The Academic Research Incentive Award was established in FY2012 by the Phonetic Society of Japan to encourage research and development in phonetics. This award consists of a certificate recognizing excellent work or activity contributing to the development and dissemination of phonetics by members of the Society and an additional prize of 50,000 yen.

We are accepting applications for FY2016 as described below. You are cordially invited to apply.

Eligibility for application:

Eligibility is limited to members of the Society who have paid their dues for the current fiscal year. In case of group application, group representatives must be members of the Society who have paid their dues for the current fiscal year. Collective members and supporting members are not eligible.

Works or activities eligible for consideration:

Research and education works or activities from the last five fiscal years including the current fiscal year, other than research papers and verbal presentations, contributing to the development and dissemination of phonetics, including publications such as textbooks and dictionaries, audio sources and corpora, teaching materials and aids, teaching and diagnostic methods, and software and electronic tools.

Application method:

Please send the necessary application forms to the e-mail address below.
Note: Please also submit any necessary physical supporting materials relevant to the applicant’s work.

Application forms:

(Note: In principle, application forms and supporting materials received will not be returned.)

1. Applicant information (Form 1-1): Name, date of birth, address, phone number, e-mail address, affiliation and position, educational background, and research history (group research history in case of collaborative works) Note: In case of collaborative work, submit information on all members separately. (Form 1-2)
2. Description of the applicant’s work or activity (Form 2):
   1. Title of work or activity
   2. Summary of work or activity (one sheet of A4-sized paper in approx. 1,200 characters, together with necessary photos, etc.)
      • Note 1: Provide URL etc. in the summary of the work if the work is a website.
      • Note 2: If electronic data other than websites are submitted in support of the work, submit the data as supporting materials relevant to the applicant’s work as described in (c).
   3. Indicate if submitting physical supporting materials relevant to the applicant’s work
      • Note 1: Submit the actual work if the work is a book or other physical medium.
      • Note 2: It is possible to submit sound or video materials relevant to the applicant’s work. However, they should be submitted in a format independent of any special device or software for reproduction.
      • Note 3: Send supporting materials by simple registered mail (You can use the letter pack service) and write “FY2016 applicant’s work for the Academic Research Incentive Award of the Phonetic Society of Japan” in red on the cover.
3. Recommendation for the applicant’s work written by a member of the Society who has paid his/her membership fee for the current fiscal year in approx. 1,200 characters (Form 3)

Deadline for application:

December 22, 2016

E-mail address for application:

psj-shoureishou@bunken.co.jp
Note: Please enter as subject: Application for the Academic Research Incentive Award of the Phonetic Society of Japan

Address for physical delivery of supporting materials relevant to the applicant’s work:

The Administration Office of the Phonetic Society of Japan
c/o International Academic Publishing Company, Ltd., Academy Center,
358-5 Yamabuki-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-0801, Japan; TEL: +81-3-5937-6763
Note: Deadline: Same as the deadline for application

Contact:

psj-shoureishou@bunken.co.jp
Note: Please enter as subject: Inquiry about the Academic Research Incentive Award of the Phonetic Society of Japan

Screening schedule:

• December 22, 2016: Deadline for application
• January and February 2017: Screening
• March 2017: Result presentation (Announcement the winners on the website of the Society, etc.)
• September 2017: Presentation ceremony (at the General Meeting of the Annual Convention)

Application Forms for the FY2016 Academic Research Incentive Award

Form1-1 (pdf) Form1-2 (pdf) Form2 (pdf) Form3 (pdf) Form1-1 (MS Word) Form1-2 (MS Word) Form2 (MS Word) Form3 (MS Word)