JAPANESE ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY WOMEN (JAUW) INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP
International Region : Japan
Last date
31/05/2026
Reward
574,113
Qualification
Other
Post
Higher studies
General information
Scholarship name
JAPANESE ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY WOMEN (JAUW) INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP
Japanese Association of University Women (JAUW) is now calling for Applications for its International Fellowships. JAUW offers funding to help MAs, pre-doctoral, or dissertation-level students and postdoctoral researchers of a younger age come and stay in Japan to pursue their ongoing study/research. The objective of the Program is to allow promising non-Japanese women researchers/graduate students under the age of 45 to conduct research in Japan by providing them with a fellowship. They will be able to spend a period (4-6 months) in residence at a research institute /university in Japan. ITEM DESCRIPTION Name JAPANESE ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY WOMEN (JAUW) INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP Provided By JAUW Purpose To help MAs, pre-doctoral, or dissertation-level students and postdoctoral researchers of a younger age come and stay in Japan to pursue their ongoing study/research.
- Region
- International Region : Japan
- Scholarship type
- Private
- Fields
- Other
- For
- Higher studies
Key dates
Last date to apply: 31/05/2026 The last date to apply for this scholarship is May 31, 2026.
Eligibility
1. Applicants must be non-Japanese women of the age below 45. 2. Applicants must live outside Japan at the time of application. 3. Applicants must hold a Master’s Degree or above. 4. Applicants need to identify an institution/university in Japan where to conduct research. They need to have contacted and obtained consent from a host at the identified institution/university before application. JAUW won’t extend any help regarding this matter. 5. Applicants must submit application forms according to the Instructions.
Award & availability
Stated amount: 574,113
- The program will allow a maximum of 2 recipients, each winning between Yen 500,000 and up to Yen 1,000,000 to support transportation to and from Japan and the cost of her stay in Japan.
- The period of stay in Japan under this award is for 4 to 6 months between October and March. The program will allow a maximum of 2 recipients.
Application
No Separate Application or Fee is Required to get the scholarship, it will be automatically considered, once you enrolled for the program.
- Applicants must submit a completed Personal Registration Information (Electronic Data Format) downloadable from https://www.jauw.org/scholarship-information/international/ to JAUW by E-mail: internationalfellow@jauw.org.
- In addition, applicants must prepare a full set of the Application Documents specified in the table below, and send them in a single package to JAUW by postal mail: International Fellowship Committee, Japanese Association of University Women 11-6-101 Samoncho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0017, JAPAN.
- Applicants must use the designated forms for Application Form Parts 1 & 2 and the Electronic Data Format, all of which can be downloaded.
- Applicants have to find a host university or institution in Japan by themselves, and have to submit, at the time of application, a Letter of Acceptance from that host or from your prospective supervisor thereof. JAUW will not extend any help regarding this matter.
- Application documents must be typed in English. Application documents prepared in languages other than English as well as in hand-writing will not be reviewed.
- Applications must arrive and be received by JAUW no later than March. Application documents received later than that date will be excluded from the review. Required Application Documents to be submitted by postal mail to the JAUW.
- Application Form 1
- Application Form 2
- Recommendation letters from three different individuals
- Letter of Acceptance from the Prospective Host Supervisor
- Certificate of Health Fot more information Click here
Selection process
The awardees of this fellowship will be notified by e-mail in the middle of June. Their names will be made public on the JAUW website toward the end of July. Send an e-mail notifying the results to all the other applicants by the end of June. Other Info Responsibilities when selected as an awardee You must arrange your own accommodations with help by your host supervisor in Japan. You must engage in the proposed research for which the fellowship is awarded. You must submit a written summary report of your research in 500 to 700 words by the end of the funding period. You will be asked to make an oral presentation on your research report toward the end of the funding period at a meeting to be held by JAUW. You should acknowledge JAUW's support when you publish research results obtained during this program. If you need to change your initial schedule due to unforeseen or unavoidable reasons, you must obtain a prior written approval from the JAUW President. Any serious delay in the official procedure such as delay in the issuing of your visa, despite no fault on your part, may result in the cancellation of the fellowship.
Contact
Address: Patricia Terrace, #101 11-6 Samoncho,Sinjyukuku,Tokyo,Japan Tel: +81-3-3358-2882 Fax: +81-3-3358-2889 Office Opening Hours: Mon-Fri, 10:00-6:00 For more information Click here Apply Now https://www.jauw.org/scholarship-information/international/