Presentation about Daiwa Scholarships to work and study in Japan in 2019

1. The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation
• Founded in 1988 as a UK charity
• Generous donation from Daiwa Capital Markets
• Aim to support closer links between the UK and Japan
• Headquarters in London; representative office in Tokyo
The Foundation carries out work through three main
activities:
• Scholarships, Grants & Events
Daiwa Foundation Japan House,
Regent’s Park

2. Daiwa Scholarships
• Began in 1991 (170 alumni)
• Unique 20-month programme for UK citizens
aged 21-35 (19 months in Japan)
• A small group – up to eight - of Scholars
selected each year

3. Daiwa Scholarships – the
programme
• 1 month residential Japanese language tuition in the UK
prior to departure for Tokyo in September 2019
• 12 months learning Japanese at Waseda University in
Tokyo
• 1 month homestay anywhere in Japan
• 6 months on work placement

4. Daiwa Scholars 2018
Aileen Cooney
Msci Chemistry
(Imperial College)
Graham
Davies
Meng
Mechanical
Engineering
(Imperial
College)
Joseph
McLoughlin
MSc
Chemistry
(UCL)
Enzo DeGregorio
History and Literature
(University of Edinburgh)
Alba Landra
Zoology
(University of
Cambridge)
Busayo Esan
Law, Warwick;
International Relations,
SOAS University of London

5. First few weeks in Japan
Arrival
Villa Fontaine -Kayabacho
At the estate agent, Waseda
Property Management from 2018 Learning JapaneseVisiting the British
Embassy in Tokyo
Plenty of Japanese
food!

6. Japanese Course in the UK, August 2019
Monday ~ Thursdays = 9:00am to 4:00pm &
Fridays: 9:00am to 2:15pm
Spending money provided for the month
On a few afternoons lectures will be held on different aspects of
Japanese culture
Daiwa Scholars with Japanese students at the
Euro-Japanese Exchange Foundation (EJEF) in
Lane End near High Wycombe

7. Language learning – language study
• Waseda Language Centre https://www.waseda.jp/inst/cjl/en/
• There are five 90-minute periods from 9am to 6pm, Monday to Saturday
• Course and subjects will be determined after a Test which students will take
on enrolment to determine their Japanese level.
• Scholars will take 2 to 3 classes a day to make up the required 26 credits a
year from the Waseda Center for Japanese Language
• Scholars will be able to choose different courses related to literature,
philosophy, grammar etc
• Scholars will be able to take classes from other Waseda faculties too
• Scholars need the Foundation’s approval in advance for any absences
(other than health-related)

8. Language learning
• 2 terms a year: These will be 27 September to 26 January in 2018
(followed by a make up week) & 6 April to 26 July in 2019.
• There will also be special classes for Daiwa Scholars in March.

9. Homestay
• One-month with a Japanese family, August to
September 2020
• Opportunity to try new experiences
• Located almost anywhere in Japan
John Lingi in Kagoshima prefecture in 2014
Andrew Jones in Okinawa in 2016

10. Work placement (September 2020 to March 2021):
The placement is at an organisation appropriate to each Daiwa
Scholar’s career goals. Each placement is developed in close
consultation with the Scholar
Tokyo Carpentry College
Institute for Quantum
Nano Electronics,
Tokyo University
Recruit – publication,
advertisement, PR
company
Tokyo University of the ArtsRIKEN Institute for Physical and
Chemical Research
Mizuma Art
Gallery, Tokyo

11. Daiwa Scholars 2016 –
most recent graduates
Scholar Homestay Work Placement
Ola Jegede
Aerospace Engineering, University of
Manchester
Kagoshima Prefecture Tohoku University, Institute of Fluid Sciences –
currently applying for JSPS postdoc
Kelly Maddox
History, Lancaster
Hiroshima Prefecture Hitotsubashi University, Graduate School of
Social Science – currently pursuing a short-term
postdoc in the Philippines
Benjamin Sykes-Thompson
Architecture, University College London Shimane Prefecture
FT Architects – currently working for an
Architecture Firm in Kyoto
Euan Taylor
Music – Jazz Double Bass
(Royal Conservatoire
of Scotland)
Hokkaido
Miracle Bus Inc. – currently learning how to play
the Korean harp in South Korea while teaching
English
Alisha Wong
Chemical Engineering, Imperial College
Fukuoka Prefecture Shiseido Group – looking for a job in the
cosmetics industry

12. Work placement
Artificial Intelligence Research Centre
Asahi Shimbun
Asia Forum Japan
Atelier Bow-Wow
Business Development Asia
Business Development Asia LLC
Daiwa Institute of Research
FT Architects
Hogan Lovells
Honda Motor Corporation
Institute of Cultural Affairs Japan (ICA Japan)
Hitotsubashi University, Institute for the Study of Social Sciences
Hosei University, International Japanese Studies
International Herald Tribune
Isseki-Nicho Theatre
Japan Academy of Moving Images
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
Japan Association for Refugees
Japan Centre for Climate Change Actions
Japan Centre for Conflict Prevention
Japan Civil Liberties Union
Japan Foundation
Japan Forum for International Relations
Japan International Science and Technology Exchange Center (JISTEC)
Japanese Diet
Japanese Literature Publishing and Promotion Centre
Japanese Pharmaceutical Manufacturers’ Association
JAXA – Japan Aerospace Agency
Jun Sato Structural Engineering Office
Keio University Arts Centre (Butoh Research Centre)
Keio University, Department of Engineering
Keio University, Graduate School of Media and Design
Kengo Kuma & Associates
Klein Dytham Architects
Kobokan Community Center
Komazawa University, Buddhist Studies
Kreab Anderson
Miracle Bus – music production
Misako & Rosen Gallery
Planning & Research for the Environment Consultants (PREC) Institute
Research Institution of Economy, Trade & Industry (RIETI)
Representative Office of the Welsh Government in Japan
RIKEN Brain Science Institute
RIKEN Institute for Physical and Chemical Research
Saitama Arts Foundation
Saitama Arts Theatre
Sasakawa Peace Foundation
Setagaya Public Theatre
Shiseido
Sophia University
Square Enix
S. Soga and Co. Patents and Trademarks
St Luke Hospital
Thompson Reuters
Tohoku University, Institute of Fluid Science
Tokyo Bunka Kaikan
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Bid Committee
Tokyo Carpentry College
Tokyo Foundation
Tokyo Institute of Technology
Tokyo Kenchiku (Architecture) College
Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography
Tokyo National Museum
Tokyo Photographic Art Museum
Tokyo University
Tokyo University of the Arts
Toyo Ito Architects
Toyota Motor Corporation
University of Tokyo
United Nations University
Waseda University, Graduate School of International Culture & Communication Studies
Wild Life Research Centre (Yakushima)
WWF Japan
Yokohama Noh Theatre
Yokohama Triennale
Yomiuri-Shimbun
Scholars have undertaken work placements at:
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Mizuma Art Gallery
Nanjo & Associates International Art Consultants
National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
National Centre for Child Health & Development
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
National Research Institute for Cultural Properties
Nendo Inc (product design)
Nelke Planning (Theatre production)
New National Theatre

13. After the Scholarship
James Harding
Director, BBC News
Carl Randall, BP Portrait Award Travel Award exhibition at
the National Gallery, 2013 ‘In the Footsteps of Hiroshige’

14. Daiwa Scholars Alumni Association - employers
2 Hare Court Chambers
Accenture
Andao Tea Company + Lijiang Studio
Apple
Argent Estates Limited
Arup
Bain & Company
Bayer Pharmaceuticals, Tokyo
BiNAREE, Seoul
BBC News
BBC Media Action Asia desk
Boise State University
British Council
Buckinghamshire Music Service
Business Development Asia LLC
Civil Service
Cambridge Associates
University of Cambridge
Caroe & Partners Architects
Ceres Power Limited
Composer
The Daily Telegraph
Dart Center (for Journalism and
Trauma)
Department of Business, Energy and
Industrial Strategy
Department for International Development
Discovery Capital
Duke University
Finsbury PR, Tokyo
Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Ford Credit Bank
Four Soft
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
Gresford Architects
Herbert Smith Freehills
Hertfordshire Constabulary
Hillingdon Drugs and Alcohol Service
hite (Healthcare Integrated Training &
Education)
Frazer-Nash Consultancy
Hewlett-Packard
Hogan Lovells
Home Office
Hong Kong University
Ideo
Imperial College London
Jaguar Land Rover
Japan Agency for Medical Research and
Development (setting up London Office)
Japan College of Foreign Languages
Kadoorie Farm & Botanic Garden in Hong Kong
Kennedy Woods Architecture Ltd
Kreab Gavin Anderson (Tokyo)
King Henry VIII School
King's College Hospital
Kreab Gavin Anderson
Liverpool John Moores University
Manchester Metropolitan University
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Tokyo
Mitsui Fudosan, London
MoneyWeek
Moody's Investors Service Singapore
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and
Technology (AIST)
Nihon Parametric Technology KK
Nottingham University Hospital
Novartis
Open University
Pacific Consultants International
PricewaterhouseCoopers Japan
'Really English' Company
Ricardo
Thomson Reuters
Riviera Solutions
SMBC Nikko Capital Markets
Soneva Fushi Resort, Maldives
Sophia University, Tokyo
Star Legal LLP
Temple University, Japan
Toronto University
T-Three Consulting
undercover architecture
University of Brighton
University of Bristol
University of Cardiff
University of Edinburgh
University of Liverpool
University of Michigan
University of Oxford
University of Sheffield
University of Toronto
Village d'Enterprise Greenside
World Bank
WorldPay
WPP

15. Application
• Deadline for the Daiwa Scholarship 2019
programme is Thursday 6 December 2018
• An online application system is available from
the Foundation’s website
• Three confidential references must be submitted
to the Foundation by the deadline

16. Selection process
• STAGE 1
• A number (usually around 25) of candidates will be
invited to a Stage 1 interview in February 2019
• STAGE 2
• Those who pass Stage 1 will sit a language aptitude
test and attend a lunch in mid-February 2019
• STAGE 3
• The final shortlist of candidates will be interviewed by
the Trustees on 14 March 2019 (tbc)

17. Selection process
• All interviews take place at Daiwa Foundation
Japan House in London
• All candidates will be notified of the Foundation’s
decision by letter
• The selected candidates will have a residential
Japanese language course in the UK in summer
2019
• The selected candidates will depart for Japan in
September 2019

18. Emoluments
• Tuition - all tuition and examination fees throughout the
Scholarship
• Maintenance grant - for the duration of the Scholarship to
cover accommodation and living costs for a single person
(¥260,000 per month – rent is usually (¥80,000 per month )
• Travel - economy-class travel to and from Japan at the
beginning and end of the Scholarship
• Accommodation - hotel accommodation in central Tokyo for
the first weeks in Japan; then, rented apartments
• Insurance - standard private medical insurance while Daiwa
Scholars are in Japan on the programme, complementing
the Japanese National Health Insurance system

19. Daiwa Foundation Japanese Studies Scholarships
• NEW from April 2015
• Only open to UK nationals who have a degree in Japanese Studies,
comprising a significant amount of Japanese language study
• We aim to support up to three British nationals in Japan and up to three
in the UK who are doing postgraduate studies in Japan-related studies
• Benefits:
• Tuition covered (for duration of course)
• Stipend of £1,000 a month while in the UK and ¥260,000 per month
while in Japan
• Annual UK-Japan air fare paid
• Deadline: last Thursday in January (24 January in 2019)

20. Living and Working in Japan
- Other opportunities
Study opportunities:
Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarships (http://www.uk.emb-japan.go.jp/en/study/index.html)
JASSO (http://www.jasso.go.jp/index_e.html)
JSPS Scholarships (www.jsps.org)
Rotary Club (http://www.ribi.org/what-we-do/scholarships-and-exchanges)
Vulcanus Programme (since 1997) (http://www.eu-japan.eu/global/vulcanus-in-japan.html)
Working possibilities:
Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme (http://www.uk.emb-japan.go.jp/en/teach/jet_intro.html)
Work visa (http://www.uk.emb-japan.go.jp/en/visa/working.html)
Working Holiday Visa (http://www.uk.emb-japan.go.jp/en/visa/working-holiday.html)
Funding for projects:
Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation (www.dajf.org.uk)
Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation (www.gbsf.org.uk)
Japan Foundation (http://www.jpf.org.uk/funding.php)
Winston Churchill Memorial Trust (http://www.wcmt.org.uk)

21. Experience Japan Exhibition 2018 at Royal Society on Saturday 17
November 2018, 12 to 6pm

23. The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation
Daiwa Foundation Japan House
13/14 Cornwall Terrace
London NW1 4QP
Tel: 020 7486 4348
Fax: 020 7486 2914
Email: scholarships@dajf.org.uk
Web: www.dajf.org.uk