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Fellowships

The International Research Center for Japanese Studies (Nichibunken) makes use of several programs offered by Japanese and international organizations, such as the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science or the Japan Foundation, that support research by providing foreign scholars with opportunities to conduct research at academic institutions in Japan. This Center receives foreign scholars as Visiting Research Fellows in the following categories:

JSPS Fellowship Programs

1.Contents

Purpose, Targeted Academic Specializations, Criteria for Eligibility, and Duration of Research:

Please refer to the JSPS's website, where you can also download the application forms:
[ Japan Society for the Promotion of Science ]
In Japanese
In English

2.Terms and Conditions at Nichibunken

  • The Center's library, computers, and other facilities including office space to be shared with other researchers will be made available for the use of the JSPS Research Fellow, in the same way as for a staff researcher at the Center.
  • Housing accommodations will be available on the site of the Center. (There are charges for the use of these facilities.)

3.Application Procedure

Applicants must submit the designated application documents.

4.Application Deadline for Nichibunken

The application varies according to the program, so please confirm by checking with Nichibunken directly before you apply. (The deadline is different from that of JSPS, so please pay attention. In general, the Nichibunken deadline is approximately two months prior to the JSPS deadline.)

5.Other Information

Nichibunken will apply for assistance from JSPS after selecting several candidates from among all those who applied to Nichibunken

6.For details, please contact

International Research Center for Japanese Studies
Research Coopearation Division
3-2 Goryo Oeyama-cho, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 610-1192
Phone: +81(0)75-335-2231 Fax: +81(0)75-335-2092
Email: vrsinquiry@nichibun.ac.jp

JF Research Fellow, Visiting Research Fellows (fellow of other supporting organizations, or researcher supported by a foreign government)

1.Purpose

To provide opportunities for highly qualified foreign researchers to conduct research at Nichibunken, allowing them to advance their own research while participating in at least one of the Center's team research projects. Please refer to the JF's website, where you can also download the application forms:

2.Targeted Field

Japanese Culture (Human/Social Science and Natural Science)

3.Eligibility

Applicants should meet the following criteria:

  • Citizens of nations with which Japan has diplomatic relations
  • Researchers employed by a university or other research institution
  • Those whom the Director-General deems to have qualifications equivalent toresearchers employed by a university or other research institution

4.Research Period

In principle, up to, but no longer than, twelve months

5.Terms and Conditions at Nichibunken

  • The Center's library, computers, and other facilities including office space to be shared with other researchers will be made available for the use of the JF Research Fellow, in the same way as for a staff researcher at the Center.
  • Housing accommodations will be available on the site of the Center. (There are charges for the use of these facilities.)

6.Application Deadline and How to Apply

By a date one month prior to the deadline for application to the organization that will provide financial assistance, the applicant for a Visiting Research Fellow appointment must apply to Nichibunken. Please send a curriculum vitae, a list of publications, the title of your proposed research, and a description of your research plan to the member of the Nichibunken faculty who will serve as your counterpart. The application will be submitted to the Director-General of this Center.

7.Other Information

Nichibunken will consider applications for Visiting Research Fellow case by case as it receives them.

8.For details, please contact

International Research Center for Japanese Studies
Research Coopearation Division
3-2 Goryo Oeyama-cho, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 610-1192
Phone: +81(0)75-335-2231 Fax: +81(0)75-335-2092
Email: vrsinquiry@nichibun.ac.jp

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