JSPS US Alumni Association Seminar Program 2017The JSPS Washington Office has announced the names of the two awardees for the 2017 year JSPS US Alumni Association Seminar Program. We offer our congratulations to:
Be sure to look below for more information about the new Seminar Program: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Washington Office has created a new program for the members of the US JSPS Alumni Association to support academic seminars organized by Association members to promote the objectives of the Association. This program, called the JSPS US Alumni Association Seminar Program, aims to fulfill the following three objectives:
The applicable research fields supported by this new seminar program include any fields of humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences; however, it does not support subjects related to military affairs.
Eligibility for this seminar program is limited to applicants who meet the following conditions:
Approximately three seminars will be supported in any given fiscal year and the amount of funding will be determined by review of the application, but each seminar will have a maximum funding level of $10,000. Further details about the terms of funding, the requirements for applications, selection criteria, and other information are found in the seminar program Application Guidelines document available here as a PDF file.
Applications for the seminar program are now being accepted and all forms (see below) in addition to other requested support documents must be received by the JSPS Washington Office by September 8, 2017. Please read the seminar program Application Guidelines document - available here as a PDF file - before submitting your application. If you have any questions, please contact the JSPS Washington Office at us-alumni [at] jspsusa.org. |