The 2022/2023 Sasakawa International Studentship at Oxford Brookes

2022/2023 Sasakawa International Studentship at Oxford Brookes University, UK

The Social Sciences Department at Oxford Brookes University is glad to invite applications for the Sasakawa Studentship in Japanese studies, made possible through the philanthropy of The Nippon Foundation and the Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation.

This studentship is initially for one year only, but it may be renewable subject to satisfactory progress in subsequent years, up to a maximum of three years, beginning in September of the 2022/2023 academic year.

Application Details 

The Deadline for all applications is: 17:00 on Tuesday 1st of March 2022.

The Eligible Countries for this package are: International [All nations]

Scholarship Type: MPhil/Ph.D

Value of Award: £10,000

Number of Awards: Not Known

Eligible Field of Studies: MPhil/Ph.D. programme in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Application Requirements

• Each Applicant must have a good undergraduate degree (a good 2:1 or above) or be predicted to obtain one.
• Each Applicant should have completed a degree with substantive anthropology content or in Japanese studies, or in a discipline relevant to the proposed research, and have a sufficient level of Japanese language ability to engage in fieldwork in Japan where relevant (normally, this should be equivalent to JLPT level 2 or above).
• The following documents can be accepted as evidence of your English language proficiency: IELTS 6.0-7.0, 6.0 in reading and writing, and 5.5 in listening and speaking, and 60% or above in Standard XII.

Application Procedure

Applicants must enrol to undertake a research degree at Oxford Brookes University. Please contact Terri Morris on tmorris@brookes.ac.uk . If you wish to apply for this funding opportunity.

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