| Institution | Project Title |
|---|---|
| Michigan State University | Teaching Japanese History and Culture in the Digital Humanities Age | Florida International University | South Florida Partnership in Japanese Studies housed at Florida International University | University of California-Berkeley | A New Vision for Training the Next Generation of Japan Specialists |
| Grantee | Michigan State University |
|---|---|
| Project Title | Teaching Japanese History and Culture in the Digital Humanities Age |
| Grant Period | 2014/3/1-2018/8/15 |
| Outline | This grant supports the creation of two tenure-track faculty positions (one in modern Japanese history and one in contemporary Japanese literature, linguistics, and language) and professional development for the two new faculty, including support for research travel to Japan and presentations at academic conferences. The grant also supports a Japanese speaker series at MSU and study abroad scholarships for students to Japan. | Projects | Search and hire of two tenure-track faculty (history and literature) Japanese Speaker Series Japan Study Abroad Scholarships |
| Grantee | Florida International University |
|---|---|
| Project Title | South Florida Partnership in Japanese Studies housed at Florida International University |
| Grant Period | 2013/7/15-2017/7/14 |
| Outline | This grant supports the South Florida Partnership in Japanese Studies (SFPJS), housed at Florida International University, which includes Florida Atlantic University (FAU), the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens, and the Florida Delegation of the Southeast U.S./Japan Association. One component of the grant is the establishment of a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Japanese History with an emphasis on the pre-modern period and transnational issues. The new faculty member will expand studies of Japan as part of the Asian Studies Program at FIU. The grant will also support new course infusions at FIA and FAU, pre-modern vernacular library resources, publication support for the Japan Studies Review, an annual study tour to Japan, and research conferences/faculty development workshops for specialist and non-specialist faculty. | Projects | New course at FAU Research conference (Southern Japan Seminar) Library acquisitions Study Tour in Japan Editing for Japan Studies Review |
| Grantee | University of California-Berkeley |
|---|---|
| Project Title | A New Vision for Training the Next Generation of Japan Specialists |
| Grant Period | 2013/8/1-2016/7/31 |
| Outline | This grant supports the training of next-generation Japan specialists at the Center for Japanese Studies (CJS) at the University of California, Berkeley. Funded components include a pro-seminar on research methods in Japanese studies, field research training trips to Japan, and financial support for graduate students in Japanese studies at Berkeley. | Projects | Faculty-Graduate Student Field Research Training Trips Pro-Seminar on Research Methods Travel Grants Incoming Student Fellowship Continuing Student Fellowship |
* Project Cost Totals and JF Grant Totals are estimated at the time of The Japan Foundation’s initial award. The actual figures may change throughout the course of the project’s implementation.