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JAPANESE GOVERNMENT(MEXT) SCHOLARSHIP GRADUATE PROGRAM FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION LEADERSHIP FOR POST SDGS

Application Deadline: December 5, 2024

LOCATION: Japan

Japanese Government is calling for scholarship applications by international students who wish to enroll in the Graduate School of Environmental Science for October 2025 intake under the Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship Program “Graduate Program for Environmental Conservation Leadership for Post SDGs”.

ELIGIBILITY:

International students with outstanding academic achievements of graduate school level who enter Japan as new students or those already staying in Japan.
* Applicants must have earned a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 2.30/3.00 or above in their degreed (for those who are employed) or currently enrolled courses, and be able to maintain that GPA while receiving the scholarship. Furthermore, applicants must meet any one of the language requirements stated in (2)

Applicants must satisfy any one of the following conditions to prove that they have sufficient English language ability.
Applicants must pass or achieve scores in English language proficiency tests that correspond to B2 or higher level in the CEFR at the time of application.
Applicants must complete school curriculums that meet the conditions for admission in masters’ or doctoral courses at a Japanese graduate school by using English as the main language.

BENEFIT:

Monthly allowance:

Master’s course: 144,000 JPY
Doctoral course: 145,000 JPY

Travel Expenses: MEXT will provide arrival and return ticket.

Tuition and other academic fees:

Application fee: exempted
Matriculation fee: exempted
Tuition fees: exempted

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SILENT MANGA AUDITION 22

Application Opens: 1 November 2024; Deadline: 2 February 2025 (23:59 in your Time zone)

LOCATION: Japan

The SILENT MANGA AUDITION® (SMA22) is the world’s biggest manga audition, exclusively for manga without dialogue. By drawing silent manga, talented international creators can also get the opportunity to join the Japanese manga world. Draw your characters’ expressions full of emotion and heart to work towards your dream debut!

ELIGIBILITY:

The competition is free to enter.

The competition is open to anyone.

The theme of this edition is “Seized with rage”. Tell your story through images alone.

The page count for a single SMA entry is 17 pages or less. Multiple entries are welcome.

Pages MUST BE uploaded as “1 page / 1 image”. For “double page spreads,” please upload each page as “2 separate image files.”

Please prepare the image data of your work according to the format below. (One image file for each page / two-page spread divided into two image files).

Image format: JPG or PNG format

File size: 1 file 2 MB or less

Image file name: Your image files should be labeled with a two digit number in sequential order based on the page number of the image file (Example: page_01.jpg, page_02.jpg, etc.)

Resolution: 300 dpi

BENEFIT:

Grand Prix: 500,000 JPY

Grand Prix Runner-Up: 300,000 JPY

Excellence Award: 100,000 JPY

Excellence Runner-Up: 30,000 JPY

Honourable Mention: 10,000 JPY

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