BAJS Postgraduate Studentship (NEW)

Application criteria:

• The studentship is 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 the 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 the studentship in subsequent years, but please note that we particularly encourage new applications.

Application procedure:

• A statement of study aims, up to 500 words. Prospective taught-Master's students should explain why they intend to take their particular course; research students should outline the importance and contribution of their dissertations.
• If you intend to use the award for fieldwork, you must give a detailed outline of fieldwork costs.
• Two letters of reference from academic referees.
• A letter of acceptance from a UK university.
• Applications must be received by BAJS by 15 April 2010.

Awards:

• Up to five individual scholarships of £4,000 will be granted for use in academic year 2010-11. No awards of less than £4,000 will be made.
• You will not be eligible to receive an award if you accept full scholarships from the AHRC, ESRC, or any other funding body (UK or overseas).
• If you have a partial scholarship to cover fees only from another funding body, you may use the BAJS studentship for maintenance and/or fieldwork, dependent on demonstrating a need for an extra £4,000 towards your studies.
• Successful and reserve applicants will be notified in writing in July 2010, and must accept by the end of August. Depending on whether the successful applicants accept the BAJS studentship, reserve applicants will be informed of their success or otherwise by mid-September 2010. Awards will be paid to successful applicants in October 2010.
• Successful applicants will be expected to acknowledge the support of BAJS in their dissertations, presentations, and any subsequent publications; they will also be expected to submit a 500-word report on how they used the studentship to BAJS council by the end of November 2011.
• Unsuccessful applicants will be considered for the BAJS Toshiba International Foundation studentship, provided they are eligible.

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