International Affairs Fellowship in Japan 2026-2027 (Funded) – YOA

Deadline: October 31, 2025

Applications are open for the International Affairs Fellowship in Japan 2026-2027. Founded in 1997, the International Affairs Fellowship (IAF) in Japan, sponsored by Hitachi, Ltd., seeks to strengthen mutual understanding and cooperation between rising generations of leaders in the United States and Japan.

This transformational program allows mid-profession professionals to hold out analysis on core geopolitical points affecting the U.S.-Japan relationship—akin to protection spending, commerce, crucial minerals, and export controls—at host establishments in Japan and to determine lengthy-time period skilled and private ties by way of their actions. Individuals from academia, enterprise, authorities, media, NGOs, and assume tanks are inspired to apply. Prior expertise in Japan shouldn’t be required.

Benefits

• The fellowship runs between three and twelve months. The program awards a month-to-month stipend of $7,700 together with a $5,000 journey grant. Fellows are thought-about unbiased contractors reasonably than staff of CFR and aren’t eligible for employment advantages, together with medical health insurance. No oblique prices could be deducted from the stipend.

Eligibility

• Applicants should be U.S. residents.
• Applicants should be mid-profession professionals.
• Applicants will need to have a powerful document {of professional} achievement.
• Applicants will need to have an curiosity in U.S.-Japan relations.
• Applicants should maintain not less than a bachelor’s diploma.
• Applicants will need to have a U.S. passport legitimate by way of six months after the fellowship finish date. 

Selection Process

Selection as an IAF in Japan is predicated on the next standards:

• Scholarly {qualifications} and/or skilled expertise
• The deserves and feasibility of a analysis mission that offers with some side of U.S.-Japanese relations, nationwide safety, or rising know-how.
• Character and private qualities conducive to selling cross-cultural communication and cooperation
• The contribution the fellowship will make to the applicant’s profession growth

Application

To apply, you will have to submit the next: 

• Basic biographical, academic, and employment data
• Project proposal and proposed placements
• Two letters of help

Click here to apply

For extra data, go to IAF in Japan.