The Sasakawa Japanese Studies Postgraduate Studentship
Birkbeck can nominate up to three candidates for the Sasakawa Postgraduate Studentship in Japanese Studies, made possible through the generosity of the Nippon Foundation and the Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation.
VALUE AND DURATION OF AWARD
- Each studentship consists of £10,000 to be used towards a postgraduate degree with a focus on Japanese Studies at Birkbeck, starting in October 2020.
- Candidates interested in various aspects of modern and contemporary Japanese culture and society as well as in comparative literature, Japanese film and visual culture, transculturality, memory and history, minorities and diversity are especially encouraged to apply.
- The studentship is for one year only.
APPLICATION DEADLINE
- Application materials should be sent via email to the Japanese Programme Director, Dr Marcos Centeno, by 20 March 2020.
HOW TO APPLY
- Applications should include the following items:
- CV
- academic record (transcript)
- two-page (double-spaced) statement including dissertation research interests and future career plans. The research proposal must focus on Japan.
- Note: Before sending these materials, candidates must have submitted an application for admission to the MA/MRes Comparative Literary and Cultural Studies (Japanese pathway), MPhil/PhD in Japanese or another field where the research focus is related to Japan.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
- You must have completed a first-class or a good upper-second-class undergraduate degree (or its equivalent for non-UK candidates) or be predicted to obtain one.
- You must be an applicant for a full-time MA/MRes Comparative Literary and Cultural Studies (Japanese pathway) or Japanese MPhil/PhD programme.
- Non-UK candidates are eligible only if they have been in the UK for at least three years before the beginning of their master’s study.
- You must not have already accepted full scholarships from other funding sources.
- Please note that, while the Department of Cultures and Languages will nominate candidates, it is the Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation that makes the final decision.
FURTHER INFORMATION
- If you have any questions, please email Dr Marcos Centeno.