AAS Northeast Asia Council (NEAC) Japan Studies Grants (deadline Feb. 3, 2025)
The Northeast Asia Council (NEAC) of the Association for Asian Studies, in conjunction with the Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission (JUSFC), supports a variety of grant programs in Japanese studies. These programs are designed to facilitate the research of individual scholars, to improve the quality of teaching about Japan on both the college and precollege levels, and to integrate the study of Japan into the major academic disciplines in the United States. Applications are judged on project merits and financial need, with strong consideration given to scholars who have limited or no access to funding from a home institution.
Full details can be found here https://www.asianstudies.org/grants-awards/council-grants/aas-northeast-asia-council-japan-studies-grants/
Northeast Asia Council Japan Studies Grants
Purpose: To support a variety of programs in Japanese studies, including research, teaching seminars, and conferences, aimed at integrating Japanese studies into major academic disciplines in the U.S.
Eligibility: Applicants must be current Association for Asian Studies members. Only one application per individual per grant period is allowed.
Research Travel within the United States grants seek to cover travel expenses while conducting a specific project explicitly related to Japan which can be accomplished in the period requested. Although these grants are primarily intended to support postdoctoral research on Japan, Ph.D. candidates are also eligible to receive support for doctoral dissertation research at appropriate collections. Applications from graduate students must include a letter of recommendation from an advisor.
Short-Term Research Travel to Japan grants support short-term research trips by scholars who are already familiar with Japan and with their topic, but who need time in Japan to complete a distinct project. Justification for why research in Japan is required to do this research must be provided.
Seminars on Teaching about Japan grants support projects designed to promote public and scholarly knowledge about Japan, including seminars and workshops designed to improve Japanese language teaching and pedagogy in Japanese studies.
Small Scholarly Conferences on Japanese Studies grants provide supplemental funding from scholars organizing workshops and small conferences in the field of Japanese studies to be held in the United States (with exceptions). These small scholarly conferences/seminars often serve to bring together scholars from diverse regions of the USA to share knowledge on issues at the cutting edge of the field.
Funding: no IDC.
Research Travel within the U.S.: up to $2,500
Short-Term Research Travel to Japan: Up to $7,000
Seminars on Teaching about Japan: Up to $5,000
Small Scholarly Conferences: Up to $5,000
Key Date: February 3, 2025 (application deadline)