The Abe Fellowship Is Accepting Applications
Apply by September 1st
The Abe Fellowship is designed to encourage international multidisciplinary research on topics of pressing global concern. The program, funded by the Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership, seeks to foster the development of a new generation of researchers who are interested in policy-relevant topics of long-range importance and who are willing to become key members of a bilateral and global research network built around such topics.
The Abe Fellowship Research Agenda
Applicants are invited to submit proposals for research in the social sciences and related fields relevant to any one or a combination of the following three themes:
• Traditional and Non-Traditional Approaches to Security and Diplomacy
Topic areas include transnational terrorism, internal ethnic and religious strife, infectious diseases, food safety, climate change, and non-proliferation, as well as the role of cultural initiatives in peacebuilding.
• Global and Regional Economic Issues
Topic areas include regional and bilateral trade agreements, international financial stability, globalization and the mitigation of its adverse consequences, sustainable urbanization, and environmental degradation.
• Social and Cultural Issues
Topic areas include demographic change, immigration, the role of civil society and media as champions of the public interest, social enterprise, corporate social responsibility, and revitalization of multicultural urban areas.
Research projects should be policy-relevant, contemporary, and comparative or transnational.
Benefits
The terms of the fellowship are flexible and designed to meet the needs of Japanese and American researchers at different stages in their careers. The program provides Abe Fellows with a minimum of 3 and maximum of 12 months of full-time support over a 24-month period. Part-time residence abroad in the United States or Japan is required.
Eligibility
This competition is open to citizens of the United States and Japan as well as to nationals of other countries who can demonstrate strong and serious long-term affiliations with research communities in Japan or the United States. Applicants must have a PhD (or the terminal degree in their field) or equivalent professional experience at the time of application. Applications from researchers in professions other than academia are encouraged.
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For further information and to apply, see the Detailed Application Criteria.
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