CWAJ SVI-SA Form A

2023 Scholarship for the Visually Impaired to Study Abroad (SVI-SA Program)

Form A: Register for an Application ID Number
An Application ID Number is required to submit all scholarship application documents, including your references. Your application number and the links to upload your application documents and letters of reference will be sent to you by email upon completing and submitting this form. Please complete this form in English.
FAMILY NAME (in alphabet) *
Enter your last name in BLOCK CAPITALS. (Any spaces will be removed because this will be used as a reference on all your application materials.)
First Name(s) (in alphabet) *
You may put all your other names
Email Address - Please use your personal (not institution) email *

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Please check that you satisfy all of the following criteria for eligibility for this scholarship: *

I am a visually impaired women or men with a Certificate of Disability Grade 1-6.. I am Japanese citizen or Special Permanent Resident (特別永住者). I am living in Japan and will be living in Japan through the end of April 2023. I will have graduated with a degree from a Japanese university (4-year course) by July 31, 2023. I expect to be accepted by March 31, 2023 into a graduate degree program that is taught in English at an accredited university or research institution abroad, and be present and enrolled there for the 2023-2024 academic year. I will have taken the TOEFL or IELTS after October 1, 2020. If pursuing a graduate degree in the natural sciences, math, medicine or engineering, I will be able to submit an overall TOEFL score of at least 570 (IBT 88) or an IELTS score of at least 6.5. If pursuing a graduate degree in any other field I will be able to submit a TOEFL score of at least 600 (IBT 98) or an IETLS of at least 7.0. I have not studied outside of Japan at the university level for more than two (2) academic years. I do not have degree from a university or institution outside of Japan. I will not be eligible if I hold a scholarship greater than ¥2 million per year from any other scholarship programs for the duration of the CWAJ Scholarship. (Financial aid and awards from the university where the applicant will study may not be subject to the same limitation.)
Application Requirements

You will be required to submit: an application essay, your education transcripts, a TEOFL or IELTS score, two letters of recommendations, a copy of your residence card if applicable, and a ¥2,000 application processing fee. All materials are to be submitted in English. All personal material will be deleted at the end of the scholarship process. A complete set of instructions and example application forms are available at this link: https://cwaj.org/scholarship/scholarship-for-the-visually-impaired-to-study-abroad-svi-sa/

Finalists will be interviewed online or in person in Tokyo. Candidates should plan to be available during the month when interviews are being held (likely February) and will be notified at least two weeks in advance if they have been selected for an interview. Applicants will be notified of the results by email.

CWAJ reserves the right to make its own selections and does not discuss any of its decisions.
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