The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) is
offering RONPAKU fellowships for international students from Asia
(including Middle East countries) and Africa to pursue PhD degrees from
Japanese universities through the submission of a dissertation without
matriculating a doctoral course. Fellows are required to conduct their dissertation
research under the joint supervision of a Japanese advisor and an advisor in
their home country.
The Japan Society
for the Promotion of Science is an independent administrative institution in
Japan, established for the purpose of contributing to the advancement of
science in all fields of the natural and social sciences and the humanities.
The aim of JSPS
RONPAKU (Dissertation PhD) Program is to provide tutorial and financial support
for promising researchers in Asia and Africa or other specified countries who
wish to obtain their Ph.D. degrees from Japanese universities through the
submission of a dissertation without matriculating a doctoral course.
Course
Level: Fellowships
are available for pursuing PhD degree at Japanese universities
through the submission of a dissertation without matriculating a doctoral
course.
Study
Subject(s): All
fields within the humanities, social sciences and natural sciences are
included.
Scholarship
Award:
Total
funding provided to Japanese host university: Maximum of 3.6 million
yen (Up to 1.2 million yen per fiscal year). The following expenses can be
covered by the above funding:
-Travel expenses between Japan and RONPAKU fellow’s home country, and within
Japan by the fellow and his/her Japanese advisors; expenses incurred in
conducting research in Japan and fellow’s home country; and other expenses
related to the fellow’s dissertation submission (based on Japanese host
university’s regulations), etc.
Details: JSPS will contract the Japanese host universities, conclude a contract
with them to commission the RONPAKU program operation, and provide them
with funding of up to 1.2 million yen per fiscal year. RONPAKU fellows
will receive travel expenses and other necessary expenses through the
Japanese host universities based on its regulations. As this program is
administered based on the annual budget for each Japanese fiscal
year (from 1 April to 31 March), JSPS cannot carry over the remittance of
any allowances or other payments to the following fiscal year.
Number of
Awards: Approximately
20 scholarships are available.
Scholarship can
be taken in Japan
and the applicant’s home country
Eligibility: The candidate must be a
researcher
- Who has
not obtained a PhD degree from a university - Who
wishes to obtain a PhD degree from a Japanese university through the
submission of a dissertation - Who has
already achieved substantial research results and is likely through
dissertation research under the program to successfully obtain a PhD
degree, as well as is nominated by a home advisor and the president of
his/her affiliated university/research institution. - Who has
nationality in an applicable country (listed in section 3) - Who is
employed full time at a university or research institution in his/her home
country or will be appointed to such a position by April 1, 2018 - Who is
45 years of age or younger as of April 1, 2018
Nationality: Candidates must be a
researcher whose university/institution is in one of the following countries:
ASIA (including Middle East countries): Afghanistan, Bahrain, Bangladesh,
Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel,
Jordan, South Korea, Kuwait, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives,
Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, the Philippines, Qatar, Saudi
Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Syria, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Turkey, UAE,
Vietnam and Yemen; Africa: Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina
Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African
Republic, Chad, Comoros, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Cote D’Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia,
Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar,
Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger,
Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone,
Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda,
Zambia and Zimbabwe and EUROPE (specified countries): Azerbaijan, Armenia,
Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz, Georgia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan JSPS also
treats Taiwan and Palestine in this manner.
How to
Apply: RONAPKU
candidates are to prepare Forms 2 and 3 and send them to their prospective
Japanese advisor. Then, the advisor is to fill out Form 1 and submit it with
all the other forms to JSPS through his/her university. The steps to follow:
Step 1: Eligible researchers wishing to receive a RONPAKU fellowship must
contact a prospective Japanese advisor and discuss applying for the program
with him/her.
Step 2: RONPAKU candidates must fill in Form 2.
Step 3: RONPAKU candidates must have Form 3 filled out by their home
institution. After completing Form 2, they are to submit the application
package (Forms 2 and 3) to their prospective Japanese advisor. PDF files
are accepted when sending Form 2 and Form 3.
Step 4: Japanese advisors submit Form 1 via their university to JSPS along
with the package of documents received from the RONPAKU candidate. Concurrently
they take the necessary steps for application submission using JSPS’s online
application system.
Application
Deadline: August
21, 2017 – August 25, 2017 ((JSPS will accept applications through the advisors’
universities in Japan by August 25, 2017.) Notes: The date stipulated
above is the submission deadline for the advisor’s university in Japan.or
Candidates must send their application documents to their prospective advisor
in Japan well in advance of this deadline. (As some universities have their own
deadline, candidates
should consult their prospective advisor in Japan with regard to the time
frame.)
