Deadline: 22 Aug 2008
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PhD Fellowships are available to the promising researchers from Asia
(includes Pakistan) under the Japan Society for the Promotion of
Science (JSPS), RONPAKU Program for the year 2009. Outline of JSPS RONPAKU Program The
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) has been carrying out
the RONPAKU (Dissertation PhD) Program since 1978. The aim of this
program is to provide tutorial and financial support for promising
researchers in Asia who wish to obtain their PhD degrees from Japanese
universities through the submission of a dissertation without
matriculating a doctoral course. Grantees under the program
(RONPAKU fellows) are required to conduct their dissertation research
under the joint supervision of a Japanese advisor and an advisor in
their home country, and are expected to obtain their PhD degrees within
a maximum period of five years. RONPAKU fellows are allowed to visit a
Japanese university once a year to conduct research under the direct
supervision of their Japanese advisor. The Japanese advisor may visit
the RONPAKU fellow's home university or research institution when
deemed necessary to supervise the fellow’s research together with
his/her home advisor.
Eligible Fields All fields within the humanities, social sciences and natural sciences are included. Applicable Countries Candidates must be a researcher whose university/institution is in one of the following countries: - Bangladesh,
China, Indonesia, South Korea, Malaysia, Mongolia, the Philippines,
Thailand or Vietnam, which have JSPS nominating organizations.
- Other
countries: Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bhutan, Brunei,
Cambodia, Georgia, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kazakhstan,
Kuwait, Kyrgyz, Laos, Lebanon, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkey, Turkmenistan, UAE, Uzbekistan or Yemen.
Eligibility of Japanese Advisor The
candidate’s Japanese advisor must be a full-time researcher who, as of
1 April 2009, is engaged in implementing a doctoral course at the
Japanese university to which the prospective RONPAKU fellow will submit
his/her PhD thesis. Eligibility of RONPAKU Fellow The candidate must be a researcher:- - Who has not obtained a PhD degree from a Japanese 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
- Who is employed full time at a university or research
institution in his/her home country or will likely be appointed to such
a position by April 1, 2009 (JSPS also treats Taiwanese and Palestinian
researchers in this manner.)
- Who is 49 years of age or younger as of April 1, 2009.
Number of Fellowships to be Awarded Approximately 30 Fellowship Tenure Maximum 5 years from 1 April 2009 Application Deadline 22 August, 2008 Further information Application procedure http://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-ronpaku/guideline.html
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