Deadline: 31-Oct-22
The Japan Foundation is now inviting applications for its Institutional Project Support (IPS) Program to encourage innovative and sustained growth of the Japanese Studies field in the United States.
Applications that create tenured or tenure-track positions in Japanese Studies will be given strong priority. Small institutions, newly established institutions, and institutions without an established program of Japanese Studies at the graduate level are highly encouraged to apply.
Priorities
- Applications that create tenured or tenure-track positions in Japanese Studies will be given strong priority.
- Strong consideration will be given to proposals that identify and respond to national needs in Japanese Studies.
- The 10 Universities that received sizable Japanese government donations in 1973 as well as the universities that were selected as recipients of The Japan Chair Program are eligible to apply but will be given lower priority except in cases in which their proposals are involved in outreach, consortium building, or partnering with institutions and organizations in Japan.
Funding Information
Projects must commence between April 1, 2023 and March 31, 2024 and its duration can be up to three years. The maximum amount of the grant request from JF is $150,000 per year.
Grant Coverage
- Full-time or part-time faculty, instructor, or staff salaries and benefits
- Travel expenses, including per diem and accommodation expenses for scholars, lecturers, and students
- Honoraria for lectures
- Visiting scholar support
- Graduate and undergraduate support
- Research and teaching materials
- Conference and seminar related expenses
- Library and digital resource support
Eligibility Criteria
- Only submissions from U.S. institutions and organizations with 501(c)(3) status and other qualifying tax-exempt statuses will be accepted.
- In principle, institutions that have received IPS support for three consecutive years, ending in the 2022-2023 fiscal year, are not eligible to apply to this IPS round. Current IPS grantees who will receive JF funds between April 1, 2023 – March 31, 2024 may not apply.
- Multiple applications from one institution will not be accepted.
- Applicants for this program are not eligible to apply to the IPS Small Grant program for fiscal 2023-2024.
-
Projects must fulfill the following requirements to be eligible for application:
- They must not be used for political, religious, social welfare, or commercial activities.
- They must not be activities in support of specific doctrines or claims.
-
The aim of the project must be to promote Japanese Studies. The following proposals are not eligible:
- Projects in the field of medicine, manual training or natural sciences
- Organization of or participation in sporting events and training
- Projects in the field of art (art-related projects such as exhibitions, film series, etc. that form a portion of a larger, comprehensive Japanese Studies project may be funded)
- Goodwill exchanges
- Social welfare or international development projects
- Tourist-oriented programs
- Japanese language-related components may be supported if they are part of a more comprehensive Japanese Studies project.
For more information, visit Japan Foundation.
For more information, visit https://www.jfny.org/grants/grants-for-japanese-studies/ips-grant-program/