for undergraduate or graduate students who wish to conduct research/study in Japan
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