AUN/SEED-Net Master’s Scholarships Program in Japan

AUN/SEED-Net
offers
Master’s Scholarships in Engineering fields at the Japanese
Supporting Universities in Japan 2013
Study
Subject(s):
Engineering
Course Level: This scholarship is available for pursuing master’s degree
Scholarship Provider: AUN/SEED-Net
Scholarship can be taken at: Japan
Eligibility: (1) Applicants must hold a bachelor’s degree in an
appropriate discipline of engineering, or to be awarded the bachelor’s
degree before starting the Master’s degree program.
(2) Applicants should be ranked within top 10% of the class, or have the grade
point average of 3.0 or higher from the grade point system of 4.0 in their
undergraduate study.
(3) Applicants must be young faculty staff of Member Institutions, or
graduating students, or young graduates of Member Institutions who are
strongly motivated to pursue a professional career as faculty staff at
Member Institutions.
(4) Applicants should be not over the age of 30 at the time of application and
capable of carrying out independent research.
(5) Applicants who have already received another equivalent major award,
scholarship or a salary to undertake a proposed course are not eligible
for scholarships.
(6)Applicants should be aware that some Host Institutions strictly require
their applicants to obtain a TOEFL and/or GRE score as an admission
requirement.
Scholarship
Open for International Students:
International Students can
apply for these scholarships
Scholarship
Description:
AUN/SEED-Net provides Master’s
scholarship Program to highly qualified young faculty staff /prospective young
faculty staff of Member Institutions to acquire Master’s degrees in
ten engineering fields at Host Institutions. During two years of study
at Host Institution, students will be jointly supervised by advisor at
Host Institution and Japanese co-advisor from Japanese Supporting
Universities to conduct the highquality thesis research under the
supporting program called Collaborative Research Program. AUN/SEED-Net
promotes collaboration between its members and industry, and it is essential
for the prospective young faculty staff to study the concept of Management
of Technology (MOT), mainly in Intellectual Property (IP) and Marketing
and Innovation. The opportunity to join MOT course will be offered.
Selection
of Host Institution(s):
(1)
Applicants must choose to apply to the Host Institution(s) that offer(s) their
proposed field of study.
(2) Each Host Institution has drawn up sub-topics. It is advised that all
applicants should be well aware of research areas that each Host
Institution can offer to AUN/SEED-Net students before selecting
Host Institution(s), by carefully studying the sub-topics and choose their
tentative thesis researchtopics accordingly. (For details of each engineering
field, please refer to Attachment 1).
(3) Applicants are eligible to apply to the maximum of two fields and/ or two
Host Institutions.
(4) Applicants can apply to Host institution in own country if they meet all
requirements below:
• The Host Institution and the Sending Institution is the same university.
• They graduated the previous degree from this Host Institution.
• The course they apply for uses English language as medium of instruction.
AUN/SEED-Net Master’s Degree Program 2013
(5) Applicants should be aware that some Host Institutions strictly require
their applicants to obtain a TOEFL and/or GRE score as an admission
requirement. (Please contact each Host Institution for more details.)
Number
of Scholarships:
Around 60 scholarships for the
Japanese Fiscal Year 2013 will be supported. The scholarships,
in principle, should be distributed across fields.
Duration
of Awards
:The commencement of scholarship should
be within the Japanese Fiscal Year 2013; that is, awarded students should
commence their study within April 2013 – March 2014.
What
does it cover?
The scholarships cover tuition fees,
living expenses, health insurance, visa fee and airport tax, and a round-trip
air ticket, in accordance with AUN/SEED-Net regulations. There may be partial
support(s) from concerned Host and Sending Institution.
* Living expenses for the successful applicant who studies in own country may
be adjusted.
Application
Procedure:
Applicants submit one (1) set of
AUN/SEED-Net’s Application Form (for scholarship) and two (2) sets of Host
Institution’s Application Form (for university admission), along with other
required documents to the contact person at Sending Institution to which the
applicants belong for endorsement from the Dean or designated person before
sending the application to AUN/SEED-Net Program. AUN/SEED-Net’s application
form and Host Institution application form are available. The list of names of
contact persons at Sending Institutions is given in Attachment 2.
– Please note that sending application directly to AUN/SEED-Net without an
endorsement letter will not be accepted.
– In case of applicants studying overseas, Application Forms as well as other
required documents can be submitted directly to AUN/SEED-Net. The applicant may
send the request the contact person of their respective Sending Institution to
submit an endorsement letter to AUN/SEED-Net.
AUN/SEED-Net Master’s Degree Program 2013, The announcement of the award of
scholarship is done through the Sending Institution of the applicant.
Scholarship
Application Deadline:
Applications for the Master’s Degree
Program should be submitted, in printed forms, to AUN/SEED-Net by January
31, 2013.
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