Japansese Government: Research Student Scholarship

Japanese Government: Research Student Scholarship
Website: http://www.houston.us.emb-japan.go.jp/en/culture/page11-2.htm
Application Deadline: June 26, 2009
Eligibility: Recent US University Graduates or currently-enrolled Graduate/Master's/PhD Students

If you are a recent college/university graduate or are a current graduate student at a US university you could be eligible to apply for a Japanese Government Scholarship to conduct research in Japan.  Research Student Scholarships offer college graduates and graduate students the opportunity to study and research a specific field at a Japanese university.

Your field of study should be in an area that will allow you to benefit from the opportunity to study at a Japanese university and the following fields are eligible to apply for this program.

    *  HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES:
      Literature, History, Aesthetics, Law, Politics, Economics, Commerce, Pedagogy, Psychology, Sociology, Music, Fine Arts, etc.
    * NATURAL SCIENCES:
      Pure Science, Engineering, Agriculture, Fisheries, Pharmacology, Medicine, Dentistry, Home Economics, etc.

QUALIFICATIONS (for 2010 Scholarship)

    * AGE: Applicants must be born on or after April 2, 1975.
    * ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS: Applicants must be university or college graduates and have completed at least 16 years of formal education.
    * LANGUAGE: Applicants must be willing to learn Japanese and receive instruction in that language. For those studying in certain fields, Japanese language ability may be required.

The application deadline for the 2010 scholarship is June 26, 2009.    If awarded you would begin your research in April or October 2010.   

SCHOLARSHIP BENEFITS INCLUDE

    * ALLOWANCE: 152,000 yen per month plus a one-time settling-in allowance of 25.000 yen. (Subject to change)
    * TRANSPORTATION: The grantee will be supplied with an economy-class air ticket to and from Japan.
    * SCHOOL FEES: Fees for entrance examinations, matriculation and tuition at universities will be paid by the Japanese Governement.
 

For more information see http://www.houston.us.emb-japan.go.jp/en/culture/page11-2.htm.  

For questions please contact Alex Maciulaitis, MEXT Coordinator at the Consulate General of Japan at Houston: 713-652-2977 x2114 or alex.maciulaitis@cgjhou.org.