What is the Hakuho Japanese Language Research Fellowship Program?
Inviting leading overseas researchers to Japan to advance research into the Japanese language and Japanese language instruction.
Overseas research into the Japanese language and Japanese language instruction not only deepens international understanding of Japan and the Japanese language, it also offers valuable hints to researchers working in the same fields in Japan.
The Hakuho Japanese Language Research Fellowship Program aims to enhance the fundamentals of research into the Japanese language and Japanese language instruction and to promote the deepening and practicalization of such research both in Japan and abroad by inviting leading international researchers to Japan for residential research.
Eligibility
Researchers to which all of the following apply. Engaged in research into the Japanese language or Japanese language instruction. University professors or associate professors with outstanding research results, or other persons with equivalent research backgrounds. Non-Japanese nationality (Japanese researchers who have resided outside Japan for 10 years or more and are active in the academic community of their country of residence will also be considered).
Fellowship content
Airfares, living and research expenses, housing subsidy and other expenses necessary for conducting research in Japan Short-term (6-month) and long-term (12-month) fellowships available Around 5 fellows will be invited each year
Research while in Japan
Invitees will conduct their research in cooperation with the National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics, Ochanomizu University, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies and Waseda University.
Judging panel
Yasuhiro Kondo
Kaoru Koyanagi
Shinji Sanada (Panel chair)
Tai Suzuki
Professor, Aoyama Gakuin University
Professor, Sophia University
Professor, Nara University
Professor, Senshu University
For applicants
Application procedure
- Obtain Application Guide, Research Fellow Application Form and Letter of Recommendation. (Downloadable below)
- Fill in the Research Fellow Application Form
- Have the person recommending you for this Program fill in the Letter of Recommendation
- Prepare Japanese translation of the Letter of Recommendation (if written in a language other than Japanese)
- Send the above documents to the designated address by mail
* Refer to the Application Guide for full details
Download forms
* Documents for the 7th Hakuho Japanese Language Research Fellowship Program
(2012)
* Registration deadline: Must arrive by Oct 31, 2011 (Only mailed
applications will be considered)
| Document name (English) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Application Guide | (1.5MB) | |
| Letter of Recommendation | (43KB) | (41KB) |
| Research Fellow Application Form (in Japanese) | (278KB) | (235KB) |
| Sample of completed Research Fellow Application Form pages 1 & 7 (in Japanese) | (134KB) |
Contact
Hakuho Japanese Language Research Fellowship Program Secretariat
Tel: +81-(0)3-3263-8695 / Fax: +81-(0)3-3263-8687
E-mail: hakuhoip@secretariat.ne.jp
