EMARO Master Scholarships on Advanced Robotics

EMARO, European Master on Advanced RObotics, is an integrated Masters course conducted by three European institutions and three Asian institutions :

• Ecole Centrale de Nantes- France (coordinator),
• Warsaw University of Technology – Poland ,
• University of Genova – Italy,
• Asian Institute of Technology – Thailand,
• Faculty of Science and Technology in Keio University – Japan,
• and Shanghai Jiao Tong University – China

EMARO has been designed and accepted in the framework of the European Union ERASMUS-MUNDUS programme.

Master Scholarships in Space Science and Technology (SPACEMASTER)

SPACEMASTER -Joint European Master in Space Science and Technology

The Joint European Master in Space Science and Technology Scholarships are provided by the Erasmus Mundus Programme.

The programme offers scholarships in Europe for non-EU students. Students from non-Eu countries can apply for a scholarship of 24000 Euros per year.

In addition, students granted with an Erasmus Mundus scholarship get an insurance provided by the European Commission.

Erasmus Mundus scholarships are available for SpaceMaster applicants from third countries (non-EU), i.e.: nationals coming from all countries other than the 25 EU Member States.

Sato International Scholarship Foundation

The Sato International Scholarship Foundation grants two types of scholarship for self-supporting students from ASEAN countries as well as Southwest Asian countries enrolled in a Japanese undergraduate or graduate institution:

1. Scholarship for Self-Supporting Students
2. Scholarship for Short-Term Exchange Students.

Students from the Following Countries are Eligible to Apply

Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, East Timor, Vietnam.

The International Doctoral Scholarship in Energy Science, Kyoto University

The international Doctoral Program in Energy Science is offered to provide foreign students and researchers, who have a Master’s degree (or equivalent), an opportunity to further their studies toward a Doctoral degree at Kyoto University. In this Doctoral Program, Japanese proficiency is not required since students can obtain the necessary credits by choosing ones among a variety of subjects presented in English and their research works are also supervised in English. An evaluation of eligibility for admission will be made on the basis of the documents submitted to our School Affairs Office. (Eight students will be admitted each year with a scholarship from the Japanese Government)

THE MATSUMAE 2011 FELLOWSHIP

The Matsumae International Foundation is a nongovernmental organization. Its Fund is solely based on donations from many Japanese people who have responded with goodwill to Dr. Shigeyoshi Matsumae’s call.

While many donations have been kindly offered by enterprises and groups, most of the donors are individuals who are sympathetic with the Founder’s ideals, and maintain contributions to the Fund from their limited incomes.

Successful applicants are urged to seriously consider and understand the goodwill of those persons, and ensure that the provided fellowships are utilized effectively.

UN-Nippon Foundation Fellowships in Marine Science and Law of the Sea

The United Nations and The Nippon Foundation of Japan concluded a trust fund project agreement to provide capacity-building and human resource development to developing coastal States Parties and non-Parties to UNCLOS through a new Fellowship Programme.

The main objective of the fellowship is to provide opportunities for advanced education and training in the field of ocean affairs and the law of the sea, and related disciplines including marine science, to Government officials and other mid-level professionals from developing coastal States, so that they may obtain the necessary knowledge to assist their countries to formulate comprehensive ocean policy and to implement the legal regime set out in UNCLOS and related instruments.

Joint Japan-World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program for Masters in Infrastructure Management, Yokohama National University

Since 1995 Yokohama National University has been providing prominent mid-career engineering professionals with chances to study infrastructure management under its inter-faculty Master’s Degree Program in Infrastructure Management (IMP) funded by the Japanese Government and administered by the World Bank Institute. Fifty-three scholars have already graduated and have been actively working in their countries with their full knowledge and experience gained in Japan.

Infrastructure plays an important role in economic growth, improving social welfare and equitable distribution of income among people and regions. Appropriate infrastructure management is crucial to fully utilize expensive infrastructure for the above objectives. Yokohama is one of the most suitable places to study such subject because the development of the city itself shows the evidence of the importance of infrastructure development and its appropriate management.

Japanese Fellowship Programs 2010 in Humanities and Social Sciences

In order to promote Japanese Studies, this program provides support to outstanding scholars in the field by offering the opportunity to conduct research in Japan.

Fellowship Programs

1. Scholars and Researchers (Long-Term) (2-12 months): Scholars and researchers in the humanities or social sciences.
2. Scholars and Researchers (Short-Term) (21-59 days): Scholars and researchers in the humanities and social sciences who need to conduct intensive research in Japan.
3. Doctoral Candidates (4-12 months): Doctoral candidates in the humanities or social sciences.

L’Oréal-Unesco For Women in Science Fellowship for Female Researchers 2010

Target group: Master’s degree, PhD degree
Purpose: Study, Research
Field of study: Agriculture, forestry and fishery , Engineering, Environmental Science, Medical and health sciences, Natural sciences
Countries: All
Eligible candidates: high-quality female researcher. Note that application has to be done by the National Commission for UNESCO of applicants country of origin.
Value and purpose of grant: $40.000
Grant award period: two years

JSPS’s RONPAKU Dissertation PhD Fellowships in Computer Science at University of Aizu

The aim of JSPS’s RONPAKU (Dissertation PhD) Program is to provide tutorial and financial support to promising young researchers in Asia who wish to obtain their PhD degrees from Japanese universities through the submission of a dissertation without going through a doctoral course. Grantees under the program (RONPAKU Fellows) are given the opportunity to visit their Japanese advisor once a year to receive direct supervision at the Japanese university where they will submit their PhD thesis.

As a faculty at University of Aizu, Japan, I am interested to guide interested students through this program. Please note that Univ of Aizu is a computer science oriented university and the degree will be in computer science and engineering. Research topics of interest to me include.