Todai－IIT Graduate Student Scholarships for Indian Students

Overview

The Program provides scholarships to outstanding IIT students who wish to study on master’s and/or doctoral programs at the University of Tokyo (Todai). The program provides a scholarship during the period of study at Todai and aims to educate leading individuals who will lay the foundations of a future network between India and Japan. Based on the Todai－IIT Comprehensive Education Exchange Program, Todai will select outstanding students currently enrolled at the following five Indian Institutes of Technology (the IITs).

・ IIT Kharagpur

・ IIT Kanpur

・ IIT Madras

・ IIT Delhi

・ IIT Hyderabad

Eligibility

Applicants for the scholarship must meet all of the following requirements.

1) For master’s programs, applicants must have completed, or are expected to complete, a

bachelor’s degree from one of the IITs by September 30, 2012.

For doctoral programs, applicants must have completed, or are expected to complete, a

master’s degree from one of the IITs by September 30, 2012.

2) Applicants must have clear research plan at Todai with high expectations of substantial

academic results. The research theme must be related to the research that applicants

conducted at the IITs.

3) Applicants must not be receiving any other scholarship from any domestic or foreign

organization.

Scholarship Period

Maximum 5 years from October 2012

* 2 years for master’s programs, 3 years for doctoral programs

Scholarship Amount

・ Scholarship students under this program are NOT charged tuition fees, admission fees and examination fees by Todai.

・ Monthly Stipend : 150,000 Japanese yen

・ Support for travel costs (to and from Japan): up to 100,000 Japanese yen

Application for Scholarship

1) Application procedure

Applicants are required to submit the following documents to the President of the University of Tokyo through the relevant office/personnel at the IITs.

A) Application Form (Form 1)

B) Research Plan (Form 2)

C) Letter of Recommendation (Form 3)

Recommendation from academic supervisor at the IITs

2) Application due date

By the end of December, 2011

3) Where to apply

Submit necessary documents as a PDF file to the following email address.

Email: intex-ut@ml.adm.u-tokyo.ac.jp

4) Result of screening

Successful applicants will be notified of the result by January 2012.

Contact

If you have any questions regarding either graduate schools or the scholarship, please

do not hesitate to contact the following office.

International Exchange Group, International Affairs Department

The University of Tokyo

Email: intex-ut@ml.adm.u-tokyo.ac.jp

Postal Address: Kadokawa Hongo Building, 5-24-5 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku,

Tokyo 113-0033 JAPAN

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