The Shincho Graduate Fellowship for Study in Japan

Established in 1992 with the support of the Shincho Foundation for the Promotion of Literature, the Shincho Graduate Fellowship is awarded each year to up to two graduate students in Japanese cultural studies at Columbia University (all affiliated Columbia University institutions) for conducting advanced graduate study or research in Japan. Fellowships are for a period of one year. Graduate students in any field of Japanese Cultural Studies at Columbia University are eligible. Graduate students engaged in doctoral dissertation research are particularly encouraged to apply.

The Orient Corporation Graduate Fellowship

From 1999 - 2002, the Itoh Foundation, U.S.A. provided fellowship funding for Columbia University graduate students in Japanese studies. Purpose and Mission of Itoh Foundation, USA: The Itoh Foundation, USA seeks to contribute to the global society beyond national borders through funding forefront multidisciplinary research conducted by scholars and students, from any part of the world, belonging to either educational or research institutions, and through supporting international academic exchange among those scholars and students as well as international cultural exchange among talented young people.