http://www.cwaj.org/Scholarship/njg.htm

The 2012 Scholarship application is now closed. The posted applications are for reference only. Applications for 2013 Scholarships will be uploaded in May 2012.

1 scholarship, ¥2.0 Million

The NJG Program supports graduate study in Japan for non-Japanese women who are enrolled in graduate degree programs at Japanese universities.

Eligibility Requirements

Applicants must be enrolled in a degree program with a graduate school of a Japanese university from April 2012 to March 2013.

Applicants must be residing in Japan for study purposes at the time of application.Individuals currently studying or living abroad are ineligible. We therefore regret that we are unable to accept applications from outside Japan.

Applicants must have adequate ability to speak and write in both Japanese and English.

Holders of scholarships greater than ¥1.0 million from other scholarship programs (kigyo ryugaku) are ineligible. Financial aid and awards from the university where the applicant will study may not be subject to the same limitation.

Former recipients of CWAJ awards and members of CWAJ are ineligible.

Obtaining the Application

Application forms are available ONLY from the CWAJ website. The forms are in PDF format. You need Acrobat Reader 5 to read and print the downloaded forms. If you do not have the reader installed on your computer, you can download it free of charge by clicking here.

Note that if your Acrobat reader is an earlier version, for example Acrobat Reader 4, you may not be able to read the applications correctly.

Download the NJG Scholarship Application Form

Download the Japanese Language Instructions for Completing the NJG Scholarship Application Form

Submitting the Application  All applications must be written in English. Please note the following:

1. Include your application forms and the other required documents. Write “NJG Application” on the envelope and send it by post. Do not send by yubin kakitome (registered mail) or takuhaibin as these will not be accepted.
2. Incomplete applications or applications submitted without the required number of copies will not be considered.
3. Please do not send extra documents such as publications. The scholarship committee will consider only the documents we request.
4. We do not accept applications via e-mail.
5. No documents will be returned.

PERIOD OF ACCEPTANCE:   Applications must be postmarked during the following period:

Tuesday, October 11 through Tuesday, October 25, 2011.

Completed applications must be mailed to the address below.

CWAJ SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE NJG PROGRAM
CWAJ Center
2-24-13-703 Kami-Osaki
Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-0021

Interviews and Selection

Interviews of the finalists will be held during February in Tokyo. They are usually conducted on weekends. You will be notified at least two weeks in advance if you have been selected for an interview. The interviews will be conducted in both English and Japanese. Applicants will be notified of the results in writing.

CWAJ reserves the right to make its own selections and does not discuss its decisions.

For more information about the scholarship program, please send your inquiry in English or Japanese only to scholarship@cwaj.org. No telephone inquiries will be accepted.