Intellectual Exchange

• Regular Grants

  Concept Papers due October 1st, annually; Invited Proposals due December 1st, annually

  Supports US-Japan collaborative institutional efforts to explore current, policy-relevant issues of mutual concern to the US and Japan, as well as issues of global concern

• Discretionary Grants

  Rolling

  Supports one-time conferences, workshops, etc. that explore policy-relevant US-Japan issues

• RFP: Exploration of Critical Issues Emanating from Japan’s March 11th Disasters

  Concept Papers due September 1, 2011 & Invited Full Proposals due November 1, 2011

  As a result of the tragic events surrounding the Great East Japan Earthquake, there has been a rethinking of critical issues and global challenges. In response to these new circumstances

• Japan-America Collegiate Exchange Travel Program

  Temporarily Closed, please check back January 2012

  Facilitates exchange and understanding between Japan and the U.S. by providing some travel funds for students at the undergraduate level. Instructors teaching a Japan-related course at U.S. universities or colleges are invited to apply..

• Abe Fellowship Program

  September 1st, Annually

  Encourages international multidisciplinary research on topics of pressing global concern; fosters development of a new generation of researchers interested in policy-relevant topics

• Abe Fellowship Program for Journalists

  September 15th, Annually

  Encourages in-depth coverage of topics of pressing concern to the United States and Japan through individual short-term policy-related projects

• Japan Travel Program for US Future Leaders

  Please check back January 2012

  Allows graduate students of international affairs to enhance their understanding of Japan and US-Japan relations through a 10-day study trip

• Japanese-American Leadership Delegation Program

  TBA

  Bilateral exchange program to strengthens ties between Japanese-American leaders and their counterparts in Japan through a week-long stay in Japan

• JET Memorial Project

  N/A - Not an open program

  The JET Memorial Project commemorates the two American JET participants, Ms. Taylor Anderson and Mr. Montgomery Dickson who lost their lives during the Great East Japan Earthquake (March 2011).

• Security Studies Fellowship Program

  TBA

  Cultivates and supports early to mid career security researchers in Japan who study domestic and international security issues from a Japanese perspective

• US-Japan Journalism Program

  TBA

  Provides graduate journalism students in the U.S. with the opportunity to enhance their understanding of US-Japan and US-Asia affairs through a ten day study-tour in Japan

• US-Japan Network for the Future

  Applications are currently being accepted

  Supports the "Next Generation" of Japan specialists based in the US over a two-year period through a series of workshops, a retreat, and a study tour to Japan

• US-Japan Young Political Leaders Exchange Program

  TBA

  Enhances understanding of US-Japan relations through bilateral exchange; encourages mutual understanding of the politics and policy-making processes of both countries