Enrollment status:

At the time of the closing of applications, the applicant must be either:

1) a final year undergraduate student at a university recognized by Yamasa.
2) a student who has completed their course of studies/final exams and is awaiting graduation.
3) a graduate who completed undergraduate or graduate studies within the preceding 36 months.

Japanese language level:

The applicant must be:

(a) Completing or have completed a Japanese language MAJOR

OR

(b) If the applicant is completing or has completed a MINOR in Japanese or have undertaken their Japanese studies outside their university, then they are required to have sat level 1 or level 2 of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) during the 24 months prior to applying for the Fellowship. Results of the JLPT need to be supplied (whether pass or fail) with the application.

OR

(c) If the applicant is completing or has completed a major in a subject other than Japanese, they are required to have sat level 2 or level 3 of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) during the 24 months prior to applying for the Fellowship. Results of the JLPT need to be supplied (whether pass or fail) with the application.

Academic Record:

The applicant will have needed to sustain an overall GPA or equivalent exceeding 3.25. If the applicant is completing a major or minor in Japanese then a GPA of at least 3.0 in the Japanese language component is required.

The GPA is not the only factor taken into consideration, however as the fellowships are designated for students seeking to continue on to postgraduate studies and the graduate schools themselves will require their applicants to have a good academic record the GPA is important.

Letters of recommendation from current or former faculty/academic supervisors are essential.

Exchange Links:

Application for Hattori Foundation Fellowships is open. The applicant does not need to be an enrolled student or graduate of a university with an exchange or scholarship agreement with the Yamasa Institute. However the student does need to be enrolled in or a graduate of an Institution recognized by the fellowship selection committee as providing a high quality level of Education.

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