Funding
What funding is available?
The Nissan Institute can provide modest amounts of funding for a number of students each year. If you would like to be considered for one of these grants you should make it clear on your application form and in your statement of purpose that you wish to apply for a Nissan Institute Bursary.
Further information about fees and funding can be found at www.ox.ac.uk/feesandfunding
ESRC Studentships 2012 – Japanese Studies Pathway
The University of Oxford is one of 21 centres of postgraduate excellence accredited by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) as a Doctoral Training Centre. The University is one of the major providers of social science research training in the UK, and has one of the largest and most diverse pools of academic social scientists producing internationally recognised research. It is home to a number of outstanding departments, which are committed to research to develop a greater understanding of all aspects of society.
The Nissan Institute is an integral part of the School of Interdisciplinary Area Studies and has an outstanding reputation for the quality of its teaching and research about modern Japan in the areas of history and social science. Since 2007 we have offered masters programmes (one or two years) which provide advanced language training, courses about Japan and training in research methods.
We have one studentship to offer for entry in 2012-13, and are pleased to invite applications for a studentship on the Masters-to-DPhil programme starting in October 2012, in the Interdisciplinary Area Studies training pathway.
How to apply: Please apply using the standard graduate application form, and confirm with the Nissan Institute that you wish to be considered for an ESRC studentship. For details on applying to Oxford, go to http://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/postgraduate_courses/apply/application_guide.html
Please note: To be considered for an ESRC studentship award, you must apply by the 20th January 2012 admissions application deadline.
For further details of courses relating to the Japanese studies pathway, please check our website: http://www.nissan.ox.ac.uk/prospective_students or the Graduate Admissions website: http://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/postgraduate_courses/course_guide/japanese_studies.html
Funding for 2nd Year MPhil Students - Stockwin Scholarship in Japanese Studies
This scholarship was made possible thanks to a generous donation made by Professor J. A. A. Stockwin on the occasion of his award of the Japan Foundation Prize in 2010.
It is to be used to pay the college fee [for 2011/2012 the fee was £2465 per year] at St. Antony’s College of a student when he or she embarks on the second year of the MPhil in Modern Japanese Studies.
Where appropriate, preference will be given to a student from the United Kingdom.
Applicants are asked to present a brief statement of no more than 500 words, describing the research project they intend to undertake as
part of their programme.
Decisions will be made by the Course Committee of the MSc/MPhil programmes in Modern Japanese Studies in the course of Trinity Term and all applicants informed as soon as possible thereafter.
Applications should be addressed to the Director of Graduate Studies, Nissan Institute, 27 Winchester Rd, Oxford.
The deadline for applications is Friday 9th March 2012.
MPhil Scholarship in the Social Sciences - St. Cross College
St Cross College are offer an MPhil Scholarship in the Social Sciences which is open to applicants for the MPhil in Modern Japanese Studies for entry in 2012.
The information webpage for the Scholarship is at: http://www.stx.ox.ac.uk/admissions/funding/mphil_scholarship_in_the_human
Scholarship funding available at New College, Oxford
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Aso Group Scholarship |
Duration of maximum fee liability |
Students with Japanese as a first language; preference for students from Fukuoka Prefecture. Research degrees in any subject (possibly with initial support for a Masters degree). Click here to download application notes. Deadline: 20/01/12 |
£25,000 per annum |