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Policy Research Institute

Ministry of Finance

Policy Research Institute (PRI) Visiting Scholar Program

1. Areas of Research

The PRI Visiting Scholar Program accepts researchers or government officials of any nationality, who conduct rigorous research in the field of Japanese economic/fiscal policies, international finance, regional economic cooperation, or development-related studies (preferably focused on Asia for the latter two).
The PRI will consider the relevance of proposed areas of research to the work of the PRI.

2. Eligibility

Applicants must:

(1)

be a government official; or hold a Ph.D. or an equivalent degree in a relevant field with a record of research activities for more than five years, in principle,

(2)

have sufficient command of English and/or Japanese to perform the research,

(3)

submit (i) a completed and signed application form [207kb,EXCEL] , (ii) recommendation(s) written by distinguished government official(s) or scholar(s),(ⅲ)a 3 to 4 page briefing paper regarding their planned research, and(ⅳ) if the applicants have written any papers related to their planned research, samples of one or two of them.

3. Duration

Around Three months or more in principle, based on the agreement reached between the respective scholar and the PRI.

4. Research Facilities

(1)

The PRI provides research space equipped with a personal computer and a fixed-line telephone for visiting scholars at the Ministry of Finance.

(2)

The PRI assists the scholars in making appointments with Japanese government officials, academics, and researchers at private research institutes or private firms.

(3)

Visiting Scholars will be provided the opportunity to attend study groups and seminars held by the PRI.

5. Activities

Visiting Scholars must:

(1)

submit a research paper as their research results, and

(2)

hold a workshop based on the research paper at the end of visiting scholar's stay at the PRI.

6. Expenses and Allowance

The PRI will cover the following expenses and allowance for Visiting Scholars in principle:

(1)

Travel expenses (nonresident only, economy class round trip), and

(2)

Honorarium for a research paper written as their research results.
(Note: Subsistence allowance may be applied if the researcher comes from a developing country or the focus of the research is related to developing countries,and not receiving other scholarships.)

7. Application Deadline for Candidates of Fiscal Year (FY) 2014

For candidates to visiting scholars of FY2014 (April 2014- March 2015), the PRI will accept all applications during the period from OCTOBER 1, 2013 to DECEMBER 27, 2013.

For all information please contact:

Office of International Research and Cooperation
Policy Research Institute
Ministry of Finance, Japan
3-1-1, Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku,
Tokyo 100-8940 JAPAN
Tel: +81-3-3581-4191 Fax: +81-3-5251-2171
mailto:koryu@mof.go.jp