Archive for the ‘Japan Fellowships’ Category

Five week Post­graduate programme on Building Resilience to Climate Change, University Network for Climate and Ecosystems Change Adaptation Research (UN-CECAR)

Study Subject(s): Building Resilience to Climate Change
Course Level: Postgraduate
Scholarship Provider: UN-CECAR
Scholarship can be taken at: Japan

A very limited number of full or partial fellowships will be available for applicants from developing countries who are applying for two courses. The applicants should be residing in a developing country at the time of application. These fellowships will be awarded on the basis of academic merit and financial need. If you are applying for a UNU fellowship, please complete the UNU Fellowship Application Form. Please note that the tuition fee for courses is not covered by the fellowship grant

Types of fellowships: 1. Full Fellowship (covers international travel, Accommodation, stipend and travel accident insurance) 2. Partial fellowship (covers EITHER – accommodation or stipend or travel (international) Read the rest of this entry »

JDS announce Japanese Grant Aid for Human Resource Development Scholarship (JDS) for Mongolian Students in Japan 2012-2013

Study Subject(s): Any
Course Level: Master’s
Scholarship Provider: JDS
Scholarship can be taken at: Japan

Eligibility:
-1. Citizen of Mongolia
- 2. The age of over 22 under 40 as of April 1st, 2012 (Born on/after April 2nd, 1972 and born on/before April 1st, 1990)
- 3. Required more than two years of work experience as full-time employee in the Target Organizations
-4. Has bachelor’s degree
- 5. Has a good command of both written and spoken English (TOEFL score of 500 or higher is preferred but not required)
-6. Has not been obtained Master’s degree under the support of Mongolian or foreign country’s scholarship
-7. Must not be serving in the military

Scholarship Open for International Students: Yes (Mongolia)

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The Nineteenth Research Grant Offer by the Mizutani Foundation for Glycoscience in Japan

Study Subject(s): Glycoscience
Course Level: Research
Scholarship Provider: Mizutani Foundation
Scholarship can be taken at: Japan

Eligibility:
An applicant must (a) have a doctor’s degree or its equivalent, (b) have a documented capability of performing independent studies and (c) be a member of a research institute where he or she can carry out the proposed project. Previous grant recipients who were awarded prior to 2007 are eligible.

Mizutani Foundation for Glycoscience is a non-profit organization established on October 1, 1992 with funds donated by the late Mr. Masakane Mizutani, former Emeritus Chairman of Seikagaku Corporation, Tokyo, Japan. Read the rest of this entry »

Research job 2011 in the field of Neuroscience, Physics, Molecular Biology at  RIKEN Brain Science Institute in Japan

Study Subject: Neuroscience, Physics, Molecular Biology
Employer: Brain Science Institute
Level: Postdoctoral

We seek highly motivated postdoctoral fellows with an interest in learning and memory and/or motivated behavior. Applicants should have a PhD in neuroscience, physics, molecular biology or a related field. Strong training in electrophysiology, behavior, biochemistry and/or molecular biology is desirable.Full-time position with an annually renewable contract (maximum five years) based on evaluation.
A New contract will not be entered into after when the Employee’s assigned laboratory closes.
Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Commuting and housing allowances will be provided. Social insurance will be applied. Day off includes public holidays, Read the rest of this entry »

UNU-IAS and UNU-ISP offer PhD and Postdoctoral Fellowships for Young Scholars and Policy-makers from the Developing World

Study Subject: Multi-disciplinary
Employer: UNU-IAS
Level: Doctoral, Postdoctoral

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.

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

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Japanese Government (Monbukagakusyo: MEXT) Scholarship for Foreign Students in “The International Special Doctoral Course for Integrated River Basin Management”

Study Subject: Integrated River Basin Management
Employer: Japanese Government
Level: Doctoral

1. Student Acceptance (Number of grantee) 4 students are recommended for the Japanese Government (Monbukagakusyo: MEXT) scholarship

2. Qualifications

(1) Nationality: Applicants must be from a country officially recognized by the Japanese Government as of October 1, 2011.
(2) Age: Applicants must be born after the 1st of April 1976.
(3) Academic Background: Applicants must meet either of the following.
(a) Any person who has/will have a Master’s degree in a foreign graduate school by September 30, 2011.
(b) Any person who has been judged by University of Yamanashi as having an academic level the equivalent of or higher than a Master’s degree.
(4) Health: Applicants must not be mentally or physically challenged in such a way that this would pose a serious obstacle to their ability to study. Read the rest of this entry »

Postdoctoral fellows of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science are not eligible for this application

Study Subject: Any subject
Employer: Graduate School of Arts and Letters, Tohoku University
Level: Postdoctoral

Center for the Study of Social Stratification and Inequality (CSSI) invites applications from excellent scholars for a few postdoctoral positions. (The number of the positions depends on the center’s budget for the next academic year.) The center pursues development of new theories and methodologies on social stratification and inequality with emphasis on studies of rational choice theory, minorities (including gender stratification and inequality), East Asia, transnational migration (especially focusing on “newcomers” in Japan), and fairness. Faculty members of the center are sociologists, social psychologists, cultural anthropologists, religious anthropologists, a historian, and economists, and they study social stratification and inequality from various viewpoints. In addition, the CSSI conducts comparative studies of absolute poverty with the Stanford Center for the Study of Poverty and Inequality.
Applicants should hold doctoral degrees or show academic performance equivalent to holders of doctoral degrees. They should have a good command of English. Postdoctoral fellows of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science are not eligible for this application. Read the rest of this entry »