The Government of Japan offers 10 fellowships, to be awarded to deserving candidates from developing countries, special attention will be given to those who may wish pursue their research studies in Japan, to women, candidates from LDCs, Africa and SIDS countries who are eager to undertake research on one or more of the topics listed below.
Application Deadline: 29th November 2019
Eligible Countries: Developing Countries
To Be Taken At (Country):
About the Award: 1. The UNESCO/Keizo Obuchi Research Fellowships Programme (UNESCO/Japan Young Researchers’ Fellowship Programme) funded under the Japanese Funds-in-Trust for the capacity-building of Human Resources will aim, in particular, to impact on capacity-building and research activities in the following areas: 1. Environment (with particular attention on disaster risk reduction (DRR); 2. Intercultural Dialogue; 3. Information and Communication Technologies; and 4. Peaceful conflict resolution. No other research topics will be considered.
Fields of Research:
Type: Fellowship, Research
Eligibility: Applicants, a maximum of TWO from each applying National Commission, must meet the following general criteria:
2. Candidates must be persons of high intellectual promise who may be expected to make significant contributions to their country on return.
3. Candidates must be no more than 40 years of age. Thus, applicants born before 1 January 1978 will not be considered under the Programme.
4. The selected Fellow must carry out the research under the auspices of an academic supervisor in a host institution. Confirmation of acceptance from the academic supervisor is imperative.
5. Priority attention will be given to:
6. Candidates must be proficient in reading and writing the language of instruction in the proposed country of study/research
Number of Awards: 10
Value of Award: The Fellowships financed by Japan and administered by UNESCO will consist of the following:
Duration of Programme: Possible date of commencing research:
5. Deadline for termination of research:
Duration of proposed research:
How to Apply: It is important to go through the Programme Weboage for details on how to apply.
Visit Programme Webpage for Details
Award Providers: Government of Japan
Important Note: The following costs are not eligible: computer or equipment purchases; publication costs; attendance at conferences, unless a case can be made that such attendance is an integral part of the research and would make a direct and significant contribution to the outcome of the development of the research project.).
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