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Casa Asia – Asia House
Main office
CASA ASIA
Departamento de Programas Educativos
Av. Diagonal 373
08008 Barcelona, Spain
Tel: +34 93 368 08 36
Email: saasia@casaasia.es
Website
http://www.casaasia.eu/educacion/becas
Purpose and program areas
Casa Asia was created with the aim to strengthen the knowledge and dialogue about Asia in Spain,
with the analysis and discussion of civic, political, social, cultural, economic and environmental issues,
supporting activities and projects that contribute to a better knowledge between Asian and Spanish
societies, and to promote the development of relations between them.
Funding sources
Casa Asia is a consortium made up of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, through its
Spanish Agency for International Cooperation for Development (AECID), the Government of
Catalonia and the Barcelona and Madrid City Councils.
Eligible countries
Please follow the link to access the list: http://www.jpf.go.jp/e/program/instruction.html#region.
Who can receive a grant
The applicant must meet the following requirements:
Be researchers, scholars, educators, artists, journalists, or professionals from other fields and
institutions (foundations, associations, etc.) successfully proving their competence to carry out
the project for this call.
The age of the candidates cannot exceed 40 years.
Be a Spanish national or have the nationality of a European Community country, a Latin
American country, or an Asia-Pacific country (specified in section seven). Candidates from
Asian and Pacific countries must submit joint applications with a Spanish citizen.
Grant size
In 2010, the program Antoni de Montserrat of Casa Asia awarded three scholarships of €4,000 to
cover travel expenses and accommodation in Spain. Other grants of €6,000 to cover project costs
were also awarded.
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