Fellowships
FY2023-2024 Major Grant Round
[Updated on September 21, 2022]
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: December 2, 2022, 12 noon (Japan Standard Time)
IMPORTANT: Applications for the FY2023-2024 grant round MUST submit through Online Application Portal using the 2023-2024 forms. You can find information on how to use Online Application Portal by clicking HERE.
The Fellowship’s commencement date for FY2023-2024 must fall between June 1, 2023 and March 15, 2024.
Japan Foundation Fellowships provide support for doctoral candidates and established scholars in the humanities and social sciences conducting research in Japan. For further information, please see the following website.
Awarded: 3 (of 6 applicants)
Note: Due to COVID-19, awarded fellowships have been delayed.
Associate Professor Ari Seligmann
Monash University
Long-term Fellowship
Dr Tets Kimura
Flinders University
Short-term Fellowship
Awarded: 5 (of 9 applicants)
Note: Due to COVID-19, awarded fellowships have been delayed.
Professor Simon Avenell
Australian National University
Long-term Fellowship
Dr Danau Tanu
University of Western Australia
Long-term Fellowship
Dr Janet Borland
University of Hong Kong
Long-term Fellowship
Dr Satoshi Nambu
Monash University
Short-term Fellowship
Awarded: 4 (of 9 applicants)
Dr Shelley Brunt
RMIT University
Short-term Fellowship
Dr Emma Dalton
RMIT University
Long-term Fellowship (Scholars and Researchers)
Dr Raffaele Pernice
UNSW Sydney
Short-term Fellowship
Dr Ross Tunney
University of Tasmania
Long-term Fellowship (Scholars and Researchers)
Awarded: 1 (of 10 applicants)
Dr Takeshi Hamamura
Curtin University
Long-term Fellowship (Scholars and Researchers)
Awarded: 2 (of 8 applicants)
Laura Clark
University of Queensland
Fellowship for PhD candidates
Hannah Gould
University of Melbourne
Fellowship for PhD candidates
Awarded: 3 (of 15 applicants)
Note: One awardee was funded under a different regional allocation and therefore is not included in the above tally.
Associate Professor (Reader) Tomoko Akami
Australian National University
Short-term fellowship
Dr Ki-sung Kwak
University of Sydney
Short-term fellowship
Dr Masafumi Monden
University of Sydney
Long-term fellowship
Koon Fung (Benny) Tong
Australian National University
Fellowship for PhD candidates
Awarded: 4 (of 14 applicants)
Ben Ascione
Crawford School of Public Policy
Australian National University, Canberra
Fellowship for PhD candidates
Dr Helen Kilpatrick
School of Humanities and Social Enquiry
University of Wollongong
Short-term fellowship
Professor Kaori Okano
Department of Language and Linguistics
LaTrobe University, Melbourne
Short-term fellowship
Associate Professor Leon Wolff
Faculty of Law
Bond University, Gold Coast
Short-term fellowship
FAQ: Fellowships
Do I need to be able to speak and/or understand Japanese?
Only PhD candidates need Japanese language skills sufficient to conduct research in Japan. Scholars, researchers and short-term researchers are not required to speak or understand Japanese.
For general FAQ about Major Grants for Researchers and Academics, please see the FAQ section on the Japanese Studies Grants page.
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