Meiji Jingu Japanese Studies Research Scholarships

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Candidate assessment

• MPhil candidates will be assessed on academic merit and the strength of their proposal.
• PhD candidates will be assessed on academic merit, the results of their research during the previous year and proposal.
• Some consideration will be given to financial need.

Application requirement details: contact the university

Study level you are applying for: Doctorate

There are two Meiji Jingu Japanese Studies Research Scholarships available. Each scholarship is valued at £7,000 in total. Scholarships are for one year only, but it is possible to reapply if an award recipient has demonstrated outstanding potential for research. Please note that this scholarship cannot be held during the Extension of Writing-Up (Continuation) status.

Candidate criteria

• Open to UK/EU and Overseas applicants
• Current PhD students at SOAS, or newly enrolling full-time MPhil students with an offer of admission are eligible. Newly enrolling MPhil students may be given preference.
• It is important that your referees comment on your skill in Japanese in the areas of reading, composition and speaking.
• Applicant must possess an MA degree from SOAS or an equivalent institution in a relevant subject.
• Candidates must have an offer of admission by the scholarship deadline.
• Applicants (new admissions) must meet the English language condition of their offer of admission to study at SOAS as soon as possible. If your offer is conditional on English, please arrange your English test and ensure you meet the English requirements as soon as possible. Please note that this scholarships does not cover funding or even allow for Pre-sessionals.

Eligible programme

Any full-time MPhil/PhD programme where the student will be working on some aspect of Japanese Studies.
Part-time programmes are not eligible.