Daiwa ScholarshipsLanguage study, work placement and homestay in Japan

Daiwa Scholarships in Japanese StudiesSupporting the study of Japan Studies at postgraduate level in

Japan and the UK

The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation

• Founded in 1988 as a UK charity

• Generous donation from Daiwa Capital Markets

• Aim to support closer links between the UK and Japan

• Headquarters in London; representative office in Tokyo

The Foundation carries out work through three main activities:

• Scholarships

• Grants

• EventsDaiwa Foundation Japan

House, Regent’s Park

Daiwa Scholarships

• Began in 1991

• Unique 20-month programme for UK citizens

aged 21-35 (19 months are spent in Japan)

• Up to eight Scholars selected each year (out of 160

to 200 applicants on average)

Daiwa Scholarships 2021:

3 December 2020 deadline

for September 2021 departure

A unique programme of language study, work

placement and homestay in Japan

Daiwa Scholarships – the programme

In the UK:

• a residential month of Japanese language tuition in the UK in

August prior to departure for Tokyo in September

In Japan:

• 12 months learning Japanese at Waseda University in Tokyo

• 1 month homestay anywhere in Japan

• 6 months on work placement – generally in Tokyo

First few weeks in Japan: flat hunting, sightseeing, visiting Waseda,

sampling Japanese food …while at the Hotel Asia Center

Language learning – language study at Waseda

• Waseda Language Centre https://www.waseda.jp/inst/cjl/en/

• Scholars take 2 to 3 classes a day to make up the required 26 credits,

Monday to Saturday

• Scholars will be able to take classes from other Waseda faculties too

• Two semesters: late September to late January & early April to late July

• We lay on an intensive course for Scholars in February

Daiwa Scholars 2019 at

Waseda University

Homestay

• One-month with a Japanese family in August 2022

• Opportunity to try new experiences

• Located almost anywhere in Japan

Francesca on Sado Island, off Niigata

Sonia in Kanazawa Prefecture

Ben in Shimane

Euan in Hokkaido

Work placement

• September 2022 to March 2023

• Placement at an organisation appropriate to

each Daiwa Scholar’s career goals

• Each placement developed in close consultation

with the Scholar

Work placement

Tokyo Carpentry College

Institute for Quantum

Nano Electronics,

Tokyo University

Tokyo University of the Arts

RIKEN Institute for Physical and Chemical Research

Mizuma Art

Gallery, Tokyo

Ola during his work placement with Tohoku University

Railway Technical Research Center

Graduation!

Work placement – recent hostsArchitecture Workshop

A.R.T. Collection

Asahi Shimbun

Asian Forum Japan

Atelier Bow-Wow

British Council

Cabinet Office

Centre for Conflict Prevention

Corporate and Transportation Security Solutions Group (CTTS group)

Daiwa Institute of Research

FT Architects

Hitotsubashi University

Hogan Lovells

Honda

House of Representatives

Institute of Cultural Affairs Japan

Japan Academy of Moving Images

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA )

Japan Bar Association

Japan Centre for Climate Change Actions

Japan Centre for Conflict Prevention

Japan Civil Liberties Union

Japan Forum for International Relations

Japan Foundation

Japan Gagaku Association

Japan Productivity Centre for Socio-Economic Development

Japanese Diet

Japanese Literature Publishing and Promotion Centre

Japanese Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Association

Keio University (Butoh Research Centre)

Keio University, Graduate School of Media Design

Kengo Kuma & Associates

Klein Dytham Architects

Komazawa University

Koto Productions Inc.

Hogan Lovells

Miracle Bus

Misako & Rosen Gallery

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries

Mizuma Art Gallery

Nanjo & Associates International Art Consultants

National Astronomical Observatory of Japan

National Cancer Centre

National Centre for Child Health & Development

National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology,

Artificial Intelligence Research Centre

National Institute for Research Advancement

National Research Institute for Cultural Properties

Nature Conservation Society of Japan

Nelke Planning

Nendo Inc.

New National Theatre Tokyo

NPO Vege Project Japan

NTT DoCoMo

Parco Art Museum

Railway Technical Research Institute

Recruit Inc

Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry

RIKEN Brain Science Institute

Saitama Arts Theatre

Sasakawa Peace Foundation

Setouchi City Office

Shiseido Group

Showa University Hospital

Sophia University

Square Enix

S. Soga + Co. Patents and Trademarks

Takeda Foundation

Thomson Reuters

Tohoku University

Tokyo Bunka Kaikan

Tokyo College of Carpentry

Tokyo Foundation

Tokyo 2020 Tokyo Institute of Technology

Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photograph

Tokyo National Museum

Tokyo Photographic Museum

Tokyo University of Agriculture

University of Tokyo

Toyota Motor Corporation

TRENDE Inc.

United Nations University

Waseda University, Faculty of International Research and EducationWelsh Government in Tokyo

World Wildlife Fund Japan

Wildlife Research Centre, Yakushima

Yokohama Triennale

Daiwa Scholars 2017

Dr Jennifer Handsel

Computational

Chemistry/Theoretical

Chemistry

(Surrey/Oxford)

Edmund Stenson

Film & Literature Studies/Film(Warwick/Concordia Montreal)

Tumi Markan

Archaeology

(UCL)

Dr Heather Steele

Electronic

Engineering

(University of

Birmingham)

Matin Khadem

Economics

(University of Cambridge)

Victoria McIvor

Physics, (University of Glasgow)

Daiwa Scholars 2017

Homestay Work Placement

Dr Jennifer Handsel Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture International House

Matin Khadem Haebaru-cho, Okinawa Economic research at

Tokyo University

Tumi Markan Hirosaki City, Aomori Prefecture Setouchi City and Sword

Museum

Victoria McIvor Kochi City,Kochi Prefecture Trende, subsidiary

company to Tepco

Dr Heather Steele Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture Railway Technical

Research Institute (RTRI)

Edmund Stenson Onomichi City, Hiroshima Prefecture Koto Film Production

Daiwa Scholars 2018

Aileen Cooney

Msci Chemistry

(Imperial College)

Graham Davies

Meng Mechanical

Engineering(Imperial College)

Joseph

McLoughlin

MSc

Chemistry

(UCL)

Enzo DeGregorio

History and Literature

(University of Edinburgh)

Alba Landra

Zoology

(University of

Cambridge)

Busayo Esan

Law, Warwick;

International Relations,

SOAS University of London

DS 2018

Homestay Work Placement

Aileen Cooney Miyazaki City, Miyazaki

Prefecture

NPO Vege Project Japan

Graham Davies Miyazaki City, Miyazaki

Prefecture

Tokyo University (Design)

Enzo DeGregorio Nago City, Okinawa Prefecture Tokyo University (History)

Busayo Esan Kochi -----

Vikram Jayaswal Sapporo City, Hokkaido BDA Partners

Alba Landra Taketomi-cho, Iromote Island,

Okinawa Prefecture

Nature Conservation Society of Japan

Joseph McLoughlin Kasuga City, Fukuoka Prefecture Daiwa Securities Group Inc

Daiwa Scholars 2019

Isabelle Ward

Geography

(University of Leeds)

MSc International

Planning, (UCL)

Sophie Aminu-Edu

Mechanical Engineering (University of Surrey)

Sammy Shair

History

(University of

Oxford)

Kathleen Reilly

Silversmithing and Jewellery

(Glasgow School of Art)

MA Jewellery and Metal

(Royal College of Art)

Fergus MacLeod

Electrical Engineering

(University of Durham)

Dan Stanyon

Philosophy (University of Cambridge);

MSc Psychology of Mental Health

(University of Edinburgh)

Dea Bankova

Mathematics (UCL)

MSc Mathematics and

Foundations of Computer

Science (University of

Oxford)

Symy Ong

English Literature (King’s

College London)

Ceramics (Clay College Stoke)

Eligibility Criteria

Candidates must be:

• British passport holders up to 35 years of age as of 1 September 2021.

Candidates should be:

• graduates or due to graduate by 1 September 2021;

• equipped with a degree in any subject apart from Japanese Studies* or

with a strong record of achievement in their field;

• in possession of clear career objectives combined with a serious interest in

Japan.

No previous experience of Japan or Japanese is necessary.

*Graduates in Japanese language studies are not eligible to apply for Daiwa Scholarships but may wish to apply for a Daiwa Scholarship

in Japanese Studies.

Selection process

• STAGE 1

• A number (usually 25) of candidates will be invited to a Stage 1

interview in mid-February 2021

• STAGE 2

• Those who pass Stage 1 (usually 15 or 16) will sit a language

aptitude test and attend a lunch in mid to late February 2021

• STAGE 3

• The final shortlist (usually twelve) of candidates will be interviewed by

the Trustees in mid to late March 2021

• All interviews take place in London

• Results announced soon after Stage 3

• The selected candidates will depart for Japan in September 2021

Benefits

• Tuition - all tuition and examination fees throughout the

Scholarship

• Maintenance grant - for the duration of the Scholarship to

cover accommodation and living costs for a single person

• Travel - economy-class travel to and from Japan at the

beginning and end of the Scholarship

• Accommodation - hotel accommodation in central Tokyo for

the first weeks in Japan; then, rented apartments

• Insurance - standard private medical insurance while Daiwa

Scholars are in Japan on the programme, complementing the

Japanese National Health Insurance system

Application tips

What makes a good application?

• There is no standard formula or ‘candidate’

• What is your interest in Japan? Why are you applying?

• Find your own angle

• Be able to back-up what you say

• Well-written and avoid clichés

• Think of your career goals and how time in Japan will help towards them

Daiwa Foundation Japanese Studies Scholarships

• NEW from April 2015

• Open to UK nationals who have a degree in Japanese Studies

• Strong Japanese language ability is key

• Per year, we aim to support up to three British nationals in Japan and up

to three in the UK who are doing postgraduate studies in Japanese

Studies

• Benefits:

• Tuition covered (for duration of course; only to cover home student fees

in the UK)

• Stipend of £1,000 a month while in the UK and ¥260,000 per month while

in Japan

• Annual UK-Japan air fare paid

• Deadline: last Thursday in January – 30 January in 2020

and 28 January in 2021

Daiwa Scholarships in Japanese Studies

• 2 Scholars were chosen in 2015 (out of 15 applications) – Cardiff, Oxford

• 3 Scholars in 2016 (out of 11 applications) – Australian National Uni, Edinburgh, Sheffield

• 3 Scholars were chosen in 2017 (out of 13 applications) - Cambridge, Edinburgh, Sheffield

• 4 Scholars were chosen in 2018 (out of 14 applications) - Cambridge, Leeds, Oxford

• 4 Scholars were chosen in 2019 (out of 19 applications) – Edinburgh, SOAS, Oxford, Sheffield

Daiwa Scholarships in Japanese Studies: 4 currently at university in Japan

2017 Scholars• Harriet Cooke: BA University of Sheffield in Japanese Studies; finished her MA in International Relations at Waseda

University, Tokyo

• Kendra Evans: BA University of Cambridge; MA in History with a dissertation in Japanese Studies at SOAS, University

of London

• Karen Kong: MA University of Edinburgh in Japanese; MA at Edinburgh in Japanese Studies

2018 Scholars• Marcus Eagle: BA Japanese and Spanish at Leeds; MA in Japanese Linguistics at ICU. Tokyo

• Rebecca Paterson: BA University of Cambridge in Japanese Studies; MA in Foreign Language Acquisition and

Education at Kyoto University

• Nicola Phillips: BA Oriental Studies (Japanese) at Oxford; MA in Social Anthropology investigating the Japanese

sex industry at SOAS, University of London

2019 Scholars• Helen Magowan (MA, Japanese, Edinburgh & MA SOAS) - PhD at Cambridge,

• Callum Sarracino (MA in Japanese Studies, Edinburgh) - Masters of Arts and Sciences in Information, Technology & Society

in Asia at Tokyo University

• Alexander Thacker (BA, Japanese Studies, Sheffield) – MA in the Global and

Japanese Perspectives Programme, Ritsumeikan University. Kyoto

• Eleanor Wyllie (BA, Japanese, Oxford) – MA at Oxford

The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation

Daiwa Foundation Japan House

13/14 Cornwall Terrace

London NW1 4QP

Tel: 020 7486 4348

Fax: 020 7486 2914

Email: scholarships@dajf.org.uk

Web: www.dajf.org.uk