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【Application is closed】Call for Application (Deadline: 10AM, February 1) - FY 2021 International Joint Research with Research Fund, ARC-iJAC - イベント情報

【Application is closed】Call for Application (Deadline: 10AM, February 1) - FY 2021 International Joint Research with Research Fund, ARC-iJAC

The application for FY 2021 International Joint Research with Research Fund is open until Monday February 1, 2021, 10AM (JST). Successful projects will receive research funds from the ARC-iJAC.

Learn more about the application here.

About the Joint Research Projects

(A)International Fixed Theme Project

An international joint research project that works on one of the following themes set by the ARC.

1. Joint research to digitally archive and utilize Japanese art and cultural resources at museums abroad.
2. Joint research to construct and/or utilize digital archives targeting cultural resources, such as World Cultural Heritages and intangible cultural heritages in Japan and beyond, which makes international comparative studies possible.
3. Joint research to contribute to the global society beyond the Humanities area by utilizing cultural resources with applications of digital-archiving technologies.

(B)International Open Theme Project

An international joint research project that works on an open theme set by the research team. The project is required to utilize the ARC's digital resources listed below and related research material for its research. The leader of the research project should be based outside Japan.

(C)Open Theme Project

A joint research project that works on an open theme set by the research team. The project is required to utilize the ARC's digital resources listed below and related research material for its research.

The list of ARC's digital resources for types (B) and (C):
Japanese history, historical GIS, Japanese art and crafts, Japanese literature, Japanese performing arts, Japanese movies, videogames, and TV commercials.

If you would like to continue your research on the same theme funded in FY 2020, please apply for the "on-going research."

How to submit a proposal, i.e., "Application Form for International Joint Research with Research Fund"

Please submit the Application Form by e-mail. We will send you a confirmation mail by the next business day. If you did not receive the mail by then, please contact the office of Art Research Center in the following address.

Application deadline:

Monday, February 1, 2021 10:00AM (JST)

Submit to:

Office of the Art Research Center
Research Office at Kinugasa Campus
Ritsumeikan University
E-mail:r-darc (at) st.ritsumei.ac.jp (change "at" to @)

Selection process and notification

The International Joint Research Reviewing Committee of the Art Research Center will evaluate the research proposals. We will send out the evaluation results in late March by e-mail.
Please note that we take the following points into consideration when evaluating proposals:

- Whether or not a project utilizes the digital research materials managed by the ARC in order to promote international joint research.
- Whether or not a project can be led to a significant research collaboration involving digital cultural resources.
- Whether or not a research plan includes international collaboration.
- Whether or not a project includes plans to develop its activities internationally. (For Types A and B)
- Whether or not a project can be expected to get involved in international activities.
- Whether or not a project is interdisciplinary and involves humanities and science.
- Whether or not a project helps fostering young researchers, such as postdoctoral fellows and doctoral students.
- Whether or not a project can be expected to conduct new research activities and dissemination of research results that would be feasible in the society after the spread of COVID-19 (With Corona Society).


Contact

E. NAKAMURA, Y. Fukatsu and K. Murai
ARC-iJAC (Art Research Center - The International Joint Digital Archiving Center for Japanese Art and Culture)
Office of the Art Research Center, Research Office at Kinugasa Campus
Ritsumeikan University
E-mail:r-darc (at) st.ritsumei.ac.jp (change "at" to @)