The Japan Foundation and Universities Canada is pleased to announce the call for applications for the TANAKA FUND Grant to Support Promising Junior Japanese Studies Scholars 2019.

The Tanaka Fund was established in 1974 as the result of an exchange of gifts between the governments of Canada and Japan. Canada offered $1,000,000 to Japan to promote Canadian studies in Japanese universities, while Japan provided 300 million yen for the enhancement of Japanese studies in Canadian universities. The funds were used to establish the "Japan Foundation Trust Fund for the Promotion of Japanese Studies in Canadian Universities". Guidelines developed by The Japan Foundation stipulated that the Trust Fund would be administered as an endowment and that the income thereof should be made available for the support and promotion of Japanese studies at universities and colleges in Canada. Universities Canada has administered the Fund since 1975. Until 2016, support for Japanese language lectureship at Canadian Universities was funded. In 2018, the Tanaka Fund was restructured to focus support towards young emerging scholars in order to foster the next generation of Japanese Studies scholarship in Canada.

2019 Competition

Annual Value A total of $50,000 is available for this year's awards.

Value of Grants Masters or Doctoral level students: Grants up to a maximum of $10,000 are available

Duration A maximum of three months in Japan

Guidelines The program guidelines can be found at https://www.univcan.ca/programs-and-scholarships/tanaka-fund-program/

Application deadline January 7, 2020

For Program Guidelines, application form and other requirements, interested student should visit https://portal.scholarshippartners.ca/ and register an account by clicking on "Register" and then "Register as an Applicant".

Once the account has been created, they will be redirected to their portal landing page. Next, click on "Public Scholarships" and select The Tanaka Fund Grant.

If you have any questions, please email Jeanne Gallagher, Manager, International Scholarships at tanaka@univcan.ca .