Meiji Jingu Japanese Studies Research Scholarships

MPhil candidates will be assessed on academic merit and the strength of their proposal.

PhD candidates will be assessed on academic merit, the results of their research during the previous year and proposal.

Some consideration will be given to financial need. The scholarship shortlisting and awarding period is expected at the earliest. Successful candidates will be contacted first and once all awards have been allocated, the unsuccessful candidates will be notified.

Eligible programme

Any full-time MPhil/PhD programme where the student will be working on some aspect of Japanese Studies.

Part-time programmes are not eligible.

Candidate criteria

Open to UK/EU and Overseas applicants

Current PhD students at SOAS, or newly enrolling full-time MPhil students with an offer of admission are eligible. Newly enrolling MPhil students may be given preference.

It is important that your referees comment on your skill in Japanese in the areas of reading, composition and speaking.

Applicant must possess an MA degree from SOAS or an equivalent institution in a relevant subject.

Candidates must have an offer of admission by the scholarship deadline.

Applicants must meet the English language condition of their offer of admission to study at SOAS as soon as possible. If your offer is conditional on English, please arrange your English test and ensure you meet the English requirements as soon as possible. Please note that this scholarships does not cover funding or even allow for Pre-sessionals.