Fellowships
FY2024-2025 Major Grant Round
[Updated on September 6, 2024]
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: December 3, 2024, 1 p.m. (Japan Standard Time)
IMPORTANT: Applications for the FY2025-2026 grant round MUST submit through Online Application Portal using the 2025-2026 forms. You can find information on Application Procedures HERE.
The Fellowship’s commencement date for FY2025-2026 must fall between June 20, 2025 and March 31, 2026.
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: 2 (of 11 applicants)
Associate Professor Emi Otsuji
University of Technology Sydney
Long-term Fellowship
Dr Evan Hamman
University of Canberra
Short-term Fellowship
Awarded: 2 (of 5 applicants)
Associate Professor Thomas Wilkins
University of Sydney
Long-term Fellowship
Dr Jindan Ni
RMIT University
Short-term Fellowship
Awarded: 2 (of 4 applicants)
Professor Li Narangoa
Australian National University
Long-term Fellowship
Dr Rowena Ward
University of Wollongong
Short-term Fellowship
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
Aoife Wilkinson
University of Queensland
Fellowship for PhD candidates
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
Other Japanese Studies and Global Partnerships grants
Other grants offered by The Japan Foundation
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