Japan Program

The SSRC offers two research programs open to scholars interested in Japan.

  1. The SSRC administers the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Fellowship Program for ABD's and Recent Ph.D.'s

    Please note: Applications for the short term fellowship will be accepted from applicants who are within 2 years of finishing their Ph.D. degree or have received their Ph.D. within 6 years prior to April 2008. Financial support is provided in yen by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, and varies according to the duration of the fellowship term.
    Application Deadline: December 1 Annually

  2. The Abe Fellowship is designed to encourage multidisciplinary research on contemporary and policy-relevant topics of pressing global concern to industrialized and industrializing societies around the world. The Program administers an annual fellowship competition that provides scholars and non-academic research professionals in the social sciences and the humanities with support for research projects addressing one or more of three themes: global issues, problems common to industrial and industrializing societies, and issues relating to U.S.-Japan relations. Funds are provided by the Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership.
    Application Deadline: September 1 Annually

Japan Program Announcements

The Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership (CGP), the Social Science Research Council (SSRC), and the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) are pleased to announce the 2007 Abe Fellows.

 
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