Deadline: 1-Dec-21
The Japan Foundation is accepting applications for its Institutional Project Support (IPS) – Small Grant Program.
This program is designed to:
- support institutions that face difficulties maintaining current levels of infrastructure for Japanese Studies in the U.S.;
- stimulate infrastructural interest in Japanese Studies at small or newer institutions without an established program of Japanese studies or those that lack personnel or resources; and
- provide support for particularly innovative programs that promote Japanese Studies.
Priorities
- Projects from institutions that face difficulties maintaining current levels of infrastructure.
- Projects from small institutions and institutions without an established program of Japanese Studies or those that lack personnel or resources.
- Projects that initiate or sustain institutional partnerships, including those in Japan.
Funding Information
Grants of up to $25,000 will be awarded to institutions that execute proposals designed to maintain and advance the infrastructural scale of Japanese Studies at their institution.
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 will be accepted.
- In principal, institutions that have received IPS support for three consecutive years, ending in the 2021-2022 fiscal year, are not eligible to apply to this IPS round. Current IPS grantees who will receive Japan Foundation (JF) funds between April 1, 2022 – March 31, 2023 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 2022-2023.
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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.
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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 grant opportunities designed specifically for Japanese language programs.
For more information, visit Japan Foundation.
For more information, visit https://www.jfny.org/grants/grants-for-japanese-studies/ips-small-grant-program/