MEXT Scholarships for APU Graduate Schools

Overseas applicants to APU Graduate Schools who meet certain requirements can apply for the scholarships listed below for enrollment from September 2011 to September 2013. Please read the information contained in these pages carefully and apply for the appropriate scholarship(s). This information is to be read in addition to the regular Admissions Handbook for APU Graduate Schools.

List of Scholarships and Qualifying Academic Programs at APU
MEXT PGP = MEXT International Priority Graduate Placement Programs
- Dual Master's Degree Program in International Material Flow Management (IMAT)
- Innovation and Technology Management (ITM)
- Comparative Institution Design for Transition Economy and Business Management (CID)
Purpose

In 2007, the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) selected two of APU's graduate programs (IMAT and Comparative Institution Design for Transition Economy and Business Management (CID)) for their International Priority Graduate Placement Programs. The Innovation and Technology Management (ITM) Program was also selected in the following year. Due to these programs' special status with MEXT, APU can recommend a certain number of applicants to these programs for full scholarships from MEXT every year.

Eligibility
(1) Major Field of Study: The applicant must apply for one of APU's Priority Graduate Placement (PGP) Programs (IMAT, ITM, or CID)

(2) Nationality and Residence: Anyone who does not hold Japanese nationality and is not residing in Japan at the time of application. Citizens of countries which do not have diplomatic relations with Japan are ineligible.

(3) Age: Applicants must be under 35 years of age as of the 1st of April 2011.

(4) Professional Experience: MBA (ITM & CID) applicants must have solid full time work experience of at least two years, preferably related to their desired major or an exemplary GMAT score.

Benefits
Full Admission Fee
Full Tuition
A monthly subsistence allowance of 154,000 yen
(*amount subject to change for 2011) to cover living expenses, including housing and books

(*see (2) in "Notes") Economy class air travel between the home country and the host university at the start of the study program and one return journey following the end of the overall scholarship period.

(IMAT students will receive only air travel between their home country and Japan and Japan and Germany after the first year of the program. Air travel back to the IMAT student's home country at the end of the program must be paid for by the student, but can be funded by saving some of the monthly subsistence allowance during the program.)

Additional Required Documents
(1) One of your letters of recommendation must be written and signed by the President of the last university attended, the Dean of a college, or by another high-ranking university official.

(2) Abstracts of previous theses or example of previous written work and/or list of research achievements to date

Application Deadline
: 1 November 2010 for Overseas Application 

:  30 November 2010 for Domestic Application

Source : http://www.apu.ac.jp/graduate/modules/admissions/index.php?id=51

Grant for Japan-related Research Projects

The Sumitomo Foundation : The purpose of the Foundation is to contribute to the betterment of human society. To this end, grants shall be made to the projects in a variety of fields or disciplines whose aims are to determine or help solve those problems which confront humanity. The grants shall also meet the needs of our times and be international in scope.

Purpose of the Program:
The program aims at enhancing mutual understanding between Asian countries and Japan through promoting research projects in the field of the social sciences or humanities that are related to Japan.


Eligible Projects for Application:
Any research project to be carried out by individual or a group in the field of the social sciences or humanities that is related to Japan.


Qualification of Applicant:
Researcher shall be of Southeast or East Asian (non Japanese) nationality, living outside Japan. Awarded researcher must conduct the proposed research by himself or herself.


Fiscal 2010 Program:

Application period :　September 1 ～ October 31, 2010

Grant period : One year (March 2011 through March 2012), but can be extended by another 6 months maximum if required.
Grant budget : Approx.\55 million in total, with approx. 70 projects to be selected

Language for Application: English or Japanese

Source: http://www.sumitomo.or.jp/e/index.htm click Grant for Japan-related Research Projects

THE HONJO INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP 2011

Honjo International Scholarship Foundation
Requirements for foreign students applying for scholarships in 2011

Eligibility
This scholarship is open to foreign students who will attend a graduate school at a Japanese university after April 1, 2011.

Number of Scholarships Available : 15 to 20 students

Requirements (To be considered for the scholarship, the student must satisfy ALL of the requirement criteria below.)
1. 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.

2. The student must be registered to attend or have been accepted to attend a graduate school after April 1, 2011. He or she must be able to provide any of the following documentation: a certificate of enrollment, letter of admission or a letter attesting to the fact that the student has been accepted.

3. To be eligible, students enrolled in a PhD Program must have been born after March 31, 1975. Those enrolled in a Master’s Program must have been born after March 31, 1980.
4. The student must be able to assure the committee that he or she will be able to secure employment in his or her home country after graduating from a graduate school.

5. The student must have a deep understanding of international friendship and goodwill, and be committed to make his or her contribution.

6. The student must be able to carry an everyday conversation in Japanese. Interviews will be conducted in Japanese.

Other Rules
1. The student is not permitted to receive any other scholarship in conjunction with the scholarship offered by the Honjo International Scholarship Foundation.
2. The student cannot gain employment other than part-time work related to his or her studies such as teaching assistant, research assistant, translator or interpreter while receiving this scholarship

Amount and Duration of Scholarships
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

Application Deadline: Postmarked on/by November 30, 2010.

Please send your application package to:
Honjo International Scholarship Foundation
1-14-9, Tomigaya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151-0063
Tel: +81-3-3468-2214
Fax: +81-3-3468-2264
Website http://www.hisf.or.jp
Send inquiries to info@hisf.or.jp

Source: http://www.hisf.or.jp/english/scholarship/index.html

MEA Houston Scholarship USA

Malayalee Engineers’ Association (MEA) of Houston, Texas USA is inviting applications for scholarships from first year students enrolled in a 4-year degree course in Engineering, Technology, Computer Science, Architecture or Naval Architecture in a college affiliated to any university in Kerala. The scholarship will be awarded on the basis of academic merit and financial need. Students whose parents have an annual income of Rs.50,000 or less may apply.

MEA is a charitable organization with tax-exempt status under section 501(c)(3) of the US Internal Revenue Code. MEA, Houston has awarded up to ten scholarships each year, since the year 2000. Students selected for MEA scholarships this year will be awarded an amount of $500 per year for four years, subjected to the students meeting the academic requirements during each year of their study.

Complete information and application forms can be downloaded at MEA Houston’s website www.meahouston.org . Students may also contact the Principals of their colleges for the application forms and information.

Last date for receiving applications by MEA is September 30, 2010.






Source: http://www.meahouston.org/ScholarshipForms.htm