Japan:The Hitachi Scholarship Program for Postgraduate Study

The Hitachi Scholarship provides an excellent opportunity for Southeast Asian universities to send faculty members, who wish to continue teaching and research at their universities after graduation, to Japan as part of their human development programs. Recipients of this award are invited to attend Japanese public and private graduate schools that have close relationships with Southeast Asian universities. The Scholarship provides financial support and personal assistance and consultation.

Eligibility:

Eligibility for the program is limited to faculty members up to the age of 30 for masters degree candidates or 35 for Ph. D. degree candidates in the fields of scince and technology and each applicant must be recommended by a senior staff at their home university as a potential candidate for international reasearch collaboration after graduation.
* Be faculty members of one of the eligible universities stated below.
* Have been nominated by their university’s presidential office, with the approval and recommendation of the faculty and the department.
* Have received a specific and confirmed invitation from a professor at a Japanese university, who will act as the host professor to collaborate with and/or advise the applicant until graduation or the completion of the program.

Application Deadline: 31 October 2011

Read More:http://www.hitachi-zaidan.org/global/scholarship/activities/active05.html

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JSPS-UNU Fellowship Programme 2011,Japan

Every year UNU-IAS and UNU-ISP offer PhD and Postdoctoral Fellowships to provide young scholars and policy-makers, especially from the developing world, with a multi-disciplinarily context within which to pursue advanced research and training that are of professional interest to the successful applicant and of direct relevance to the research agenda of their selected UNU-IAS or UNU-ISP programme.

The Fellowship Programme provides the successful applicant with a unique opportunity to:

* develop and advance their research under the supervision of a UNU-IAS or UNU-ISP faculty member and contribute to the overall research agenda of the Institute;
* widen their research interests and professional networks by working in the international and multi-disciplinary context of the UNU-IAS and UNU-ISP, and with its wider network of Japanese universities and research institutes, as well as international collaborators;
* become exposed to the workings of the international and multilateral policy process and the broader UN system; and
* link with other UNU-IAS and UNU-ISP PhD and Postdoctoral Fellows.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 28 February 2011

Further Scholarship Information and Application

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Japan:Waseda University Master and PhD Scholarships 2011 for Foreign Graduate Students

Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University offers International Graduate Program in English for foreign students. For September 2011 intake, we will allocate approximately 15 scholarships for Doctoral and Master’s candidates in total. Detailed eligibility is listed as follows:

• Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship for 9 Doctoral and Master’s candidates entering in September 2011 (MEXT stands for Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology)
• Asia Special Scholarship for 6 Doctoral and Master’s candidates entering in September 2011

Applicants for Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship or Asia Special Scholarship are required to submit application by January 7, 2011, and then by following the application guidelines, please submit the designated documents required for the “Admission to International Graduate Program”.

Further Details:http://www.sci.waseda.ac.jp/visitor/applicants/daigakuin/scholarship_fse.html

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Japan:INPEX Scholarship 2011 for International Students

INPEX Scholarship Foundation was established in tokyo, Japan as Non-profit organization under the permission of minister of education, based on the fund offered by INPEX Corporation (which was named Indonesia Petroleum Co. at that time), a Tokyo based oil exploration company, to promote mutual understanding, friendship and goodwill by exchange of education, art and natural sciences through the scholarship program between Indonesia and Japan. The main program is to offer scholarship awards to Indonesian youths, who have graduated from universities in Indonesia and live in Indonesia, and who wish to study the subjects in the fields of natural science in the Graduate level

Deadline: 15 November 201o

School of Universities in Japan for Master’s Degree, and to offer scholarship awards to Japanese youths also who wish to study in Indonesia.

Requirements

* Those who have the nationality of the Republic of Indonesia and have studied the course of Natural Science in the prestigious national universities in Indonesia more than 16 years of of school education, and not more than 30 years of age when application is submitted, having “SARJANA” degree
* Those who have the aim to study the course of natural science in the master’s degree course of universities in Japan, and were permitted or are expected to be permitted to enter university
* Those who have excellent result of school record, (cumulative GPA more than 3), and are in good health
* Those who have been permitted to get scholarship from foundation by their belonging institutes, universities, or companies.
* Those who have interest in the friendly relations between the Republic of Indonesia and Japan are prepared to contribute the promotion of such relations
* Those who have not been awarded other scholarships in Japan

Read more: http://www.inpex-s.com/application.html

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