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Founded under the auspices of the Harry G. C. Packard Collection Charitable Trust, the Center provides grants for Japanese and non-Japanese scholars of the arts of East Asia at advanced levels of achievement. Grants to non-Japanese scholars cover the categories listed below, with examples of typical projects.Advanced Research and Publication by Individual Scholars• Travel costs• Acquisition of photographs and other materialsInstitutional Projects• Meetings and symposia• Production costs associated with scholarly publicationsPurchase of Library MaterialsDissertation Research• Overseas travel and research for graduate students. Students must complete allrequirements for the Ph.D. except the dissertation by March 1 prior to the grant period.General GuidelinesCenter grants are ordinarily intended as seed money for new projects or as supplements to other income. As the Center rarely provides full support of large-scale activities, applicants are urged to seek funding from other agencies as well. Grants to doctoral candidates ordinarily supplement other sources to a maximum (from all sources) of $20,000 for a single student, $25,000 for a couple. For application forms and detailed instructions, visit our website: www: metcentergrants.net, or contact Maiko Behr, Administrator, Non-Japanese Grant Award Program, at: info [at] metcenter-grants.net.Applications must be postmarked and mailed on or before December 31 to the following address:Metropolitan Center for Far Eastern Art Studies6-3 Okazaki Saishôji-chôSakyô-ku, Kyôto 606-8342JAPANAn original and four copies of application forms should be sent by regular postal delivery. Awards will be announced about April 1, and available after May 1.