Japan International Research Center for
Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS) is offering visiting research fellowship program
for qualified researchers from research institutes/universities in
developing countries. Fellowships are awarded to carry out
collaborative research for the rapid and sustainable development of
agriculture, forestry and fisheries compatible with the preservation of the
natural environment. Researches will be conducted at the JIRCAS Headquarters
in Tsukuba. The fellowship covers a period of one year starting from
October 1, 2014 to September 30, 2015. The application deadline
is April 21, 2014.
Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS) is offering visiting research fellowship program
for qualified researchers from research institutes/universities in
developing countries. Fellowships are awarded to carry out
collaborative research for the rapid and sustainable development of
agriculture, forestry and fisheries compatible with the preservation of the
natural environment. Researches will be conducted at the JIRCAS Headquarters
in Tsukuba. The fellowship covers a period of one year starting from
October 1, 2014 to September 30, 2015. The application deadline
is April 21, 2014.
Study Subject (s): Fellowships are awarded to carry out collaborative research for the
rapid and sustainable development of agriculture, forestry and fisheries
compatible with the preservation of the natural environment.
Course Level: Fellowships are available for pursuing research
programme.
Scholarship Provider: Japan International Research Center for
Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS)
Scholarship can be taken at: Japan (Researches will be conducted at the
JIRCAS Headquarters in Tsukuba.)
Accreditation: Establishment of the Tropical Agriculture Research Center by
the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.
rapid and sustainable development of agriculture, forestry and fisheries
compatible with the preservation of the natural environment.
Course Level: Fellowships are available for pursuing research
programme.
Scholarship Provider: Japan International Research Center for
Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS)
Scholarship can be taken at: Japan (Researches will be conducted at the
JIRCAS Headquarters in Tsukuba.)
Accreditation: Establishment of the Tropical Agriculture Research Center by
the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.
Eligibility:
-Be a national of a developing country.
-Be currently employed in a research organization or university in the
applicant’s home country where he/she is actively engaged in research relating
to agriculture, forestry and fisheries. After the completion of the Fellowship,
he/she must be willing to return to his/her country to continue to carry out
research at the same research institute or university.
-Should be endorsed by the authority of the institution where the applicant is
employed.
-Hold at least a Master’s degree in a field relating to socio-economics,
natural sciences or technology.
-Should be in good health.
-Have an adequate command of English and/or Japanese language.
-Be a national of a developing country.
-Be currently employed in a research organization or university in the
applicant’s home country where he/she is actively engaged in research relating
to agriculture, forestry and fisheries. After the completion of the Fellowship,
he/she must be willing to return to his/her country to continue to carry out
research at the same research institute or university.
-Should be endorsed by the authority of the institution where the applicant is
employed.
-Hold at least a Master’s degree in a field relating to socio-economics,
natural sciences or technology.
-Should be in good health.
-Have an adequate command of English and/or Japanese language.
Scholarship Open for International Students: Citizens of developing countries (Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola,
Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain
Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi,
Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African, Republic Chad, Chile, People’s
Republic of China, Colombia, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Republic of the Congo, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Djibouti, Dominica,
Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea,
Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, The Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea,
Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Indonesia, India, Iran, Iraq,
Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia,
Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Lithuania, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi,
Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico,
Federated States of Micronesia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco,
Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan,
Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Qatar,
Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Samoa, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal,
Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Somalia, Sri
Lanka, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint- Vincent and the Grenadines,
South Sudan, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand,
Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan,
Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu,
Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia and Zimbabwe) can apply for this visiting
research fellowship program.
Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain
Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi,
Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African, Republic Chad, Chile, People’s
Republic of China, Colombia, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Republic of the Congo, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Djibouti, Dominica,
Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea,
Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, The Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea,
Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Indonesia, India, Iran, Iraq,
Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia,
Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Lithuania, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi,
Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico,
Federated States of Micronesia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco,
Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan,
Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Qatar,
Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Samoa, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal,
Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Somalia, Sri
Lanka, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint- Vincent and the Grenadines,
South Sudan, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand,
Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan,
Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu,
Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia and Zimbabwe) can apply for this visiting
research fellowship program.
Scholarship Description: JIRCAS, through international collaborative research, one of the schemes
of its main activities, aims to provide scientific solutions to the various
problems confronting the countries in the developing regions of the world,
particularly in the areas of agriculture, forestry and fisheries. In line with
this scheme, JIRCAS launched the JIRCAS Visiting Research Fellowship Program in
1992. Since then, every year, JIRCAS invites promising researchers from
research organizations in developing countries to conduct research work under
the supervision of JIRCAS researchers. This fellowship program has two
types: (1) Tsukuba-Okinawa (2) Project Site. Under the Tsukuba-Okinawa
fellowship program, JIRCAS invites qualified researchers from research
institutes/universities in developing countries to carry out collaborative
research for the rapid and sustainable development of agriculture, forestry and
fisheries compatible with the preservation of the natural environment. This
year, however, the call for applications for the former type is open only for
Tsukuba.
of its main activities, aims to provide scientific solutions to the various
problems confronting the countries in the developing regions of the world,
particularly in the areas of agriculture, forestry and fisheries. In line with
this scheme, JIRCAS launched the JIRCAS Visiting Research Fellowship Program in
1992. Since then, every year, JIRCAS invites promising researchers from
research organizations in developing countries to conduct research work under
the supervision of JIRCAS researchers. This fellowship program has two
types: (1) Tsukuba-Okinawa (2) Project Site. Under the Tsukuba-Okinawa
fellowship program, JIRCAS invites qualified researchers from research
institutes/universities in developing countries to carry out collaborative
research for the rapid and sustainable development of agriculture, forestry and
fisheries compatible with the preservation of the natural environment. This
year, however, the call for applications for the former type is open only for
Tsukuba.
Duration of award(s): Fellowship covers a period of one year starting from October 1, 2014 to
September 30, 2015.
September 30, 2015.
What does it cover? Visiting research fellowship program will include following
benefits:
-A round-trip airline ticket (economy class) (not available for dependents)
-Living allowance: 7,700 per day (excluding housing allowance)
-Housing: Allowance: Based on regulations for government housing
-Facility: Tsukuba International House (TIH)
-2-1-9, Kannondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8601
-Insurance: Overseas travel accident insurance package for injury, sickness and
damage (dependents not covered)
benefits:
-A round-trip airline ticket (economy class) (not available for dependents)
-Living allowance: 7,700 per day (excluding housing allowance)
-Housing: Allowance: Based on regulations for government housing
-Facility: Tsukuba International House (TIH)
-2-1-9, Kannondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8601
-Insurance: Overseas travel accident insurance package for injury, sickness and
damage (dependents not covered)
Notification: Applicants will be notified of the results of their applications in June
2014.
2014.
How to Apply: Accomplish the specified application form (download from JIRCAS
website); select only one research theme from the list given.
Applications with more than one research theme will be automatically
disqualified. Send the following documents by post:
-Application form
-Copy of publications (three most relevant only)
-Curriculum vitae [maximum of four pages; do not attach any certificate(s)
/diploma(s)]
website); select only one research theme from the list given.
Applications with more than one research theme will be automatically
disqualified. Send the following documents by post:
-Application form
-Copy of publications (three most relevant only)
-Curriculum vitae [maximum of four pages; do not attach any certificate(s)
/diploma(s)]
Scholarship Application Deadline: The application deadline is April 21, 2014.