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Japanese Studies Overseas and Intellectual Exchange

Japan Foundation Overseas Office

Japan - other countries

Fellowships for Japanese studies scholars overseas and grant programs for collaborative research and dialogue projects carried out to contribute to solving the problems confronting the world.

Grant covers traveling expenses, honoraria and other expenses.

Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (KAKENHI)

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

Japan

Grants-in-Aid are awarded to promote creative and pioneering research across a wide spectrum of scientific fields, ranging from the humanities and social sciences to the natural sciences. Grants are awarded to projects organized by individual researchers or research groups at Japanese universities or research institutes engaged in basic research, particularly research in critical fields attuned to advanced research trends.

Topic-Setting Program to Advance Cutting-Edge Humanities and Social Sciences Research

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

Japan

Program has been established to contribute to advancing the Humanities and Social Sciences in three areas: (1) Joint research that will yield breakthroughs through close linkages with other fields of science; (2) Joint research aimed at making societal contributions; (3) International joint research that contributes to advancing the Humanities and Social Sciences.