Summary
British Association for Japanese Studies (BAJS)
Postgraduate Studentships in the field of Japanese Studies for the students of all nationalities at UK University 2012.

Study at: UK University
Level: Postgraduate
Amount: £4,000
Closing Dates: 30 April 2012

Description
British Association for Japanese Studies (BAJS) offers postgraduate scholarships for international students from all nationalities to study Japanaese at university in UK.

Eligibility

Application criteria:

• The studentships are open to postgraduate or prospective postgraduate students of all nationalities.
• You must have been accepted onto a full-time or part-time course at a UK university at the time when you apply for a studentship.
• Your dissertation (or proposed dissertation) must be in the field of Japanese studies. For PhD students in particular, it will normally be expected that you will be using Japanese language materials in your research.
• You must use the award either to contribute towards your fees, your maintenance, or your extended fieldwork. Final-year PhD students who wish to apply for writing-up costs should apply for the BAJS John Crump Studentship.
• You must be a member of BAJS when you apply. (Please note that student membership is free, or £20 if you wish to receive Japan Forum).
• Successful applicants may re-apply for a studentship in subsequent years, but please note that we particularly encourage new applications.

How to Apply

Application procedure:

• Application for BAJS Postgraduate Studentships is via the online application form.
• Once you have submitted your application online, you will be sent an acknowledgement email with a unique application reference number.
• Your two nominated referees will also be sent an email with this reference number, asking them to respond to applications@bajs.org.uk with your reference by the application deadline.
• You must email a scan of a letter of acceptance by a UK University to applications@bajs.org.uk, also citing this application reference number.

The next application deadline is 30 April 2012.

Please note, it is your responsibility to make sure that BAJS receives both references and your letter of acceptance, citing your application reference number, by the 30th April deadline.

More Information

Contact the secretariat for further information: http://www.bajs.org.uk/contact/
Website: http://www.bajs.org.uk/funding/bajs_studentship/