Deadline- April 30, 2013
Heiwa Nakajima Foundation invites foreign applicant to apply undergraduate scholarship program to study Japanese language in Japan for a period of one year in accordance with an inter-university exchange agreement.
The purpose of this program is to provide a stable and successive environment giving foreign students majoring in Japanese language studies from a designated foreign university the opportunity to study in Japan. In doing so, these students will be able to improve their language skills and enhance their understanding of Japan, thus contributing to the development of Japanese language education overseas.
Eligibility & Criteria-
- Applicants must be undergraduate students majoring in Japanese language studies as a compulsory subject, enrolled at a designated foreign university (as stipulated by the Heiwa Nakajima Foundation), and recommended by their university.
- Applicants must study in Japan for a period of one year in accordance with an inter-university exchange agreement.
- Applicants must begin their overseas studies in Japan between April 2013 and October 2013.
- Applicants must maintain their enrollment as undergraduate students at their home universities throughout their study in Japan.
- Applicants’ status of residence must be “college student”.
Notes-
- Students who have studied at a Japanese university for more than six months are not eligible.
- Students who have a bachelor’s degree of any kind are not eligible.
- Students who have previously received a scholarship from the Foundation are not eligible.
Other benefits–
- Monthly stipend: ¥120,000
- Preparation and travel expenses: Amount to be determined by the Foundation
- In principle, scholarships (monthly stipends) shall be paid once every three months via bank transfer to the account in Japan which is under the scholarship student’s name.
- Preparation and travel expenses shall be paid via bank transfer after the scholarship student arrives in Japan.
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