| Purpose |
Disbursements from the "Shinto
Global Fund" are to be awarded by the International
Shinto Foundation, within its fiscal budget, to groups
of scholars of outstanding achievement and exceptional
promise in working on the study of Shinto in Japanese
culture. It will provide scholars with the financial
support necessary to complete their research programs.
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Categories
of the Award Applicants
(Group of researchers in accordance with the purpose)
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(1) Group of non-Japanese researchers
working outside Japan.
(2) Group of non-Japanese researchers working in Japan.
(3) Group of Japanese researchers working either in
or outside Japan.
(4) Group of Japanese and non-Japanese joint researchers
working either in or outside Japan.
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| Tasks of
the Award Recipients |
(1) To observe the purposes and goals
of the International Shinto Foundation and this Fund
as briefly mentioned above.
(2) To contribute to the promotion of the academic study
of Shinto through the approved research program and
subsequent publications (see below).
(3) To complete the approved research program within
three to five years.
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| Requirements |
(1) Recipients must have sufficient
command of Japanese in order to make use of primary
Japanese sources.
(2) Recipients must submit reports to the ISF both in
Japanese and English on research progress once a year.
(3) Recipients are required to submit for publication
in book form and/or in form of video- cassette or compact
discs the results of their research within one year
after the completion of research project. All publications
must acknowledge the support of the ISF and will be
given ten copies (sets) each to the ISF.
(4) Recipients will be required to return half of the
award to ISF if they failed to complete the research
program within the agreed period of time.
(5) Recipients will be required to return half of the
award to ISF if they failed to complete the preceding
requirements of (2) and (3) without any justifiable
reasons.
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| Number
of Award Recipients |
One or more each year (depending upon
the ISF's fiscal budget).
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| Eligibility |
(1) Eligibility is limited to researchers
who are actively teaching/researching Japanese cultural
and/or religious studies at university-level educational
institutions.
(2) Eligibility is limited to those researchers interested
in Shinto studies and determined to teach Shinto in
Japanese culture.
(3) Eligibility is limited to groups of researchers
with common themes in Shinto studies and intention to
publish books and/or video-cassette or compact discs
based on their research. |
| Application |
(1) Applications will comprise the
following documents (both in English and Japanese):
*) Name of a research group and names of the group leader
and all researchers belonging to the group.
*) Curriculum vitae and abstract of academic paper including
list of publications (500 words in English and equivalent
number of Japanese characters) for each researcher.
*) Research group statement (1,000 words in English
and equivalent number of Japanese characters to be edited
by the group leader) including an explanation of how
the research program shall be conducted and fulfilled
(i.e. who is doing what, how and when).
*) The size of award deemed necessary to complete the
research program (provide as much itemized detail as
possible).
(2) Two Letters of Recommendation from scholars supporting
the research program (in 200 words each). One from group
leader's academic advisor and the other from a professor
who can evaluate abilities of one of the group members
in the proposed research field. |
| Application
Review and Selection Process |
| Applications will be reviewed by the
ISF's Board of Trustees, and the final decision will
be made by the Director General. |
| Amount
and Duration of Award |
| The amount of award vary from JPN\150,000
to JPN\1,500,000 in accordance with the approved research
project. Award will be provided for one year in the
first instance and reviewed yearly and renewed to approved
period of time (maximum of five years) contingent upon
the research group making satisfactory progress toward
the research goal. The Director General of ISF is responsible
for reviewing and deciding the renewal. |
| Application
Deadline |
| Applications must be sent by post
(by registered first class mail or other forwarding
process such as EMS, FedEx, UPS, Swiftair and similar).
Preliminary e-mail notification of application can be
made, but application shall be valid only by delivery.
Application deadline
is July 20, every year. |
| Notification
of Applicant Disposition |
| A notice of Award will be sent to
the selected group's leader on or around November 20,
every year. The result of selection with the approved
research themes and leader's name shall be presented
on ISF's website. All other applicants will be sent
a notice of non-selection. |
| Application
must be sent to |
International Shinto Foundation
(Shinto Kokusai Gakkai)
Tanaka
Bldg. 3-F, Hirai 5-22-9, Edogawa-ku, Tokyo 132-0035
Japan
Phone and Fax No. +81-3-3610-3975 |
