Fwd: [PoNJA] x-post: CfA: Ishibashi Foundation Network Leader Fellowship in Japanese Arts (SISJAC)
Olivier Krischer
The programme supports early-career scholars (PhD candidates, postdoctoral researchers within two years of PhD completion, and early-career curators) from anywhere in the world, and is designed to support fellows' original and well-defined research projects in Japanese arts at their home locations while providing broader academic networking and research support. For information about fellows and projects supported in 2025-26, please visit https://dig.sainsbury-institute.org/ifnet/
The programme aims to establish an innovative new model for transforming how new generations of researchers engage with Japanese art, mentored by the Sainsbury Institute and drawing on its global networks. To the selected fellows, we offer financial support of £7500 for a clearly scoped individual research project; online mentoring and training sessions in the field of Japanese arts; access to the extended professional networks of the Sainsbury Institute; and a one-week trip to the UK in summer 2027, to be funded separately in addition to the research funding outlined above.
More information about the programme, application process, and eligibility can be found at: https://www.sainsbury-institute.org/news/call-for-applications-the-ishibashi-foundation-network-leader-fellowship-programme-in-japanese-arts-2026-27/
The application deadline is May 31, with online interviews for selected candidates scheduled for June 2026 and the online programme commencing in October 2026.
Please spread the word, and encourage early-career scholars to apply!
All the best,
Eugenia
Eugenia Bogdanova-Kummer, PhD
Professor of Japanese Arts
Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures
University of East Anglia
64 The Close, Norwich, NR1 4DH, UK