Wednesday 26 September 2012

2012 Komai Fellowship Program, Japan

The Hitachi Scholarship Foundation offers Komai Fellowship Program for Southeast Asian countries and Japan in the field of social and cultural science, Japanese economy and Japanese industry, Japan 2012 
About Scholarship: The Komai Fellowship Program was inaugurated under the auspices of late Mr. K. Komai, the first chairman of the Hitachi Scholarship Foundation (“Foundation”), to encourage interactions between Southeast Asian countries and Japan in the field of social and cultural science. In this program, fellowships are offered to the scholars and researchers in Southeast Asian countries who have keen interest in conducting the research on Japan such as Japanese culture, Japanese economy and Japanese industry 
Objective: The Komai Fellowship Program is for those Southeast Asian countries who have keen interest in conducting the research on Japan such as Japanese culture, Japanese economy and Japanese industry 
Study Subjects: Subjects are Japanese culture, Japanese economy and Japanese industry
Course Level: Research
Scholarship Provider: The Hitachi Scholarship Foundation
Scholarship can be taken at: Japan 
Eligibility:
-Be faculty members of one of the eligible universities stated below
-Have been nominated by their university’s presidential office, with the approval and recommendation of the faculty and the department
- Have received a specific and confirmed invitation from a professor at a Japanese university, who will act as the host professor to collaborate with and/or advise the applicant until graduation or the completion of the program.
Scholarship Open for International Students: This scholarship is open for international students
Tenure of award: 3 months 
Cover: Travel expenses: Economy class round-trip airfare between the nearest airport of  the grantee’s university and the airport in Japan, the travel expenses between the airport in Japan and the place of grantee’s research affiliation, and the travel expenses to visit the office of the Foundation. 
-Maintenance allowance: 15,000 a day
* This rate is applied to the number of nights the grantee stays in Japan.
-Research travel allowance: At cost but up to ¥100,000
* If the grantee wishes to receive this allowance, the travel plan and there commendation letter of the Japanese host scientist should be submitted to the Foundation for review and approval in advance. This plan should relate to the proposed research. 
Other Benifits: The Foundation will buy the following insurance for the period from the date of the grantee’s departure from his/her home country until the date of his/her return to his/her home country. However, illness contracted before the grantee’s arrival in Japan, chronic disease and dental care will not be covered. 
Selection Criteria:
- Support by the senior management of the applicant’s university on his/her research
- Academic performance and achievement by the applicant
- Proposed plan and significance of research 
Notification: The result of selection will be informed to the applicant through the President’soffice of his/her university in June 2013, and the grantee is requested to come to Japan by the date agreed with the host scientist in Japan. 
Apply: Application must be applied By E-mail
Deadline: October 31, 2012 
Further Information: http://www.utm.my/dvcai/files/2012/06/2013-GUIDE-KOMAI-FELLOWSHIP.pdf

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