POSTGRADUATE STUDENTSHIPS FOR THE STUDENTS OF ALL NATIONALITIES AT UK UNIVERSITY 2012

UK 2012, BAJS Postgraduate Studentships 2012 in Japanese Studies

Study Subject(s):Japanese studies
Course Level:Postgraduate
Scholarship Provider: BAJS
Scholarship can be taken at: UK

Eligibility:

• The studentships are open to postgraduate or prospective postgraduate students of all nationalities.
• You must have been accepted onto a full-time or part-time course at a UK university at the time when you apply for a studentship.
• Your dissertation (or proposed dissertation) must be in the field of Japanese studies. For PhD students in particular, it will normally be expected that you will be using Japanese language materials in your research.
• You must use the award either to contribute towards your fees, your maintenance, or your extended fieldwork

Scholarship Open for International Students: Yes

Scholarship Description: �Up to five individual scholarships of �4,000 will be granted for use in academic year 2011-12. No awards of less than �4,000 will be made.
�You will not be eligible to receive an award if you accept full scholarships from the AHRC, ESRC, or any other funding body (UK or overseas).
�If you have a partial scholarship to cover fees only from another funding body, you may use the BAJS studentship for maintenance and/or fieldwork, dependent on demonstrating a need for an extra �4,000 towards your studies. �Successful and reserve applicants will be notified in writing in July 2011, and must accept by the end of August. Depending on whether the successful applicants accept the BAJS studentship, reserve applicants will be informed of their success or otherwise by mid-September 2011. Awards will be paid to successful applicants in October 2011.

�Successful applicants will be expected to acknowledge the support of BAJS in their dissertations, presentations, and any subsequent publications; they will also be expected to submit a 500-word report on how they used the studentship to BAJS council by the end of November 2012.

How to Apply: Online

Scholarships Application Deadline: 30 April 2012

Further Scholarships 2012 Information and Application

http://www.bajs.org.uk/funding/bajs_studentship/