Social Science Research Council, Japan Foundation Center Accepting Applications for Abe Fellowship for Journalists The Social Science Research Council and the Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership have announced that applications are now being accepted for the Abe Fellowship for Journalists. The fellowship is designed to encourage in-depth coverage of topics of pressing concern to the United States and Japan through individual short-term policy-related projects. Applicants are invited to submit proposals on one of three themes. 1) Traditional and non-traditional approaches to security and diplomacy - Appropriate research topics include transnational terrorism, internal ethnic and religious strife, infectious diseases, food safety, climate change, and nonproliferation, as well as the role of cultural initiatives in peace building. 2) Global and regional economic issues - Suitable topics include regional and bilateral trade arrangements, international financial stability, globalization and the mitigation of its adverse consequences, sustainable urbanization, and environmental degradation. 3) Social and cultural issues - Appropriate topics include demographic change, immigration, the role of civil society and media as champions of the public interest, social enterprise, corporate social responsibility, and revitalization of multi-cultural urban areas. Fellows are expected to produce an analytical article or feature story that will inform public debate or a policy community. The AFJ competition is open to citizens of the U.S. and Japan with at least five years of professional journalistic experience working for a newspaper, newsmagazine, wire service, and/or online news organization. Freelancers also are eligible. Nationals of other countries must be permanent residents of the U.S. or Japan, or have a long-term affiliation with the American or Japanese journalistic communities. The program provides support for six weeks in Japan or the U.S. The term may be divided between the principal destination and another country — e.g., for Americans, four weeks in Japan and two weeks in another country in the region, and for Japanese, four weeks in the U.S. and two weeks in Canada or Mexico. The maximum stipend is $25,600, which includes one roundtrip air ticket, $500 to prepare for overseas fieldwork, and support for interpretation based on requests.
Posted on: Sun, 14 Jul 2013 15:16:44 +0000
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