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Sasakawa Studentships in Japanese Studies

Overview

Closing Date: 25 March 2024

The Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation is pleased to announce the eleventh Year of the Sasakawa Japanese Studies Postgraduate Studentship Programme, designed to support the development of Japanese Studies in the UK. Launched and administered by the Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation and fully funded by The Nippon Foundation, the value of each studentship (Masters or PhD) is £15,000.

At Newcastle, we invite applications from suitably qualified candidates who wish to pursue an MLitt (Masters by Research) or a PhD in Japanese studies (or another field where the research focus is related to Japan), starting in October 2024. We particularly encourage students with an interest in contemporary Japanese literature, gender and/or popular culture to apply, but we still welcome applications from candidates with an interest in any area of Japanese studies.

Candidates of any nationality are eligible to apply for the studentships. However, candidates for Masters' studentships who are non-UK nationals are eligible only if they are settled in the UK or have been ordinarily resident in the UK for at least 3 years immediately preceding the start of their Master's course. This does not apply to PhD studentship candidates who are non-UK nationals.

Current and previously successful students may re-apply; however, the studentship can only be held for a maximum of three years.

 

How to apply

To be considered for nomination, you must hold a conditional or unconditional offer of a place before you can be nominated.

Register your interest and discuss your research proposal with Dr Gitte Marianne Hansen via e-mail (gitte.hansen@ncl.ac.uk) no later than 25 March 2024.

Include the following information (max. 200 words in total):

  1. CV/academic record
  2. Nationality
  3. Statement of other funding (either fully or in part)
  4. The course/research to be undertaken
  5. Extent to which the course/research is related to Japan
  6. Anticipated dissertation topic or research interests (and in the case of PhD students, a brief abstract of research to date – up to an additional 250 words)
  7. Future academic or career plans

For more detailed information about the award scheme, please refer to the Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation website.