Individual Funding Opportunities

Intellectual Exchange

• 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

  Deadline has passed for 2012 Program

  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

• 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 Network for the Future

  Application Round Closed

  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