NEH-JUSFC Fellowships for Advanced Social Science Research on Japan (Deadline: April 23, 2025)

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) is accepting applications for the Fellowships for Advanced Social Science Research on Japan program. The goals of the program are to promote Japan studies in the United States, to encourage U.S.-Japanese scholarly exchange, and to foster the next generation of Japan scholars in the United States. Awards support research and writing on modern Japanese society and political economy, Japan's international relations, and U.S.-Japan relations. The program encourages innovative research that puts these subjects in wider regional and global contexts, is comparative and contemporary in nature, and contributes to scholarly knowledge or to the general public's understanding. Appropriate disciplines include anthropology, economics, geography, history, international relations, linguistics, political science, psychology, and sociology. Awards must lead to a product, such as an article, monograph, book, e-book, digital material, translation, edition, or other scholarly resource. The program is a joint activity of the Japan-United States Friendship Commission (JUSFC) and the NEH.

 

Special Encouragement for Junior Scholars

In keeping with JUSFC's commitment to foster the next generation of leaders in developing and maintaining the Japan-U.S. relationship, NEH encourages applications to this program from junior scholars (that is, scholars who have earned their terminal degree within the last seven years). Mid-career and senior scholars are also welcome to apply.

 

Additional Details and Eligibility Requirements

You should have advanced Japanese language skills and plan to conduct research that will require using data, sources, documents, onsite interviews, or other direct contact in Japanese. You may undertake your project in Japan, the United States, or both, and may include work in other countries for comparative purposes. Projects may be at any stage of development. The fellowships provide $5000 per month, for 6-12 months of full-time work. The program is open to a) U.S. citizens, regardless of residency; and b) non-citizens who have lived in the U.S. for at least the three-year period immediately preceding the application deadline.

 

Application Deadline

April 23, 2025 (for projects beginning between January 1, 2026 and September 1, 2027).

 

For more information, including samples of successful applications and a list of recently funded projects, please visit the program web page at http://www.neh.gov/grants/research/fellowships-advanced-social-science-research-japan or write to fellowships@neh.gov.

 

Mark Silver

Senior Program Officer

Division of Research Programs

National Endowment for the Humanities

Washington, DC 20506

fellowships@neh.gov

202-606-8200