Abe Fellowship is Accepting Applications

2011 Abe Fellowship Competition

Deadline: September 1, 2011
http://www.ssrc.org/fellowships/abe-fellowship/

The Social Science Research Council (SSRC), the Japan Foundation
Center for Global Partnership (CGP), and the American Council of
Learned Societies (ACLS) announce the annual Abe Fellowship
competition. The Abe Fellowship is designed to encourage international
multidisciplinary research on topics of pressing global concern. The
Abe Fellowship Program seeks to foster the development of a new
generation of researchers who are interested in policy-relevant topics
of long-range importance and who are willing to become key members of
a bilateral and global research network built around such topics.

The Abe Fellowship Research Agenda
Applicants are invited to submit proposals for research in the social
sciences and related fields relevant to any of the following three
themes:

1) Traditional and Non-Traditional Approaches to Security and Diplomacy
Topic areas include transnational terrorism, internal ethnic and
religious strife, infectious diseases, food safety, climate change,
and non-proliferation, as well as the role of cultural initiatives in
peace building.
2) Global and Regional Economic Issues
Topic areas 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
Topic areas 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.

Research projects should be policy relevant, contemporary, and
comparative or transnational.

Fellowship Terms
Terms of the fellowship are flexible and are designed to meet the
needs of Japanese and American researchers at different stages in
their careers. The program provides Abe Fellows with a minimum of
three and maximum of 12 months of full-time support over a 24 month
period. Part-time residence abroad in the United States or Japan is
required.

Eligibility
* This competition is open to citizens of the United States and Japan
as well as to nationals of other countries who can demonstrate a
serious, long-term affiliation with research communities in the United
States or Japan.
* Applicants must hold a Ph.D. or the terminal degree in their field,
or equivalent professional experience at the time of application.
Applications from researchers in professions other than academia are
encouraged.

Contact Details
For further information and to apply, go to:
http://www.ssrc.org/fellowships/abe-fellowship/

Contact SSRC staff at abe@ssrc.org