Abe Fellowships for Journalists
Social Science Research Council
Award: $23,500
Deadline: Sep 15, 2026
To encourage in-depth coverage of topics of pressing concern to the United States and Japan through individual short-term policy-related projects. Qualifications: Applicants must be citizens of the United States and Japan with at least five years of professional journalistic experience with newspapers, magazines, wire services, and online news organizations; freelancers are also eligible; nationals of other countries must be permanent residents of the United States or Japan, or have a long-term affiliation with the American or Japanese journalistic communities; US-based applicants with no previous journalistic employment in Japan have priority; Japan-based applicants with no previous journalistic employment in the United States have priority; proposals must be nonpartisan. Selection criteria: Selection will be based on committee criteria. How to apply: Applicants must be submit online application form; applicants are invited to submit proposals on one of the four themes: threats to personal, societal, and international security; growth and sustainable development; social, scientific, and cultural trends and transformations; governance, empowerment, and participation. Focus: Journalism.