The Follow-up Research Fellowship - The Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO)

The Follow-up Research Fellowship - The Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO) for Former International Students in Japan to researchers who have previously come to study in Japan from a developing country/region and are currently active in education, research, or government in their home country/region.

The Follow-up Research Fellowship extends to those researchers an opportunity to conduct short-term research with academic advisors at universities in Japan, and is intended to assist the development of education, research, and public administration in developing countries/regions, and to advance the academic/scientific research and international exchange for Japanese universities.

Former international students who wish short-term research in this fellowship program must satisfy all the following conditions.
Qualifications:
• To have nationality of a country/region listed in the attachment (PDF: 134KB).

• To currently work in education, research, or government in their home country/region (employees of private businesses are not eligible).

• Previous resident status in Japan was a “College Student”.

• To have graduated from faculty or completed master/doctoral course in a Japanese university.

• Age is 45 or younger as of April 1, 2008 (i.e., born on April 2, 1962 or after).

• At least 5 years have passed since they returned home after studying in Japan as of April 1 (i.e., returned home on March 31, 2003 or before).
Note: If the candidate has stayed for more than 90 consecutive days in other countries/regions after returning to his/her home country, the length of that stay must be excluded from the total length of period after returning home.

• To have been accepted by the president of the host university as foreign researcher in accordance with the aims of this fellowship program.

• To be certainly able to obtain a visa to enter Japan.

• To have never been a recipient of this fellowship in the past.

Follow-up Services Unit
Exchange and Follow-up Division, Student Exchange Department
Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO)
2-79 Aomi, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-8630 JAPAN
TEL +81-3-5520-6033
FAX +81-3-5520-6034
E-mail: ef3@jasso.go.jp

Deadline for Application: Thursday, January 31, 2008

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