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Abe Fellowships support postdoctoral research on contemporary policy-relevant issues. Funds are provided by the Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership.

The Social Science Research Council, in New York City, and the Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership, in Tokyo, are jointly accepting applications for fellowships to support international multidisciplinary research on topics of pressing global concern.  The program seeks to foster the development of a new generation of researchers interested in policy-relevant topics of long-range importance.

Research proposals bearing on any one of these themes may address issues related to technology and society; consumption, labor and markets; human security; civil society; bioethics; aging societies and other life-span issues; transnational economic relations; sustainable development and global environmental issues; and foreign assistance, among others.

Eligibility

Citizens of the United States and Japan and others who can demonstrate long-term affiliations in the research communities of either of those nations are eligible. Applicants must hold a PhD or the terminal degree in their field, or have attained an equivalent level of professional experience.

Applications

Application information may be found on the Social Science Research Council Web site at http://fellowships.ssrc.org/abe/.