Japan Rotary Yoneyama Scholarship for Applicants Residing Abroad

Overview

The Rotary Yoneyama Scholarship for Applicants Residing Abroad, or “Overseas Application Scholarship” for short, is carried out as special program to support overseas students in the most-difficult first years of their enrolment in Japanese universities and graduate schools. Japanese language ability is not evaluated in the application-screening process.
Persons who have held a Yoneyama scholarship in the past are not eligible for this scholarship.

Recent years have seen an increase in the number of Japanese universities that carry out a program of “pre-arrival admission approval,” under which overseas students can submit application documents, take entrance examinations, and receive admission acceptance/non-acceptance notice without coming to Japan.

The Overseas Application Scholarship is carried out through linkage with universities that enroll overseas students through the pre-arrival admission system.

*For your information: See the list of universities that issue “pre-arrival admission approval” here at the website of Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO).

The Program’s Eligibility Requirements
For more details, please see the application guide which is downloadable from the lower part of this page.

	(1)	Have already chosen the university or graduate school s/he will apply for
	(2)	Be in the process of applying for admission
	(3)	For the subject university to have a system for issuing “pre-arrival admission approval(*).” * “Pre-arrival admission approval” is system whereby applicants to Japanese universities and graduate schools are allowed to take the entrance examination and apply for admission while in their countries without having to come to Japan to do so.

Number of Awardees

Thirty-four (34) applicants are scheduled to be selected — one from each Rotary district.

Japan’s Rotary organization is divided into 34 districts. Each district has established within it a selection committee. A document review of each scholarship application is conducted by the district selection committee in the area of the applicant’s targeted university and by the Foundation’s own selection committee, which makes the final selection decisions.

Scholarship Tenures

-For April 2012 enrolment
(1)Undergraduates: Two years from April 2012 through March 2014
(2)Graduate students: Two years from April 2012 through March 2014
(3)Research students: One year from April 2012 through March 2013, with a possible extension of another year for those who wish to go on to earn a degree.

-For October (September) 2012 enrolment
(1)Undergraduates: Two years from October (September) 2012 through September (August) 2014
(2)Graduate students: Two years from October (September) 2012 through September (August) 2014
(3)Research students: One year from October (September) 2012 through September (August) 2013 with a possible extension of another year for those who wish to go on to earn a degree.

Scholarship Amounts

(1)Undergraduates:	100,000 yen per month
(2)Master’s students:	140,000 yen per month
(3)Doctoral students:	140,000 yen per month
(4)Research students (undergraduate, master’s and doctoral research students):	100,000 yen per month

Supplemental

Only for the first year of the scholarship, a supplemental of 400,000 yen is provided upon arrival in Japan.

Application/Selection Schedule

a)Download the application guide and application documents from the lower part of this page.

b)Please send all the application documents to the following address:

ROTARY YONEYAMA MEMORIAL FOUNDATION, Inc.
Kokuryu-Building, 2-6-15 Shiba Koen, Minato-ku,
Tokyo 105-0011 JAPAN

c)Application deadline: 15 October 2011 for both April and October 2012 enrolments (Application documents must arrive by the date.)

d)Selections: Basically made by document review (When deemed necessary the district selection committee may interview the applicant, either by going to his/her country, over Skype, or by phone.)

Copy of Pre-arrival Admission Approval Certificate

The deadlines for submitting a copy of the Pre-arrival Admission Approval Certificate to the Foundation are as follows:
-For April 2012 enrolment: By the end of January 2012
-For October 2012: By the end of June 2012

Submitting a Pre-arrival Admission Approval Certificate satisfies the scholarship application requirement. However, if the applicant is rejected for admission to the issuing university, s/he will lose eligibility for the scholarship at that point.

Announcement of Selection Results

Notification of selection results is made by mail at the following times:
a) For April enrolment: Beginning of February 2012
b) For fall enrolment: End of June 2012

Arrival in Japan and Payment of Scholarship

Yoneyama scholars are to arrive in Japan prior to the month of their admission. Irrespective of the reason, if they do not arrive in Japan by the month that their scholarship will begin to be paid, as indicated below, they will lose their eligibility.

a) For April enrolment: Scholarship payment begins in April 2012
b) For fall enrolment: Scholarship payment begins in October 2012 (or September for some universities)

Application Guide and Prescribed Forms

When applying, please download and use the following documents:Application Guide for Rotary Yoneyama Scholarship for Applicants Residing Abroad
Application for Scholarship
Research Plan at Japanese University
Composition “Objective of my studies in Japan”
Recommendation Letter

Contact Information

If you have any inquiries, please feel free to contact us by e-mail or fax.

Rotary Yoneyama Memorial Foundation, Inc.

E-mail: scholars@rotary-yoneyama.or.jp
FAX: +81-3-3578-8281

http://www.rotary-yoneyama.or.jp/overseas-s/index_english.html

Scholarships at the Institute for Media Innovation at Nanyang Technological University

The Institute for Media Innovation at Nanyang Technological University invites applications for doctoral positions to work in Singapore, in the area of physics based simulation of clothes, virtual try on of clothes, interactive virtual worlds, interactive augmented reality, behavior models for virtual humans as well as social robots, simulation of medical articulations, group and crowds modeling, and related topics. Students will have an opportunity to work in the area of cutting-edge interactive 3D simulation with top equipment as cave and real-time motion capture in a multidisciplinary team.

Eligibility

The doctoral positions require a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related area from a reputed University. Strong capacity and commitment to research is mandatory.

The candidates should apply using the online system with a CV, a brief statement of potential research, and two letters of recommendation clearly stating IMI on their application (https://wis.ntu.edu.sg/webexe/owa/pga$rsh_main.menu). Review of applicants will begin immediately and continue until the positions are filled.

NTU (http://www.ntu.edu.sg) and IMI (http://imi.ntu.edu.sg/) offer vibrant multidisciplinary research environment, both students and faculty members enjoy a host of opportunities for research collaboration with world-leading universities and renowned institutes. There is a strong research culture where innovation and critical enquiry are key features, NTU researchers are immersed in the best of work environment.

The University has invested heavily in research, creating some of the best laboratories and research centers in the world. IMI is housed in the S$25 million nine-storey Research Techno Plaza (RTP: http://www.street-directory.com/ntu/pixAround/rtp.htm), which forms the University’s research hub with four interdisciplinary research corridors and 10 research centers housed in it.

Activities of the research centers are linked to their international counterparts, turning the campus into mini Silicon Valley yielding landmark innovations. Singapore has low income tax and a doctoral student is not likely to pay any income tax on their stipend (see http://www.iras.gov.sg/irasHome/page04.aspx?id=1190). A student gets a waiver of the Tuition fee and funding support for conferences are provided on merit and performance basis. Additional Teaching Assistant opportunities may also be available year three onwards.

For more details please refer to IMI website http://imi.ntu.edu.sg
Contact: imi-phd@ntu.edu.sg or +65-6592 7721
Deadline: continuous
Intakes: January and July

http://imi.ntu.edu.sg/IMIGraduatePrograms/Documents/CALL%20FOR%20PhD%20POSITIONS%20NTU-Singapore.pdf

Singapore Asian Graduate Student Fellowships 2012 at National University of Singapore (NUS)

Overview

The Asia Research Institute of National University Singapore (NUS) invites applications from citizens of Asian countries enrolled for a fulltime advanced degree at a university in an Asian country (except Singapore) for consideration for the award of Asian Graduate Student Fellowships. These fellowships are offered to current graduate students doing their Master’s or PhD degrees and working in the Humanities and Social Sciences on Southeast Asian topics, and will allow the recipients to be based at NUS for an ‘in residence fellowship’ for a period of two and a half (2 ½) months. The aim of the fellowship is to enable scholars to make full use of the wide range of resources held in the libraries of NUS and the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. Scholars will be expected to commence on 16 May 2012, and to make a presentation on their work at the Singapore Graduate Forum on Southeast Asian Studies in July 2012.

Successful candidates can expect the following benefits:

1) A monthly allowance of SGD1,000.
2) A monthly housing allowance of SGD250.
3) A settling-in allowance of SGD150.
4) A sum of $100 on a reimbursement basis for miscellaneous expenses
5) A one-time round trip travel subsidy by the most economical and direct route on a reimbursement basis upon being accepted for the fellowship.
6) Access to library and computer resources on campus.

Applicants are invited to e-mail/facsimile/mail their application forms (CLICK HERE), a 2-page outline of their research proposal in English (this may be accompanied by a longer statement in a Southeast Asian language) to the address below by 15 November 2011. Arrangements should also be made by which at least two letters of reference, one of which is from your principal supervisor, are sent confidentially to the same address by the same deadline.

The 2-page research proposal must include the following details:
1) Whether the data collection or fieldwork stage of the research has already been completed;
2) how the fellowship will contribute to the research;
3) the types of sources to be consulted in Singapore;
4) proposed work plan during the fellowship.

You can look forward to excellent library and internet computer facilities at NUS’ main library (http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/), the library at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS) (http://www.iseas.edu.sg/library.html) and the Lee Kong Chian Reference Library at the National Library (http://www.nlb.gov.sg) to facilitate your research for the dissertation. NUS’ main library has 2 million volumes covering all topics while ISEAS’ library has 200,000 on Southeast Asian topics, half of which are in Southeast Asian languages.

Contact

Selvi
Asia Research Institute
NUS Bukit Timah Campus
469A Tower Block #10-01
Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 259770
E-mail : arikk@nus.edu.sg
Fax: 65 67791428
Website: http://www.ari.nus.edu.sg/

GRIPS Scholarships for International Students 2012-2013, Tokyo, Japan

Overview

GRIPS will provide scholarships to international students wishing to pursue postgraduate program for the academic year 2012-2013 in Tokyo, Japan. Full scholarships are available for exceptionally qualified candidates who have been accepted for study at GRIPS. These scholarships are provided by the Japanese Government (MEXT), international organizations and GRIPS. You may apply for one of them when you file for application for admission.

What the scholarship covers

1. A monthly stipend is intended to cover living expenses such as food, clothing, and other daily necessaries, as well as insurance, and other miscellaneous related to your study at GRIPS. This stipend is fixed and cannot be increased to cover family members. The amount of your stipend may change slightly due to the economic situation in Japan.

2. Application, admission and tuition fees

3. Round-trip economy-class air tickets between your home country and Japan.

* Please note that allowances and rules are different from each scholarship. Also, allowances are subject to change every year.

Scholarships and Degree Programs

Please see our scholarship sponsors in the chart below. The scholarship is provided on condition that the applicant is admitted to a certain degree program at GRIPS. Admissions requirements can be found by clicking each program title.

The applicants are requested to submit a complete set of documents by the application deadline which may vary depending on the program. A reference chart on application deadlines is shown below.

Application Deadline

Master’s degree programs

Applied program	Financial Aid	Application deadline
Young Leaders Program	Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarships	contact Embassy of Japan
One-year Master’s Program of Public Policy (MP1)	Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarships	December 2, 2011
	Asian Development Bank – Japan Scholarship Program (ADB-JSP)
	Applicants supported with any other scholarship and self-financed	May 14, 2012
Two-year Master’s Program of Public Policy (MP2)	Asian Development bank – Japan Scholarship Program (ADB-JSP)	January 13, 2012
	Applicants supported with any other scholarship and self-financed	May 14, 2012
Public Finance Program	Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program (JJ/WBGSP)	February 23, 2012
	Japan – World Customs Organization (Japan – WCO) Human Resource Development Programme Scholarships
Macroeconomic Policy Program (one year and two years)	Japan-IMF Scholarship Program for Asia	December 10, 2011
	Applicants supported with any other scholarship and self-financed	May 14, 2012
Disaster Management Policy Program	Building Research Institute (Earthquake Disaster Mitigation)	contact the JICA office or theEmbassy of Japan
	Building Research Institute (Tsunami Disaster Mitigation)
	Public Works Research Institute (Water-related Disaster Management)
	Applicants supported with any other scholarships and self-financed　(Water-related Disaster Management)	To be announced
Economics, Planning and Public Policy Program	Indonesian Government	February 24, 2012

Ph.D. Program (5-Year Doctoral Program)

Program	Field	Financial Aid	Application Deadline
Policy Analysis Program	Economics	Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship or GRIPS Fellowship	December 2, 2011
	Innovation Policy

Ph.D./ Doctoral Programs (3-Year Doctoral Programs) *for master’s degree holders only

Program	Field	Financial Aid	Application Deadline
Public Policy Program	General	Japanese Government (MEXT) ScholarshiporGRIPS Fellowship	December 2, 2011
	Politics
	Mathematical Analysis
	Development Policy
	Cultural Policy
	Science and Technology Policy
Security and International Studies Program	Security and International Studies
Disaster Management Program	Disaster Management	ICHARM Research Assistantship	To be announced

Admissions Office

National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies
7-22-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-8677 Japan
admissions@grips.ac.jp
Tel: +81-(0)3-6439-6046
Fax: +81-(0)3-6439-6050
Source: http://www.grips.ac.jp/pstudents/admissions/scholarships.html

Master & Doctoral Scholarships, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Korea

2012-2013 Master & Doctoral Scholarships, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), South Korea

 

Field & Number of Students

School Number of Students to be admitted Field Major Master’s Program Combined Master’s-Doctoral Program Doctoral Program School of Electrical and Computer Engineering Computer Systems & Networks OOO OO OO Theoretical Computer Science Applied Computing Communication, Control, & Signal Processing Analog, Digital & RF Circuit Design Electronic Devices & Materials Plasma & Vacuum Electronics School of Mechanical and Advanced Materials Engineering System Design and Manufacturing Intelligent Robotics Thermo fluid & Energy Systems Electronic Materials Structural Materials School of Nano-Bioscience and Chemical Engineering Biomedical Science Bioengineering Nano biotechnology Chemistry Chemical Engineering Polymer Science & Engineering School of Design and Human Engineering Product Development & Innovation User Experience & User Interface Design Strategic Design Human Factors Engineering Color Science & Engineering Systems Engineering School of Urban and Environmental Engineering Environmental Engineering Earth and Environmental Sciences Civil Engineering Urban Planning Interdisciplinary School of Green Energy Energy Conversion Energy Storage Nano materials for Energy Battery Science and Technology Nuclear Science and Engineering School of Natural Science Physics Applied Mathematics Technology Management Technology Management OO - OO Finance Accounting Marketing ※ If applicants cannot meet required criteria, they will not be admitted. Details on tests for each school will be informed later on. ※ No bachelor’s degree barriers for application (those applicants who majored in basic sciences (such as Physics, Chemistry, Life Science etc, are preferred)

Eligibilities for Application

For Master’s and Combined Master’s-Doctoral Program - Applicants holding a Bachelor’s degree - Applicants who will have Bachelor’s Degree at February 2012 - Applicants who have educational background equivalent to the above. For Doctoral Program - Applicants holding a Master’s degree - Applicants who will have Master’s Degree at February 2012 - Applicants who have educational background equivalent to the above.

Screening Process

1. Documents Screening 2. Personal Interview ※ International applicants can optionally have a telephone interview Applicable Scores in English Tests Official English Test Score (Requirements for graduation) TOEIC TOEFL(IBT) TOEFL(CBT) TOEFL(PBT) IELTS TEPS 800 80 213 550 6.5 650 ★ The test date on the certificates should not be older than two years as from the deadline of online application 1) Korean applicants must submit the score report from an official English test when they apply to UNIST. The above scores are a requirement for graduation, not for admission, and thus do not need to be met at the time of the application. 2) Native English speakers are exempt from submitting a score. (U.S, Canada, U.K, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand) – When English is used as an official language in an applicant’s country, in addition to other languages, applicants (check list of countries on the Click) are exempt from submitting a score when they apply for admission but must submit a certificate stating that they have completed all of their university courses in English for exemption. 3) Except for the above case, every foreign applicant must submit an official English test score that exceeds the graduate standard.

Application Schedule

Application Schedule 1st screening 2nd Screening 3rd Screening 4th Screening Receipt of Application (On the Internet) 2011.8. 26(Mon) ~ 2012. 7. 6(Fri) 17:00 2012 Spring admission (Matriculation March 2012) 2012 Fall admission (Matriculation September 2012) Documents Deadline 2011. 10. 6 (Thu) 2011. 12. 30(Fri) 2012. 5. 4(Fri) 2012. 7. 6(Fri) First Announcement of Successful Candidates 10. 18(Tue) 1. 11(Wed) 5. 15(Tue) 2012.7. 17(Tue) Oral Interview 10. 20(Thu) ~10. 26(Wed) 2012.1.12(Thu) ~1.18(Wed) 2012. 5. 16(Wed) ~5. 23(Wed) 2012. 7. 18(Wed) ~2012. 7. 25(Wed) Announcement of Successful Candidates (Documents+Interview) 2011. 11. 4(Fri) 2012. 1.31(Tue) 2012. 6. 1(Fri) 2012. 8. 3(Fri) Enrollment Further Details later on Only Internet Applications is available http://adm2.unist.ac.kr/ Application Fees: KRW 80,000 There is no application fee for international students.

Required Documents

- One Completed Application Form (4cm×5cm photo attached) - One Certificate of Graduation and Transcript - Personal Statement and Study Plan (in English) - All forms can be downloaded from admission web page - Original Record of English Tests - Others need documents qualifications proving your own research achievements Documents sent to: Admissions Team, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Banyeon-ri 100, Ulsan, 689-798, Republic of Korea Tel. +82-52- 217-1126 , Fax. +82-52- 217-1129, E-Mail: adm-g@unist.ac.kr Additional Notice Graduates from foreign universities – Certificate of Graduation and Transcript must be signed by registrar from the graduate school Degree Holders from China Required to submit 中國高等敎育學歷査詢報告 issued by the Ministry of Chinese Education Foreign degree holders might be asked to submit additional documents Applicants on military duty must submit either Certification of Expected Discharge or Approval of Attendance

Scholarship (Include tuition & living expenses)

UNIST Elite Fellowships Who may apply : Excellent applicants within the combined Master’s-Doctoral Program or the Doctoral program Number of Scholarships : Approximately 20 awards Scholarship: 30,000,000 per year (Selected students are not allowed to also hold an RA/TA scholarship) Term: 3 Years Nobel R&D Fellowships : Selected Ph.D course student supervised by Nobel laureates (UNIST Chair Professor) and UNIST academic advisor Other condition is equal to Elite fellowship Management Students in master’s courses: above 840,000 per month Students in Ph.D courses: above 1,040,000 per month Engineering Students in master’s courses: above 940,000 per month Students in Ph.D. courses: above 1,140,000 per month

Dormitory

All Students can stay in the dormitory on campus

Important Information. 1

- Admission shall be cancelled if a successful applicant fails to pay the registration deposit or the tuition fee to the bank designated by the university. - Under no circumstance shall the submitted documents be returned. - Applicants are granted only one admission in one school. - The applicant is responsible for the disadvantages (including the cancellation of admission) caused by failure to submit required documents, errors or omissions in the documents, the failure to fulfill the requirements indicated in the guidelines, unclear addresses, correspondence failures, the failure to check the list of admitted candidates, the failure to execute procedures necessary to enter the country, etc). - If the applicant gained admission in an illegal manner, such as forgery or alteration of documents or through translation errors on the documents, and this fact was found while at school (or after graduation), the admission shall be cancelled (or all the academic records shall be erased). Furthermore, if a criminal case is suspected, the student will be reported to the authorities in both countries in accordance with the law. - All the documents should be translated into either English or Korean, and be notarized (or authenticated by a public notary). - International students should provide their own insurance against injuries or sickness and the insurance compensation limits must be a minimum of US$10,000. Note: Travelers Insurance is available in Korea. - UNIST will provide many chances for scholarships for international students to ensure that they have a secure life while here in Korea. - For more information, please visit the UNIST Homepage (http://adm2.unist.ac.kr)

Important Information. 2

Notes about APOSTILLE Requirements For newly admitted students Since July 14, 2007, the Republic of Korea has been part of the 1961 Hague Convention abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents. The Convention provides for the simplified certification or public (including notarized) documents to be used in countries that have joined the convention. The Apostille ensures that public documents issued in one signatory country will be recognized as valid in another signatory country. Apostille certificates are to be submitted within 15 days after their enrollment at UNIST. For information regarding how to get an Apostille, please refer to the website www.hcch.net. A. Newly admitted students from countries which are signatories to the convention must meet the following requirements: 1. Official certificates (transcripts, diplomas, etc.) should be submitted with the attachment of Apostille”. 2. All documents should be in English. Document in another language should be accompanied by a notarized English translation. B. Admitted students from countries which are NOT signatories to the convention and do not recognize the apostille must meet the following requirements: 1. Official certificates must be legalized by a Korean consular officer in the country which issued them. 2. Applicants from these countries should submit the official certificates with the attachment of an Authentication issued by the Korean embassy or consulate. 3. All documents should be in English. Document in another language should be accompanied by a notarized English translation.

http://adm2.unist.ac.kr/main/sub21.htm