Tohoku university

International Graduate Program for Advanced Science (lGPAS)-Application deadline is January 31, 2009.

International Graduate Program for Advanced Science (IGPAS) is an interdisciplinary graduate program in the Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University.

It was established in October 2004 as the first international graduate program founded in Japanese national universities. IGPAS offers courses in English for international students who are eager to obtain master’s and doctoral degrees from the Graduate School of Science. It is also aims to educate Japanese students to exert their abilities as internationally-active, professional scientists.
IGPAS has proudly reserved positions of Japanese government scholarship for its master’s students since its foundation, and in 2008, IGPAS-Super Doctoral Course (SDC) has been started for doctoral students jointly with the Institute for the International Advanced Research and Education (IIARE) of Tohoku University. Students of IGPAS-SDC benefit from fellowship by IIARE to promote world top-level, interdisciplinary research at the Graduate School of Science.

Prospective students will have excellent opportunities to study modern science and conduct cutting-edge research with top-level scientists currently working at Tohoku University.

IGPAS is a 5-year graduate program as the combination of a 2-year master’s program and a 3-year doctoral program. In the interdisciplinary program, students are affiliated to one of six departments in three groups based on the GCOE programs: (i) Chemistry, (ii) Mathematics, Astronomy, and Physics, and (iii) Earth Science and Geophysics.

The academic year of IGPAS starts in October. The Graduate School of Science will admit at most 20 students each for the master’s and doctoral programs for IGPAS 2009.

As of December, 2008, availability of financial supports for IGPAS 2009 students is as shown below. See 7. FINANCIAL SUPPORT of the appplication booklet for the eligibility requirements.
For a possibility of financial support other than the below, contact your prospective supervisor.

Master’s Program
Japanese government (MEXT) scholarship for 8 students
by The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology (MEXT; Monbukagakusho)

? Monthly stipend of 170,000 yen/month for the first year and 160,000 yen for the following years
? Flight tickets between the country of the student’s nationality and Japan
?Exemption from application, admission and tuition fees.

Doctoral Program
IGPAS-SDC fellowship for 2 students
by the Institute of International Advanced Research and Education (IIARE), Tohoku University

• Monthly stipend of 200,000 yen/month
• 300,000 yen to compensate for admission fee
• 250,000 yen/semester to compensate for tuition
• Research grants of up to 500,000 yen/semester (up to 1,000,000 yen/year)

Please check 9. HOW TO APPLY and 10. APPLICATIN DOCUMENTS of the application booklet first, and then download required forms from the chart below. Additional documents are also required for application.

All Applicants

Form#1: Application for Admission	4p	WORD	PDF
Form#2: Statement of Reason for Applying for the Program	1p	WORD	PDF
Form#3: Research Proposal	1p	WORD	PDF
Form#4: Summary of Past Research	1p	WORD	PDF
Form#5: Recommendation Letter	1p	WORD	PDF
Form#6: Official Recommendation Letter	1p	WORD	PDF

Applicants for MEXT Scholarship

Application for MEXT scholarship

Available around the end of December, 2008.

Applicants for SDC Fellowship

Form#A: Essay on Interdisciplinary Study	Available soon.
Form#B: Application form Prospective Supervisor	Available soon.

[Note]

—Please do not alter the prescribed format.??ttach an additional sheet if necessary.

—Form#5: Print 2 copies and provide 1 copy to each of your references.
—Form#6: It should be signed by the dean or higher official of your institution.
—Form#B: It should be submitted directly by the prospective supervisor.

Contact Information

Academic Affairs Section for IGPAS

Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University
6-3 Aramaki-Aza-Aoba, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8578 JAPAN
Email: direct?mail.sci.tohoku.ac.jp
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Download Application Form and Further Information about Scholarships

Application deadline is January 31, 2009.

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Master and PhD Scholarship from Mitsubishi Corporation
Scholarship of Mitsubishi Corporation to Japan

1. University :
(1)Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies, Waseda University (GSAPS)
(2)National Graduate Institute For Policy Studies (GRIPS)
Sponsor for Indonesian Applicant : Mitsubishi Corporation& #65288; MC& #65289;(Japan)

2. Home Page/website :
(1)GSAPS : http://www.waseda.jp/gsaps/
(2)GRIPS : http://www.grips.ac.jp

Please refer the English version (http://www.waseda.jp/gsaps/index_en.html) of the above web-site for the details.

3. Program, Curriculum : (Please refer the above web-site for the details)
(1) MA Program
(2) PhD Program; Curriculum held in English; MA and/or PhD as per applicant`s choice ; GRIPS rather recommend “Policy Analysis” Program of MA + PhD which is Sept.

4. Period (Academic Calender) : (Please refer the above web-site for the details)
(1) April 2009 Entry
(2) September 2009 Entry

5. Admissions (Qualifications/Submission of Application/Documents):
Please refer the above web-site.

6. Application & Selection Procedure & Deadline :
(1)Mitsubishi wish to have first application around the end of August from UI (FE) and ITB.
(2)Then, GSASP or GRIPS will have selection procedure as follows.

GSAPS : (Please refer the above web-site for the details)
MA Program / April 2009 Entry
(1) Deadline for Submission of Application Documents : September 12th-22nd, 2008
(2) Announcement of Final Result : October 23rd, 2008
(3) Deadline for Entry Procedure : November 27th, 2008

PhD Program / April 2009 Entry
(1) Deadline for Submission of Application Documents : January 7th-15th, 2009
(2) Announcement for Result of 1st selection : February 5th, 2009
(3) 2nd Selection : February 15th, 2009
(4) Announcement of Final Result : February 19th, 2009
(5) Deadline for Entry Procedure : February 25th, 2009

GRIPS : (Please refer the above web-site for the details)
MA Program / April 2009 Entry
(1) Deadline for Submission of Application Documents :

* Public Policy Program : December 3rd, 2008
* Public Finance Program : February 25th, 2009

PhD Program / April 2009 Entry
(1) Deadline for Submission of Application Documents : December, 2008

7. Sponsorship Outline :
MC will support the following costs for Indonesian Applicants during their stay (years) in Japan.
(1)Airfare (Entry to & Departure from Japan, 1 time of Home Leave)
(2)Transport (Domestic Transport in Indonesia & Japan on transferring)
(3)Monthly Living Allowance
(4)Monthly Housing Allowance
(5)Admission Fee for the Study
(6)Other related costs

8. Contacts :
Mitsubishi Corporation (Jakarta Representative Office)
Mr. H. Shinohara :
Tel./ (021) 5795-1108
E-Mail/ hiroshi.shinohara@mitsubishicorp.com

Mr. R. Adi :
Tel. (021) 5795-1108
E-Mail. rusman.adi@mitsubishicorp.com

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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) - Japan Scholarship Programme (JSP) was established in April 1988 with funding from the Government of Japan. It is intended to provide an opportunity to fully qualified citizens of ADB developing member countries to pursue postgraduate studies in economics, management, science and technology, and other development-related areas to attend academic institutions in the Asia-Pacific region. ADB-JSP enrolls about 300 students annually in 20 academic institutions located in 10 countries within the region.

Crawford School of Economics and Government, Australian National University is one of the institutions participating in the ADB-JSP scholarship program.

The following are offered Programme (master / doctoral):

• International and Development Economics
• Public Policy (Development Administration)
• Environmental management and development
• Infrastructure management

DESCRIPTION OF SCHOLARSHIP

ADB-JSP provides full scholarships for periods of one to two years.

• A full tuition fees
• The monthly subsistence allowance and housing allowance
• Allowance for books and educational materials
• Health Insurance
• Transport costs

The scholarship is for one year with the extension until the second year of study, depending on circumstances that will depend on maintaining a satisfactory level of academic performance is defined as an institution. The maximum duration award scholarships in two years for masters and doctoral programs.

Requirements

• Citizen ADB borrower countries (applicants from countries which have not ADB loans are not subject to ADB-Scholarship JSP).
• Gained admission to the approved post graduate course in any of the participating academic institutions. (Crawford School of Economics and Government, Australian National University)
• Bachelor or equivalent with an excellent academic record.
• At least two (2) years of full-time professional work experience
• Knowledge of the oral and written English communication skills to be able to pursue studies.
• Not more than 35 years old at the time of application.
• In good health.
• If we accept to return to their home county after completion of studies under the programme.
• Attendance academic institutions do not qualify for a scholarship.
• The Executive Director, Deputy Director, ADB management and staff, consultants and relatives above are not eligible for a scholarship.
• The Executive Director, Deputy Director, management and staff of other international organizations do not qualify for a scholarship.
• Applicants living or working in another country than his / her home country can not get a scholarship.

Upon completion of their training programs, scientists are expected to promote economic and social development of their countries.

Deadline

Application deadline is July 2008
For more information :

ADB-JSP coordinator in this organization:
Ms. Billie Headon
Director
The recruitment of students, graduates and scholarships
E-mail: billie.headon @ anu.edu.au

Crawford School of Economics and Government (National Centre for Development Studies)
Australian National University
GPO Box 4, ACT 0200 Canberra, Australia
(Attn: Liaison Officer)
http://www.crawford.anu.edu.au/

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Embassy of Japan began offering scholarships for Indonesian students wishing to study at Japanese universities as research students in the 2009 school year in accordance with the Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho ) scholarship program.

Grantee Anyone who wishes to join the regular graduate course (master course, the course or doctoral graduate professional course) after studying research as a student or move from the master course or a graduate professional course doctoral course, must pass an entrance examination by interested universities.

Applicants must have the following qualifications (among others):

1. Applicants must have been born on or after April 2, 1974
2. Applicants must have received from their university a GPA of 3.0 or higher or must have achieved a total score of 260 or higher in 2 subjects (except the subject of “Japanese”) in the Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students (EJU).
3. a minimum TOEFL score of 550 or equivalent or The Japanese Language Proficiency Test Level 2 or higher.

Application forms are available free of charge at the Embassy of Japan (Education Section: 8:30-12:00, 14:00-15:30), the Consulates General of Japan in Surabaya, Medan and Makassar and are also available on the Embassy of Japan website (http://www.id.emb-japan.go.jp ). The application documents must be submitted to the Embassy of Japan by May 23, 2008. Applications will be accepted by hand or by post.

Further information on this scholarship can be obtained from the Embassy of Japan (Education Section: 021-31924308 Ext. 175, 176).
Consultancy Schedule :
Monday & Thursday
08:30 - 15:00
at library (dept. Education) Embassy of Japan
The discussion can be rich by phone on that day

Kedutaan Besar Jepang dan Konsulat Jenderal Jepang di Jakarta
Jl. M.H. Thamrin 24
Jakarta Pusat (10350)

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