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Government Scholarship for Teacher-Training Students |
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 Teacher-Training Students Scholarships |
Study at a Japanese University
- Tuition, Allowance and Air Tickets provided! -
The Japanese government is offering scholarships
to Americans who wish to conduct research on school education at Japanese
universities.
To apply, applicants must:
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Hold U.S. citizenship; |
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Be born on or after April 2, 1976; |
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Be a graduate of a university or a teacher-training
school and have worked as a teacher of an elementary or secondary
educational institution or a teacher-training school in the United
States for at least five years in total as of April 1, 2011. (In-service university faculty members are not eligible.); |
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Be willing to learn Japanese and receive research guidance in
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* For more details, please view the fact sheet.
The term is between October 2011 and March 2013, which is the period
necessary to complete each university’s training course. In addition,
scholarship recipients must able to arrive in Japan within two weeks of the starting date of the study course set by the university (Programs begin in October as a general rule).
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APPLICATION DEADLINE: Application must be received by 5:00 pm on Thursday, March 10, 2011 |
All applicants are required to take both an English and Japanese language
examination, and an interview will follow the exams. The
examination will be conducted on Tuesday, March 15, 2011 at the Japan Information Center (detail will be informed upon receipt of your application form).
For more information or to receive an application form, please contact
the Japan Information Center, Consulate General of Japan, Attn: Hisako
Takahashi, 50 Fremont St., Suite 2200, San Francisco, CA 94105
Tel: (415)356-2461 Email: education@cgjsf.org .
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Please
click here for the Check list.[PDF] |
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Please click here for the application form.[PDF] |
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Please click here for the health form.[PDF] |
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Please click here for the letter of recommendation.[PDF] |
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Please click here for the Guidebook of Teacher Training Program. |
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