Abe Fellowships for Journalists

Organization
Social Science Research Council
300 Cadman Plz. W, 15th Fl.
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Phone Number
(212)377-2700
Emails
communications@ssrc.org
Level of Study -
Professional Development
Award Type -
Fellowship
Purpose
To encourage in-depth coverage of topics of pressing concern to the United States and Japan through individual short-term policy-related projects.
Focus -
Journalism.
Qualifications -
Applicants must be citizens of the United States and Japan with at least five years of professional journalistic experience with newspapers, news magazines, wire services and online news organizations; freelancers are also eligible; nationals of other countries must be permanent residents of the United States or Japan, or have a long-term affiliation with the American or Japanese journalistic communities; US-based with no previous journalistic employment in Japan or Japan-based with no previous journalistic employment in the United States will be given priority; proposals must be non-partisan.
Criteria
Selection will be based on the committee's criteria.
Amount -
$23,500
Award Duration -
Annual.
To Apply
Applications can be submitted online.
Deadline -
September 15.
Contact -
For U.S: Abe Fellowship Program, Social Science Research Council, One Pierrepont Plz., 15th Fl. Brooklyn, NY, 11201, USA; Phone: 212-377-2700; Fax: 212 377-2727; Email: abe@ssrc.org; For Japan: Abe Fellowship Program, SSRC Tokyo Office, c/o Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership, Shinjuku Gyoenmae Bldg., 6F 4-16-3 Yotsuya, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160-0004; Phone: 3-5369-6085; Fax: 3-5369-6142; Email: abetokyo@ssrc.org.
For more information
http://www.ssrc.org