To encourage innovative projects which emphasize institution building and sustainable contributions to the field of Japanese Studies in the US, the Japan Foundation is providing support to colleges, universities (or a consortia of colleges and universities), and academic organizations that play a central role in Japanese studies.
The IPS program was started in 2008 in order to stimulate and respond to substantial initiatives in Japanese Studies in the US. In the third round of screenings in 2011, eight projects were selected at a total of approximately $1,994,685 over a three-year period.
The Japan Foundation is soliciting a request for proposals for the 2012-2013 fiscal year. Individual grants of up to $150,000 per year will be made to academic organizations that articulate convincing, multi-year proposals.
The application must be received by the Japan Foundation, New York by post no later than Friday, December 9, 2011.
(Please note that the program will now begin accepting applications on an annual basis.)