CWAJ Scholarship Program for Non-Japanese Women

CWAJ Scholarship Program -2008 Graduate Scholarship for Non-Japanese Women to Study in Japan (NJG)

Qualifications:
Self-supporting international students who satisfy all the following conditions;

• Applicants must be non-Japanese, non- permanent resident women, enrolled in a degree program with a graduate school of a Japanese university from April 2009 to March 2010.
• Applicants must be residing in Japan at the time of application for study purposes.
• Applicants must have adequate ability in Japanese and English.
• Former recipients of CWAJ awards, members of CWAJ, or recipients of scholarship amount greater than ¥1.0 million from any scholarship foundation or from any public institution are not eligible to apply for this scholarship.

Scholarship amount: 2,000,000 Yen, Number: 3

Application period:
Applications must be sent directly to the foundation by post mail and postmarked between October 1 (Wed) and October 28 (Tue), 2008.

Applicants are expected to abide by the deadline and submit application on time.

Applicants who pass the documents screening will have an interview in English and Japanese in Tokyo. Final result will be informed by postal mail. Send applications by regular mail.

Application forms are available on CWAJ website: http://www.cwaj.org .
Request for application forms by e-mail or phone will not be acceptable.

Application forms and details are available at the International Student Section in the Students Center.

For further scholarship information, please see the official announcement.

Japan: Honjo International Scholarships 2009

Japan International Scholarships 2009 for International Students: Honjo International Scholarship Foundation Requirements for foreign students applying for scholarships in 2009

Eligibility
This scholarship is open to foreign students who will attend a graduate school at a Japanese university after April 1, 2009.

Number of Scholarships Available 10 to 14 students

Requirements (To be considered for the scholarship, the student must satisfy ALL of the requirement criteria below.)

1. The student is registered to attend a graduate school in Japan and does not possess Japanese citizenship. His or her academic achievement as well as moral character is exemplary. He or she must be considered to be in need of financial aid due to extenuating financial circumstances.
2. The student must be registered to attend or have been accepted to attend a graduate school after April 1, 2009. He or she must be able to provide any of the following documentation: a certificate of enrollment, letter of admission or a letter attesting to the fact that the student has been accepted.
3. To be eligible, students enrolled in a PhD Program must have been born after March 31, 1973. Those enrolled in a Master’s Program must have been born after March 31, 1978.
4. The student must be able to assure the committee that he or she will be able to secure employment in his or her home country after graduating from a graduate school.
5. The student must have a deep understanding of international friendship and goodwill, and be committed to make his or her contribution.
6. The student must be able to carry an everyday conversation in Japanese. Interviews will be conducted in Japanese.

Other Rules
1. The student is not permitted to receive any other scholarship in conjunction with the scholarship offered by the Honjo International Scholarship Foundation.
2. The student cannot gain employment other than part-time work related to his or her studies such as teaching assistant, research assistant, translator or interpreter while receiving this scholarship

Amount and Duration of Scholarships
1. ¥200,000 per month for1 or 2 years
2. ¥180,000 per month for 3 years
3. ¥150,000 per month for 4 or 5 years

- The period is set in accordance with the shortest period of time required to complete the intended degree. The student, once awarded the scholarship will be able to choose either option 1 or 2.
- An extension will not be given on the pre-determined scholarship period nor would the student be allowed to change his or her courses after the scholarship period has commenced.

Selection Process
1. Applications are accepted between October 1, 2008 and November 30, 2008.
2. First selection: The first selection will be conducted with documents submitted by applicants. The results of the first selection will be announced by the end of January, 2009.
3. Second selection: Interviews will be conducted between February 1 and 15, 2009, in Tokyo. Its detailed schedule will be communicated at a later date directly to those who passed the first step of the selection process.
4. Scholarship awarded: Mid-March, 2009.

How to Apply

1. Please send by mail the documents listed below to the Administration Office.

a) Scholarship application form (provided by the Foundation). Please make sure to affix your photo to the form as instructed.
b) Your resume (provided by the Foundation)
c) Personal information form (provided by the Foundation)
d) Academic transcript: Please provide the transcript i) from the university where you graduated AND ii) any other courses that you are currently taking or have taken in the past. Photocopies are acceptable.
e) Research plan: In Japanese, describe focusing around following four points; i) an outline of your research; ii) projected schedule between now and graduation; iii) plans and goals for the future; iv) research you have conducted in the past (if any). There is no limit on the number of pages or style. Typed or hand-written.
f) One letter of recommendation from a professor. (This confidential letter should mention the applicant’s academic achievements, character/personality, and his or her potential for the future.)
g) A certificate of enrollment or a letter of admission. (Photocopies are acceptable.)

2. Your application package will be not returned to you.

3. Your personal information provided by you for the purpose of applying for our scholarship will be not used for any other purposes than for the scholarship selection process except for the following cases.

a) During the scholarship selection process, individuals on the selection committee may obtain/view your application package.
b) In order to avoid awarding multiple scholarships to an individual, we provide a list of the names of the students who were awarded the scholarship to the universities and other foundations also offering scholarships.

4. Please make sure you enclose all the necessary documents listed above as your application package will not be eligible if it was found to be incomplete.

5. As soon as we receive your application package, an e-mail will be sent to notify you of your application number. We will announce the results of the first selection on January 31 by posting on our web site the application numbers of the students who will continue to the next step of the selection process.

Application Deadline: Postmarked on/by November 30, 2008.

Receiving the Scholarship
1. The payment of the scholarship money will be issued starting from April, 2009.
2. The scholarship winners are under no obligation to repay the amount they receive from the Foundation.
3. Scholarship payment will be stopped if circumstances listed below arise.
a) Due to sickness or other reasons, the student is no longer able to continue his or her studies and/or research.
b) When the supervising professor of the student deemed him or her unsuitable for his or her studies and/or research.
c) When the student suffered from low academic achievement or displayed dishonorable behavior.
d) When the student behaved in a way that endangers the reputation of the Foundation and the other scholarship winners.

Please send your application package to:
Honjo International Scholarship Foundation
1-14-9, Tomigaya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151-0063
Tel: +81-3-3468-2214
Fax: +81-3-3468-2264
Send inquiries to honjo-zaiban@mui.biglobe.ne.jp

Various Countries: Asian Development Bank (ADB)-Japan Scholarship Program7

Asian Development Bank Japan Scholarship Program, Funded by the Government of Japan

Qualified citizens of developing member countries of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), who intend to pursue postgraduate studies in economics, management, science and technology, and other development- related fields, are invited to apply for scholarships under the Asian Development Bank-Japan Scholarship Program.

Upon successful completion of the graduate program, the scholars are expected to return to their countries and contribute to its socioeconomic development. Scholar-ships are awarded for graduate studies at designated institutions in courses of study approved by ADB. The Program especially welcomes qualified women applicants who have limited financial means to obtain university education.

The Scholarships
Level of Education: postgraduate (diploma, masters, and doctorate degrees)
Duration: from 1 to 2 years
Coverage: tuition fees, books, subsistence and housing allowance, insurance, economy airfare, and research subsidy

Academic Institutions

• Australia-National Centre for Development Studies/Australian National University, University of Melbourne , University of Sydney
• China, People’s Republic of-University of Hong Kong
• India-Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
• Japan-International University of Japan, Nagoya University (Graduate School of International Development) , Kelo University (International Graduate Programs on Advanced Science and Technology), National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, Ritsumeikan University (Master in
  Economics), Saitama University (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering) , University of Tokyo (Department of Civil Engineering, School of International Health, Institute of Environmental Studies, and Department of Urban Engineering)
• New Zealand-University of Auckland
• Pakistan-Lahore University of Management Sciences
• Philippines- Asian Institute of Management, International Rice Research Institute/University of the Philippines in Los Banos
• Singapore-National University of Singapore
• Thailand-Asian Institute of Technology, Thammasat University
• USA-East-WestCenter

For more information, please visit: http://www.adb.org/JSP/

Kochi University of Technology Special Scholarships in Engineering (Japan scholarships)

What is Special Scholarship Program (SSP)?
Special Scholarship Program (SSP) was established in 2003 in order to support the advanced research of the university by enlisting the help of highly capable international students. Every year in April and October, the university enrolls selected foreign doctoral students under specific research projects. The students pursue the doctoral course in English while at the same time assisting their host professor as a research assistant (RA). Through this program KUT wishes to expand and deepen international ties with academic and educational institutions all over the world.

Application Guideline for Special Scholarship Program (SSP)

1. PROGRAM OF STUDY
Course for International Students
Doctoral Program (3 years)
Department of Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering

2. NUMBER OF STUDENTS TO BE ADMITTED
20 students per year

3. ENROLLMENT TIME
April/October

4. SCHOLARSHIP TERM
One year
*The term will be extended for increments of one year up to a total of three years, unless the university terminates the scholarship for any of the reasons stated below in the paragraph 12, Termination of Scholarship

5. OBLIGATIONS
(1) Scholarship recipient must work as a research assistant under the specific research project.
*However, the total paid working time per week, including research assistant work, should not exceed 28 hours.
(2) Scholarship recipient must report his/her study and research achievements to the dean of the graduate school of engineering at the end of each semester. The submitted reports will be evaluated.

6. BENEFITS
(1) Receive up to 1,200, 000 yen per year for working as a research assistant.
(2) Exemption from 300,000 yen enrollment fee, 940,000 yen (per year) tuition fee, 150,000 yen (per year) fee for facilities improvement and 150,000yen (per year) cost of experiments and laboratory work.
(3) Receive 200,000 yen for travel and initial living costs (given only to applicants who are living outside Japan at the time of application)

7. ELIGIBILITY　Applicants are required to meet all of the following conditions
(1) To have or to be expected to acquire a master’s degree before enrollment.
(2) To have intention, adequate knowledge and research skill to work as a research assistant under the one of research projects listed here
(3) To have an excellent academic record
(4) To have a high English proficiency
(5) To be 35 years old or under at the time of enrollment
(6) To have other than Japanese nationality

8. APPLICATION PROCESS
(1) Choose the research project from　the SSP Research Project List
for October 2008 & April 2009 Enrollment.
(2) Complete and submit all required documents.
*Please refer to　the List for SSP Application Documents

9. ADMISSION SCHEDULE

October 2008 Admission
Deadline: March 31, 2008

April 2009 Admission
Deadline: March 31, 2008 & September 30, 2008

10. ADMISSION DECISION
The applicant will be notified of the admission decision by express mail within 3 months after the deadline of the application.

11. SPECIAL NOTICE
(1) If you are still working towards your master’s degree, a verified original master’s degree certificate in English from your university will be required before your enrollment can be complete. If you are not able to produce such a document, you will not be enrolled.
(2) If SSP scholarship recipient is selected as a recipient of another institution’s scholarship, his/her monthly pay for working as a research assistant will be adjusted.

12. TERMINATION OF SCHOLARSHIP
Scholarships will be terminated in the following cases
(1) If the scholarship recipient takes time off from school
(2) If a report submitted in accordance with term 5 (2) is considered inadequate for a scholarship recipient.
(3) If the university considers the scholarship recipient’s behavior inappropriate for a scholarship recipient.

13. OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE:
All inquiries and application documents must be addressed to:
International Relations Center
Kochi University of Technology
Tosayamada. Kochi. 782-8502. Japan
Tel: +81 887 53 1130
Fax: +81 887 57 2000
E-mail:international@ml.kochi-tech.ac.jp

Website:
http://www.kochi-tech.ac.jp/gs_e/admission/index.html

Panasonic Scholarship:japan

โครงการทุนการศึกษาพานาโซนิค ประจำปี 2009/ 2552: 1 เม.ย. 52-31 มี.ค. 55
Panasonic Scholarship

คุณสมบัติเบื้องต้นของผู้รับทุนการศึกษาพานาโซนิค

• - มีสัญชาติไทย
• - ผู้สมัครจะต้องสำเร็จการศึกษาระดับปริญญาตรีหลักสูตรสี่ปีมาแล้วไม่เกิน 4 ปี หรือกำลังจะสำเร็จการศึกษาภายในเดือนกรกฎาคม 2551
• - สาขาวิชาที่สำเร็จการศึกษา
  • วิทยาศาสตร์และเทคโนโลยี วิศวกรรมศาสตร์ และสาขาอื่นที่เกี่ยวข้อง (ยกเว้นวิทยาศาสตร์การแพทย์, เภสัชศาสาตร์, ทันตแพทยศาสตร์)
• - ผู้สมัครต้องมีผลการศึกษาคะแนนสะสมเฉลี่ย (GPA) ตลอดระยะเวลาของการศึกษา ไม่น้อยกว่า 3.00
• - มีความสามารถในการใช้ภาษาญี่ปุ่น : หลังผ่านการคัดเลือกแล้วผู้สมัคร จะต้องศึกษาภาษาญี่ปุ่นจนกระทั่งมีความรู้ และสามารถพูด อ่านเขียนภาษาญี่ปุ่นในระดับมาตรฐานเดียวกัน ต้องสอบผ่านระดับ 3 ของ Japanese Language Proficiency Test ภายใน ธันวาคม 2551

ระยะเวลาการสมัคร และการคัดเลือก

• เปิดรับสมัคร (ยื่นใบสมัคร) : 1 ก.พ. - 7 เม.ย.ของทุกปี
• การคัดเลือกจากเอกสาร : เม.ย. - พ.ค.
• ประกาศผลการคัดเลือกจากเอกสาร : 5 พฤษภาคม 2551
• สัมภาษณ์รอบแรก : 12-14 พฤษภาคม 2551
• ประกาศผลรอบแรก : 2 มิถุนายน 2551
• การเข้าค่ายเก็บคะแนน : 13-14 มิถุนายน 2551
• ประกาศผลการเข้าค่าย : ปลายเดือนมิถุนายน 2551
• ตรวจร่างกาย : ปลายเดือนมิถุนายน 2551
• ประกาศผลการตรวจร่างกาย ปลายเดือนมิถุนายน 2551
• สัมภาษณ์รอบสุดท้าย : 26 มิถุนายน 2551
• ประกาศผลผู้ได้รับทุน : 26 มิถุนายน 2551
  ปฐมนิเทศ: 27 มิถุนายน 2551

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Japan: Master Program Scholarships

Japan: Master Program Scholarships in Sustainability Science, The University of Tokyo

Master’s Program in Sustainability Science is a new International master’s program to train internationally-minded professionals that can help create a sustainable society. All lectures and practical courses will be carried in English, and those that complete the program are presented with a “Master of Sustainability Science”.

This program will start in October, 2007 as a cross-sectional program between five departments in the Institute of Environmental Studies, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The university of Tokyo, also supported by Transdisciplinary Initiative for Global Sustainability (TIGS), the University of Tokyo and Integrated Research System for Sustainability Science (IR3S).

This program will provide students with the basic knowledge and concepts necessary to build a sustainable society and features a unique curriculum which emphasizes exercises that enable them to master a diverse set of skills. Students from many different specializations and cultural backgrounds give serious thought to issues related to sustainability through exercises and projects and acquire practical knowledge and skills by stimulating one another intellectually.

Admissions
Principally, there are two ways for admitting to Master’s Program in Sustainability Science (MPSS): (1) an international admission for international applicants (those without Japanese nationality) through a screening of application materials so that students from abroad may participate, (2) an entrance examination held in August in Kashiwa, Japan.

International Admission by a Screening of Application Materials
Admission of international applicants (those without Japanese nationality) to MPSS is determined by examining application documents, so that students from abroad need not to visit Japan only for taking an examination.

In Addition, MPSS expects students to concentrate on their study, therefore the program will prefer qualified students with sufficient financial source, i.e. scholarships.

As a candidate for the 2008 MPSS, there is a possibility to apply for either of following three scholarships through the program.

International Admission to 2008 Master’s Program in Sustainability Science (MPSS), With the University’s President Scholarship

• This scholarship is available only for 2008 April Enrollment.
• Application Due: January 15, 2008.
• Please refer to the following web page, The University President’s Scholarship