Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan is offering a research scholarship in Chuo University for UGM lecturers. The ¥150,000 per month scholarship will be available for up to 18 months from October 2012 to March 2014. Also, the grantee of this scholarship will be exempted from the tuition fee of Chuo University. Below are the general requirements for this program:

(1) Applicants
Applicants must be persons who will come to study in the Graduate Program of Chuo University in September 2012 as a non-degree research student (Kenkyusei) or non-degree student (Senkasei). Applicants must be nominated formally by the President, Vice-President, or the Dean of Graduate School of the partner institutions of Chuo University (including institution which is under the negotiation procedure to conclude cooperation agreement with Chuo University). Those applicants preferably current student of the graduate school but it may include persons who have already graduated from the undergraduate or graduate program of the home institution or who are currently academic staff members of the home institution.

(2) Nationality
Applicants must be citizens of a country officially recognized by Japanese Government. Applicants who possess Japanese citizenship can’t apply this scholarship.

(3) Age
Applicants must be born on or after April 2, 1977.

(4) Academic Background
Applicants must have graduated from the undergraduate program of a university/college or the equivalent. Applicants must have excellent academic and personal records for the previous academic for two years at their home institutions. Please consider the following principles on grading standard designated by MEXT when you recommend your student(s) to this scholarship program. Grading standard example designated by MEXT: Applicants must have minimum GPA 2.30/3.0 or higher to be able to be eligible for MEXT applicant.

(5) Study Area
The study area must be in the same or related field as the applicant has studied in his/her undergraduate level. In addition, the study area must be the field that Chuo University is able to instruct him/her.

(6) Health
Applicants must have no infectious diseases. In view of expected psychological burden due to cultural and environmental changes, mental as well as physical health is an essential prerequisite. Students should register for the National Health Insurance at local government in Japan and to pay this insurance fee, which is very small (ex.: ¥1,000/month).

(7) Japanese Language Proficiency
Applicants who wish to pursue such fields of study as Japanese linguistics, Japanese literature, Japanese history and Japanese law must have sufficient Japanese language proficiency to catch up with these courses at graduate level.

(8) Arrival in Japan
Applicants must be able to arrive in Japan on the dates designated by Chuo University. For the year 2011, the designated dates will be tentatively scheduled on between September 11 to 21, 2012. In case you can’t arrive designated date, MEXT will not pay neither travel expense.

(9) MEXT will not accept the following applicants as grantees.

1. Ministry personnel and military civilian employees registered on the active list.
2. Those who will not be able to arrive in Japan during the designated dates.
3. Any applicant who received a Japanese Government Scholarship in the past is not eligible unless it has passed three years or longer after completing the previous grantee period. (However, former “Japanese Studies” scholarship students as well as former “Japan-Korea Basic Scientific Cooperation Program” scholarship students may apply for this scholarship if they have completed the undergraduate courses of their enrolled universities after returning to their home countries.)
4. Those who will be awarded a scholarship other than the MEXT Scholarship, e.g., a scholarship of their own country’s government or private foundations.
5. Applicants are not eligible to apply for this scholarship in case it has already been decided that he/she will receive other scholarship for study in Japan.
6. Applicants are not eligible to apply for this scholarship in case it has already been decided that he/she will enroll in a regular course at a Japanese university with the resident status of College Student at the time of application.

And here are the required documents:

1. Nomination List
2. Recommendation Letter
   The letter should be attention of Professor Kazuyuki Nagai, president of Chuo University from the President, Vice-President or Dean of the graduate school of the student’s home institution
3. Chuo Application (Download here)
4. Application for Japanese Government (MEXT) scholarship with photograph (6 x 4) （5 pages）*Should be submitted “Double side printing” （両面印刷）. (Download here)
5. Field of Study and Study Program (Download here)
6. Birth Certificate, Certificate of Family Register, or Certificate mentioned about your citizenship
7. Transcript of Academic Record (this academic record must be written GPA points) of student’s undergraduate and graduate school.
8. Certificate of Graduation/completion of the university and/or graduate school attended
   Certificate of Undergraduate and/or Postgraduate Degree(s), or a photocopy of the University Diploma, etc.
9. Certificate or other materials which prove that student’s academic performance is distinctly excellent, such as GPA points information, student’s academic ranking in the student’s home institution etc.
10. Summary of the thesis (Graduation thesis, etc.)
11. Photocopy of the certificate that shows Japanese/English language ability

Please submit all of the required documents to OIA UGM before December 15, 2011.

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The Graduate School of Engineering, the Graduate School of Information Sciences and the Graduate School of Environmental Studies are pleased to announce the Tohoku University International Doctoral Program in Engineering, Information Sciences and Environmental Studies with elective courses in English and possible financial support for overseas students with outstanding scholastic ability.

The Program was launched in 2001 through the financial support of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology (Monbukagakusho) and is now its 11th year of activities. Now the international students are invited to apply for commencement in 2012 for the autumn semester beginning in October 1, 2012.

Doctoral students at Tohoku University enjoy some of the best experimental facilities in the world and study alongside distinguished faculty and associates to develop creative and original research that is published in highly reputed international journals.

A total of 25 students are admitted per year into five course groups; Group A: Environmental Engineering, Group B: Information and Communications, Group C: Medical Engineering, Group D: Energy, and Group E: Materials.

Lectures in English are arranged in various areas of concentration. Research supervision may be in English or in Japanese depending on the candidate’s ability. Students may also attend lectures given in Japanese to fulfill their requirements.

Qualifications for Application

• Those who have Master’s degree or master’s students who are expected to hold a Master’s degree before the admission date of the international Doctoral Program. The Master’s Degree acquired of to be acquired mut be equivalent to the Master of Engineering degree, the Master of Information Sciences degree or the Master of Environmental Studies degree awarded by Tohoku University, which include both research and thesis components.
• Those who have been involved in research for a minimum of two years in internationally accredited College, University, or Research Institute after acquiring a Bachelor’s degree from a Japanese accredited College or University, or those who have the same or higher level of academic ability than a Master’s degree holder.
• To be eligible for scholarships, candidates must be under 35 years of age as of April 1, 2012 (born after April 2, 1977) and citizens of a country that has diplomatic relations with Japan.

Application

All application materials, as listed below, must be written in English or Japanese. Candidates should submit all the materials except recommendation letters together in a single envelope. The envelope should be addressed as given in the forward pages and should contain: three copies of items 9 and 12; originals of items 6 and 7; and one original plus two copies of all other items, except items 8 and 15. GRE and English test scores (items 6 and 7) should be provided in sealed envelopes as supplied by the responsible organization. The following are the materials to be submitted:

1. Application for admission (Form #1)
2. Application for Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho MEXT) Scholarship (Form #2)
3. Certificate of Health (From #3)
4. Certificates of Bachelor’s Degree and Master’s Degree
5. Undergraduate and graduate transcripts
6. Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores
7. TOEFL or IELT score (the TOEFL institution code of the Tohoku University is 8958)
8. Recommendation Letter #1 and #2 (Form #4)
9. Census register or other proof of citizenship
10. Copy of passport
11. CV with passport photos (4×6 cm) taken within the past 6 months (an original photo is required on each copy of the CV)
12. Master’s dissertation or equivalent (1000 words in English, 2000 characters in Japanese — a cover is required)
13. Personal statement on why the applicant desires to purue the Doctoral Degree in Engineering, Information Sciences or Environmental Studies
14. Supporting material (optional) such as thesis, journal, conference, and submitted publications
15. Official Recommendation Letter (Form #5)

You can get the required forms in OIA UGM, during office hours.

Submit all the required documents before the second week of January 2012 to OIA UGM.

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