Deadline- 7 August 2013
The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) is seeking applications for RONPAKU fellowships program offered to international students to pursue PhD degrees from Japanese universities. The purpose of this program is to provide tutorial and financial support for promising researchers in Asia and Africa who wish to obtain their PhD degrees from Japanese universities through the submission of a dissertation without matriculating a doctoral course.
Fellowship is offered in all fields within the humanities, social sciences and natural sciences. Total funding provided to Japanese host university Maximum of 3.6 million yen.
Eligibility & Criteria-
- Candidates must be a researcher whose university/institution is in ASIA (including Middle East countries), AFRICA
- The candidate’s Japanese advisor must be a full-time researcher who, as of 1 April 2014, is engaged in implementing a doctoral course at the Japanese university to which the prospective RONPAKU fellow will submit his/her PhD thesis.
- Applicants must be 45 years of age or younger as of April 1, 2014
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