MUST BE RECEIVED BY：March 31, 2016
Eligibility
・ You are a woman of any nationality but other than Japanese, living outside Japan at the time of application.
・ You have received a Master’s degree or its equivalent, and presently work outside academia, or you are a student/researcher higher than MA /its equivalent level (typically of pre-doctoral or dissertation level). Postdoctoral researchers may apply but they may be placed lower in priority.
・ You have to find a host university or institution in Japan by yourself, and have to submit, at the time of application, a Letter of Acceptance from that host or from your prospective supervisor thereof. JAUW will not extend any help regarding this matter.
・ You have to explain in your proposal why you have to come to stay in Japan to pursue your ongoing study or research.
・ You have to state clearly in your proposal how and in what aspect you will contribute to your home country through your study/ research in Japan. Terms:
・ Up to two fellowships will be awarded under this Program.
・ The amount of grant will range from ¥700,000 to ¥1,000,000 per grantee. The duration of your stay in Japan and various other factors will be taken into consideration in deciding the total amount of grant.
・ This grant is for 5 to 6 months between September 2016 and March 2017, depending on your proposal.
・ One third of the total amount will be paid at the time of your arrival in Japan. The rest will normally be paid within 40 days after the initial payment. However, the latter amount (i.e. two thirds of the total) may be payable in two or three installments, depending on circumstances surrounding the grantee in Japan.
・ If selected, you must: a) engage in the proposed study/research for which the grant is awarded, b) submit a written summary report of 500 to 700 words by the end of thefunding period, c) make an oral presentation based on the above report toward the end of the funding period at a meeting to be held by JAUW
・When forced to change your initial schedule under unforeseen or unavoidable reasons, you have to get a prior written approval from the JAUW President. Any serious delay in the official procedure such as a delay in the issuing of your visa, despite no fault on your side, may result in the cancellation of the grant.
・You have to answer the financial aid questionnaire (in Application Form Part 1), related to other fellowship applications.
・You have to give a brief account of the use of this fellowship (e.g.: tuition, accommodation, transportation, living, study and/or research related expenses). Application Procedure.
・ Applications must be submitted using the official forms, downloaded from JAUW homepage.
・ All entries of the Application Forms must be single spaced, and typed in English. The format must be kept as specified in each form.
・ Five copies of each of the completed Application Forms (i.e. both part 1 and part 2), and all other Application documents must be sent in one single packet via airmail to:
International Fellowship Committee Japanese Association of University Women 11-6-101 Samoncho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0017, JAPAN WARNING: We do not accept applications by e-mail.
Applications sent by e-mail will never be reviewed. Announcement of Results The winners of this fellowship will be notified by e-mail in early June, 2016. Toward the middle of June in 2016, their names will be made public on the JAUW web-site. We will send an e-mail notifying the results to all the other applicants by around the end of June 2016.
Objective of this Program :
To allow promising researchers/graduate students in any field to spend a period 2016 JAUW INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM To apply for this program, you have to submit at the time of application the Application documents To complete Application Form Part 1 & 2, you have to use the designated forms found on and r its equivalent, be sure to send to the proposed supervisor etc. http://www.jauw.org/english/e_index.html of Application Form Part 1 (Personal Data) (You have to use the form downloadable from the of Application Form Part 2 (Proposal & Related Data) (You have to use the form downloadable see No.6 of Application Form Part 1).
Each letter should be signed by the ed to as a letter of Acceptance), written by your host ner depending upon your status in the proposed place of your study/research in Japan. a medical certificate of health issued by a qualified medical doctor stating in English that you are healthy Any of the Application documents, if handPlease be sure that:
- all the Application documents inclusive of the recommendation letters, the acceptance to send to JAUW (⇒see below for Application documents received later than that date will be Objective of this Program : To allow promising researchers/graduate students in any field to spend a period of time in residence in a graduate /research institute etc. in Japan
Important :
・ To apply for this program, you have to submit at the time of application the Application documents specified in the table below.
・ To complete Application Form Part 1 & 2, you have to use the designated forms found on and downloadable from http://www.jauw.org/english/e_index.html
・ When asking for an acceptance letter o the designated form of letter downloadable from Set of Application documents
1- 5 copies of Application Form Part 1 (Personal Data) (You have to use the form downloadable from the above URL.)
2- 5 copies of Application Form Part 2 (Proposal & Related Data) (You have to use the form downloadable from the above URL.)
3- 3 letters of Recommendation.(⇒ writer and enclosed in a sealed and signed envelope
4- a letter of acceptance/confirmation/ invitation (referr supervisor or partner depending upon your status in the proposed place of your study/research in Japan.
5- a medical certificate of health issued by a qualified medical doctor stating in English that you are healthy enough to conduct your study in Japan for the proposed period 6 a 3.5 cm X 4.5 cm photo of yourself
・ All the Application documents must be typed in English written, and/or if written in any other language(s), will not be reviewed.
・ Please be sure that all the Application documents inclusive of the recommendation letters, the acceptance letter and the medical certificate must be Postal address ).
・ Applications must arrive by March 31, 2016. excluded from the review. Objective of this Program : To allow promising researchers/graduate students in any field to spend a period 2016 JAUW INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM INSTRUCTIONS To apply for this program, you have to submit at the time of application the Application documents To complete Application Form Part 1 & 2, you have to use the designated forms found on and http://www.jauw.org/english/e_index.html
When asking for an acceptance letter or its equivalent, be sure to send to the proposed supervisor etc. the designated form of letter downloadable from http://www.jauw.org/english/e_index.html of Application Form Part 1 (Personal Data) (You have to use the form downloadable from the of Application Form Part 2 (Proposal & Related Data) (You have to use the form downloadable see No.6 of Application Form Part 1).
Each letter should be signed by the and enclosed in a sealed and signed envelope. a letter of acceptance/confirmation/ invitation (referred to as a letter of Acceptance ner depending upon your status in the proposed place of your study/research in Japan. a medical certificate of health issued by a qualified medical doctor stating in English that you are healthy enough to conduct your study in Japan for the proposed period. photo of yourself must be typed in English.
Any of the Application documents, if written, and/or if written in any other language(s), will not be reviewed. Please be sure that all the Application documents inclusive of the recommendation letters, the acceptance letter and the medical certificate must be placed in one single packet to send to JAUW ( by March 31, 2016. Application documents received later than that date will be
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