Hokkaido University Slavic-Eurasian Research Center’s (SRC) foreign visitors fellowship program 2022

• One round-trip air ticket (economy class) between the place of work of a fellow and Sapporo.
• A living allowance of around 380,000 – 500,000 yen per month (subject to change). (Please be aware that the sum of taxation on your income in Japan will depend on whether a Tax Treaty exists between Japan and your country. Treaties can help you avoid double taxation.)
• Accommodation – either a flat in the University’s Foreign Scholars’ Residence or a furnished flat outside the University campus. The availability of the former depends on the period of stay. In both cases, you will have to pay monthly rent and utilities.
• A travel allowance for daily commuting to and from the center, if necessary.
• An office at the center (personal computer provided) and access to all the University and library facilities.
• The visiting scholar is required to subscribe to Japanese national health insurance and pension. The insurance will pay 70% of your medical expenses, including dental.
• The visiting scholar is free to engage in a limited amount of travel for professional purposes within Japan. Foreign travel must be approved by the director by the regulations.

• The Center will expect each fellow to give at least two presentations at academic meetings held in Japan, including the SRC.
• Each fellow must contribute an article during or immediately after his/her stay in Sapporo to the Center’s international refereed journal Acta Slavica Iaponica on a subject within the broad confines of Slavic and Eurasian studies.
• The visiting fellow is also expected to give lectures to graduate students, actively join seminars and symposia, and collaborate with the SRC research fellows during and after his/her stay at the SRC.

Each applicant is expected to have at least two letters of reference sent directly to the Center: one letter from the institution to which the applicant is attached, testifying that he or she will be free during the period of the stay in Sapporo, and another confidential letter from a recognized specialist in their field, evaluating the applicant and her/his project.

Applications must be sent by e-mail: FVFP@slav.hokudai.ac.jp.