To deepen the understanding of Japan and to maintain good relations between Japan and the United States, aid is granted through fellowships for research in Japan and through diverse grant programs for Japanese studies organizations.
In order to promote Japanese Studies, this program provides support to outstanding scholars in Japanese Studies by providing the opportunity to conduct research in Japan.
Institutional Project Support Program (IPS)
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.
American Advisory Committee (AAC)
The AAC comprises of distinguished scholars from various cultural and educational institutions across the United States.
The Japan Foundation conducts surveys of the overall status of overseas Japanese studies on occasion and surveys of overseas Japanese studies institutions every fixed period.
JFNY Grant for Japanese Studies
This grant aims to support projects that will enhance further understanding of Japan through academic exploration.
Association for Asian Studies (AAS)
The Japan Foundation participates at the Annual Conference of Association for Asian Studies to further promote Japanese Studies.
Deadline Extended: Institutional Project Support (IPS) Program now due Friday, December 9
Announcement: New Japanese Language Course opening soon. Please take our survey.
Grant: Institutional Project Support Program for Japanese Studies calls for application (Deadline: Nov. 1)
Grant: Japanese Studies Fellowships now accepting online applications (Deadline: Nov 1)
Announcement: Congratulations to the 8 Awardee Institutions for the 2011 IPS program 
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Announcement: Congratulations to the 26 Japanese Studies Fellows for 2011 (PDF file)
Event: Remembering the Way Home, A Reading and Conversation with Kyoko Mori at AAS Annual Meeting (Mar 31. Honolulu, HI)
Event: Midwest Japan Seminar (April 16. Kalamazoo, MI)
Event: “The Legacies of Donald Keene” (April 15. NYC)
Event: Roundtable: The Current Situation and Agendas of Japanese Studies in Global Perspective: Japan in the Age of Asia at AAS Annual Meeting (April 1. Honolulu, HI)
Event: Reuniting Parker, Dewey, Makiguchi and Ikeda (Mar 26. Chicago, IL)
Event: Japan Foundation Reception at the AAS Annual Meeting (April 1. Honolulu, HI)
Event: Publishing the Stage: Print and Performance in Early Modern Japan (Mar 5, 6. Boulder, CO)
Event: Midwest Japan Seminar (Feb 4-5. Valparaiso, IN)
Event: Midwest Japan Seminar (Norman, OK. Dec 4)
Event: Biwa performance and lecture of “Tales of the Heike” (Gainesville, FL. Dec 1)
Event: Teaching Japan Conference (Oct. 29-30, Chicago)
Grant: Institutional Project Support Program for Japanese Studies calls for application (Deadline: Nov 1)
Event: "The First Japanese Mission's Visit to New York" Symposium (Jun 15, NY, NY)
Announcement: 39 Japanese Studies Fellows for 2010 (PDF file)
Grant: Japanese Studies Fellowships now accepting online applications (Deadline: Nov 1)
Call for Proposals: "Teaching Japan: Pedagogical Possibilities in U.S. Higher Education" (PDF file)
Event: Japan Foundation Reception at AAS (Mar 26)
Event: Donald Keene Center Spring 2010 Events (Mar 11, Apr 2, 9, 14, 16, 22, 29, May 6)
Event: Japanese Studies at Berkeley: Past, Present,and Future (Dec. 6)
Event: "Rethinking Gender in the Postgender Era" (Nov. 6-8)
Grant: Japanese Studies Fellowships now accepting online applications (Deadline: Nov 2)
Grant: Institutional Project Support Program for Japanese Studies calls for application (Deadline: July 15)
Event: Midwest Japan Seminar (April 18)