Deadline: 17 January 2024
The Kubota Fund invites applications for grants to foster the growth of industrial technologies of less developed countries by financially assisting their potential leaders in various fields to get necessary education and training.
The Kubota Fund is based upon 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, educational or training program(s) provided by research/educational institutions or private enterprises located in Japan.
Funding Information
- Amount of grant: From Yen 80,000 to Yen 100,000 per month. (The amount of grant and number of grantees are annually reviewed and eventually determined by the Managing Committee of the Fund.)
The Fund’s Activities
- To provide financial aid to students/trainees/researchers who come from developing countries for pursuing academic degree, training or research at educational/research institutes or business enterprises in Japan (prioritized fields: civil engineering, electrical/electronic engineering, mechanical engineering, agronomic/agricultural engineering, energy engineering, environmental science, and development economics) at business firms or other organizations in Japan.
- Other activities necessary to accomplish missions of the Fund.
Eligibility Criteria
- 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.
- Applicant must be officially enrolled in a research/educational/training institute or hired by a business enterprise located in Japan.
- Applicant must stay in Japan for the duration of scholarship, except the period of field research abroad, attending international conferences, or temporarily returning to your home country.
- Applicant must be (or will have to be) pursuing academic degree(s)/conducting research project(s) on a specific engineering development theme (preferably civil engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, agriculture, environment engineering, energy engineering, architecture 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 the applicant’s academic or managerial supervisor(s).
For more information, visit The Kubota Fund.
