The Program on U.S.-Japan Relations at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs (WCFIA) will award competitive grants for Harvard graduate students who plan to conduct research in Japan during the winter break and spring semester of the 2018-19 academic year. The grant will provide funding towards travel and living expenses in Japan. Graduate students engaged in social science research related to contemporary Japan, in both M.A. and Ph.D. programs, are eligible to apply. The applicant must be currently enrolled as a full-time student at Harvard, and in good academic standing. Preferences will be given to the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS) students, whose proposed research contributes directly to the completion of their M.A. thesis or Ph.D. dissertation. The grant cannot be used for language study. This new grant program is funded with support from the Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership (CGP). Awards are up to $4,000.
APPLICATION PROCESS
1. Apply using CARAT, Harvard’s web-based application tool, at: https://apps2.registrar.fas.harvard.edu/carat/. After logging in with your Harvard credentials, select “Program on U.S.-Japan Relations Graduate Research Grant” to start your application. This application requires:
1) One letter of recommendation
2) Proposal of 750 words or less
3) Itemized travel budget form, in CARAT
4) Current one-page résumé
5) Current unofficial transcript
2. Submit your completed application on CARAT by Thursday, November 1, 2018, 5 PM.
- Announcement of the awards will be made shortly afterwards to the student.
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
1. Application must be supported by one letter of recommendation. Letters of recommendation may be uploaded and submitted directly into CARAT by faculty or via a proxy, or may be emailed directly to Kendal Kelly (kkelly@wcfia.harvard.edu).
2. In your 750-word proposal, please explain in detail how and why this research trip to Japan would contribute to your research project.
3. You must inform the Program on U.S.-Japan Relations if you receive any other awards for this proposal after you submit this application.
4. Any incomplete applications, or those that do not follow the instructions above will not be considered.