Hot junket to JPN for an Am. History Ph.D.

[Taro Toporific]

Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2003 09:07:06 -0700
Subject: invite scholars of U.S. history to Japanese universities for
two-weeks


http://www.oah.org/activities/awards/japan/index.html

JAPANESE RESIDENCIES PROGRAM


With generous support from the Japan-United States Friendship
Commission, each year the Organization of American Historians
(OAH) and the Japanese Association for American Studies (JAAS)
send three American scholars of U.S. history to Japanese
universities for two-week residencies. There in English, the
selected scholars give lectures and seminars in their specialty and
provide individual consultation to Japanese scholars, graduate
students and sometimes undergraduates studying American history
and culture. Visitors also participate in the collegial life of their host
institutions. The aim of the program is to contribute to the
expansion of personal scholarly networks between the two
countries. We are pleased to announce (pending funding) the
seventh year of the competition.

The award covers round-trip airfare to Japan as well as housing and
modest daily expenses for the two-week residency. Selectees are
also encouraged to explore Japan before or after their two-week
residency at their own expense. Applicants must be members of
the OAH, have a Ph.D., and be scholars of American history or
culture. The committee invites applicants from previous
competitions as well as new applicants to apply for this valuable
and exciting program. Winners of the competition are expected to
attend the 2004 OAH annual meeting in Boston, so that they can
meet with visiting Japanese scholars and graduate students as well
as the OAH-JAAS Historians' Collaborative Committee. Prospective
applicants with questions are encouraged to contact alumni of this
exchange program, listed at:

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The three host institutions in Japan for 2004 are:

Kyushu University

Kobe University

International Christian University

Please visit the 2004 Residencies Program page for more
information.

Each application packet should include the following:

1. A two-page curriculum vitae emphasizing teaching experience
and publications. Also include the names and contact information
of three references.

2. The institution(s) for which you would like to be considered.
(Note: Host institutions for next year's fellowships will be
announced in August 2003.)

3. A personal statement, no longer than two pages, describing your
interest in this program and the issues that your own scholarship
and teaching have addressed. Please devote one or two
paragraphs to why you understand this residency to be central to
your development as a scholar in the world community. You may
include comments on previous collaboration or work with non-U.S.
academics or students. If you wish, you may comment on your
particular interest in Japan.

Applications must be postmarked by 1 December 2003 and sent
to: OAH-JAAS Selection Committee, 112 North Bryan Avenue,
Bloomington, IN 47408-4199. Applicants must be current members
of the OAH. Application materials may be sent in the body of an
electronic mail message before midnight 1 December 2003, to
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