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Consulate-General of Japan at Nashville
在ナッシュビル 日本国総領事館

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Educational Exchange and Grants
Japan Fulbright Memorial Fund Teacher Program (J-FMF)
Japan Foundation Study Tour Awards
Japan Foundation Grants
Performing Arts JAPAN
Center for Global Partnership
The Mike Mansfield Fellowships
Japan-US Mutual Understanding Program for the 21st Century (JUMP21) Scholarship Opportunity

This program, which is fully funded by the government of Japan, provides U.S. primary and secondary teachers and administrators with the opportunity to participate in a three-week study visit to Japan. Since its initiation in 1997, the program has sent 3,100 educators to Japan. The Year 2004 Program will send an additional 600 first through twelfth grade U.S. teachers and administrators to Japan. Please contact the consulate for application and deadline details.

The J-FMF program is administered by the Japan-United States Educational Commission (JUSEC) in Tokyo. The Institute of International Education (IIE) assists JUSEC by coordinating publicity, recruitment, and preliminary applicant screening in the U.S. For more information about the program, please visit the J-FMF web sites at http://www.fulbrightmemorialfund.jp and http://www.iie.org/pgms/fmf. To request an application, please contact the Institute of International Education at 1-888-527-2636 or fmf@iie.org.

 

This program is intended to offer outstanding students of the Japanese Language at universities, colleges, and other educational institutions the opportunity to visit Japan for two weeks to deepen their knowledge of Japanese society and culture. One student may be recommended from the area served by the Consulate-General of Japan inNashville to participate in this program once every two years.

 

Applicants are required to take a Japanese language test as a part of the application procedure. The test is administered at the Consulate-General of Japan in Nashville during late February. Based on the results of the exam, one candidate may be recommended by our office for acceptance into the program.

The Japan Foundation is a non-profit organization whose objective is to promote international cultural exchange and mutual understanding between Japan and other countries through the exchange of persons; support of Japanese Studies; support of Japanese-language instruction; and arts-related exchanges.

I. Applicants wishing to apply to the following programs in the United States should contact:

The Japan Foundation New York Office
152 West 57th Street, 39th Floor
New York, NY 10019
Tel: (212) 489-0299
Fax: (212) 489-0299
http://www.jfny.org/jfny

• Research Fellowship
• Doctoral Fellowship

• Visiting Professorship
• Staff Expansion
• Research/Professional Conference
  

 

II. Applications to the following programs reviewed in Japan must be submitted to either this office or The Japan Foundation New York Office. Contact either the consulate or Japan Foundation for details.

• Artist Fellowship
• Exhibitions Abroad Support
• Film-Production Support

• Publication Assistance
• Translation Assistance

III. The Foundation also offers a variety of grant programs and services to facilitate Japanese-language teaching. The following programs are administered by The Japan Foundation Los Angeles Office and have a December 3 deadline. Applications materials and information on other language related activities and services may be obtained from:

Support Program for Japanese Language Courses Abroad (Salary Assistance/Support for Courses)
Japanese Speech Contest Support Program
Support Program for Developing Networks of Japanese-Language Teachers and Institutions
Support Program for NGO-Assisted Japanese-Language Education
Graduate Program for Japanese-Language Education
Training Program for Teachers of the Japanese-Language
Japanese-Language Program for Specialists (Researchers and Postgraduate Students)
Japanese-Language Education Fellowship Program
Assistance Program for Japanese-Language Teaching Materials
Japanese-Language Teaching Materials Donation Program

 

This program began in fiscal year 1994-95 in an effort to promote a better understanding of the Japanese performing arts in the United States. The primary objectives are trifold:

1. To introduce Japanese performing arts projects with evenly planned geographic coverage in the U.S. and Canada;
2. To provide educational opportunities to professionals in the field of performing arts as well as to students and the general public to acquaint them with Japanese performing arts in the context of history, culture, and their development; and
3. To assist well-envisioned U.S.-Japan collaboration projects during their project development phase only.

For more information on the Performing Arts JAPAN program, including application details and deadlines, please contact The Japan Foundation New York Office at the address below:

 

 

The Center for Global Partnership (CGP) was established in 1991 to achieve closer relations between Japan and the United States. The CGP focuses its operations on the promotion of intellectual exchange and mutual understanding at the regional and grass-roots levels.

I. Intellectual Exchange Programs support collaborative policy research and dialogue projects in the following fields:

Civil Society
Health Care and Aging
International Economics
International Security
Sustainable Development

II. Regional/Grassroots Programs support a variety of outreach and exchange projects including:

Curriculum Development
Teacher Training
Public Forums
Youth Exchange
Nonprofit Organization Exchange

The CGP screens project proposals twice a year, with deadlines on July 1 and December 1. Detailed information about grant and fellowship opportunities is available online at http://www.cgp.org/cgplink.

For applications, please contact the CGP at:

Unique Professional Development Opportunity for Federal Employees: Mike Mansfield Fellowship in Japan

Federal employees with a strong career interest in issues of importance to the U.S.-Japan relationship now have the opportunity to apply for a Mike Mansfield Fellowship. During the two-year program, Fellows spend a year working full-time in Japanese government offices, preceded by a year of full-time rigorous language and area studies training in the United States. After completing the program, Fellows return to their U.S. agencies with proficiency in Japanese and practical, firsthand experience with Japan and its government that enables them to contribute to their agencies' Japan-related work.

Applicants must be U.S. citizens and have completed at least two consecutive years of government service immediately preceding the application deadline. It is expected that Fellows will return to service in the U.S. government for at least two years after completing the Fellowship Program.

For more information about the Fellowships, information sessions in Washington D.C., and application guidelines, please visit www.mansfieldfdn.org or call 202-347-1994. Application deadline: April 1, 2005. The Mansfield Fellowship Program is administered by The Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation with the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, as grantor.

Sponsored by the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and administered by Youth for Understanding, JUMP21 commemorates the 50th anniversary of the signing of the San Francisco Peace Treaty. This Youth for Understanding scholarship offers 25 students the opportunity to spend an academic year (March 2005-January 2006) in Japan. The application deadline for the 2005 scholarship will be scheduled for fall of 2005.

For more information about this scholarship, please contact: