FYI Digest Newsletter Back Issues 42. The program seeks to encourage a new level of intellectual cooperation between the Japanese and American research communities in order to build an international network of scholars committed to and trained for advancing global understanding and problem solving.
Priority is placed on projects which are contemporary, policy-relevant, and comparative in nature.
Abe Fellows will be eligible for up to 12 months of full-time support. Terms of the fellowship are flexible, and are designed to meet the differing needs of Japanese and American researchers at different stages of their careers. Abe Fellows will be expected to affiliate with an American or Japanese institution appropriate to their research aim, and the fellowship is expected to be used for residence and field work abroad. This competition is open to Japanese and American citizens, as well as to those from other countries who are professionally involved in research activities in either the U.S. or Japan at the time of application. Applicants must hold a Ph.D. or the terminal degree in their field, or have attained an equivalent level of professional experience.