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Preliminary Registration for Sylff Research Grant (SRG) Now Open

The Ryoichi Sasakawa Young Leaders Fellowship Fund, or Sylff, is a fellowship program initiated in 1987 to support students pursuing graduate studies in the humanities and social sciences. To date, endowments of $1 million each have been presented to 69 universities and consortia in 44 countries. About 16,000 students have received fellowships since the program’s launch, and many of these Sylff fellows have gone on to become leaders in various fields following graduation.

The Sylff Association secretariat is pleased to announce the Sylff Research Grant (SRG) launch, supporting high-quality academic research and career development among doctoral students and recent doctorates amid COVID-related restrictions. The program provides a grant of up to US$5,000 to each successful applicant.

All Sylff fellows who are currently enrolled in a doctoral program at any institution of higher learning or who received a doctorate on or after April 1, 2019, are eligible to apply. SRG may support research conducted between October 15, 2022, and September 30, 2023.

Before submitting a formal application, fellows must complete online preliminary registration procedures before 11:59 p.m., June 30, 2022 (Japan Standard Time). Please carefully read the Call for Applications for details on eligibility, research activities for which the grant can be used, and application requirements and schedule.

Eligibility

The applicant must meet either of the following conditions:

  • He/she is a current or past recipient of a Sylff fellowship.
  • He/she is currently enrolled in a doctoral program at any institution of higher learning or received a doctorate on or after April 1, 2019.

The following persons are NOT eligible:

  • Master’s degree students.
  • Those who acquired their doctorate before April 1, 2019.

Required Documents

For the First Step

An application form that contains

  • Applicant’s name (first name, family name)
  • Regularly used email address
  • Name of applicant’s home Sylff institution
  • The first year of the applicant’s Sylff fellowship period
  • Applicant’s status (enrolled in a doctoral program or received a doctoral degree within the past three years)
  • If B, the date the degree was conferred
  • Applicant’s current affiliation and title

For The Second Step

  1. Research proposal (prescribed form containing the following information
  2. Proposed budget (prescribed form)
  3. A letter of recommendation from an academic authority with a good understanding of the applicant’s research proposal (academic supervisor, expert, etc.) (prescribed form)

Application Procedures

  1. Complete the First Step: Preliminary registration
  2. After passing, the First Step of screening, submit the Required Documents for the Second Step to http://ugm.id/IntExposureApplication to get the nomination form.
  3. Complete the Second Step: Application submission
  4. The FINAL decision is from SYLFF.

 

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