OpenFieldDoctoral Research Fellowship in Japanese Economic and Business History
Three-year PhD fellowship utilizing primary merchant archives, Meiji industrial records, and pre-war zaibatsu corporate balance sheets.
Application checklist & requirements
These requirements reflect published university guidelines available at the last review. Review official department guidelines before submission.
- Academic degree / Prerequisites
- Master's in Economic History, History, or Economics with distinction.
- English language proficiency
- Japanese JLPT N1 or reading fluency in historical Japanese (Kuzushiji).
- Standardized testing (GRE/GMAT)
- Not required.
- Thesis / Research statement
- Master's thesis, publications, and archival research proposal (8 pages).
- Recommendation letters
- Three academic reference letters.
How much will it cost? How much funding is available?
- Financial support / stipend
- ¥1,600,000 JPY annual fellowship plus exclusive access to the historic Business Archives
- Application fee
- ¥0
- Tuition / joining costs
- Full tuition waiver
Dates and verification
- Application deadline
- February 1, 2027
- Last source review
- 2026-10-15
Important verification note
Facts reflect official Osaka University of Economics documentation reviewed 2026-10-15. Admissions, funding allocations, and eligibility thresholds are evaluated by the university.
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