Application Guidelines for 2024 Kyushu University Fund Study Abroad Scholarship(International Conference Support Program)
1. Purpose

Kyushu University Fund Study Abroad Scholarship (International Conference Support Program) wasestablished to support graduate students to acquire intercultural awareness and global perspectives bypresenting their research at international conference.

2. Eligibility

Applicants must be full-time graduate students at Kyushu University who will participate in aninternational conference held overseas or online that meets all of the following criteria to present theirresearch (oral or poster presentation).
1) Conferences must be held between April 1, 2024 and March 31, 2025.
2) Conferences must be organized by internationally reputable organizations or academic research
institutions and attended by researchers from more than 3 countries including Japan.
* Those who receive support for travel expenses from other funds or from JSPS Research Fellowship for Young
Scientists are not eligible for this program.

* International students enrolled at the University who are Japanese Government Scholarship students as defined in theGuidelines for the Implementation of the Japanese Government Scholarship Scheme and international students sent byforeign governments are not eligible to apply for this scholarship.
* Participation in international conferences held in the home country (country of origin) is not eligible for support.

3. AwardAmount1) On-site: successful applicants will receive the following amount

Category
AB

Amount50,000 yen
100,000 yen

C150,000 yen

D

200,000yen

E

250,000 yen

Areas

Taiwan, Korea
China、Southeast Asia (*1)
South Asia (*2), North America(Hawaii), Pacific Islands,
Mongolia, Russia (Far East)
Oceania
North America (excluding Hawaii), Central and South America,
Europe, Russia (excluding Far East), Middle East, Africa*1: Indonesia, Cambodia, Singapore, Thailand, Philippines, Brunei, Vietnam, Malaysia, Myanmar, Timor-Leste*2: India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Nepal, Maldives, Pakistan2) Online: 20,000 yen (participation fee must exceed 20,000 yen in order to apply)

Expected Number of Successful Applicants: around 40 people

4. Applications<Applicants>
Submit the following documents to Student Affairs Division (Administrative Office of Engineering,Information Science and Electrical Engineering) by the deadline as below. Application will be accepted
before and after the conference.
 (Form 1) Application form (Form 2) Recommendation Form from an academic advisor*Academic advisor must be a professor/associate professor/lecturer/ assistant professor.

 (Form 3) Application form for Engineering and ISEE Conference brochure Document showing the name of the applicant and the form of presentation (if applicable)[Deadline for students of Engineering and ISEE]
17:00 Wedenesday May 1st, 2024
Student Affairs Division (#203, 2nd floor in the West 4 building in ITO campus)
Email: kotkokusai@jimu.kyushu-u.ac.jp*Mail subject must be “KU Fund (International Conferences) your name, student number”*If budget permits, additional applications may be accepted around November.

*Faculty members (professors, associate professors, lecturers, and assistant professors) may only recommend one

student per year. When making a nomination, the faculty member's record of donation to either theKyushu University Centennial Project (“九州大学百周年記念事業”) or the Kyushu University Foundation must beconfirmed. (If there is no donation record, the application will not be accepted.)

5. Selection

Selection of the candidate will be made by the chairperson of the Selection Committee of theInternational Exchange Students (Overseas Study Program) based on the recommendations from eachdepartment.
6. Responsibilities

Scholarship awardees must submit the following documents to the Student Affairs Section after theconference by the deadline specified by the section. Responsible office then must submit to Study
Abroad Section.
• Accomplishment Report (designated form)• A copy of the conference program describing your presentation

7. Important Notes(1) Students are not able to receive this scholarship for two consecutive fiscal years. Check beforehand if you
are eligible to apply for this program.
(2) Scholarship may be used to cover the cost of conference registration fee and travel expenses such as airfare

and accommodation fees.
(3) Those who fail to fulfill aforementioned "6. Responsibilities" or are unable to present their research at theconference will be asked to return the grant.
(4) Students are able to receive this scholarship once per year.
(5) The name of the recipient, department, academic year, and the content of the accomplishment reportwill be published on the university website and other sources.
8. Contact

Student Affairs Division (#203, 2nd floor in the West 4 building in ITO campus)
Email: kotkokusai@jimu.kyushu-u.ac.jp
Tel: 092-802-3858