JAHF Book Subvention Grant

JAHF Book Subvention Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Japan Art History Forum
Amount: Up to US $4,000
Last Updated: October 21, 2025

Summary

The Japan Art History Forum (JAHF) offers the Book Subvention Prize to support significant contributions to Japanese art history. This annual award, with a maximum of $4,000, assists authors with publishing costs or image rights. Eligible authors must be JAHF members for at least two years and have a completed manuscript under contract with an academic publisher. First book publications are prioritized, encouraging new voices in the field.

Overview

General Information The Japan Art History Forum (JAHF) is affiliated with two professional societies in the United States, the College Art Association and the Association for Asian Studies. Membership is open to anyone worldwide with a serious scholarly interest in the study of Japanese art history, visual and material culture, including faculty and graduate students in art history and related fields, museum professionals, independent scholars, and serious collectors. Current membership: ca. 450+ persons worldwide. Our tax-exempt 501(c) (3) organization was founded in 1997. Book Subvention Prize The JAHF Book Subvention Prize is awarded once a year toa book project that will make a substantial contribution to the field of Japanese art history, broadly defined. Applications will be judged based on the overall quality of the project and the need for financial support. The award is for a maximum of $4,000. The winner can choose to use the award to defray publishing costs (in which case JAHF will send the funds to the publisher) or to defray the cost of acquiring permission to use images (in which case JAHF will reimburse the author, contingent upon the author providing itemized receipts). This year we welcome submissions from authors publishing first, second, or third books or beyond. First book publications will be prioritized. All proposal submissions must be monographs strictly related to the field of Japanese art history and visual culture.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. The award may be granted to books on Japanese art history, after the consideration and evaluation of the JAHF Book Subvention Committee. Applicant authors must have been members of JAHF for at least two years prior to the application and must currently be JAHF members. The subvention will be awarded only for completed manuscripts that have a contract with an established academic publisher. The JAHF Board reserves the right to award one or more prizes, or to award no prizes, in any given year. You must be a member of this organization to apply for this award - become a member.