Center for East Asian Studies (CEAS) Bob Adams and Hatsue Shinohara Emergency Fund

The Bob Adams and Hatsue Shinohara Emergency Fund (“the Fund”), administered by the Center for East Asian Studies (“CEAS”), provides a Japan studies graduate student with immediate financial assistance to prevent him/her from withdrawing from a University of Chicago program due to sudden, catastrophic financial hardship prior to completing his/her/their degree.  In most cases, the Fund will not provide more than US$500, although requests for greater amounts will be considered based on the circumstances. The Fund is intended to be a one-time award to address immediate, unforeseen short-term financial crises. Money from the Fund is not a loan, and does not need to be repaid. Emergency funds are taxable.

Eligibility

• The applicant must be able to show that he/she is registered in good standing on a full-time basis in a University of Chicago Ph.D. program with a focus on Japan studies in the Humanities, Social Sciences, or Divinity School
• has a strong likelihood of success completing her/his graduate program with the assistance of this one-time award; and has exhausted other avenues for financial support.
• Students in 2-year Divinity Master of Arts and Master of Arts in Religious Studies programs, as well as the 2-year Language Option of the Masters of Arts Program in the Humanities (TYLO-MAPH), focusing on Japan studies are also eligible.