Fund for Grants in the Humanities (May 2005) awarded by The Society for Humanities at Cornell University to support a collaborative project on Democratic Reform in Japan.
Japanese Ministry of Education Fellowship (October 1999- May 2001) to conduct dissertation fieldwork under the supervision of Professor Ikuo Kabashima at the University of Tokyo.
Sanwa Bank Research Grant (1998-1999) supported independent research while in the US.
Women’s Studies Research Grant (December 1997), Institute for Research on Women and Gender, The University of Michigan.
Shoyu Foundation Fellowship (1997-1998) funded intensive language training at the Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies in Yokohama, Japan.
Rackham Merit Fellowship (1993- 2001) provided a total of 9 terms of on-campus study.
CIC Predoctoral Fellowship (1993-1995), The Committee on Institutional Cooperation funded the first 2 years of graduate study.