Japanese Classical Literature Academic Award

にほんこてんぶんがくがくじゅつしょう

An academic award aimed at encouraging and supporting young researchers in Japanese classical literature.

Academic Award

Established: 2008
Organizer: Supporters Association of the National Institute of Japanese Literature
Category: Research, Translation, and Scholarship
Selection Method: Recommendation
Target: Newcomer
Frequency: 1 per year
Announcement Period: around October
Status: Active

Description

An academic award sponsored by the Supporters Association of the National Institute of Japanese Literature. Targets books on Japanese classical literature published from January to December of the previous year, awarded to researchers under 40 years old at the time of publication.

Prize

Main Prize: Certificate and cash prize
Cash Prize: 200,000 JPY

Certificate

Selection

Selection Process

Stage	Judges	Pass Rate	Announcement
Nomination	Selection committee members and past recipients	—	After deliberation by the selection committee, announced on the National Institute of Japanese Literature website

Nomination

Judges Selection committee members and past recipients

Announcement After deliberation by the selection committee, announced on the National Institute of Japanese Literature website

Criteria

Being a researcher under 40 years old at the time of publication
A book on Japanese classical literature published from January to December of the previous year