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- The National Endowment for the Humanities in the humanities (see cultural affairs in cfda) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Fellowships for Advanced Social Science Research on Japan" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 45.160 Promotion of the HumanitiesFellowships and Stipends.
- This funding opportunity was created on May 1, 2008 and posted on Feb 29, 2008.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 5, 2008. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $50,400.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Individuals.
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Opportunity Summary:
Fellowships for Advanced Social Science Research on Japan is a discretionary federal grant program run jointly by the Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission (JUSFC) and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). It funds individual researchers doing advanced, humanities-oriented social science work focused on modern Japan, with particular emphasis on modern Japanese society and political economy, Japan's international relations, and U.S.-Japan relations. The program is looking for projects that are contemporary and comparative, and that place Japan-related questions in broader regional or global context rather than treating them in isolation. A central expectation is that the research will add to scholarly knowledge and/or improve the general public's understanding of issues that matter to both Japan and the United States.
The fellowship is aimed at researchers who can work directly with primary materials and people in the original language. In practice, that means applicants should have advanced language skills sufficient to use Japanese-language (and other relevant) data, documents, archives, and sources as they exist in their original form, or to conduct in-person, one-on-one interviews onsite. The work can be carried out in Japan, in the United States, or split between the two, and the program also allows travel or research time in other countries when that is needed for a comparative component.
Eligible fields are broad across the social sciences and closely related humanities disciplines, including anthropology, economics, geography, history, international relations, linguistics, political science, psychology, public administration, and sociology. The expected products are similarly wide-ranging and can include peer-reviewed articles, monographs and books, digital materials, archaeological site reports, translations, scholarly editions, and other research tools that support learning and future scholarship. Because NEH and JUSFC are tax-supported agencies, they emphasize public access to the results; when projects involve creating websites, preference is given (all else equal) to proposals that make the content freely available to the public.
Administratively, the opportunity is listed under NEH with CFDA number 45.160 (Promotion of the Humanities: Fellowships and Stipends). Funding is provided as a grant to individuals, with no cost sharing or matching requirement. The award ceiling is $50,400 (with no stated award floor). The opportunity was posted February 29, 2008, created May 1, 2008, and had a closing date of May 5, 2008 (originally May 1, 2008), with an archive date of May 31, 2008. More information was provided through an NEH guidance page, and applicants needing help accessing the full announcement were directed to NEH's Division of Research in Washington, D.C., with support available by phone and at fellowships@neh.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the Fellowships for Advanced Social Science Research on Japan program?
Fellowships for Advanced Social Science Research on Japan is a discretionary federal grant program run jointly by the Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission (JUSFC) and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). It supports individual researchers conducting advanced, humanities-oriented social science research focused on modern Japan.
Who runs and administers this fellowship opportunity?
The program is run jointly by JUSFC and NEH. Administratively, the opportunity is listed under NEH.
What is the CFDA number for this opportunity?
The opportunity is listed under CFDA number 45.160, titled "Promotion of the Humanities: Fellowships and Stipends."
What kinds of topics does the fellowship prioritize?
The fellowship prioritizes research on modern Japan, with particular emphasis on modern Japanese society and political economy, Japan's international relations, and U.S.-Japan relations.
What type of approach is the program looking for in proposed projects?
The program is looking for projects that are contemporary and comparative, and that place Japan-related questions in a broader regional or global context rather than treating Japan in isolation.
What is the central expectation for the impact of the research?
A central expectation is that the research will add to scholarly knowledge and/or improve the general public's understanding of issues that matter to both Japan and the United States.
Who is the fellowship intended for?
The fellowship is aimed at individual researchers who can work directly with primary materials and people in the original language.
What language skills are expected from applicants?
Applicants are expected to have advanced language skills sufficient to use Japanese-language (and other relevant) data, documents, archives, and sources in their original form, or to conduct in-person, one-on-one interviews onsite.
Does the research have to be conducted in Japan?
No. The work can be carried out in Japan, in the United States, or split between the two.
Can the fellowship support research travel to countries other than Japan and the United States?
Yes. The program allows travel or research time in other countries when that is needed for a comparative component.
What disciplines and fields are eligible?
Eligible fields include a broad range of social sciences and closely related humanities disciplines, including anthropology, economics, geography, history, international relations, linguistics, political science, psychology, public administration, and sociology.
What kinds of outputs or final products are expected?
Expected products are wide-ranging and can include peer-reviewed articles, monographs and books, digital materials, archaeological site reports, translations, scholarly editions, and other research tools that support learning and future scholarship.
Are there any expectations about public access to the results?
Yes. Because NEH and JUSFC are tax-supported agencies, they emphasize public access to the results. When projects involve creating websites, preference is given (all else equal) to proposals that make content freely available to the public.
Is this funding provided to institutions or directly to researchers?
Funding is provided as a grant to individuals.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. There is no cost sharing or matching requirement.
What is the maximum award amount?
The award ceiling is $50,400.
Is there a minimum award amount (award floor)?
No award floor is stated in the provided information.
When was the opportunity posted and created?
The opportunity was posted on February 29, 2008, and created on May 1, 2008.
What was the application closing date?
The closing date was May 5, 2008 (originally May 1, 2008).
When was the opportunity archived?
The archive date was May 31, 2008.
Where could applicants find more information?
More information was provided through an NEH guidance page.
Who could applicants contact for help accessing the full announcement?
Applicants needing help accessing the full announcement were directed to NEH's Division of Research in Washington, D.C.
What contact methods were available for applicant support?
Support was available by phone and by email at fellowships@neh.gov.
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