Category Archives: graduate school

Call for Papers: Interdisciplinary Graduate Student Conf Buddhist Studies

Posted on August 20, 2013 by Paula

Charlottesville, VA, February 28-March 2, 2014 The Buddhist Studies Group at the University of Virginia is pleased to announce an interdisciplinary graduate student conference to be hosted on the University of Virginia Grounds in Charlottesville, VA, from February 28 to March … Continue reading →

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Conference: Performance and Japanese Literature

Posted on August 20, 2013 by Paula

  Registration is now available for PERFORMANCE AND JAPANESE LITERATURE the 22nd annual Association for Japanese Literary Studies conference hosted by the Japan Studies Committee of the University of Chicago October 18-19, 2013 at International House (1414 E. 59th St. Chicago, … Continue reading →

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Funding: Japan Foundation grant programs

Posted on August 19, 2013 by Paula

Please find below information on Japan Foundation’s grant programs in Japanese studies: Japan-America Collegiate Exchange Travel Program – Call for Applications (First Deadline: Jul. 1, Second Deadline: Sep. 30) This program is designed to facilitate exchange and understanding between Japan and … Continue reading →

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Funding: 2014-2015 International Affairs Fellowship in Japan, sponsored by Hitachi, Ltd.

Posted on August 12, 2013 by Paula

PROGRAM Founded in 1997, the International Affairs Fellowship in Japan (IAF-J), sponsored by Hitachi, Ltd., seeks to strengthen mutual understanding and cooperation between the rising generations of leaders in the United States and Japan. The program provides a selected group … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Mechademia Conference on Asian Popular Cultures

Posted on August 8, 2013 by Travis

SGMS: Mechademia Conference on Asian Popular Cultures 2013 Call for Papers: Fanthropologies *Location: Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, MN *Conference Date: September 27-29, 2013 *Submissions Deadline: 20 August 2013 *Special Guest: Hiroki Azuma Reposted from H-Japan. Based on … Continue reading →

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Japanese Studies M.A. In Action: How My Master’s Degree Prepared Me For My Professional Career

Posted on August 7, 2013 by Paula

Elizabeth Mekaru is currently a Study Abroad Advisor for the University of Michigan Center for Global and Intercultural Study. She graduated from the University of Michigan in 2005 with a B.A. in Asian Studies, and taught English in Yokohama for … Continue reading →

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Funding: The Fung Global Fellows Program at Princeton University

Posted on August 5, 2013 by Paula

Location: New Jersey, United States The Fung Global Fellows Program, a program for visiting scholars administered by the Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies at Princeton University, is currently accepting applications for the 201415 academic year from international scholars … Continue reading →

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Funding: 2013 Abe Fellowship Competition

Posted on August 5, 2013 by Paula

2013 ABE FELLOWSHIP COMPETITION Deadline: September 1, 2013 http://www.ssrc.org/fellowships/abe-fellowship/ The Social Science Research Council (SSRC), the Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership (CGP), and the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) announce the annual Abe Fellowship competition. The Abe Fellowship is … Continue reading →

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Resource: jisho.org

Posted on July 31, 2013 by Paula

There are numerous online resources for students of Japanese out there who need to find a word or kanji on the fly, many of which we covered in Leah’s article on Making the Most of Japanese Dictionaries. Still, new ones … Continue reading →

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Funding: Fellowships at the Centre for Global Cooperation Research, University of Duisburg-Essen

Posted on July 29, 2013 by Paula

Fellowships at the Centre for Global Cooperation Research, University of Duisburg-Essen Location: Germany Joint Call of the four Research Units The Kate Hamburger Kolleg / Centre for Global Cooperation Research invites applications for fellowships starting in April 2014. The Centre … Continue reading →

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