Tsuneichi Fujii Scholarship (IMAS)

Scholarship Details

 Provider Name:  University of Tasmania

 Scholarship Name:  Tsuneichi Fujii Scholarship (IMAS)

 Description:  The late Mr Tsuneichi Fujii was a successful Japanese businessman who had a long association through major business dealings with Tasmania. The scholarship was established to support study exchanges for Tasmanian and Japanese postgraduate students across a range of disciplines to develop stronger links between the cultures. UTAS has strong connections with the University of Hokkaido in Sapporo through the Institute of Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS). IMAS will provide an opportunity for an Australian postgraduate student from IMAS to travel to Japan to undertake a short period of study or research at the University of Hokkaido (UH) as part of their research program.

 Study Level:  Doctor Degree (By Research), Master Degree (By Research)

 Study Fields:  Sciences

 Subjects:  Antarctic studies, Marine science

 Support Type:  Travel Grant outside Australia

 Offer Frequency:  Annual

 Annual Comment:  The scholarship provides $7,000. Fees for Japanese course will be waived.

 Length:  3 month(s)

 Gender:  Co-Ed

 Eligibility:  Applicants must: be Australian citizens; be enrolled in a postgraduate course at IMAS; stand to benefit from spending a period of time undertaking their research in Japan; and have the support of their supervisor to spend at least 3 months in Japan.

 Study Location:  Australia – TAS: North TAS: North West TAS: South

 Closing Date:  Mid March

 Other Details:  A brief Japanese language course will be part of the exchange arrangement with UH.

 Scholarship Website:  http://info.scholarships.utas.edu.au/AwardDetails.aspx?AwardId=2360(opens in new window)

Scholarship Contact Details

 Contact Title:  Tasmania Scholarship Office

 Contact Phone:  61 1300 361928


 Contact Postal Address:  Tasmania Scholarship Office, Private Bag 48, Hobart, TAS 7001 Australia

Provider Details

 Provider Name:  University of Tasmania

 Provider Phone:  61 3 62262999

 Provider Fax:  61 3 62262018

 Provider Website:  http://www.utas.edu.au (opens in new window)