King's College London Daiwa Scholarships in Japanese Studies 2024

Grants of £2,000-£9,000 are available to individuals, societies, associations or other bodies in the UK or Japan to promote and support interaction between the two countries.

In order to fund as many applications as we possibly can, given our limited budget, we typically award in the region of £3,000 to £4,000 to successful Small Grant applications. Our funding rarely covers an application’s budget in full, but is meant to be a “contribution” to the proposed project.

Table of Content

• Summary
• Benefits
• Requirements
• Application Deadline
• How To Apply

Summary

• Application DeadlineJanuary 30, 2025
• Study LevelMasters
• SponsorKing's College London
• City to studyLondon
• School to studyKing's College London
• Eligible CountryJapan

Benefits

• The Scholarship will cover university fees for the course in question, plus living expenses. Living expenses will be payable at a rate of £1,400 per month for periods spent in the UK, and ¥260,000 per month for periods spent in Japan.
• The Foundation will contribute £1,000 towards the cost of one economy class return airfare between the UK and Japan in the case of Scholars who will be flying out to Japan to begin their course of study.
• The Foundation will contribute £1,000 towards the cost of one economy class return airfare per annum between the UK and Japan in the case of relevant travel being undertaken.

Requirements

• British nationals who have earned or are working toward a degree in Japanese Studies, which is described as a course that heavily emphasizes the study of Japan while emphasizing the language. Candidates may also apply if they have completed or are studying combined honors courses in which at least 50% of the coursework is in Japanese. The scholarship would be used to pay for an additional Japanese studies course of study.
• Enrolled* or planning to enroll in a second Japanese studies course in the UK or Japan (i.e., the course that will be funded by the Daiwa Scholarship in Japanese Studies).]

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Application Deadline

January 30, 2025

How To Apply

Are you qualified and interested in this opportunity? Kindly go to King's College London on www.dajf-applications.org.uk to apply

UK-based applicants can apply online. Applications from Japan should be posted to the Tokyo Office.

There are two application deadlines each year, 31 March (for a decision by 31 May) and 30 September (for a decision by 30 November). However, the Foundation encourages applicants to submit their application as early as possible. The Foundation is also happy to provide advice about possible applications – please contact [email protected].

The online application for the March 2024 round is available below. You can click on the “application notes” to read these, and on the “application” to begin the process of applying.

Please read the section below (Important) before beginning the application.

APPLICATION NOTES

For more details visit DFSG Website