BDK Fellowship

: BDK Fellowship Committee

The scholarship aims at the promotion of international cooperation and mutual understanding in Buddhist studies, and is intended to enable researchers to engage in research on Buddhism while in Japan.

Who is Eligible

Must hold foreign nationality (except Japanese)
Must be ages under 40 years old
Preferably advanced graduate students working toward a Ph.D. degree
Must enable to engage in the academic study of Buddhism for one full year
Must be affiliated with a Japanese university of research institute while in Japan

※Applicants who fulfill all of the above conditions may submit all the required documents to apply by the deadline.

Required documents PDF 2011 application will be available at the end of September 2010

Fellowship Award

･Monthly scholarship payments of:
- ¥250,000 (for a single awadee)
- ¥300,000 (for an awadee with his/her accompanying family)※
・Health insurance premium provided by a local government office in Japan(for recipient and his/her accompanying family)※
･Expenses for domestic research travel and book-purchase:¥40,000 each (one time each only)
･One round trip economy class air fare for a recipient(for recipient already residing in Japan, a one-way return ticket)

Please inquire about support for dependents, which will be considered in special cases.

Application Procedure

※We have closed the registration for the 2010 application. Thank you!(1.10.2010)

For further information, please contact BDK Fellowship Committee.

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