Category Archives: Opportunities

SILENT MANGA AUDITION

Application Opens: 1 September, 2023; Deadline: 4 December, 2023

LOCATION: Japan

The SILENT MANGA AUDITION® (SMA) is the world’s biggest manga audition, exclusively with manga without dialogue. Through silent manga, talented international creators have the same chance as Japanese creators to join the manga world. Draw your characters’ expressions full of emotion and heart to work towards your dream debut!

ELIGIBILITY:

The competition is open to anyone.

Theme: Memorable Smile: People can have many different kinds of smiles: happy, amused, sad, confused, embarrassed, threatening…What memorable smiles will you show in your SMA20 entry?

The competition is free to enter.

Number of pages: 5 – 17. Reading order from the right to left, monochrome only.

BENEFIT:

Grand Prix: ¥500,000
Grand Prix Runner-Up: ¥300,000
Excellence Award: ¥100,000
Exellence Runner-Up: ¥30,000
Honourable Mention: ¥10,000

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CHEVENING FULLY-FUNDED SCHOLARSHIP FOR GRADUATE STUDY IN THE UK

Application Opens: September 12, 2023, Deadline: 7 November, 2023 at 12:00 GMT (midday UK time)

LOCATION: United Kindgom

Chevening is the UK government’s international scholarships programme. Funded by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and partner organisations, we offer awards to study in the UK for one year on a fully funded master’s degree course. Successful Chevening candidates come from a diverse range of countries and backgrounds, but they all demonstrate the passion, vision and skills needed to shape a better world.

ELIGIBILITY:

All Chevening applicants must submit their education documents, references, and one unconditional UK university offer. The deadlines for these required documents are in the Chevening application timeline. Use the ‘update my application’ button above to upload them.

If you are conditionally selected for a Chevening Scholarship, it is essential that you submit these documents in order to remain in the process.

You will receive email updates about your application status at each step of the selection process. You can also check your status on the online application system. Log in using your registration details. Take a look at the Chevening application timeline and our FAQs for a better understanding of the upcoming stages of the selection process.

BENEFIT:

Fully funded

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