In addition to the final nine grantees listed above, six institutions were provided a smaller encouragement grant to show the Japan Foundation’s appreciation to their continued initiative of enhancing Japanese Studies at their institutions. They are:
Agnes Scott College (Decatur, GA) |
Bridgewater State College (Bridgewater, MA) |
Eckerd College (St. Petersburg, FL) |
Northeastern University (Boston, MA) |
Spelman College (Atlanta, GA) |
Texas A&M University (College Station, TX) |
| Grantee |
University of Colorado Foundation |
Project Title |
New Directions in Japanese Graduate Studies and Outreach at the University of Colorado |
| Grant Period |
2008/8/1-2011/7/31 |
Project Cost Total |
$6,413,600 |
| Year 1 |
$2,391,600 |
| Year 2 |
$2,080,000 |
| Year 3 |
$1,942,000 |
| JF Grant Total |
$307,000 |
| Year 1 |
$105,000 |
| Year 2 |
$114,000 |
| Year 3 |
$88,000 |
Outline |
This grant supports the implementation of a new Ph.D. program in Japanese Studies and a new graduate emphasis in Japanese History. The university will hire faculty in Tokugawa literature/drama, applied linguistics/second language acquisition, modern Japanese history, a new Japanese librarian, as well as strengthening its library collections to support Ph.D. level research in linguistics, literature, and cultural studies. The university also plans to conduct an overseas study program for Japanese language teachers and secondary teachers of history and literature nationwide and a teacher institute for Advanced Placement and post-secondary teachers. Two interdisciplinary research conferences for faculty and graduate students in Japanese literature, theater, history, art history, and film studies are also planned. |
| Projects in 1st Year |
Visiting Scholar-- Scholar from Japan to mentor both graduates and undergraduates in the spring of 2009
Research Conference--Japanese Medieval Illustrated Texts
Fulbright Group Projects Abroad 2008- Institute in Japan focused on Japanese Literature for elementary teachers
K12- Teacher Institute on campus 2009--Teaching Japanese humanities through the arts
Fulbright Group Projects Abroad 2009--Institute in Japan for Japanese language teahcers and secondary teachers of world literature and history nationwide
K-12 Teacher Workshop on Asian Religions Library Acquisitions |
| Grantee |
University of Hawaii at Manoa |
Project Title |
Okinawan Studies in the United States |
| Grant Period |
2008/6/1-2011/5/31 |
Project Cost Total |
$420,000 |
| Year 1 |
$140,000 |
| Year 2 |
$140,000 |
| Year 3 |
$140,000 |
| JF Grant Total |
$210,000 |
| Year 1 |
$70,000 |
| Year 2 |
$70,000 |
| Year 3 |
$70,000 |
Outline |
To enable UH to become the focal point for the development of Okinawan Studies in the US and elsewhere outside Japan, this project consists of symposia, publications, curriculum development, faculty research, and library development, helping set a course for the field, both in and of itself and within the context of Japanese Studies. |
| Projects in 1st Year |
Graduate Assistant to assist in coordination of activities
Symposium on Okinawa
Translation Project-Gaisetsu Okinawa no rekishi
FacultyTravel to South America-commemorate 100th anniversary of Japanese immigration to S. America
Reprinting of Uchinanchu: The History of Okinawans in Hawaii (1981) |
| Public Event |
Symposium on Okinawa-Spring 2009 |
| Grantee |
University of Kentucky |
Project Title |
University of Kentucky Research Foundation |
| Grant Period |
2008/9/1-2011/6/30 |
Project Cost Total |
$518,698 |
| Year 1 |
$19,180 |
| Year 2 |
$246,500 |
| Year 3 |
$253,018 |
| JF Grant Total |
$178,000 |
| Year 1 |
$6,000 |
| Year 2 |
$85,000 |
| Year 3 |
$87,000 |
Outline |
This grant will help fund the development of a Japan Studies concentration within a burgeoning International Studies major. Two new faculty positions will be added-one in Japanese language and one in Japanese visual culture. This new concentration will provide four full years of language study, offer more opportunities for undergraduates to study Japan by setting the foundation for future graduate offerings, and will also open the way for a teacher certification program in Japanese language. |
| Projects in 1st Year |
Japan Studies faculty Abroad- To visit Japanese Universities
Japanese University delegation visit U. of Kentucky
Film and Speaker Series
Library Acquisitions
Course Development Planning |
| Public Event |
Film and Speaker Series-2009 (U. Kentucky campus) |
| Grantee |
University of Virginia |
Project Title |
Understanding Japan In Its International Context |
| Grant Period |
2008/7/1-2012/6/30 |
Project Cost Total |
$441,390 |
| Year 1 |
$8,500 |
| Year 2 |
$88,700 |
| Year 3 |
$173,459 |
| Year 4 |
$170,731 |
| JF Grant Total |
$149,445 |
| Year 1 |
$8,500 |
| Year 2 |
$48,600 |
Year 3 |
$49,803 |
| Year 4 |
$42,542 |
Outline |
This grant helps fund the implementation of three new faculty hires at the university. The first will be a second Japanese history scholar, whose expertise will be the period since 1868. The second hire will be in the area of Japanese film / media. The final hire will be a scholar in the area of anthropology of Japan. Concomitant with these areas, new library acquisitions will be procured. Such developments will help create a synergy across departments that will benefit undergraduates and Ph.D. students alike. |
| Projects in 1st Year |
Library Resources |
| Grantee |
Great Lakes Colleges Association |
Project Title |
American Liberal Arts Colleges: Engagement with Modern Japan |
| Grant Period |
2008/7/1-2011/3/31 |
Project Cost Total |
$153,607 |
| Year 1 |
$16,752 |
| Year 2 |
$67,903 |
| Year 3 |
$68,952 |
| JF Grant Total |
$46,000 |
| Year 1 |
$6,000 |
| Year 2 |
$20,000 |
| Year 3 |
$20,000 |
Outline |
The Great Lakes Colleges Association is conducting a project to enable faculty members with no special training in Japan to participate in a multi-disciplinary study and guided travel program in Japan. Groups will be led by a Japan specialist with language fluency and travel experience in Japan. Faculty members will participate in a structured sequence of activities to prepare for travel and with the goal of integrating the knowledge derived from travel and study into their regularly offered disciplinary courses. There are two travel projects in development. The first travel project, Work and Leisure in Japan, is scheduled for the summer of 2009. The second project, Environment and Nature in Japan will travel to Japan in 2010. |
| Projects in 1st Year |
Faculty Leader Planning and selection of first travel group
Pre-travel Workshop (07/08-03/09) |
| Grantee |
North American Coordinating Council on Japanese Library Resources (NCC) |
Project Title |
Expanding Transnational Strategies of User-Centered Sharing of Information Resources |
| Grant Period |
2008/7/1-2010/6/30 |
Project Cost Total |
$1,142,288 |
| Year 1 |
$354,504 |
| Year 2 |
$417,942 |
| JF Grant Total |
$60,000 |
| Year 1 |
$30,000 |
| Year 2 |
$30,000 |
Outline |
This grant will help further expand the NCC’s service in the field of Japanese studies internationally through the development of two major initiatives: A) the expansion of digital resources including training, global inter-library loan and document delivery, creation of guidelines of visual image use from Japan, and professional training of Japanese and East Asian Librarians. B) A plan to streamline its administrative and governance policies, support a 2010 conference focused on NCC’s third decade (2011-2020), expand fund-raising strategies, and the creation of an NCC endowment. |
| Projects in 1st Year |
E-Resources Initiative-Workshops will be held for students and faculty, to be co-taught by senior librarians
Image Usage Protocal (IUP) Conference-Conference to discuss the establishment of guidelines for use of visual images in research, teaching, and publications tobenefit everyone interested in Japan (Held in Tokyo)
Digital Resources Committee (DRC) Vendor's Conference
Global ILL (Inter-Library Loan) Framework (GIF) Meeting
Faculty Forum |
| Public Event |
Image Usage Protcal Conference in Tokyo, June 2008
Faculty Forum at Princeton University in January 2009: open to the public (sign up required due to space)
E-Resources Workshops: (all are open to the public but may require sign up)
Resources for Teaching and Research on Japan: at Northwestern University in November 2008
Three-Workshop Series on E-Resources on Japanese Law: at UC Berkeley, UCLA, and UCSD in February 2009
Resources for Undergraduates on Japan and China: at Dickinson College (Pennsylvania) April 2009
Visual Images Workshop in conjunction with the Prange Collection 30th Anniversary: at University of Maryland April 2009 |
| Grantee |
University of Illinois, Center fir East-Asian and Pacific Studies |
Project Title |
Midwest Japan Seminar |
| Grant Period |
2008/8/1-2010/7/31 |
Project Cost Total |
$64,025 |
| Year 1 |
$32,025 |
| Year 2 |
$32,000 |
| JF Grant Total |
$32,000 |
| Year 1 |
$16,000 |
| Year 2 |
$16,000 |
Outline |
This grant supports the Midwest Japan Seminar, an ongoing conference that provides a forum for scholars in Japan Studies of varying disciplines to present and discuss their research and works. There are five seminars held a year at various universities and colleges in the Midwest, cultivating scholarship among professors and instructors of Japan Studies in the region. |
| Projects in 1st Year |
Midwest Japan Seminar-Tentative schedule/location for this year:
09/2008- Michigan State University
10/2008- St. Olaf College
11/2008- University of Minnesota
02/2009- University of Texas at Austin
04/2009- University of Mississippi
Publication of Confererence papers |
| Public Event |
Midwest Japan Seminar is open to the public (See schedule above) |
| Grantee |
The Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies |
Project Title |
The Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies |
| Grant Period |
2008/4/1-2010/3/31 |
Project Cost Total |
$4,376,731 |
| Year 1 |
$1,439,251 |
| Year 2 |
$1,458,780 |
| JF Grant Total |
$60,000 |
| Year 1 |
$30,000 |
| Year 2 |
$30,000 |
Outline |
Grant will help facilitate this ongoing program of intensive training in speaking and reading Japanese for college and university students. The program offers a full-academic-year program and is designed for students who are preparing for careers in Japanese studies such as academia, business, government, and other fields. Held in Yokohama. |
| Projects in 1st Year |
Ten Month Intensive Japanese Language Program-September ('08)- May ('09) |
| Grantee |
Kyoto Consortium for Japanese Studies |
Project Title |
Kyoto Summer Language Progaram for Advanced and Classical Japanese |
| Grant Period |
2008/5/1-2011/4/30 |
Project Cost Total |
$305,400 |
| Year 1 |
$8,000 |
| Year 2 |
$148,700 |
| Year 3 |
$148,700 |
| JF Grant Total |
$100,000 |
| Year 1 |
$8,000 |
| Year 2 |
$46,000 |
| Year 3 |
$46,000 |
Outline |
This grant helps fund the establishment of a new summer language program for advanced learners of Japanese in reading, writing, and speaking, in addition to a planned course in classical Japanese. This six-week program is conducted in Kyoto at KCJS facility and Kyoto University. Participants can receive six points of credit for each course through Columbia University. |
| Projects in 1st Year |
Publicity Development- Web site design, brochures, posters, other materials
Program Planning- KCJS Instructor to Columbia for planning |
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