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Sasakawa Studentships

Sasakawa Studentships

University College London (UCL) · United Kingdom

Who it is for

  • Clo e Study Re earch Engage About Give UCL Scholar hip and funding Home HomeUndergraduate tudent Po tgraduate taught tudent Po tgraduate re earch tudent Teacher training fundingInternational Foundation Cour e (UPC)Scholar hip FinderUS Student Financial AidRIBA (Part 1 and 2)Medicine MBBS BScMBBS BSc intercalationAllied Health cour e Contact u New
  • UCL HomeUCL Scholar hip and fundingSa akawa Student hip UCL HomeUCL Scholar hip and fundingSa akawa Student hip Sa akawa Student hip The Great Britain Sa akawa Foundation and the Nippon Foundation are offering up to 30 po tgraduate tudent hip per year on the tudy of Japan to tudent acro the UK.
  • Key informationValue: £15,000 (for one year, awardee can reapply in ub equent year )Available to: Pro pective and current tudent Selection criteria: Academic merit Eligible fee tatu : UK and Over ea Eligible programme : All po tgraduate (Ma ter and PhD)Additional eligibility criteria:
  • 2:1 above (or equivalent) at undergraduate degree or a good merit or di tinction at a Ma ter' levelDeadline: 5pm GMT Monday 16th March 2026 EligibilityIn order to be nominated by UCL you mu t:be either a current tudent at another univer ity and will attend UCL in 2026/27 a a Ma ter' or PhD tudent,OR be a current tudent at UCL and either regi tered
  • on a two-year Ma ter' and entering year 2 in 2026/27 or currently regi tered on an MPhil/PhD programme and not entering your writing-up year in 2026/27, AND,hold 2:1 above or over ea equivalent in your undergraduate degree,Intending to tudy/re earch any a pect of Japane e tudie .
  • We welcome application acro the ocial cience , humanitie and cience ,For PhD applicant , the re earch propo al mu t focu on JapanFor Ma ter' degree applicant , your major cour ework and final the i mu t be connected with Japan Candidate w

Key facts

Award value
£15,000
Funding type
Partial funding
Level
Postgraduate, Doctoral
Fields
Arts, Social
Renewable
No
Provider
Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation

Figures as stated by the provider. Confirm the current round on the official page before applying.

Good to know

Clo e Study Re earch Engage About Give UCL Scholar hip and funding Home HomeUndergraduate tudent Po tgraduate taught tudent Po tgraduate re earch tudent Teacher training fundingInternational Foundation Cour e (UPC)Scholar hip FinderUS Student Financial AidRIBA (Part 1 and 2)Medicine MBBS BScMBBS BSc intercalationAllied Health cour e Contact u New UCL HomeUCL Scholar hip and fundingSa akawa Student hip UCL HomeUCL Scholar hip and fundingSa akawa Student hip Sa akawa Student hip The Great Britain Sa akawa Foundation and the Nippon Foundation are offering up to 30 po tgraduate tudent hip per year on the tudy of Japan to tudent acro the UK. Key informationValue: £15,000 (for one year, awardee can reapply in ub equent year )Available to: Pro pective and current tudent Selection criteria: Academic merit Eligible fee tatu : UK and Over ea Eligible programme : All po tgraduate (Ma ter and PhD)Additional eligibility criteria: 2:1 above (or equivalent) at undergraduate degree or a good merit or di tinction at a Ma ter' levelDeadline: 5pm GMT Monday 16th March 2026 EligibilityIn order to be nominated by UCL you mu t:be either a current tudent at another univer ity and will attend UCL in 2026/27 a a Ma ter' or PhD tudent,OR be a current tudent at UCL and either regi tered on a two-year Ma ter' and entering year 2 in 2026/27 or currently regi tered on an MPhil/PhD programme and not entering your writing-up year in 2026/27, AND,hold 2:1 above or over ea equivalent in your undergraduate degree,Intending to tudy/re earch any a pect of Japane e tudie . We welcome application acro the ocial cience , humanitie and cience ,For PhD applicant , the re earch propo al mu t focu on JapanFor Ma ter' degree applicant , your major cour ework and final the i mu t be connected with Japan Candidate w Exact official public evidence revalidated 2026-09-11, unsupported precision omitted.

Facts checked against the official source. Last updated 15 September 2026.