Daiwa Scholarships

Talk and Q&A with two former Scholars

On 28 October 2021, two alumni discussed the Scholarship and their experiences on it, before addressing some FAQs about the programme and hosting a Q&A with potential applicants. Francesca Le Lohé was one of the Daiwa Scholars 2015, and since completing the Scholarship has become an award-winning composer and musician, continuing to be inspired by Japanese culture; Aileen Cooney, Daiwa Scholar 2018, is currently undertaking a PhD at Imperial College London. Watch it here.

5-Minute Video with a 2018 Alumnus!

To give a sense of the Daiwa Scholarship itself and the experiences involved, Enzo DeGregorio, 2018 Daiwa Scholar, speaks to Maddie Baker, History and Japanese finalist at the University of Exeter. Their discussion explains the benefits of the Scholarship, highlights that Scholars of various disciplines are eligible to complete the programme, and gives an insight into what it is like to live in Japan. Watch it here.  Daiwa Scholarship blog entries can be found here.

Daiwa Scholarships: Language Study, Homestay & Work Placement in Japan – apply by 2 December 2021

The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation is a UK charity supporting UK-Japan links through awarding Daiwa Scholarships and Daiwa Scholarships in Japanese Studies; offering grants to support UK-Japan collaboration and organising events including seminars, and exhibitions at its London headquarters.

The flagship Daiwa Scholarships programme was established in 1991. It is a unique 19-month programme of language study, work placement, and homestay in Japan, following a month of Japanese language study at the EJEF Centre near High Wycombe. If offers young and talented UK citizens with strong leadership potential the opportunity to acquire Japanese language skills, and to access expertise and knowledge relevant to their career goals. No previous experience of Japan or Japanese is necessary, but an interest in and angle on Japan is essential.

With expertise in an average year ranging from swords to spin chemistry to history to railway engineering, these Scholars set to achieve great things. Some of them will no doubt remain actively engaged with Japan throughout their careers, but we are confident that all of them will be imbued with an enduring love of Japan.

Language study in Japan is undertaken at the Japanese language study at the Center for Japanese Language at Waseda University in Tokyo. A one-month Homestay is spent with a family outside Tokyo at the end of the first year. The Work Placement is organised in consultation with each Scholar, and with the help of the Foundation’s Tokyo Office.

Candidates must be: UK nationals.

Those with a degree in Japanese are ineligible for this programme, but may consider the Daiwa Scholarships in Japanese Studies.

More information: http://armanios.co.uk/dev/daiwa2/scholarships/daiwa-scholarship
Application Timetable / Programme date details
2 December 2021: Application deadline
February and March 2022: Interviews (There are three interview stages)
From End of July/August 2022: 1- month Japanese language course in the UK
September 2022: Departure for Japan

Daiwa Scholarships in Japanese Studies – apply by 27 January 2022

This is a postgraduate Scholarship programme to support the study of Japanese Studies in either Japan or the UK. Only UK citizens who hold or are completing a degree in Japanese Studies, defined as a course focussing primarily on the study of Japan, and containing a substantial Japanese language component are eligible to apply.

Applicants who hold (or are completing) combined honours courses where Japanese Studies accounts for at least 50% of the course may also apply. The Scholarship will cover university fees for the course in question, plus living expenses. Living expenses will be payable at a rate of £1,200 per month for periods spent in the UK, and ¥260,000 per month for periods spent in Japan.

You can see a flyer here.

Candidates for the Daiwa Scholarships in Japanese Studies must be:

– British citizens

– holders of an Honours degree in Japanese Studies, defined as a course focussing primarily on the study of Japan, and containing a substantial Japanese language component (or completing such a course)

Applications from candidates wishing to undertake courses at Japanese universities are particularly welcomed.

More information: http://armanios.co.uk/dev/daiwa2/scholarships/japanese-studies

Queries can be directed to scholarships@dajf.org.uk