The Japan Foundation

Who can apply · Specialists and graduate students outside Japan who need Japanese for Japan-related work. Nationals of countries with diplomatic relations with Japan may apply. Tunisia is in that group.

Room, weekday meals, insurance, research subsidy up to 100,000 yen · The instructions provide a single room, curriculum activities, weekday breakfast and lunch, health and travel insurance, and a research subsidy of up to 100,000 yen. They do not print an international airfare or a monthly cash stipend.

Deadline · 1 December 2026 at 13:00 Japan Standard Time (Asia/Tokyo). Results are notified in late April 2027.

Who can apply · Early-career teachers of Japanese employed outside Japan. The area list is worldwide and names Tunisia. The organisation applies for the teacher.

Accommodation, meals, and insurance. Airfare group not marked for Tunisia · All participants receive accommodation, meals during the programme, and insurance for sickness and injury. Air tickets and a set in-kind allowance are for marked countries. Whether Tunisia is marked is not shown in this reading.

Deadline · 1 December 2026 at 13:00 Japan Standard Time (Asia/Tokyo). Results are notified in late April 2027.

Who can apply · Doctoral candidates and researchers in Japanese studies outside Southeast Asia. Citizenship or permanent residence must be in a country with diplomatic relations with Japan. Tunisia is in that group.

310,000 or 400,000 yen a month, or 17,000 yen a day · Doctoral candidates receive 310,000 yen a month and long-term researchers 400,000 yen a month, plus a round-trip ticket and settling-in and departure allowances. Short-term researchers receive 17,000 yen a day and a round-trip ticket. Fellows arrange their own housing.

Deadline · 1 December 2026 at 13:00 Japan Standard Time (Asia/Tokyo) for applicants who are not on the U.S. track. U.S. citizens and U.S. permanent residents apply by 23:59 Eastern Standard Time the same day (America/New_York).

Who can apply · Curators, researchers, educators, and conservators of Japanese visual arts who live outside Japan. Nationality or permanent residence must be in a country with diplomatic relations with Japan. Tunisia is in that group.

17,000 yen a day, plus airfare and up to 100,000 yen for research · The instructions provide 17,000 yen a day, a round-trip discount economy airfare, overseas travel insurance, and a research allowance of up to 100,000 yen. Fellows find their own accommodation.

Deadline · 1 December 2026 at 13:00 Japan Standard Time (Asia/Tokyo). Referee forms use the same time. Results are notified in April 2027.