BDK Canada Graduate Scholarship for Buddhist Studies at a Japanese University

[Shayne Clarke]

Dear List,

Please note the following scholarship. Apologies for cross-listings.

BDK Canada Graduate Scholarship for a year of Buddhist Studies at a  
Japanese University

This scholarship will enable advanced graduate students in Buddhist  
Studies who are Canadian Citizens or studying in a Canadian University  
to spend one year in a Japanese University, studying and/or carrying  
out doctoral research.

	Value:  $40,000 (Canadian)
	

	Eligibility and Terms

The applicant must be a registered full-time graduate student in a  
Canadian university or a Canadian citizen studying as a full-time  
graduate student in a university outside of Canada. Visa students in  
degree programmes in Canadian universities may apply.

Preference will be given to advanced graduate students preparing to  
carry out doctoral dissertation research, but others at an early stage  
in their study will also be considered.

Some familiarity with Japanese language is expected but fluency is not  
required.

The results of the award will be announced by January 15, 2009.   The  
term of the successful candidate's stay in Japan will be one year,  
which may begin at any time between April 1, 2009 and March 2010.

The award will be paid in two installments.  This amount should cover  
one round trip ticket to Japan and a large part of the expenses  
directly related to study in Japan.

1.	A completed application form and three letters of reference are to  
be submitted to
            Dean of Graduate Studies
            School of Graduate Studies
            McMaster University
            Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4K1
2.	Transcripts from all university level courses are to be sent  
directly to the School of Graduate Studies, McMaster University
3.	Three letters of reference.  These confidential letters must  
accompany the application in separate sealed signed envelopes.
i)	One letter must be from the applicant's supervisor.
ii) 	Another letter must be from a Japanese scholar based at the  
Japanese institution where the applicant proposes to study.
iii)	Applicants from the University of British Columbia, University of  
Calgary, McMaster University, University of Toronto and McGill  
University must have a letter from the member of the Selection  
Committee representing his or her institution.**

Applications may be obtained from
The Department of Religious Studies
McMaster University
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada  L8S 4K1
or from the website http://www.socsci.mcmaster.ca/relstud/


**Names of the members of the current Selection Committee may be  
obtained from the Department of Religious Studies, McMaster  
University.  Applicants requiring assistance in contacting scholars at  
Japanese institutions may write to a member of the Selection Committee  
for advice.

	
	Application Deadline

	November 1, 2008





Sincerely,
Shayne Clarke
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Shayne Clarke
Department of Religious Studies
McMaster University
University Hall, Room 104
1280 Main Street West
Hamilton, Ontario
L8S 4K1
CANADA
Phone: 905 525 9140, ext. 23389
Fax: 905 525 8161
clarsha[at]mcmaster.ca
http://socserv.mcmaster.ca/clarsha/