Established in 1882, Waseda University [www.waseda.jp] is one of the leading research-intensive universities in Japan. It offers a broad menu of undergraduate, graduate and graduate professional programs and has established the Tsunoda Fellowship to promote academic exchanges between the faculties of Columbia and Waseda. Fellows receive access to an apartment which can accommodate up to a family of 3-4 persons, a monthly subsistence allowance to cover living expenses and one economy class trip for themselves (not family members) to and from Japan for purposes of the fellowship program. It is a non-stipendiary award, and Fellows are responsible for all other costs associated with the fellowship.
Fellowships may be awarded for any duration between one month and twelve months. Faculty must be able to begin their fellowship during the academic year of the award, which runs from September 1 to August 31 of the following year. Fellows must be in residence during the period in which they hold the fellowship.
During the period of the residency, Fellows are not asked to offer formal instruction in the University, but they may be asked to give a lecture on a subject of their academic interests and will be expected at least once during the period of the fellowship to present the results of their current research. They may also be asked to hold informal talks or seminars with faculty and advanced graduate students who share their academic field or scholarly interests.
Full-time faculty wishing to be considered for the fellowship should submit a copy of their CV and a brief description of no more than two pages in length that: outlines the research they propose to do while in Tokyo; gives the name or names of Waseda colleagues with whom they intend to work/interact with while there; and suggests possible dates for the residency period.
The deadline for submitting applications for the 2016-17 Tsunoda Fellowship is 5:00 p.m. on Monday, March 14, 2016. Applications should be submitted to the Office of the Provost, 205 Low Library, MC 4313; they may also be submitted via e-mail [email protected].