KOMAI FELLOWSHIP, japan

GUIDE TO THE KOMAI FELLOWSHIP


The Komai Fellowship Program was inaugurated under the auspices of late Mr. K.
Komai, the first chairman of the Hitachi Scholarship Foundation (“Foundation”), to
encourage interactions between Southeast Asian countries and Japan in the field of
social and cultural science. In this program, fellowships are offered to the scholars and
researchers in Southeast Asian countries who have keen interest in conducting the
research on Japan such as Japanese culture, Japanese economy and Japanese industry
under the following conditions.
1. Term of Fellowship
Maximum three (3) months. The fellowship begins on the day of the grantee’s
arrival in Japan and ends on the day of departure from Japan. The fellowship
cannot be extended.
2. Contents of Fellowship
The Foundation will support the following costs and expenses.
2-1 Travel expenses: Economy class round-trip airfare between the nearest airport of
the grantee’s university and the airport in Japan, the travel expenses between the
airport in Japan and the place of grantee’s research affiliation, and the travel
expenses to visit the office of the Foundation.
2-2 Maintenance allowance: ¥15,000 a day
* This rate is applied to the number of nights the grantee stays in Japan.
2-3 Research travel allowance: At cost but up to ¥100,000
* If the grantee wishes to receive this allowance, the travel plan and the
recommendation letter of the Japanese host scientist should be submitted to the
Foundation for review and approval in advance. This plan should relate to the
proposed research.
3. Application and Selection
3-1 Eligibility and qualification of applicants
1) The faculty members who belong to the universities invited by the Foundation
2) Research proposals have to be related wholly or in substantial part to Japan
3) Firm position or profession in the university
4) Below 45 years of age (born on or after November 1, 1968)
3-2 Application procedure
Application shall be endorsed by the President’s office of the university to which 2 2014 KOMAI FELLOWSHIP
the Foundation has offered the fellowship award and submitted to the following
address through the said office by October 31, 2013 using the registered mail.
Neither personal nor direct application to the Foundation is accepted.
The Hitachi Scholarship Foundation
12F Marunouchi Center Building,
6-1, Marunouchi 1-chome,
Chiyoda-ku Tokyo, 100-8220
Japan
Application shall be submitted with all the documents as required below and the
application missing any of them will be automatically rejected. The Foundation
reserves the right to request any other additional documents.
3-3 Documents required for application
The research plan should be discussed in detail with the host scientist in Japan
before making application and reflected to the proposal in the application form.
The documents required are one (1) original and one (1) copy of
1) Type written Application Form along with 3cm x 4cm size photograph taken
within the past 6 months
2) Letter of recommendation from the head and/or dean of the faculty to which
the applicant belongs
3) Letter of acceptance from the host scientist
4) List of publications by the applicant
5) Proposed schedule for the research
* The Foundation reserves the right to distribute a copy of the above documents to
any person for the purpose of evaluation and selection. A copy of the above
documents will also be distributed to the proposed Japanese host scientists of the
selected applicants.
3-4 Method of selection
1) Preliminary selection
The Selection Committee of the Foundation will conduct preliminary selection
based on the application documents.
2) Interview
The preliminary-selected applicants will be interviewed by the
representative(s) of the Selection Committee of the Foundation at their
universities.
3) Final selection
The Selection Committee of the Foundation will make final selection after the
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3-5 Criteria of selection
1) Support by the senior management of the applicant’s university on his/her
research
2) Academic performance and achievement by the applicant
3) Proposed plan and significance of research
3-6 Schedule of selection
End of October Deadline to accept application
November - December Preliminary selection based on the application
documents
December - March Interview of preliminary-selected applicants at their
universities
April - May Final selection
* The result of selection will be informed to the applicant through the President’s
office of his/her university in June 2014, and the grantee is requested to come to
Japan by the date agreed with the host scientist in Japan.
4. Preparation for Entry to Japan
The grantee is required to obtain a valid entry visa from a Japanese embassy or
consulate before coming to Japan. The grantee is suggested to contact Japanese
embassy or consulate to confirm the procedure, including the documents required,
to obtain the visa.
5. Visit to the Foundation
The grantee is requested to drop by the office of the Foundation in Tokyo before
going to the place of grantee’s research affiliation. He/she is also requested to
come to the office of the Foundation to report the result of research briefly on the
way back to his/her university.
6. Accommodation
The grantee is responsible for finding his/her own accommodation.
As some universities and institutions have their own accommodations, it is
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7. Liaison
The grantee should keep close contact with the Foundation and keep them
informed of any change of his/her address or other pertinent matters.
8. Report
The grantee is required to submit to the Foundation a report on his/her research
and activities in Japan within one (1) month after completion of the fellowship.
When his/her research is presented for publication or dissemination, the
Foundation’s supportshould be acknowledged in an appropriate way. A copy of
such publication or offprint is requested to be sent to the Foundation.
9. Insurance
The Foundation will buy the following insurance for the period from the date of
the grantee’s departure from his/her home country until the date of his/her return
to his/her home country. However, illness contracted before the grantee’s arrival
in Japan, chronic disease and dental care will not be covered.
1) Death from injury: ¥15 million
2) Treatment of injury: Up to ¥2 million
3) Death from illness: ¥2 million
4) Treatment of illness: Up to ¥2 million
10. Compliance with the Laws and Regulations
The grantee must abide by the laws and regulations of Japan.
11. Suspension or Termination of the Fellowship
The grantees of the Komai Fellowship Award must stay in Japan during the term
of the fellowship and devote themselves full-time to their intended research.
They shall not be employed in Japan with or without remuneration during the
period of fellowship unless such employment has been specifically approved by
the Foundation. The Foundation may withdraw this fellowship and terminate
payments if it judges that the foregoing terms and conditions are not observed in
good faith.
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