Preservation and Transmission of the Japanese Cultural Legacy in Europe - the 24th EAJRS Conference, BULAC, France, 18-21 September 2013 –

Scholarship - call for applications (last update: May 2013) Aim The European Association of Japanese Resource Specialists (EAJRS) especially wishes to encourage the participation of librarians and young scholars from Eastern Europe and/or institutions that have seldom or never attended an EAJRS conference. Therefore, the Bulac, host institution for the conference in 2013, applied for funding from the Japan Foundation to cover the costs of travel and accommodation for the duration of the conference for persons with limited means. The funding has been approved by the Japan Foundation.

Therefore the Bulac and the EAJRS would like to offer six scholarships, which will include  travel expenses up to a maximum of 400 Euro  accommodation for five nights, up to a maximum of 140 Euro per night

Eligibility Librarians or museum curators working in an institution that holds materials related to Japan and young scholars, who are associated with an institution that offers courses in Japanese studies and who are conducting research on a Japan related topic, are eligible. Preference will be given to applicants from European, especially Eastern European countries. Applicants will be required to give a talk at the conference introducing either, their institution and its holdings, collections etc. or their present research, which should preferably relate to resources in the Japanese language. All applicants should have sufficient language skills in English and Japanese, as the conference languages are English and Japanese without simultaneous interpretation.

Application and Selection Process The application must include:  filled in application form below  the title of the proposed presentation and an abstract of 200 words (in Japanese and English)  a CV (indicating the association with a Japan related institution)

The deadline for the submission of the application is 15 June 2013. Please send the application in electronic form (email attachment) to: [email protected] Please use as the object of the email "EAJRS scholarship SURNAME". The six awardees will be selected by the board of the EAJRS and notified by 30 June 2013.

The criteria for selection will be as follows:  proximity of topic to the core interests of the EAJRS  novelty of topic  country of applicant (preference of Eastern Europe / institutions that have seldom or never participated)  CV (preference of young scholars/librarians)

Further information After notification by the EAJRS the awardees should book their flights/train tickets on their own. They will be reimbursed by bank transfer. Please note, that the original invoice for the ticket will be needed for the reimbursement procedure. The accommodation also has to be booked and paid directly by the awardees and will be reimbursed by bank transfer.

Please see also the website: http://eajrs.net/ Preservation and Transmission of the Japanese Cultural Legacy in Europe - the 24th EAJRS Conference, BULAC, France, 18-21 September 2013 –

Scholarship – application form

Please fill in the form completely. Do not forget to attach the CV. *Either office or private contact details are mandatory

Surname Name Name of affiliated institution Office contact details:* Office address Office telephone number Office email address Private contact details:* Private address: Private telephone number Private email address Proposed title in English Proposed title in Japanese Language of the paper

Abstract of the paper (about 200 words, in Japanese and English):