Next Generation Sociologists Grant- For Starting Scholar’s Active Participations in Yokohama The Local Organizing Committee (LOC) for the XVIII ISA WORLD CONGRESS OF SOCIOLOGY in Yokohama
invites all the next generation sociologists in East Asia who are participating in the meeting in July 2014 toapply for the grant. The applicants must currently be the members of the A) Korean Sociological Association(KSA), Chinese Sociological Association (CSA) or Taiwanese Sociological Association (TSA), or B) Japan
Sociological Society (JSS). We are pleased to provide this opportunity for the future sociologists in East Asiawith generous donations from the individual members of the Japan Sociological Society (JSS).

A) Travel Grant for Starting Sociologists in East Asia
JSS will provide Travel Grant for starting scholars in East Asia for their participation in Yokohama. This is tofurther encourage academic activities and exchanges with KSA, CSA, and TSA which have official academic
exchange agreements with JSS. A total of 20 applicants will receive JP¥25,000 each.
Eligibility - An applicant must:
1. send an paper abstract by September 30, 2013 and be accepted as a regular session presenter;2. register for her/his XVIII ISA World Congress participation by April 1, 2014;
3. be within 10 years of receiving her/his master’s (or equivalent) degree at the end of June 2014;
4. be living away from Japan; and5. be a member of either KSA, CSA, or TSA. Your citizenship is not part of the eligibility requirement.
* LOC will select the grant awardees based of the abstract. The grant will be provided after your successfulpresentation at the XVIII ISA World Congress in July 2014.
If you are a member of JSS, you could make an application for the following 2) Grant for JSS Starting Scholars.
You are, however, allowed to receive only one of the two grants.

B) Grant for JSS Starting Sociologists
JSS will provide Grant for JSS starting scholars for their participation in Yokohama. This is to further
encourage active participations of JSS members who have just started their career as sociologists. A total of

100 applicants will receive JP¥10,000 each.
Eligibility - An applicant must:
1. send an paper abstract by September 30, 2013 and be accepted as a regular session presenter;2. register for her/his XVIII ISA World Congress participation by April 1, 2014; and3. be within 10 years of receiving her/his master’s (or equivalent) degree at the end of June 2014;
4. be a member of the Japan Sociological Society (JSS). Your citizenship and country of residence are not partof the eligibility requirements.
* LOC in Yokohama will select the grant awardees based of the abstract. The grant will be provided after yoursuccessful presentation at the XVIII ISA World Congress in July 2014.

Application Procedure and Deadline
Application Deadline: April 30, 2014 (postmarked before or on the date)
Mailing Address: Please mail your application package to:
The Local Organizing Committee for the Yokohama Congress
c/o Sociology Department, Faculty of Letters, University of Tokyo
7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033 JAPANA successful application package must include: i) application form (download Form A or Form B,docx format), ii) copy of your accepted abstract, iii) copy of an email message confirming yourpresentation either from your session organizer or research committee chair, and iv) copy of aletter or email message confirming your XVIII ISA World Congress registration.
Questions? LOC: wcs2014loc@gmail.com