Tanaka Fund to support promising junior Japanese Studies scholars

The Tanaka Fund was established in 1974 as the result of an exchange of gifts between the governments of Canada and Japan. Canada offered $1,000,000 to Japan to promote Canadian studies in Japanese universities, while Japan provided 300 million yen for the enhancement of Japanese studies in Canadian universities. The funds were used to establish the Japan Foundation Trust Fund for the Promotion of Japanese Studies in Canadian Universities. The fund supports promising junior scholars conducting research related to Japan with methods in humanities and social sciences. The research must be towards a master's thesis or doctoral dissertation at a Canadian university. Awards can provide up to $12,000 CAD to support graduate-level research in Japanese studies.