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•THE JAMES BRUCE LLEWELLYN FELLOWSHIP / Educational Opportunity and Diversity Programs / CUNY Graduate Center / 365 Fifth Avenue, Rm. 8306, New York, NY 10016 / (212) 817-7540 / Website: http://web.gc.cuny.edu/oeodp
J. Bruce Llewellyn Two-Year Fellowships For CUNY- Graduate Center African - American doctoral students in Biochemistry, Biology, Biopsychology, Business, Chemistry, Computer Science, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Economics, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or Speech and Hearing Sciences who are entering or continuing students (passage of First Examination and a maximum of 50 credits or within the first three years of residency). Award stipend is $10,000 per academic year (subject to available funds); based on exceptional academic performance, personal history, and accomplishments. Students may apply for the fellowship directly or may be nominated by the Executive Officer of their Doctoral Program. The deadline for entering students is February 1. The deadline for Continuing Students is March 1.

•THE JAMES MARSTON FITCH CHARITABLE FOUNDATION / 232 East 11th Street New York, New York 10003 / Phone: 212-252-6809 / Fax: 212-471-9987 / Website:www.fitchfoundation.org / E-mail: fitchfoundation@aol.com
The foundation will award a $25,000 research grant to a midcareer professional who has an advanced or professional degree and at least 10 years experience in historic preservation or related fields, including landscape architecture, architectural conservation, urban design, architectural history, and the decorative arts. The grant is intended to support projects of original research or creative design that advances the practice of historic preservation in the U.S. For application requirements, call the foundation or visit their website above. Deadline is September 7.

• JAPAN EXCHANGE AND TEACHING PROGRAM / Consulate General of Japan in New York/ Japan Information Center/ 299 Park Avenue, 18th floor/ New York, NY 10171/ Tel: (212)418-4461/ Email: jet@ny.cgj.org / Website: http://www.us.emb-japan.go.jp/JET%202003/index.htm
One year employment in Japan as either a Coordinator of International Relations or an Assistant language Teacher. Renewed on an annual basis. Stipend and transportation expenses provided. Applicants from all fields may apply. The applicant must be a U.S. citizen under 35 years of age and have at least a B.A. degree. Applicant must have excellent command of English and show interest in Japan. Deadline: mid-December.

• THE JAPAN FOUNDATION/ 152 West 57th Street / 39th Floor / New York, NY 10019 / (212) 489-0299 / Fax: (212) 489-0409 / Website: www.jfny.org / E-mail: Info@jfny.org.
(1) Research Fellowship Programs. Research Fellowships are intended for scholars, researchers, and professionals who wish to conduct research in Japan for periods ranging from 2 to 12 months. All projects related substantially to Japan in the humanities and social sciences, including comparative research, are eligible. Deadline is November 1.
(2) Short-Term Research Fellowship.
(3) Doctoral Fellowship Programs. Doctoral Fellowships give doctoral candidates in the humanities and social sciences, including comparative research projects, the opportunity to conduct research in Japan for periods ranging from 4 to 14 months. Deadline is November 1.
(4) Institutional Support Programs.
(5) Library Support Program.
(6) Publication Exchange Programs.
(7) Artist Fellowship.
(8) Exhibitions Abroad Support Program.
(9) Performing Arts JAPAN.

•JAPAN INFORMATION CENTER / Consulate General of Japan / 299 Park Avenue / New York, NY 10171-0025 / (212) 371-8222 / Website: http://www.cgj.org/en/b/01.html
Visit their website for a comprehensive list of fellowship and internship opportunities in Japan.

•JAPAN SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF SCIENCE (JSPS) / Jochi-Kioizaka Building / 6-26-3 Kioi-cho / Chiyoda-ku / Tokyo / 102-0097 / Japan / +81-3-3263-1721 / Fax: +81-3-3263-1854./ Website: http://www.jsps.go.jp/
The JSPS Fellowship for Research in Japan was established to promote international cooperation in scientific research. For the most updated fellowship opportunities visit their website above.
(1) The JSPS Post-doctoral fellowship for foreign researchers. (short-term program) This fellowship program provides special short-term quotas for North America and European researchers to experience firsthand the research and living environment in Japan. (Fellowships are awarded for a period of 15 days to 11 months.)
(2) The JSPS Post-doctoral fellowship for foreign researchers. (Standard) This program assists promising and highly qualified young foreign researchers wishing to conduct research in Japan. It is aimed at providing opportunities for such researchers to, under the guidance of their hosts, conduct cooperative research with leading research groups in universities and other Japanese institutions, thereby permitting them to advance their own research while stimulating Japanese academic circles, particularly young Japanese researchers, through close collaboration in scientific activities. Such collaboration is also intended to advance scientific research in the counterpart countries. (Fellowships are awarded for a period of 12 to 24 months.)
(3) The JSPS Summer Program. This program is implemented as a component of the JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship for Foreign Researchers. It provides opportunities for young pre- and post-doctoral researchers from North American and Europe to receive an orientation on Japanese culture and research systems and to pursue research under the guidance of host researchers at Japanese universities and research institutes over a period of two months during the summer (from late June through late August).
(4) JSPS Invitation Fellowship Programs for Research in Japan. This program is designed to enable Japanese scientists to invite their foreign colleagues to Japan to participate in cooperative work and other academic activities. Scientists of all countries having diplomatic relations with Japan are eligible. Applications are submitted by inviting scientists who wish to host a foreign scientist in Japan.
(5) JSPS Research Fellowships for Young Scientists. JSPS provides a special program under which fellowships are granted to postdoctoral researchers who conduct research activities at universities or research institutions on a non-employment basis and to graduate students who conduct research in university doctoral programs.

•JESSE MARVIN UNRUH CALIFORNIA ASSEMBLY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM / Jesse Marvin Unruh / Assembly Fellowship Program /6000 J/ Suite A457 / Sacramento, CA 95819 / Attn: Robbin Lewis Coaxum / (916)319-3754 / Website: www.csus.edu/calst/programs/jesse_unruh.html
This 11-month fellowship program provides college graduates the opportunity to become full-time Assembly staff members working on fiscal and policy issues in an Assembly Member's Capitol or committee office. Fellows also participate in weekly academic seminars with legislative Members, senior staff, journalists, lobbyists, and state government officials, earning 12 gradaute credits from California State University, Sacramento (CSUS). Fellows are paid a monthly stipend of $1,882 plus health, dental and vision benefits.
No especific major is preferred, and recent fellows have had majors ranging from agriculture to law to social welfare. Applications may be requested from the Center for California Studies by calling (916) 278-6906 or visiting their website above. The deadline for submitting applications to the program is mid-February. NO CITIZENSHIP REQUIREMENT.

•JESSIE SMITH NOYES FOUNDATION / INTERNSHIP PROGRAM / c/o Victor De Luca, President / 6 East 39th Street, 12th Floor/ New York, NY 10016 / (212) 684-6577 / Fax: (212) 689-6549 / Email: noyes@noyes.org / Website: www.noyes.org
The Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation is committed to protecting and restoring Earth's natural systems and promoting a sustainable society by strengthening individuals, institutions and communities pledge to pursuing those goals. The Foundation makes grants in the areas of environment and reproductive rights. Activities that are favored are those that address the connections between these concerns and their broader implications, especially those activities that have a potential for widespread impact or applicability, as well as the ones that address the connections between environmental issues and issues of social justice. The Foundation makes grants only to U.S. tax-exempt organizations with 501(c)(3) classifications from the Internal Revenue Service. For more information on the application process call the above number.

• JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTERS ASSOCIATION (JCC) / JCC Association’s Graduate Education Scholarship Program / 15 East 26th Street / New York, NY 10010-1579 /(212) 532-4958 Ext. 246 / E-mail: naomi@jcca.org / Website: http://www.jccworks.com/scholarships.html
Their programs pay up to $10 000 per year of a 2 year graduate degree leading to a career in the JCC Movement. There is a two-year work commitment post graduation. The deadline is February 1st for each upcoming academic year, starting in September. Scholarship information for the 2005-2006 academic year will be available beginning in July 2004. The application deadline is February 1, 2005.

• THE JOHN CARTER BROWN LIBRARY / Director / Fellowships Program / John Carter Brown Library/ Box 1894 / Providence, RI 02912 / Fax: 401-863-3477 / E-mail: JCBL_Fellowships@Brown.edu / Website: www.JCBL.org
The Library funds approximately twenty-five research fellowships per year to support the use of its collection of materials related to the colonial history of the Americans, North and South, including all aspects of the European, African, and Native American involvement. Fellowships are of two types. Fellows must be in residence for the term of their grant support.
(1) Short-Term fellowships are available for periods of two to four months and carry a stipend of $1,400 per month. They are open to Americans and foreign nationals who are engaged in graduate, post-doctoral, or independent research. Graduate students must have passed their preliminary or general exams at the time of application.
(2) Long-Term fellowships are for five to ten months period with a stipend of $3,500 a month. Applicants must be American citizens or have been resident in the U.S. for the three years immediately preceding the deadline for applications for a Fellowship. Graduate students are not eligible for long term fellowships. There are also fellowships available without stipends. Applications must be postmarked no later than January 15. Application forms can be downloaded from the JCBL website above or requested by e-mail.

•JOSEPHINE DE KARMAN FELLOWSHIP / Judy McClain, Secretary / Phone: (909) 592-0607 / P.O. Box 3389 / San Dimas, CA 91773 / Website: www.dekarman.org
Applicants should have manifested exceptional ability and serious purpose. Special consideration is given to applicants in the humanities. Approximately ten fellowships for $16,000 each are awarded for the academic year. Applicants from all fields may apply and there are no citizenship requirements. Foreign students must be enrolled in a U.S. undergraduate or graduate program to qualify. Applicants should have manifested exceptional ability and serious purpose. Special consideration will be given to applicants in the Humanities and to those who have completed their qualifying examinations for the doctoral degree. Deadline:January 31. For more information and applications visit the website above.