Overview
The Kawamura Fellowship began in 1988 with the goal of promoting cultural exchange and improving mutual understanding between the Japanese people and outstanding students from Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Each year, the Kawamura Fellowship invites up to four students, with keen interests in Japan and diverse academic and extra-curricular backgrounds, to visit Nagoya, Tokyo, and other parts of Japan for approximately five weeks during the summer. The Visiting Fellows will experience as many aspects of Japanese life as possible, and meet with renowned Japanese businessmen, politicians, artisans and educators, all while learning and experiencing Japanese society from a unique inside perspective.
Application Process
The Kawamura Fellowship is open to students at Harvard University and MIT. All students, including those at the graduate level, at Harvard and MIT are eligible, though preference will be given to undergraduate students. Candidates from all academic specialties will be equally evaluated. There is no preferred major or concentration; rather, the Program seeks to bring a diverse group of outstanding students from all backgrounds in the sciences and the liberal arts. Proficiency in Japanese language is neither required nor an advantage in the selection process.
Most past fellows have not had any Japanese language experience prior to coming to Japan on the Fellowship. The Program welcomes applicants from all nationalities, although candidates must be able to obtain entry visas within a reasonable period of time. Because the Program is designed to introduce the Fellows to Japan and its culture, applicants who have never been to Japan are preferred. Besides demonstrated academic excellence or intellectual strength, as well as extra-curricular achievement and genuine interest in Japan, a personal capacity to maintain a positive approach to new experiences is an important quality for the Kawamura Visiting Fellows. Prospective applicants should be open to interaction with the Japanese people and to actively experience a different life style, and have the ability to conduct themselves properly in any occasion. Re-application to the Program will be accepted; neither advantage nor handicap is attached to those re-applying.
Application Information
Applications for the fellowship are available online starting on November 15th, 2009. Applications will be due on January 11, 2010 for Harvard students and February 1, 2010 for MIT students. Selected applicants will receive an interview, to be conducted on February 27th, 2010.
Program Duration
The approximate duration of the fellowship is from July 5, 2010 to August 8, 2010. The fellowship covers all transportation, accomodation, and related costs when in Japan, and offers a $1000 stipend to each Fellow, often used for travel in Asia after the end of the program.
Coordinator
The Boston coordinator of the Kawamura Fellowship is Ms. Reina Rampell. Ms. Rampell may be contacted at reina@kawamurafellowship.org.
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The Kawamura Fellowship began in 1988 with the goal of promoting cultural exchange and improving mutual understanding between the Japanese people and outstanding students from Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Each year, the Kawamura Fellowship invites up to four students, with keen interests in Japan and diverse academic and extra-curricular backgrounds, to visit Nagoya, Tokyo, and other parts of Japan for approximately five weeks during the summer. The Visiting Fellows will experience as many aspects of Japanese life as possible, and meet with renowned Japanese businessmen, politicians, artisans and educators, all while learning and experiencing Japanese society from a unique inside perspective.
Application Process
The Kawamura Fellowship is open to students at Harvard University and MIT. All students, including those at the graduate level, at Harvard and MIT are eligible, though preference will be given to undergraduate students. Candidates from all academic specialties will be equally evaluated. There is no preferred major or concentration; rather, the Program seeks to bring a diverse group of outstanding students from all backgrounds in the sciences and the liberal arts. Proficiency in Japanese language is neither required nor an advantage in the selection process.
Most past fellows have not had any Japanese language experience prior to coming to Japan on the Fellowship. The Program welcomes applicants from all nationalities, although candidates must be able to obtain entry visas within a reasonable period of time. Because the Program is designed to introduce the Fellows to Japan and its culture, applicants who have never been to Japan are preferred. Besides demonstrated academic excellence or intellectual strength, as well as extra-curricular achievement and genuine interest in Japan, a personal capacity to maintain a positive approach to new experiences is an important quality for the Kawamura Visiting Fellows. Prospective applicants should be open to interaction with the Japanese people and to actively experience a different life style, and have the ability to conduct themselves properly in any occasion. Re-application to the Program will be accepted; neither advantage nor handicap is attached to those re-applying.
Application Information
Applications for the fellowship are available online starting on November 15th, 2009. Applications will be due on January 11, 2010 for Harvard students and February 1, 2010 for MIT students. Selected applicants will receive an interview, to be conducted on February 27th, 2010.
Program Duration
The approximate duration of the fellowship is from July 5, 2010 to August 8, 2010. The fellowship covers all transportation, accomodation, and related costs when in Japan, and offers a $1000 stipend to each Fellow, often used for travel in Asia after the end of the program.
Coordinator
The Boston coordinator of the Kawamura Fellowship is Ms. Reina Rampell. Ms. Rampell may be contacted at reina@kawamurafellowship.org.
Please kindly mention Scholarization.blogspot.com when applying for this fellowship
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