Funding opportunity for students of developing countries - Honjo International Scholarship Foundation

Deadline:November 30, 2012
Funding Source: Government of Japan
Academic Year: 2013/2014
Host Country: Japan

Type of Scholarship
	Fully funded
Periodicity
	Annual (See website)
Description
	1. This scholarship is open to foreign students who will attend a graduate school at a Japanese university. 2. The payment of the scholarship money will be issued starting from April, 2013. 3. The scholarship winners are under no obligation to repay the amount they receive from the Foundation. 4. The period of the scholarship is set in accordance with the shortest period of time required to complete the intended degree. The student, once awarded the scholarship will be able to choose the option (1), (2) or (3) as below. (1) ¥200,000 per month for1 or 2 years (2) ¥180,000 per month for 3 years (3) ¥150,000 per month for 4 or 5 years READ MORE
Eligible African Countries
	Any country
Field of Research
	All
Eligibility	(To be considered for the scholarship, the student must satisfy ALL of the requirement criteria below.) 1. The student is registered to attend a graduate school in Japan and does not possess Japanese citizenship. His or her academic achievement as well as moral character is 2 exemplary. He or she must be considered to be in need of financial aid due to extenuating financial circumstances. 2. The student must be registered to attend or have been accepted to attend a graduate school after April 1, 2013. He or she must be able to provide any of the following documentation: a certificate of enrollment, a letter of admission or a letter attesting to the fact that the student has been accepted. READ MORE
Application Procedure	1. Please visit the website below and fill a form, and get your application number. Awarded candidates’ application numbers are announced on our website on January 31, 2013 so be advised to save the number you got. http://www.hisf.or.jp/english/index.html 2. Write down the application number you got on the application form and send the documents listed below to the Administration Office by post mail. To be sent by E-mail is not acceptable. (1) Scholarship application form; make sure to attach your photo to the form as instructed. (2) Your resume (3) Personal information form READ MORE
Contact	Honjo International Scholarship Foundation 1-14-9, Tomigaya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151-0063 Tel: +81-3-3468-2214 Fax: +81-3-3468-2606 Website: http://www.hisf.or.jp Send inquiries to: info @ hisf.or.jp