Opportunity of a prestigious scholarship in Japan

Outstanding graduate students from developing nations can fund their studies for Master of Science in Sustainability at United Nations University – Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS) – via The Japan Foundation for UNU (JFUNU) Scholarship. Students must demonstrate financial need at the time of application.

Host Country: Japan

Host University: United Nations University – Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS)

Nationality: International students 

Number of Awards: Not specified

Degree Level: Master’s

Benefits:

• The JFUNU scholarship provides a monthly allowance of 120,000 JPY* for living expenses for a maximum of 24 months. However, travel costs to and from Japan, visa handling fees, and health/accident insurance costs must be covered by the student. The tuition fees are fully waived for the scholarship recipients.
• *The amount of monthly allowance has been changed to 120,000 JPY effective 2017.

Program Eligible: Master of Science in Sustainability
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Eligibility: 

1. Applicants must be persons from developing countries (visit this link - https://cutt.ly/sOPPwcZ) who can demonstrate a need for financial assistance
2. Applicants who are currently living in Japan under a working visa are NOT eligible for the scholarship
3. Applicants who want to pursue a second master’s degree at UNU-IAS are not eligible for the scholarship.

Application requirements

• There is no separate application form for the scholarships as it is a part of the online application for admission. 
• Interested applicants must provide necessary information and documents for the scholarship together with the required documents for admission to the master’s degree programme.
• A completed bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) from a recognised university or institution of higher education in a field related to sustainability (those who expect to receive a bachelor’s degree or its equivalent conferred before the entrance period of September 2022 may also apply);
• A GPA of 2.8 or above on a 4.0 scale (equivalent to 70 % on a 100 % scale) for the bachelor’s degree earned; and 
• English language proficiency (*): 
• 600 on TOEFL – Paper-Based Testing (PBT) OR 
• 100 on TOEFL – Internet-Based Testing (IBT) OR •
•  7.0 on IELTS – Academic format

Application Deadline: 21 February 2022

Application Link: Prospective graduate students can apply through this link: https://cutt.ly/1OPPGyA

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Further Details: 

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