SPECIAL NOTICE:
The Metropolitan Center for Far Eastern Art Studies is now entering a two-year moratorium of its Library, Individual, and Institutional grant programs. The full grant program will resume in the fall of 2013 with applications for 2014-2015 due by December 31, 2013.

The Doctoral grant program will continue to make awards while the other grant categories are suspended.  Applications for the 2012-2013 Doctoral grant program ONLY will be accepted by the December 31, 2011 deadline.

Founded under the auspices of the Harry G. C. Packard Collection Charitable Trust, the Center provides grants for Japanese and non-Japanese scholars of the arts of East Asia at advanced levels of achievement. Grants to non-Japanese scholars cover the categories listed below, with examples of typical projects.

Purchase of Library Materials - LIBRARY

Institutional Projects - INSTITUTIONAL
•    Meetings and symposia
•    Productions costs of scholarly publications
•    Aid for exhibitions

Advanced Research and Publication by Individual Scholars - INDIVIDUAL
•    Travel costs
•    Acquisition of photographs and other materialsDissertation

Research - DOCTORAL
•    For overseas travel of graduate students. Students must complete all
     requirements for the Ph.D. except the dissertation by March first
     prior to the grant period.

General Guidelines
Center grants are ordinarily intended as seed money for new projects or as supplements to other income. As the Center rarely provides full support of large-scale individual or institutional activities, applicants are urged to seek funding from other agencies as well. Grants to doctoral candidates ordinarily supplement other sources to a maximum (from all sources) of $22,000 for a single student, $27,000 for a couple.

Application Forms
To download an application, please click on the grant category for which you wish to apply on the menu bar at the top of the page.

Timeline
Applications must be completed and postmarked by December 31.
Letters are mailed out announcing grant awards by April 1.
May 1 is the earliest date grant funds available.

Mailing Instructions
Applications, including the original and four copies, must be postmarked and mailed to the Kyoto center on or before December 31.
See contact for address

Applications must be sent by regular postal delivery only. Do not submit by express mail.

Further Inquiries:
Please consult the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQS) for additional information, or contact the center in Kyoto, Japan.

Recent Grants Recipients