Frequently Asked Questions:

Institutional Grant Programs in Japanese Studies
CONTENTS

FAQs .................................................................................................................................................................................... 1Eligibility.......................................................................................................................................................................... 1
Funding Priorities ............................................................................................................................................................ 2
Institutional Project Support (IPS) Grant Program FAQs .................................................................................................. 3
Frequent Application Mistakes ........................................................................................................................................ 3

FAQS

ELIGIBILITY

WHAT FIELDS OF JAPANESE STUDIES DOES THE JAPAN FOUNDATION (JF) SUPPORT?

--the academic study of Japan in fields of the Humanities and Social Sciences.

open to supporting interdisciplinary and/or comparative proposals, as long as asignificant portion of the project is focused on Japan.

WHAT KINDS OF PROJECTS CAN JF SUPPORT?

-Hiring a new faculty position in Japanese Studies.

-May include project components in arts, culture and Japanese-language education,
as long as there is a significant academic component. For example: a guest lecture
for a film screening; a symposium on Japanese language pedagogy.

-Academic events both in-person and online, such as symposia, workshops, guest
lecture series; and institutional enrichment, such as library resources, student
support and hiring new faculty.

JF is open to projects not included in this list. Have a unique idea? Get in touch with us atjapanese_studies@jpf.go.jp

WHAT KINDS OF PROJECTS CAN IPS NOT SUPPORT?

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solely arts & culture, such as starting a Taiko drumming club;-Projects in fields of medicine, manual training, or natural sciences;-solely Japanese language-education, such as hiring language instructors;
solely individual research (see our Fellowship program);sightseeing trips to Japan or culture festivals;

JF may have other grant opportunities to support these kinds of projects, contact ny_info@jpf.go.jp
IS MY INSTITUTION ELIGIBLE TO APPLY?

-JF only supports institutions with tax-exempt status, which is most often but notalways 501(c)(3). Sometimes this may be the University Foundation or Board ofRegents.
--We can review IRS documentation that proves tax-exempt status at the statelevel, such as 170(c)(1).

IPS applicants cannot apply to IPS-Small at the same time, but can concurrently
receive other JF grants for different projects.
All grantees are subject to JF’s Terms & Conditions, which are non-negotiable.

FUNDING PRIORITIESWHAT MAKES A STRONG PROPOSAL?

-Plan to reach a wide audience, across a department, institution or community;-

Demonstrate institutional commitment to furthering Japanese Studies at theapplying institution, beyond the end of the grant period.

--Have a long-term vision for building or strengthening Japanese Studies at theapplying institution, and a sustainability plan for the project outcomes;
Demonstrate high financial need/necessity for funding.

-For IPS, strong priority is given to proposals that will create a new tenure-trackposition.
- The creation of a new position that is not permanent or tenure-track can beeligible but may be given lower priority.

ARE MATCHING FUNDS REQUIRED?

--Matching funds are only required for the Institutional Project Support (IPS) grant
program. For details, please see the program Guidelines.
-Cost-matching is required for new faculty hire salary/benefits.
JF “cost shares” the salary and the annual salary amount must be
demonstrated with salary scale documents

Matching funds are not required for other grant programs. However, institutional
contributions help demonstrate commitment to the project.

INSTITUTIONAL PROJECT SUPPORT (IPS) GRANT PROGRAM FAQS
HOW CAN JF SUPPORT A NEW FACULTY HIRE?

-The IPS program can cover up to 50% of one or more new faculty hires’ salary andbenefits over a 3-year period.
Only new hires; cannot support promotion of existing faculty.

Can be in Japanese Studies or another discipline, as long as the new hire’s specialty
is Japan. For example, a new faculty line in Environmental Studies filled by a Japanspecialist.

May request multiple new faculty lines, but JF may decline to support more than oneline. Example of a successful proposal with multiple faculty lines.

FREQUENT APPLICATION MISTAKES-Please use the forms and templates found on the Japan Foundation New York
website: https://ny.jpf.go.jp/-Do not use RJS-KP forms or templates found from the JF Headquarters
website: https://www.jpf.go.jp/e/

--The Project Director must be from the applying institution. In the case of acollaborative project, select only one institution as the applicant.
There may only be one Project Director.

Authorized Representative and Project Director must be separate individuals.

501(c)(3) letter must match applying organization on Cover Sheet (please note if
applying through university foundation).

Authorized Representative must have signing authority for the applying institution.
All budget requests must be justified in the project narrative.
Budget proposal must have detailed breakdowns:--⊗ Project Coordinator = $28,000.00◎ Project Coordinator, $140 * 200 days = $28,000.00

Grant funds can only be spent within the grant period; grant period should alignwith pay period--⊗ July 1, 2024 – July 1, 2025

◎ July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025

If your question is not addressed here or in the Program Guidelines, please contact
japanese_studies@jpf.go.jp