SSRC JAPAN PROGRAM DISSERTATION WORKSHOP Funded by the Japan Foundation, the annual SSRC Japan Studies Dissertation Workshop seeks to create a sustained network of advanced graduate students and faculty by providing the opportunity to give and receive critical feedback prior to and following dissertation fieldwork. It also fosters comparative and multidisciplinary approaches to research. The Workshop takes place annually in early January at the Asilomar Conference Center in Monterey, California and involves 10-12 students and 3-4 faculty. Student participants are asked to write a 10-page paper analyzing and linking the research projects of all the participants for circulation prior to the workshop. Dissertation proposals or dissertations-in-progress are discussed and critiqued. In most cases SSRC fully covers participants' travel, lodging, and meals for the duration of the workshop. ELIGIBILITY:  Full-time advanced graduate students, regardless of citizenship, who are enrolled at U.S. institutions. Applicants must have an approved dissertation prospectus, but can NOT have completed writing for final submission. A narrative description of the dissertation topic and a letter of reference from the student's advisor are required as part of the application. Application Deadline (receipt):  OCTOBER 1, 1999. SSRC 810 Seventh Avenue New York, NY  10019 (212) 377-2700 FAX: (212) 377-2727 http://www.ssrc.org/japfell