Fw: H-ASIA: REMINDER: 2011 Abe Fellowship Competition - Deadline: September 1

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September 1

> H-ASIA
> August 25, 2011
>
> REMINDER: 2011 Abe Fellowship Competition - Deadline: September 1
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> From: abe <abe@ssrc.org>
>
> 2011 Abe Fellowship Competition
>
> Deadline: September 1, 2011
> http://www.ssrc.org/fellowships/abe-fellowship/
>
> The Social Science Research Council (SSRC), the Japan Foundation Center
> for Global Partnership (CGP), and the American Council of Learned
> Societies (ACLS) announce the annual Abe Fellowship competition. The Abe
> Fellowship is designed to encourage international multidisciplinary
> research on topics of pressing global concern. The Abe Fellowship Program
> seeks to foster the development of a new generation of researchers who are
> interested in policy-relevant topics of long-range importance and who are
> willing to become key members of a bilateral and global research network
> built around such topics.
>
> The Abe Fellowship Research Agenda
> Applicants are invited to submit proposals for research in the social
> sciences and related fields relevant to any of the following three themes:
>
> 1) Traditional and Non-Traditional Approaches to Security and
> Diplomacy Topic areas include transnational terrorism, internal
> ethnic and religious strife, infectious diseases, food safety,
> climate change, and non-proliferation, as well as the role of
> cultural initiatives in peace building.
>
> 2) Global and Regional Economic Issues
> Topic areas include regional and bilateral trade arrangements,
> international financial stability, globalization and the
> mitigation of its adverse consequences, sustainable urbanization,
> and environmental degradation.
>
> 3) Social and Cultural Issues
> Topic areas include demographic change, immigration, the role of
> civil society and media as champions of the public interest,
> social enterprise, corporate social responsibility, and
> revitalization of multi-cultural urban areas.
>
> Research projects should be policy relevant, contemporary, and comparative
> or transnational.
>
> Fellowship Terms
> Terms of the fellowship are flexible and are designed to meet the needs of
> Japanese and American researchers at different stages in their careers.
> The program provides Abe Fellows with a minimum of three and maximum of 12
> months of full-time support over a 24 month period. Part-time residence
> abroad in the United States or Japan is required.
>
> Eligibility
> * This competition is open to citizens of the United States and Japan as
> well as to nationals of other countries who can demonstrate a serious,
> long-term affiliation with research communities in the United States or
> Japan.
> * Applicants must hold a Ph.D. or the terminal degree in their field, or
> equivalent professional experience at the time of application.
> Applications from researchers in professions other than academia are
> encouraged.
>
> Contact Details
> For further information and to apply, go to:
> http://www.ssrc.org/fellowships/abe-fellowship/
>
> Contact SSRC staff at abe@ssrc.org<mailto:abe@ssrc.org>
>
>
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