With generous support from the Japan-United States Friendship Commission, the OAH and the Japanese Association for American Studies (JAAS) will send two American scholars in the summer or fall of 2010 to Japanese universities for two-week residencies. There, in English, the American historians give lectures and seminars in their specialty and provide individual consultation to Japanese scholars, graduate students and sometimes undergraduates studying American history and culture. Visitors also participate in the collegial life of their host institutions and help expand personal scholarly networks between Japan and the U.S. The aim of the program is to contribute to the expansion of personal scholarly networks between the two countries. We are pleased to announce (pending funding) the thirteenth year of the competition.

Round-trip airfare to Japan, housing, and modest daily expenses are covered. Awardees are also encouraged to explore Japan before or after their two-week residency at their own expense. Applicants must be members of the OAH, have a Ph.D., and be scholars of American history. Applicants from previous competitions are welcome to apply again. Winners of the competition are expected to attend the 2010 OAH annual meeting in Washington, DC, so that they can meet with visiting Japanese scholars and graduate students as well as the OAH-JAAS Historians’ Collaborative Committee.

The two host institutions in Japan for 2010 are:

• MUSASHI University (Tokyo, Japan) is seeking a specialist in the field of American sports history. For two weeks, June 1 through June 14, 2010.
• KYOTO University (Kyoto, Japan) is seeking a specialist in the history of race and racial ideologies in the United States. For two weeks, June 1 through June 14, 2010.

Applications should include the following:

1. A two-page curriculum vitae emphasizing teaching experience and publications. Also include the names and contact information of three references.
2. The institution(s) for which you would like to be considered.
3. A personal statement, no longer than two pages, describing your interest in this program and the issues that your own scholarship and teaching have addressed. Please devote one or two paragraphs to why you understand this residency to be central to your development as a scholar in the world community. You may include comments on previ­ous collaboration or work with non-U.S. academics or students. If you wish, you may comment on your particular interest in Japan.

Applications must be sent in Microsoft Word (or .RTF) format by October 15, 2009 to the chair of the selection committee: Professor Andrea Geiger <aageiger at sfu dot ca>. Applicants must be current members of the OAH.

List of Past Residency Recipients