External Funding

Funding sources below are not administered by the Terasaki Center. Please refer all questions to originating funding agency. Besides the listings below, the UCLA Asia Institute maintains a catalog of External Fellowships and Grants for Japanese Studies.

by Interest

 

National Science Foundation: Social, Behavioral, and Economic Studies

Numerous awards and programs for undergraduate or graduate students who wish to conduct research/study in Japan
Deadine: Varies
This is a non-UCLA administered funding opportunity. Please refer all questions to originating funding agency

Asia Institute Graduate Fellowships, 2008-2009

The Asia Institute provides two fellowships to UCLA graduate students whose research focuses on an Asian topic or incorporates Asia in comparative or regional perspectives or methodologies. The regions covered by these fellowships include East Asia, Southeast Asia, and South Asia. Graduate student applicants must be current UCLA students in good standing with a minimum GPA of 3.0.
Amount: $7875
Number of Awards: 2
Deadine: 4/11/2008
This is a non-UCLA administered funding opportunity. Please refer all questions to originating funding agency

Blakemore Foundation Fellowships and Grants

The Blakemore Foundation was established in 1990 by Thomas and Frances Blakemore to encourage the advanced study of Asian languages and to improve the understanding of Asian fine arts in the United States.
Deadine: Varies
This is a non-UCLA administered funding opportunity. Please refer all questions to originating funding agency

Bridging Scholarships for Study Abroad in Japan

Bridging Scholarships are accepted twice a year: the next deadline, for students who will be studying in Japan beginning in Spring 2008, is October 5, 2007. Twenty scholarships will be awarded for Spring 2008.
Deadine: 4/7/2008
This is a non-UCLA administered funding opportunity. Please refer all questions to originating funding agency

Council on Foreign Relations, International Affairs Fellowship in Japan

Fellows must be American citizens between the ages of 27 and 45. They may be drawn from academia (including think tanks), government (including the executive and legislative branches at both the federal and state levels), business or the media. The program is intended for non-specialists in Japan.
Deadine: 10/24/2007
This is a non-UCLA administered funding opportunity. Please refer all questions to originating funding agency

East Asia - Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship

Academic Year and Summer fellowships for Chinese, Japanese, and Korean language and area studies.
Amount: $15,000 (with fees provided by the home department)
Deadine: 2/15/2008
This is a non-UCLA administered funding opportunity. Please refer all questions to originating funding agency

Fowler Museum Awards for Graduate Students

The Fowler Museum offers fellowships to any graduate student registered at UCLA and planning a career in a field related to the goals of the award is eligible.
Amount: $3,000
Deadine: Varies
This is a non-UCLA administered funding opportunity. Please refer all questions to originating funding agency

Hiroshi Wagatsuma Memorial Fund Fellowships, 2008-2009

The Wagatsuma Fellowship was created in honor of former UCLA Anthropology Professor Hiroshi Wagatsuma, who for many years served as an important bridge of mutual understanding between students and academics in Japan and the United States.
Amount: Up to $7000 for graduate students; $5000 for faculty grants
Deadine: 4/11/2008
This is a non-UCLA administered funding opportunity. Please refer all questions to originating funding agency

KCC Japan Education Exchange Graduate Fellowship Program

Fellowships are for $24,000, one year, and not renewable. The purpose of the program is to support future American educators to become more knowledgeable about Japan.
Deadine: Varies
This is a non-UCLA administered funding opportunity. Please refer all questions to originating funding agency

Monbukagakusho Scholarships

For university or college graduates interested in studying educational methods and school management, pursuing graduate studies at a Japanese university; for graduate students interested in pursuing Japanese Studies in Japan; for high school graduates who wish to study vocational skills at a vocational school in Japan
Deadine: Varies
This is a non-UCLA administered funding opportunity. Please refer all questions to originating funding agency

NSEP

National Security Education Program
Deadine: Varies
This is a non-UCLA administered funding opportunity. Please refer all questions to originating funding agency

Pasona Summer Internship Program

The Pasona Internship Program is a non-profit organization which allows outstanding undergraduate and graduate students to participate in a two month internship at a Japanese company.
Deadine: 1/25/2008
This is a non-UCLA administered funding opportunity. Please refer all questions to originating funding agency

Reitaku Foundation of America

The primary function of this program is to promote educational and cultural exchanges between Japan and the United State. Reitaku University, a private university in the Tokyo area, has worked closely with its sister organization, the RICE Japanese Language Program in Washington, D.C. RFA builds on this decade of training experience in Washington
Deadine: Varies
This is a non-UCLA administered funding opportunity. Please refer all questions to originating funding agency

Social Science Research Council (SSRC)

The Social Science Research Council supports post-doctoral fellowships and faculty research related to Japan in the humanities and social sciences through several programs.
Deadine: Varies
This is a non-UCLA administered funding opportunity. Please refer all questions to originating funding agency

The Japan Foundation Translation and Publication Support Program

To promote Japanese Studies abroad, this program provides assistance to projects related to translation and publishing. The main focus is on notable works of Japanese literature and on books introducing Japanese culture originally written in foreign languages.
Deadine: 11/20/2007
This is a non-UCLA administered funding opportunity. Please refer all questions to originating funding agency

UC Pacific Rim Research Program Mini-grants (PRRP)

$3000 awards for graduate students and faculty.
Deadine: 2/15/2008
This is a non-UCLA administered funding opportunity. Please refer all questions to originating funding agency

UC Systemwide Pacific Rim Research Program, 2008 - 2009

This program offers research grants to faculty, staff and graduate students. Last year, the program awarded three grants to UCLA students for projects that reach across national boundaries and bridge academic disciplines. Proposals must be submitted online through the program web site.
Deadine: 11/30/2007
This is a non-UCLA administered funding opportunity. Please refer all questions to originating funding agency

University of California President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program

The current President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program offers postdoctoral research fellowships and faculty mentoring to qualified scholars committed to university careers in research, teaching, and service that will enhance the diversity of the academic community at the University of California.
Deadine: 11/15/2008
This is a non-UCLA administered funding opportunity. Please refer all questions to originating funding agency

University of Chicago, Japanese Studies Scholarships and Fellowships

Fellowships and Scholarships offered by the Center for East Asian Studies, University of Chicago
Deadine: Varies
This is a non-UCLA administered funding opportunity. Please refer all questions to originating funding agency

University of Maryland, Twentieth Century Japan Research Awards

The Center for Historical Studies and McKeldin Library, University of Maryland, invite applications for two $1,200 grants to support research in the library's Prange Collection and East Asia Collection on topics related to the period of the Allied Occupation of Japan and its aftermath, 1945-1960.
Amount: $1,500
Number of Awards: 2
Deadine: 11/9/2007
This is a non-UCLA administered funding opportunity. Please refer all questions to originating funding agency