Category Archives: graduate school

Funding: POLA Foundation for the Promotion of Traditional Japanese Culture

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Paula

I didn’t see any past participants that were not Japanese, but I also did not see anything explicitly stating only nationals could apply. It might be worth checking out more in detail if you’re interested in traditional culture.  The website … Continue reading →

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Funding: Scholar Grants Available from the Triangle Center for Japanese Studies

Posted on October 29, 2012 by Paula

The Triangle Center for Japanese Studies, established with assistance from the Japan Foundation, has grants available for scholars who wish to visit the Japanese studies collection in the Duke University library, the Japanese materials in the Ackland Museum of Art … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Columbia University Graduate Students Conference on East Asia 2013

Posted on October 27, 2012 by Paula

Location:       New York, United States CALL FOR PAPERS: GRADUATE STUDENT CONFERENCE ON EAST ASIA Twenty-second Annual Graduate Student Conference on East Asia Columbia University in the City of New York Friday February 15th to Saturday February 16th, … Continue reading →

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Funding: American Association of University Women [general] [women]

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Paula

Graduate, post-graduate, and professional ladies will be interested in the various large and small fellowship and grant opportunities offered by the American Association of University Women, which aims to advance equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy, and … Continue reading →

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Funding: Blakemore Foundation deadline approaching

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Paula

2013 Blakemore Freeman Fellowships & Refresher Grants for Advanced Study of Asian Languages Blakemore language grants are awarded to individuals pursuing professional careers in fields such as business, academia, journalism, law, science, medicine, architecture, engineering, the fine arts, public service, … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Media Histories/Media Theories and East Asia

Posted on October 18, 2012 by Paula

UC Berkeley Conference * Symposium date: February 7-8, 2013* This symposium brings together prominent and emerging scholars to discuss Japanese and East Asian cross-cultural developments in media theory and culture from the early twentieth century to the present. The symposium … Continue reading →

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On the State of the Humanities and the value of the PhD

Posted on October 17, 2012 by Travis

I have seen countless articles and blog posts in the last few years – and I am sure you have too – commenting on the state of the humanities, dramatic shifts in the nature of the university as an institution, … Continue reading →

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Conference: Ocha Zanmai: 2012 San Francisco International Conference on Chanoyu and Tea Cultures

Posted on October 14, 2012 by Paula

San Francisco State University, November 10, 2012 http://japanese.sfsu.edu/current-event Ocha Zanmai: San Francisco International Conference on Chanoyu and Tea Cultures (SFICCTC) is an interdisciplinary conference that presents the latest research findings and significant work in the study of chanoyu (Japanese tea … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Japanese History, Two-year teaching postdoctoral fellow

Posted on October 10, 2012 by Paula

2-Year Post Doctoral Fellow Institution: Hamilton College, History Location:   New York, United States Position:   Post-Doctoral Fellow in Japanese History The Asian Studies Program of Hamilton College invites applications for a two-year teaching post-doctoral fellowship for a scholar working … Continue reading →

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Funding: 20th Century Japan Research Award for 2012-2013

Posted on October 8, 2012 by Paula

The Nathan and Jeanette Miller Center for Historical Studies and McKeldin Library, University of Maryland, invite applications for one $1,500 grant to support research in the library’s Prange Collection and East Asia Collection on topics related to the period of … Continue reading →

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