Kobe College Corporation/Japan Education Exchange – Graduate Fellowship Program
Charlotte B. DeForest, President of Kobe College from 1917-1940, was tireless in her love and service to Japan and its people. During World War II, DeForest had to leave Japan, but Japan remained always in her heart. She volunteered as a counselor at the Manzanar Relocation Center, a Japanese internment camp in California, 1941-45. Dr. DeForest did what she could to improve the situation of Japanese Americans unjustly detained at Manzanar, and stayed at the camp to help with relocation until the very end.
Since its founding in 1920 in order to support the construction of a new college campus for Kobe College in Nishinomiya City, KCC-JEE has achieved many different international outreach projects and carried on the spirit of fellowship and humanism inherent in our Congregational roots.
The KCC Japan Education Exchange Graduate Fellowships Program was established in 1996 to support qualified graduate students for research or study in Japan. The purpose of the fellowship is to support future American educators who will teach more effectively about Japan. One fellowship of $30,000 will be awarded. Applicants may affiliate with Kobe College (Kobe Jogakuin) for award year, if selected.
1 year
$30,000
Applicants:
- Must be a US citizen at the time of application.
- Should have a record of teaching effectively about Japan, or show promise to do so in the future.
- Must have completed their qualifying examinations and advanced to candidacy.
- Must demonstrate research level Japanese language competency.
- There are no restrictions as to place of study or research in Japan, field of study or age of the applicant.
- Interests may include (but are not limited to) the arts, culture, education, language, history, journalism, or business.
- Preference will be given to applicants who provide written confirmation of their research or study site in Japan.
- Preference will also be given to applicants who have not yet conducted dissertation research in Japan.
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Contact
KCC Japan Education Exchange
Tel: 847-386-7661
Email: [email protected]