The pplication for the Asian Youth ellowship (AYF) wil lstart rom Aug.24 (Mon.), 2009. The Informationand Culture Section of the Embassy of Japan (100 Natmauk Road, Bahan Township, Yangon, tel.549644~8) will accept the application until Oct.16 (Fri..), 2009.
Successful applicants will aim at a degree at graduate school in Japan as Japanese Government Scholarship Student after they learn Japanese at the Japan Foundation Japanese-Language Institutein Osaka, Japan.
◆QualificationsforApplicants
Age:Under35atthetimehe/sheentersJapanesegraduateschool
Academicbackground:Universitygraduateswithgoodacademicrecord
Fieldofstudy:Humanities,socialsciences,engineeringandnaturalscienceEXCEPTJapanesestudiesorJapaneseculturestudies
◆StandardofScreening
(a)Universitygraduateswhohaveprincipallycompleted16yearsofschooleducation.
(b)Goodacademicrecord.
(c)Majoringinafieldthatisexpectedtocontributetotheregionaldevelopment.
(d)ProficiencyinEnglishandhaveastrongwilltolearntheJapaneselanguage.
(e)Ingoodhealth.
(f)WishtopursueMaster'sorDoctoralprogram.
(g)WillingnesstoliveintheprovideddormitorythroughouttheProgram.
◆FinancialSponsorshipduringAYFProgram
(a)Fundamentaltextbookswillbefreeofcharge.
(b)Accommodationwillbeprovided.
(c)Foodallowanceandspecialallowancewillbeprovided.
(d)Medicalinsurancewillbeprovided.
(e)ReturnairticketstoJapanfrominternationalairportofstudent'scountrywillbeprovided.
(f)Allexpenditurefortakingtheentranceexamforgraduateschoolduringtheprogramwillbecovered.
Forfurtherdetails,pleasevisitwebsiteoftheASIA-SEED(http://www.asiaseed.org/ayfj/)or
contacttheInformationandCultureSectionoftheEmbassyofJapan(tel:1-549644~8).
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