The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) has launched a new short-term fellowships programme run in partnership with the National Institutes for the Humanities, Japan (NIHU) offering up to ten places for UK postgraduates to work and study in Japan.
A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between the AHRC and NIHU in order to facilitate the placement of UK postgraduate students in NIHU institutes on short-term fellowships.
The NIHU consists of five Inter-University Research Institutes that support comprehensive academic research on culture and the humanities in Japan. This new UK scheme, available to doctoral students funded by the AHRC, will provide opportunities for them to access the world-class facilities that exist in NIHU institutes.
AHRC Chief Executive Professor Philip Esler “It is very important to the AHRC to be able offer new and varied opportunities to UK researchers at the beginning of their academic careers . We believe that this new scheme between the AHRC and NIHU offers just such an opportunity. We hope that AHRC funded postgraduate students will jump at this chance to work with their Japanese research colleagues.”
These first 10 places are available to be taken up between 1 October 2008 and 30 September 2009 and the closing date for the receipt of applications for this round is Thursday 20 March 2008. The successful applicants will receive a stipend to cover their flights costs and a monthly allowance in addition to their normal monthly stipend paid as part of their award holder funding.
Further details on applying for this scheme and the application form are available.
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Editors Notes:
Arts and Humanities Research Council - Each year the AHRC provides approximately £90 million from the Government to support research and postgraduate study in the arts and humanities, from archaeology and English literature to design and dance. In any one year, the AHRC makes approximately 700 research awards and around 1,500 postgraduate awards. Awards are made after a rigorous peer review process, to ensure that only applications of the highest quality are funded. Arts and humanities researchers constitute nearly a quarter of all research-active staff in the higher education sector. The quality and range of research supported by this investment of public funds not only provides social and cultural benefits but also contributes to the economic success of the UK.
National Institutes for the Humanities consists of five Inter-University Research Institutes that support comprehensive academic research on culture and the humanities. Please click on the links below to view information on each institutes activities:
For queries about the scheme, please contact Paul McWhirter, Senior Awards Officer, tel: 0117 987 6591 or e-mail: p.mcwhirter@ahrc.ac.uk or Paul Lansdowne, Awards Officer, tel 0117 987 6523 or e-mail: p.lansdowne@ahrc.ac.uk.