Japanese Language Award for Louis Litchfield Whitcomb

该奖项将支持日本的研究 美国科学家或工程师使用的语言 通过提供津贴、学费或其他 课程相关费用。 的目标 该计划旨在让活跃的美国科学家能够 和工程师来获得足够的熟悉 日本的语言和习俗， 他们在那里独立运作和/或 在阅读方面获得足够的专业知识 日本人能够理解技术 他们感兴趣的领域的摘要。 迫切需要更有效的 中美技术交流 日本研究人员。 该奖项旨在 帮助消除语言和文化障碍 美国-日本的合作研究， 促进科技交流。

This award will support study of the Japanese language by an American scientist or engineer by providing a stipend, tuition, or other course-related expenses. The objectives of the program are to enable active U.S. scientists and engineers to acquire sufficient familiarity with the language and customs of Japan to allow them to function independently there and/or to acquire sufficient expertise in reading Japanese to be able to understand technical abstracts in their field of interest. There is a critical need for more effective technical communication between American and Japanese researchers. This award is intended to help remove language and cultural barriers to U.S.-Japanese cooperative research and to facilitate science and technology exchange.