Kayoko Tsuda Scholarships (Japanese Studies), School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, UK

Scholarship Description:

Kayoko Tsuda Scholarships (Japanese Studies), School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, UK is open for . The scholarship allows level program(s) in the field of taught at . The deadline of the scholarship is .

The Japan Research Centre (JRC) is pleased to invite applications to the bursary created through the generosity of Ms Kayoko Tsuda.

One is offered to the value of £7,000 (untaxed), and will be paid in three instalments: £3,000 at the beginning of Term 1, £3,000 at the beginning of Term 2, and £1,000 once the applicant’s supervisor informs the Chair of the JRC that the thesis is complete (in the event on non-completion during tenure of the Bursary, this final payment will be withheld).

Eligible Programmes

• PhD degrees at SOAS involving any aspect of Japanese Studies

Candidate Criteria

• Applicants may be of any nationality and in need of the bursary to fund completion of their thesis.


• The bursary is for full-time or part-time PhD students who will submit the thesis before the end of the academic session 2013/14. It is expected that the student who gets awarded this bursary will be enrolled on Extension of Writing up (continuation) status during the academic session 2013/14. Students on Extension of Writing-up status are required to submit the thesis for examination within a maximum of three terms or within the students prescribed SOAS deadline (whichever is sooner).


• Those working on any aspect of Japanese studies are eligible.

Candidate Assessment

• Candidates will be assessed based on a combination of financial need and academic merit.


• Selection will be made by the Steering Committee of the JRC.

Other Conditions The successful applicant will be expected to:

1. Submit a high resolution personal photo and introductory paragraph about their research (about 200 words) in June 2013 which may be published on the JRC web page.


2. Give a JRC seminar in the week following the Annual Tsuda Lecture (normally the 7th week of Term 2);


3. Submit a final report in May 2014 (about 300 words) which will be published in the ‘JRC Annual Review’ and on the JRC web page.

Scholarship Application Deadline

• Complete scholarship applications must be received no later than Friday, 24 May 2013.


• Late or incomplete applications will not be considered.

Notification of Results All candidates will be notified by email regarding the outcome of their application, generally by mid-July. The successful candidate will also be notified by letter. If you have not heard by mid-July, please contact the Scholarships Officer.

Scholarship Application Procedures A scholarship application form is available for download from the download box at the top right or can be obtained from:

The Scholarships Officer Registry SOAS Thornhaugh Street Russell Square London WC1H 0XG UK

Email: scholarships@soas.ac.uk Telephone: (+44) 020 7074 5094/509

For more information, please visit official website.

Degree Level:

Kayoko Tsuda Scholarships (Japanese Studies), School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, UK is available to undertake level programs at .

Available Subjects:

Following subject are available to study under this scholarship program.