In partnership with the SSRC, the Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership (CGP) established the Abe Fellowship Program as its flagship program in 1991, twenty-five years ago. Since then, the program has firmly established itself as a critical hub for researchers engaged in US-Japan dialogue and cooperation and continues to facilitate valuable policy-relevant research on pivotal issues facing Japan and the United States. In this video, partners, fellows, and committee members discuss the history of the program and its importance to the future of scholarship and US-Japan relations.
Abe Fellowship Program 25th Anniversary Video
In celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Abe Fellowship Program, partners, fellows, and committee members discuss the history of the program and its importance to the future of scholarship and US-Japan relations.

The Abe Fellowship Program encourages international multidisciplinary research on topics of pressing global concern. The program fosters the development of a new generation of researchers interested in policy-relevant topics and willing to become key members of a bilateral and global research network. In partnership with the SSRC, the Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership (CGP) established the Abe Fellowship Program as its flagship program in 1991.