In 2011 the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) is again offering the chance for AHRC funded researchers to enhance their research with time in Japan.
Opportunities now exist for current AHRC funded PhD students, postdoctoral fellows and research assistants to undertake short-term placements with the National Institutes for the Humanities (NIHU), Japan during 2011-12 as part of a joint UK/Japan Short-term Fellowship Programme.
Thanks to the recently renewed AHRC/NIHU Memorandum of Understanding AHRC-funded scholars can have access to the world-class facilities that exist in NIHU facilities. The scholarships can last between three and six months, depending on the time required to complete the proposed research. Each fellowship needs to take place between 1 October 2011 and 30 September 2012.
The successful applicants will receive a contribution towards their flights costs and a monthly allowance in addition to their normal monthly stipend paid as part of their award holder funding.
NIHU consists of six 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:
- National Museum of Japanese History
- National Institute of Japanese Literature
- International Research Centre for Japanese Studies
- Research Institute for Humanity and Nature National Museum of Ethnology
- National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics
These institutes offer high quality research facilities for scholars with an interest in exploiting the extensive collections they hold.
The AHRC scheme forms part of the NIHU programme of “Inter-institutional and External Joint Research” which aims to foster long-term durable links between countries and institutions engaged in the study of culture and the humanities.
Applications must be submitted no later than 17:00 GMT on 7 April 2011.
Information about this opportunity can be found on the AHRC scheme page.
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Notes to Editors
Arts & Humanities Research Council (AHRC): Each year the AHRC provides approximately £112 million from the Government to support research and postgraduate study in the arts and humanities, from languages and law, archaeology and English literature to design and creative and performing arts. In any one year, the AHRC makes approximately 700 research awards and around 1,300 postgraduate awards. Awards are made after a rigorous peer review process, to ensure that only applications of the highest quality are funded. 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.
The National Institutes for the Humanities (NIHU) Japan, is one of the Inter-University Research Institute Corporations, was established in 2004. The National Institutes for the Humanities was founded in April 2004, consisting then of five institutes engaged in research on human cultural activities and the relationship among humanity, society, and nature (the National Museum of Japanese History, the National Institute of Japanese Literature, the International Research Center for Japanese Studies, the Research Institute for Humanity and Nature, and the National Museum of Ethnology). In October 2009, the National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics became the sixth institute to join NIHU. NIHU’s member institutes are national repositories of cultural materials. Utilizing the materials accumulated in their museums and archives, researchers within and outside our six constituent institutes carry out collaborative projects. NIHU seeks to compile and present the research results of these projects through exhibitions, printed and online publications, databases, and other media, thereby making them widely available in and outside Japan and contributing to the broader advancement of scholarship.
http://www.nihu.jp/e/index.html (opens in new window)