Deadline: 20 September 2014
Open to: foreign specialists in studies of the former Soviet and East European countries
Fellowship: living allowance of around 460,000 – 500,000 yen per month and one round-trip air ticket
Description
Hokkaido University’s Slavic-Eurasian Research Center (SRC) is Japan’s national center for Slavic and Eurasian studies. Its three divisions (research, information, and administration) critically analyze Japan’s relations with Slavic countries and the mutual issues they face. Foreign Visiting Fellow Program allows interested applicants to spend several months at the SRC within in the period from 1 June 2015 to 31 March 2016. Applicants will be able to choose their preferred period longer than two months.
Fellows will have the following obligations to the Center:
- to give at least two presentations at academic meetings held at SRC or outside SRC but in Japan;
- to contribute an article during or immediately after their stay in Sapporo to the Center’s international refereed journal Acta Slavica Iaponica on a subject within the broad confines of Slavic and Eurasian studies;
- to be available for talks and consultation with members of staff and graduate students.
Eligibility
Foreign Visiting Fellow Program is open for all foreign specialists in studies of the former Soviet and East European countries, may submit applications for this program.
Fellowship
The fellowship includes the following:
- One round-trip air ticket;
- A living allowance of around 460,000 – 500,000 yen per month;
- A travel allowance for daily commuting to and from the Center;
- An office at the Center (with the use of a personal computer) and access to all the University and library facilities.
Application
If you are interested, you can find the application form HERE and should sent it by email to: src@slav.hokudai.ac.jp
Each applicant is expected to have also at least two letters of reference sent directly to the Center: one letter from the institution to which the applicant is attached, testifying that he or she will be free during the period of the stay in Sapporo, and another confidential letter from a recognized specialist in their field. It is the responsibility of applicants to make sure that letters of reference should arrive at the Center by the deadline. Referees can send their signed letters either by post or by e-mail.
Applicants should submit applications for this program by the deadline – 20 September 2014.
For further information, please visit the official website.
