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Japan - 2008 Matsumae International Foundation Fellowship

Eligibility requirements:

Applicants of non-Japanese nationality who meet all of the following general eligibility requirements are invited to submit the required application documents (available from the Embassy of Japan’s Culture and Information Section).
Applicants must hold a Doctorate degree, or have a minimum of two years of research experience after receipt of a Master’s degree, or be recognized by the Foundation as possessing equivalent academic qualifications.
Applicants must not be over 40 years of age at the time of application.
Applicants must have sufficient conversational ability in English or Japanese to prevent insurmountable difficulties during their research activities in Japan.
Applicants should not have been in Japan previously. Application must be submitted from the applicant’s home country. Under no circumstances will an application be accepted from a person already in Japan.
Applicants who have firm positions and professions in their home nations should apply from their countries, and should return to their countries on completion of their research activities in Japan.
Applicants who have previously been invited by the Matsumae International Foundation are not eligible for this fellowship programme.
Applicants must be of sound health and not physically handicapped in any way which would prevent them from carrying out research in Japan.

Fields of Study
Fields of study such as natural science, engineering and medicine are given first priority.