Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Honjo International Scholarships for Master and PhD Students, Japan 2013



Honjo International Scholarship Foundation offers Scholarships for Masters and PhD foreign students who will attend a graduate school at a Japanese university.

Requirements
To be considered for the scholarship, the student must satisfy ALL of the requirements below:
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.

The student must be registered to attend or have been accepted to attend a graduate school after April 1, 2013. He or she must be able to provide any of the following documentation: a certificate of enrollment, a letter of admission or a letter attesting to the fact that the student has been accepted.

To be eligible, students enrolled in a PhD Program must have been born after March 31, 1977. Those enrolled in a Master’s Program must have been born after March 31, 1982.

The student must be able to assure the committee that he or she will be able to secure employment in their home country after graduating from a graduate school. This does not require him or her to have employment guaranteed or to return his or her home country immediately after graduating the university, but he or she is expected to have strong will of working in his or her home country in the future.

The student must have a deep understanding of international friendship and goodwill, and must be able to attend the events organized by the foundation and take part in the network as an alumni member.
The student must be able to carry an everyday conversation in Japanese. Interviews will be conducted in Japanese.

Application Deadline: Postmarked on/by November 30, 2012 is acceptable.

Scholarship value
The period of the scholarship 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 the option (1), (2) or (3) as below.
(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

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.

Further scholarship details and application procedures can be found at http://hisf.or.jp/2013%20%E5%A4%96%E5%9B%BD%E4%BA%BA%20%E5%8B%9F%E9%9B%86%E8%A6%81%E9%A0%85%20ENG.%20PDF.pdf

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