Category Archives: living abroad

Funding: Japan-United States Friendship Commission Creative Arts Program

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Paula

http://www.jusfc.gov/creative-artists-programs/ The Japan U.S. Friendship Commission offers leading contemporary and traditional artists from the United States the opportunity to spend three months in Japan through the U.S./Japan Creative Artists Program.  Cultural understanding is at the heart of this program.  Artists … Continue reading →

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Program: Japanese Language Program for Specialists (in Cultural and Academic Field)

Posted on November 27, 2012 by Paula

Japanese Language Program for Specialists (in Cultural and Academic Field) Location: Japan Japanese Language Program for Specialists(in Cultural and Academic Field) This is an intensive language training program for researchers and postgraduate students in the field of Japan-related social sciences … Continue reading →

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Funding: The Nippon Foundation Fellows Program at the Inter‐University Center for Japanese Language Studies (IUC)

Posted on October 1, 2012 by Paula

The IUC is pleased to announce a new 10‐month fellowship program for Ph.D. students in all fields of Japanese studies, generously sponsored by the Nippon Foundation. The Nippon Foundation Fellows Program at the IUC aims to provide the most promising … Continue reading →

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From Application to Research: Fulbright in Japan

Posted on September 26, 2012 by Paula

Aloha friends! I’m Pamela Runestad, a PhD candidate in medical anthropology from the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa. Paula Curtis of Shinpai Deshō asked me if I would share a little about my experience with scholarships in general and with … Continue reading →

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Funding: 1 Postdoctoral Fellowship or 3 PhD Scholarships in Art HIstory

Posted on September 24, 2012 by Paula

Heidelberg University is offering 1 Postdoctoral Fellowship or 3 PhD Scholarships in the Art Histories of China, Japan, and Europe, respectively, within the Cluster “Asia and Europe in a Global Context,” funded by the German Federal Excellence Initiative. The position/s shall begin from 1 January 2013, but … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Japanese street fashion

Posted on September 21, 2012 by Paula

Being a girl of neither the height nor shape for clothing in Japan, I have never known much of anything about contemporary fashion there, not even the everyday looks. And the more extreme things? Well, I’m not one for standing … Continue reading →

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Blog Review: I’ll Make It Myself

Posted on September 5, 2012 by tnguyen3729

I was asked to review a friend of a friend’s blog (who also happens to be one of our writers!). To be honest, it’s a little terrifying. It’s a difficult task, but even so, I’d like to introduce you to … Continue reading →

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Resource: Medical English Dictionary Online

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Paula

Today we offer a short introduction to the Medical English Dictionary Online (http://www.medo.jp/0.htm), a resource for people looking to translate difficult medical terms from English to Japanese and Japanese to English. Provided by the 医学情報研究所 (igakujōhōkenkyūsho), or Medical Information Organization Network (an NPO), … Continue reading →

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Funding: Japan Study Grants now open at National Library of Australia

Posted on August 21, 2012 by Paula

Japan Study Grants The National Library offers annual Japan Study Grants under the auspices of the Harold S. Williams Trust Fund. The Japan Study Grants were established to support interstate scholars and researchers whose work would benefit from access to … Continue reading →

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Funding: 2013 Blakemore fellowships open!

Posted on August 19, 2012 by Paula

The 2013 Blakemore Freeman Fellowship applications are open! The next deadline for applications is December 31, 2012 for study starting between June 2013 and May 2014. See the website here: http://www.blakemorefoundation.org/Language%20Grants/Language.htm Blakemore Freeman Fellowships Blakemore language grants are awarded to individuals … Continue reading →

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