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3-Year Engineering PhD Scholarship in Kochi University of Technology, Japan

KUT’s Special Scholarship Program (SSP) was established in 2003 in order to support the advanced research of the university by enlisting the help of highly capable international students. Every year in April and October, the university enrolls selected foreign doctoral students under specific research projects. The students pursue the doctoral course in English while at the same time assisting their host professor as a research assistant (RA). Through this program KUT wishes to expand and deepen international ties with academic and educational institutions all over the world.

Requirements and Eligibility for Admission

Applicants are required to meet all of the following conditions

* To have or to be expected to acquire a master’s degree before enrollment.
* To have intention, adequate knowledge and research skill to work as a research assistant under the one of research projects listed here
* To have an excellent academic record
* To have a high English proficiency
* To be 35 years old or under at the time of enrollment
* To have other than Japanese nationality

Benefits for Successful Applicants

* Receive up to 1,200, 000 yen per year for working as a research assistant.
* Exemption from 300,000 yen enrollment fee, 940,000 yen (per year) tuition fee, 150,000 yen (per year) fee for facilities improvement and 150,000yen (per year) cost of experiments and laboratory work.
* Receive 200,000 yen for travel and initial living costs (given only to applicants who are living outside Japan at the time of application)

Application Process
Required application documents:

* Completed application form
* Academic transcripts for completed Bachelor’s and Master’s program
* Master’s degree certificate specifying the expected date of your acquisition of the master’s degree (if the applicant is still working towards the degree)
* Outline of intended research
* 2 letters of recommendation
* Certificate of health
* 2 recent photographs

Admission Schedule
Application Deadline for April 2009 and October 2009 enrollment : September 30, 2008

Official Correspondence
All inquiries and application documents must be addressed to:

International Relations Center
Kochi University of Technology
Tosayamada. Kochi. 782-8502. Japan
Tel: +81 887 53 1130
Fax: +81 887 57 2000
E-mail:international@ml.kochi-tech.ac.jp
For further information, please refer to
http://www.kochi-tech.ac.jp/gs_e/admission/index.html