Graduate Fellowships and Faculty Grants. Deadline: May 3, 2023
Funding for research on Taiwan. Deadline: May 3, 2023
Funding for Chinese language and area studies. Deadline: February 22, 2023
Deadline: February 22, 2023
Funding for research on Taiwan. Deadline: February 22, 2023
Deadline: December 15, 2022
Funding for research on Taiwan. Deadline: November 16, 2022
Deadline extended to September 16, 2022
Academic Year 2022-2023 FLAS Fellowships support UCLA graduate and undergraduate students who commit to studying East Asian languages and area studies courses. DEADLINE EXTENDED: September 6, 2022
Faculty Grants in the field of Japanese Studies will normally be available only to UCLA ladder faculty ($5000 maximum).
The Indonesian Studies Small Grants are available to UCLA graduate and undergraduate students for research or projects on Indonesia conducted during Summer 2022. Deadline: May 9, 2022
A fellowship of $8,000 will be available for UCLA graduate students who wish to develop Japan expertise as they pursue professional training in a given academic discipline. Students with little or no Japanese studies background will be considered, as will those who intend to expand their earlier work on Japan.
Fellowships of up to $8,000 each will be available for a beginning or continuing UCLA graduate student working in any area of Japanese Studies. Students of Japanese American descent who specialize in Japan-related graduate studies are particularly encouraged to apply.
Four scholarships of up to $25,000 will be available for a dissertation stage or professional advanced degree stage UCLA student to support an extended period of research and study in Japan.
Approximately 15 fellowships of up to $7,000 each will be awarded to continuing UCLA graduate students pursuing advanced degrees in Japanese Studies. Preference will be given to those who have demonstrated competence in the Japanese language. Categories of funding include, but are not limited to, fieldwork in Japan, tuition and fees, dissertation writing support, and other research-related travels.
A few fellowships of up to $10,000 each will be available for UCLA graduate students who plan to study the Japanese language in Japan or in the United States. This fellowship is not designed for taking Japanese classes at UCLA during the normal academic year, but is primarily for programs such as IUC (whole year or summer), Middlebury College Summer Program, or UCLA Summer intensive program.
Up to $8,000 available for a UCLA graduate student who is in a Japanese studies field.
The Notehelfer Prize recognizes the best unpublished research paper written by a UCLA Japanese Studies graduate student in any disciplinary field, among those submitted to the Notehelfer Prize Committee in a given year.
Multiple scholarships of at least $1,000 will be awarded to students who have secured internships during Spring or Summer. Students demonstrating financial need, who are participating in internships abroad, who are advancing their understanding of international issues and/or financial literacy are especially encouraged to apply. Please see eligibility below:
The Burkle Center awards proposals for faculty research working groups and faculty research-related projects. Proposed themes must address a topic or topics related to globalization, international relations, U.S. foreign policy, or issues of international cooperation and conflict.