Support for Japanese Studies Organizations

Support Program for Development of Infrastructure for Japanese Studies

To strengthen the general basis of Japanese studies overseas, this program is designed to provide intensive support to a limited number of organizations of Japanese studies that play a central role in the country/region (or organizations expected to take such roles in the future) with mid- to long-term plans for the development of Japanese studies.

Beijing Center for Japanese Studies

The Japan Foundation (JF) supports Beijing Foreign Studies University to enrich Japanese study courses by dispatching Japanese professors, inviting graduate students to Japan, and library support, In addition, to Peking University, JF dispatches Japanese professors for courses on contemporary Japan and invites graduate students and staff to Japan.

Grant Program for Japanese Studies Projects

This program is designed to promote Japanese studies overseas by providing grants toward various Japanese studies projects implemented by overseas organization.

Programs for Strengthening Research Networks to Co-create a Future with the Next Generation [WA2.0]

On the occasion of the 50th Year of ASEAN-Japan Friendship and Cooperation (2023), JF will implement intensively over the next 10 years the “Partnership to Co-create a Future with the Next Generation: WA Project 2.0,” a comprehensive people-to-people exchange initiative that aims to promote exchange among the next generation and develop human resources in Japan and ASEAN.As part of this WA Project 2.0, JF will provide support to Japanese studies institutions to form and strengthen research networks in Southeast Asia.

  • Japanese Studies Institutions Implementing Projects Based upon the Signed MoU with JF:
    • National University of Singapore
    • VNU (Vietnam National University) University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Hanoi
    • Graduate School of Strategic and Global Studies, University of Indonesia
    • Center for Japanese Studies, University of Indonesia
  • Open Call Grant Program for Strengthening Research Networks to Co-create a Future with the Next Generation [WA2.0]
    In order to develop the next generation of human resources and thus build a strong and long-lasting relationship of trust between Southeast Asia and Japan, this program provides grants to organizations in Southeast Asia to help implement their Japanese studies projects with the aim of forming and strengthening networks in Japanese studies.
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