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Tag Archives: research
Funding: Library Travel Grant, the University of Hawaii at Manoa, Japan Collection
The Japan Collection of the University of Hawaii at Manoa Library is pleased to announce its first Library Travel Grant Program. Please visit the website for further information: https://guides.library.manoa.hawaii.edu/japan/travelgrant ============================================ The UHM Japan Collection travel grant is made possible by … Continue reading
Funding: 2020 Moeson fellowship (LC’s Asian Division)
Applications are now being accepted for the Asian Division’s 2020 Florence Tan Moeson fellowship, which supports a minimum of five business days of research in the Asian Reading Room of the Library of Congress (Washington, D.C.). Here’s the link for … Continue reading
Funding: Harvard-Yenching Library Travel Grant
TRAVEL GRANT PROGRAM HARVARD-YENCHING LIBRARY HARVARD UNIVERSITY The Harvard-Yenching Library is pleased to announce its Travel Grant Program for the 2019-2020 academic year. The purpose of the grant is to assist scholars from outside the Boston metropolitan area in their … Continue reading
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Tagged Harvard University, Harvard-Yenching Library, research, travel grants
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Funding: Tanaka Grant to Support Promising Junior Japanese Studies Scholars 2019 Competition
The Japan Foundation and Universities Canada are pleased to announce the call for applications for the TANAKA FUND Grant to Support Promising Junior Japanese Studies Scholars 2019. The Tanaka Fund was established in 1974 as the result of an exchange of gifts between the … Continue reading
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Tagged Canada, Japan, japanese studies, research, Tanaka Grant Fund
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Call for Applications: Kokugakuin University Visiting Fellows Program
Kokugakuin University is pleased to announce a call for applications to The Kokugakuin University Visiting Fellows Program for the academic year 2020-2021. “Toward the promotion of international academic communication and cooperation, and in the interest of stimulating global research on Japanese society … Continue reading
Call for Applicants: Ise and Japan Study Program
Kogakkan University (located in Ise City, Mie Prefecture) will be hosting a sixth year of the “Ise and Japan Study Program.” The program is open to graduate (Master or PhD) or post-graduate researchers (including faculty) who are interested in learning … Continue reading
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Tagged graduate school, Ise, Ise Program, Japan, research, travel
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Funding: The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Program in Buddhist Studies
The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Program in Buddhist Studies The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) invites applications in the 2019-20 competition year of The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Program in Buddhist Studies. In cooperation with the … Continue reading
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Tagged Buddhism, Buddhist studies, fellowships, research
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Job Opening: Library Technician (with Japanese language skills)
Deadline: July 12 https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/538094000 Summary This position is located in the Collections Services Section of the Asian Division, Collection and Services Directorate. This is a non-supervisory, bargaining unit position. The position description number for this position is 349101. The incumbent of … Continue reading
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Tagged Japanese, Japanese language, job opening, research, technician
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Resource: All Research is Fieldwork: A Practical Introduction to Studying in Japan as a Foreign Researcher
The Asia-Pacific Journal (Japan Focus) has just published an excellent preliminary guide to approaching fieldwork in Japan, by Prof. Levi McLaughlin (Philosophy and Religious Studies, North Carolina State). In it, he touches upon the importance of building personal connections with … Continue reading
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Call for Applications: 2020 Fondation France-Japon de l’EHESS Fellowships
The Fondation France-Japon de l’EHESS is presently calling for applications for two thematic fellowships sponsored by our partners: Air Liquide Fellowship: “Visioning the Future of Human-Machine Relationships: Collaborative Researches between Japan and France“ Valeo Fellowship: “Innovative Technologies for a Sustainable … Continue reading
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Tagged fellowship, France, funding, international relations, Japan, japanese studies, research
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What can I do with a B.A. in Japanese Studies? 