JPP Project Funding (Fall 2024)

JPP Project Funding (Fall 2024) is sponsored by Japan Past & Present (Yanai Initiative). Japan Past & Present is accepting proposals for its Fall 2024 Project Funding cycle. This initiative, supported by a significant gift from Tadashi Yanai, aims to expand access to Japanese humanities resources, including digital humanities projects and teaching resources.

Project Funding | Japan Past & Present The Yanai Initiative’s JPP Project Funding program offers short-term support to scholars to create public-facing resources on Japan-related topics (broadly defined) to be published on the JPP website.

Resources may include, but are not limited to, research and pedagogy guides, databases, video series, essays, lesson plans/syllabi, annotated translations, digital resources, or other innovative materials in support of open-access research and teaching.

Funding of up to $10,000 may be used to cover the cost of research, writing, and content development by a group of 3-5 individuals for a period of 4 months, along with other mutually agreed-upon expenses. Team members will typically be expected to dedicate approximately 3-4 hours a week during their 4-month term. For reference, work on JPP-initiated projects is compensated at a rate of $30 an hour.

We recognize that institutional policies and differences in prevailing wages in different localities around the world, as well as exchange rates, may affect the amounts that teams budget. In the case of larger projects, teams may, after showing appropriate progress, apply for a 4-month extension. If more than 5 people are desired on a Project Team, applicants must provide proof of complementary funding from an outside source.

The number of projects accepted each application cycle may vary. In any given application cycle, JPP Project Funding may be open to applications on any topic and in any format, or it may be limited to applications related to selected themes, specific temporal periods, and/or targeted resource types.

For JPP’s Spring Project Funding application cycle , we will make up to 4 awards, including one project per collaborative and one transtemporal project. For this round of funding, we especially encourage applications on premodern topics. Projects will be conducted between May 15, 2026 and September 15, 2026.

The current project themes/formats are: Premodern Japan Collaborative Early Modern Japan Collaborative Modern & Contemporary Japan Collaborative 1) Application Form , which includes: List of Team Members , including one designated Team Coordinator responsible for organizing logistics and managing Team Collaborators a description of the project, including goals, methods, outputs and impact Proposed Project Timeline Project budgets must include a detailed breakdown of estimated expenses, including team coordinator/collaborator project development, project-related materials, permissions, etc. Budget should include any anticipated or secured co-sponsorship, along with estimated funds.

2) Curriculum Vitae for each team member (no more than 2 pages each) Deadline for Spring 2026 Project Funding application submission Application review period Application decisions released Financial processing for accepted project members Last day to initiate project work Applicants, who may be at any career stage, must be researching or teaching a topic related to Japan (broadly defined).

Applicants may not be serving concurrently on other JPP content creation teams. Applicants who have received project funding from JPP within the past year are not eligible to apply to participate in a new project. Funding may be supplied to individuals or institutions, as circumstances require.

Applications may be submitted in English or Japanese Highest priority will be given to project teams that reflect a diversity of backgrounds, genders, specializations, institutions, and career stages among its members id: `f389aedd-08ad-4b18-9645-36df9b2c72c7`, start_date: `2025-07-01`, time_zone: `America/Los_Angeles`, timeline: ` September 1, 2025 Deadline for Fall 2025 Project Funding application submission September 1 – September 30, 2025 Application review period Application decisions released October 1 – November 15, 2025 Financial processing for accepted project members Last day to initiate project work Applicants, who may be at any career stage, must be researching or teaching a topic related to Japan (broadly defined).

Applicants may not be serving concurrently on other JPP content creation teams. Applicants who have received project funding from JPP within the past year are not eligible to apply to participate in a new project. Funding may be supplied to individuals or institutions, as circumstances require.

Applications may be submitted in English or Japanese Highest priority will be given to project teams that reflect a diversity of backgrounds, genders, specializations, institutions, and career stages among its members id: `1ae8a609-f33f-4550-ac81-5da5319b70eb`, start_date: `2025-01-02`, time_zone: `America/Los_Angeles`, timeline: ` March 1, 2025 Deadline for Spring 2025 Project Funding application submission Application review period Application decisions released Financial processing for accepted project members Last day to initiate project work Applicants, who may be at any career stage, must be researching or teaching a topic related to Japan (broadly defined).

Applicants may not be serving concurrently on other JPP content creation teams. Applicants who have received project funding from JPP within the past year are not eligible to apply to participate in a new project. Funding may be supplied to individuals or institutions, as circumstances require.

Applications may be submitted in English or Japanese Highest priority will be given to project teams that reflect a diversity of backgrounds, genders, specializations, institutions, and career stages among its members id: `ab9fc90e-6100-47a2-ae9d-7c1c1fd4ca3c`, start_date: `2024-07-19`, time_zone: `America/Los_Angeles`, September 8, 2024 - Deadline for Fall Project Funding program application submission September 8 - September 30, 2024 - Application review period September 30, 2024 - Application decisions released September 30 - November 15, 2024 - Financial processing for accepted project members November 15, 2024 - Last day to initiate project work Applicants, who may be at any career stage, must be researching or teaching a topic related to Japan (broadly defined).

Applicants may not be serving concurrently on other JPP content creation teams. Applicants who have received project funding from JPP within the past year are not eligible to apply to participate in a new project. Funding may be supplied to individuals or institutions, as circumstances require.

Applications may be submitted in English or Japanese Highest priority will be given to project teams that reflect a diversity of backgrounds, genders, specializations, institutions, and career stages among its members id: `ccd208ee-f1ce-408f-86d4-38bf51e17d7a`, start_date: `2024-03-26`, time_zone: `America/Los_Angeles`, timeline: ` April 30, 2024 Deadline for inaugural Project Funding application submission Application review period Application decisions released Financial processing for accepted project members Last day to initiate project work Applicants, who may be at any career stage, must be researching or teaching a topic related to Japan (broadly defined).

Applicants may not be serving concurrently on other JPP content creation teams. Applicants who have received project funding from JPP within the last year are not eligible to apply to participate in a new project. Funding may be supplied to individuals or institutions, as circumstances require.

Applications may be submitted in English or Japanese Highest priority will be given to project teams that reflect a diversity of backgrounds, genders, specializations, institutions, and career stages among its members How often does Japan Past & Present offer Project Funding? JPP offers project funding twice annually, in spring and fall.

Applications typically open on January 2 for the spring project funding cycle and July 1 for the fall project funding cycle. Right now you do not appear to be accepting applications from the topic or time period I am interested in applying for. Will X theme/time period be offered in the future?

May I apply for Project Funding to contribute to an existing project? We welcome teams to apply for Project Funding to enhance existing projects on the JPP site. Please note that depending on the project, the original organizers or Project Managers may be consulted regarding the feasibility of new contributions.

Can the content produced using Project Funding be housed somewhere other than Japan Past & Present? The JPP Project Funding program offers short-term support to scholars to create public-facing resources related to the Japanese humanities (broadly defined) to be published on the JPP website.

In exceptional cases, if there is a compelling reason for content produced by JPP Project Teams to be reproduced on a separate website, they should include a justification in their Project Proposal. Is Japan Past & Present a non-profit organization? Japan Past & Present is a project of the Yanai Initiative for Globalizing Japanese Humanities , a partnership between UCLA and Waseda University.

JPP is not a separate, incorporated entity, but it is sponsored by and housed at these nonprofit educational institutions. How are project funds disbursed? Given the global nature of our applicants, Japan Past & Present works with each team and project member to find the best way to meet a project’s budgetary needs and any relevant institutional requirements.

Funds may either be allocated through a team member’s institution, center, or unit, via invoice for project management; or allocated directly to individuals contributing to the project based on an hourly fee or other actual costs. We recommend that teams outline any specific concerns or restrictions they may have in their project proposal.

Project funds cannot be used to cover the following: indirect costs incurred by the home institutions of team members subscriptions and software extended research trips (if any travel is budgeted for project-related expenses, details must be provided and are subject to approval by JPP administrators)