Komai Fellowship Program for Southeast Asian Researchers

The Hitachi Scholarship Foundation invites applications for Komai Fellowship Program for Southeast Asian Researchers to study  Japanese culture, Japanese economy and Japanese industry.

The Komai Fellowship Program was inaugurated under the auspices of late Mr. K. Komai, the first chairman of the Hitachi Scholarship Foundation (“Foundation”), to encourage interactions between Southeast Asian countries and Japan in the field of social and cultural science. In this program, fellowships are offered to the scholars and researchers in Southeast Asian countries who have keen interest in conducting the research on Japan such as Japanese culture, Japanese economy and Japanese industry.

The Komai Fellowship Program is for those Southeast Asian countries who have keen interest in conducting the research on Japan such as Japanese culture, Japanese economy and Japanese industry.

Countries/Region- Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Vietnam, Burma, Brunei, Cambodia, Laos,  Timor Leste

Tenure-

Maximum three (3) months. The fellowship begins on the day of the grantee’s arrival in Japan and ends on the day of departure from Japan. The fellowship cannot be extended.

The Foundation will support the following costs and expenses.

• Travel expenses- Economy class round-trip airfare between the nearest airport of the grantee’s university and the airport in Japan, the travel expenses between the airport in Japan and the place of grantee’s research affiliation, and the travel expenses to visit the office of the Foundation.
• Maintenance allowance- ¥15,000 a day

1. This rate is applied to the number of nights the grantee stays in Japan.

• Research travel allowance- At cost but up to ¥100,000

1. If the grantee wishes to receive this allowance, the travel plan and the recommendation letter of the Japanese host scientist should be submitted to the Foundation for review and approval in advance. This plan should relate to the proposed research.

Eligibility-

• The faculty members who belong to the universities invited by the Foundation
• Research proposals have to be related wholly or in substantial part to Japan
• Firm position or profession in the university
• Below 45 years of age (born on or after November 1, 1967)

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(cross-posted from http://www.fundsforngos.org/cambodia/apply-komai-fellowship-program-southeast-asian-researchers/)