Citizens of developing member countries of the Bank (see list and selection criteria below) who have a minimum of two years’ working experience and who are eligible for admission to the following degree programs at the University of Sydney:

* Master of Economics
* Master of Commerce
* Master of International Business
* Master of Transport Management
* Master of International Public Health
* Master of Engineering

Please note, applicants living or working outside their home country are not eligible for this scholarship. Also, no applicant will be allowed to apply for the ADB-JSP scholarship more than two times.

Application Deadline:
Application closing date for courses starting in July 2010 is 30 November 2009.

Further Scholarship Information and Application
ADB Developing Member Countries

The following countries are ADB Developing Member Countries:

* Afghanistan
* Armenia
* Azerbaijan
* Bangladesh
* Bhutan
* Cambodia
* People’s Republic of China
* Cook Islands
* Fiji Islands
* Georgia
* Hong Kong China
* India
* Indonesia
* Kazakhstan
* Kiribati
* Republic of Korea
* Kyrgyz Republic
* Lao People’s Democratic Republic
* Malaysia
* Maldives
* The Republic of the Marshall Islands
* Federated States of Micronesia
* Mongolia
* Myanmar
* Nauru
* Nepal
* Pakistan
* Republic of Palau
* Papua New Guinea
* Philippines
* Samoa
* Singapore
* Solomon Islands
* Sri Lanka
* Chinese Taipei
* Tajikistan
* Thailand
* Timor-Leste
* Tonga
* Turkmenistan
* Tuvalu
* Uzbekistan
* Vanuatu
* Vietnam

1. OUTLINE OF THE FELLOWSHIP
The JSPS Invitation Fellowship for Research in Japan (Long Term) is offered to promote international scientific cooperation and exchange. It allows researchers employed at designated Japanese research institutions to invite fellow researchers from other countries to Japan to participate in cooperative activities at
their research institutions.

Applications for this program must be submitted to JSPS by a host researcher in Japan through the head of his/her university or institution.

2. FIELDS OF RESEARCH
All fields of the humanities, social sciences and natural sciences are included under this program.

3. HOST RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS
The applicant (host researcher) must be a researcher who is employed full-time or classified as being employed full-time at a university or research institution of the types listed in Table I. Fellows must conduct their research at the host’s affiliated institution.

* Full-time employment classification is determined by the regulations of the host institution.
** If a host researcher’s institution is not listed in the Table, please consult him/her. Other institutions can be eligible for the program if they take the necessary registration procedures and are regarded as eligible by JSPS.

4. ELIGIBILITY
The candidate must be a researcher with a research background equivalent to that of a professor, assistant professor or research associate in a Japanese university. As a rule, s/he should be employed full time in an overseas research institution in a country that has diplomatic relations with Japan. (JSPS treats Taiwanese and Palestinian researchers in this manner.) Other researchers may be eligible if they have held a doctorate degree for a period of more than six years prior to April 1, 2010. If the candidate is of Japanese nationality, s/he must have lived abroad and been activity engaged in research for a period of over 10 years.

5. NUMBER OF FELLOWSHIPS AWARDED
Approximately 70 fellowships will be granted.

6. DURATION AND COMMENCEMENT OF FELLOWSHIPS
1) Fellowships are awarded for a period of 2 months (61 days) to 10 months.
2) Successful candidates must start the Fellowship in Japan during the following period:
April 1, 2010 – March 31, 2011

7. TERMS OF AWARD

The terms of the Awards indicated below are subject to change.
?For fellows:
1) A round-trip air ticket
2) A monthly maintenance allowance of ¥369,000
3) Domestic research travel allowance of ¥100,000
4) Research expenses of ¥40,000
5) Overseas travel accident and sickness insurance coverage
For hosts:
Host’s cooperation allowance of ¥50,000

8. APPLICATION PROCEDURE FOR THE PROGRAM

Applicants (host researchers) are required to use JSPS’s electronic application system to apply for fellowships.

Applications for this program must be submitted to JSPS by a host researcher in Japan through the head of his/her university or institution. Foreign researchers wishing to participate in this program are advised to establish contact with a Japanese or foreign-resident researcher in their field and to ask him/her to submit an application. They should make this contact well in advance of the host institution’s application deadline indicated below.

Application process is as follows:
1) Contact made between candidate and applicant (host researcher)
2) Applicant (host researcher) submits application to institution’s head office
3) Office submits application to JSPS
* JSPS does not find or introduce host researchers.
* JSPS does not accept applications submitted directly by foreign researchers or through diplomatic channels.
* There is another application channel: JSPS also receives applications for the program through its overseas nominating authorities (Table II). Regarding this procedure, please contact the nominating authority in your country.

1) Materials to be submitted
(1) Materials to be prepared by the host researcher
? Application form to be filled in by the host researcher (Form 1)
? Application form to be filled in by the foreign candidate (Form 2)
(2) Materials to be prepared by the administrative office of the host institution
? Form A (indicating the number of applications)
? Form B (list of applications)

2). Application deadline (for host institution):
September 4, 2009

Note: This deadline is for the head of the host institution to submit the application to JSPS; the time frame for applicants (host researchers) to submit their applications is normally earlier.

The program was launched in 2001 through the financial support of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Monbukagakusho) and is now in its eighth year. In this program, a wide variety of elective courses are being offered in English.

Monbukagakusho scholarships for international students with outstanding scholastic ability are being offered as part of the program. Also, students enjoy some of the world`s best experimental facilities and study along with distinguished faculty and associates to develop creative and original research that is published in highly reputed international journals. Candidates should submit application materials and choose a department for enrollment from the 22 departments listed below:

* Department of Mechanical System and Design
* Department of Nanomechanics
* Department of Aerospace Engineering
* Department of Quantum Science and Energy Engineering
* Department of Electrical and Communication Engineering
* Department of Electronic Engineering
* Department of Applied Physics
* Department of Applied Chemistry
* Department of Chemical Engineering
* Department of Biomolecular Engineering
* Department of Metallurgy
* Department of Materials Science
* Department of Materials Processing
* Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
* Department of Architecture and Building Sciences
* Management of Science and Technology Department
* Department of Bioengineering and Robotics
* Department of Computer and Mathematical Sciences
* Department of System Information Sciences
* Department of Human-Social Information Sciences
* Department of Applied Information Sciences
* Department of Environmental Studies

Candidates should also choose one from the following course groups (A-E):

* Group A: Environmental Engineering
* Group B: Information and Communications
* Group C: Medical Engineering
* Group D: Energy
* Group E: Materials

Twenty-five students will be admitted per year into the program, 5 into each course group. A maximum of 12 students can be awarded Monbukagakusho scholarships. Lectures in English are arranged in areas of students` research specialty. However, depending on the students` language ability, research supervision may be in English or Japanese. And students may also attend lectures given in Japanese to fulfill their requirements.

Application deadline: February 5, 2008

VIA: official announcement