Scholarization is pleased to announce Asian Youth Fellowship (AYF) Program which aims to nurture human networking among ASEAN countries, Bangladesh and Japan. The AYF preparatory course before entering Japanese Graduate School for Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho) scholarship student is offered by The Japan Foundation. AYF program is open to university graduates in the region who wish to contribute to regional cooperation after receiving a Master and/or PhD Degree in Japanese Graduate Schools as follows:
1. Features of the Asian Youth Fellowship Program AYF consists of the following component:
-Coordination of a host professor and research plan development during the preparatory
course in Japan
-Preparatory course (Japanese Language and cultural activities)
-Follow ups after completing the preparatory course
The scholarship grantees will receive a 7-month preparatory course in Japanese at The Japan Foundation Japanese-Language Institute, Kansai, Japan. Participants in this course build friendship by studying the Japanese language together at the Institute. After living and studying the Japanese language and culture together in the community of Institute, they will contribute their home country the valuable social networks, friendship without borders, beyond their educational experience in Japan. This program gives priority to students who have not studied the Japanese language yet. If students have studied the Japanese language before, the level should not be higher than Level 4 of the Japanese-Language Proficiency Test. This level indicates that the examinees have mastered the basic elements of grammar, know around 100 kanji and 800 words, have the ability to engage in simple conversation and read and write short, simple sentences. This level is also normally reached after studying Japanese for about 150 hours and completing the first half of an elementary course.
(Please be noted that the special programs will not be provided even if some participants have higherlevel of the Japanese language than that described above.)
*After completing the preparatory course, grantees will be proceeding to Japanese graduate schoolsas Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho) scholarship students(principally Research Student) from April 2011.
2. Field of Study
Any of the fields in Humanities, Social Sciences, Engineering and Natural Science is
acceptable. Students pursuing study areas that would contribute to his/her country or region will be given preference.
* Technical training course is excluded.
1. Features of the Asian Youth Fellowship Program AYF consists of the following component:
-Coordination of a host professor and research plan development during the preparatory
course in Japan
-Preparatory course (Japanese Language and cultural activities)
-Follow ups after completing the preparatory course
The scholarship grantees will receive a 7-month preparatory course in Japanese at The Japan Foundation Japanese-Language Institute, Kansai, Japan. Participants in this course build friendship by studying the Japanese language together at the Institute. After living and studying the Japanese language and culture together in the community of Institute, they will contribute their home country the valuable social networks, friendship without borders, beyond their educational experience in Japan. This program gives priority to students who have not studied the Japanese language yet. If students have studied the Japanese language before, the level should not be higher than Level 4 of the Japanese-Language Proficiency Test. This level indicates that the examinees have mastered the basic elements of grammar, know around 100 kanji and 800 words, have the ability to engage in simple conversation and read and write short, simple sentences. This level is also normally reached after studying Japanese for about 150 hours and completing the first half of an elementary course.
(Please be noted that the special programs will not be provided even if some participants have higherlevel of the Japanese language than that described above.)
*After completing the preparatory course, grantees will be proceeding to Japanese graduate schoolsas Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho) scholarship students(principally Research Student) from April 2011.
2. Field of Study
Any of the fields in Humanities, Social Sciences, Engineering and Natural Science is
acceptable. Students pursuing study areas that would contribute to his/her country or region will be given preference.
* Technical training course is excluded.
3. Qualifications
（1） Nationality: Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand or Vietnam.
（2） Age: under 35 years of age as of April 1, 2011 (i.e. born on or after April 2, 1976)
（3） Academic Backgrounds: university or college graduates with a bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree (those who will graduate from a university or college by the Registration Day of AYF may apply, but the grants may be CANCELLED if grantees fail to arrive in Kansai on the starting day of the preparatory
course.)
（4） Other requirements:
a. Good proficiency in English is required.
b. Applicants should be in good health.
c. The applicant who has been awarded a Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho) scholarship in the past will not be selected as a grantee unless he/she has had a few years' research or teaching experience after returning to his/her country.
4. Grant Coverage during the Preparatory Course
（1） Expenses necessary for participation in the official curriculum (transportation, teaching material, etc.)
（2） Meals during the program (partly in the form of cash allowances) and a set amount of allowances to cover miscellaneous living expenses.
（3） Accommodation (a single room) at the Institute
（4） Overseas travel insurance for disease and injury for the duration of the program
（5） Round-trip, economy-class airline between the nearest international airport from the residence and Kansai International Airport (Osaka, Japan) on the most direct and economical route.
（6） Japanese visa as a trainee
*The above terms of the grant will be effective for the period of the preparatory course. After completing the AYF Program, grantees will proceed to Japanese universities as the Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho) scholarship students. Allowances, accommodations, and other status are subject to Monbukagakusho’s regulations.
5. Selection
(1) Japanese diplomatic missions concerned, in cooperation with the foreign governments concerned, will select preliminary candidates from among applicants by means of a review of the documents submitted.
(2) Those who have been selected as the preliminary candidates will be recommended to Asian Youth Fellowship Committee, Tokyo, Japan. The Committee will select grantees from among the preliminary candidates by means of an interview made in their respective countries by a mission member assigned and dispatched by the Committee.
(3) Final announcement in writing will be provided by the Embassy of Japan after the AYF Committee.
The grantees of the Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho) scholarship for 2011 will be finally selected, on condition that they have completed the AYF preparatory course successfully, after the university placement has been made.
6. Application Procedure
Applicants must submit the following documents according to the instruction given by the Embassy of Japan in their own country by the date appointed. The documents submitted will not be returned.
DEADLINE: (Please contact the Embassy of Japan in your country) September - November * 2009
* If you have any questions, you should contact the Embassy of Japan in your country or visit our website (http://www.asiaseed.org/ayfj/) before submitting the application.
* “Certified copy” means that the document needs to be certified by the issuing authority (in the case of academic documents, usually the registrar)
7. Notes
(1) More detailed information on this program is available at the Embassy of Japan.
(2) A grantee will be deprived of his/her participation to the program in any of the following cases;
a. A false statement has been made on his/her application dossier.
b. He/she violates any article of his/her pledge.
c. He/she has been subject to disciplinary action by the Asian Youth Fellowship or has no prospect for academic achievement (e.g. failure to achieve a satisfactory level in the Japanese language).
(3) After finishing the preparatory course, the grantee will be matriculated into Japanese universities as a Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho) scholarship grantee. It is therefore recommended that the applicant should also refer to the guideline to the Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho)
scholarship.
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