The next call for applications will open in December 2022.
The Kubota Fund is based upon Mr. Kubota’s conviction that (1) economic development and social stability of developing countries are ultimately produced by domestic engineers’ self-esteem and self-reliance, and (2) well-organized training programs are crucial to foster good engineers. The Fund presents grant for research analysts, trainees and students from developing countries who join in academic or training program(s) provided by research/educational institutes or private enterprises located in Japan.
The Fund invites applications for grants for the academic year 2022/2023 on the following terms:
Qualifications:
- Applicant must be a national of developing country, or born & raised in a developing region, whose annual GDP per capita is less than US$7,000.-1 .
- Applicant should be officially registered to a research/educational institute or business enterprise located in Japan.
- Applicant must be (or will have to be) pursuing academic degree(s)/conducting research project(s) on a specific engineering development theme (preferably civil, electrical, mechanical, agricultural engineering, environment, energy or development economics).
- Applicant should be recommended by a permanent/professional staff, who holds capability/position to evaluate ability, achievements and potentiality of the applicant adequately, of the organization to which the applicant belong, such as his/her academic or managerial supervisor(s).
A number of grantees and period of grant:
- The number of grantees to be selected this year will be 12, including those who will be awarded renewed grant.
- The period of each grant is one year (from April 2022 to March 2023).
- The renewal of another one-year grant will be subject to qualifications.
- The grant will not be extended automatically. It is indispensable, if you try continuing your grantee status, to reapply to the Fund for the next academic year.
Amount of grant: From Yen 80,000.- to Yen100,000.- per month. (The amount of grant and number of grantees are annually reviewed and eventually determined by the Managing Committee of the Fund.)
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