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FAQs upon registration

Q1 I am currently in my X year of the PhD course. Can I
apply to DC1/DC2 Fellowship?
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Q2 Is there an age limit for the DC1/DC2 Fellowship?

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No, there is no age limit for both DC1 and DC2.

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Q3 I currently have a MEXT scholarship (or other similarscholarship) now. Can I apply to DC1/DC2 Fellowshipwhile I have the scholarship?
AYes, you can apply, but you must forfeit your current
scholarship if you are selected.

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Q4 I am currently outside of Japan but I have a host lab
which will accept me for the Doctoral Course from next
April. Can I still apply to DC1 Fellowship?
AYes, you can apply. In this case, the application shall be
submitted to the host university.
Please contact your host lab and the univ. admin. fordetails.
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Q5 I will be finishing my Doctoral course this year. Is there
any fellowship I can apply to?

AThere are Postdoctoral Fellowships available. Pleasecheck the appendix for details.
[J apanese] PD Fellowships[Foreigner] J SPS Invitational Fellowships for
Research in J apan
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Q6 Since Master student most likely does not have any
paper published, can they still apply for the DC1Fellowship?
APublication can be an advantage but there have been
applicants selected without publication records.
You can show alternative evidences (Preliminary data,Conference presentations, Gradings, Awards, otheractivity records, etc.) to show your steady progressand capability.
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Q7 Is it better to write the documents in Japanese? Does it
raise my chances over writing it in English?
AYou can write in Japanese, but there is a risk of being
regarded as a native/fluent Japanese speaker which
may turn into a disadvantage if the fluency is not native
level.
On the other hand, Providing Headers, Keywords,
phrases in J apanese can be beneficial to the reviewers.
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Q8 Does the category or field which we apply to determine
the success rate of the application?
AAs you see below in the statistics for FY2022 DC1, there
are not much differences between research fields.
Agricultural Medical, Dental
andandEnvironmental Pharmaceutical
Sciences
Sciences

Humanities

SocialSciences

Mathematicaland PhysicalSciences

Applications

344

365

582

377

638

287

355

337

539

3824

Selections

6268

108

68

119

5367

61

101707Adoption Rate

18.0%

18.6%

18.6%

18.0%

18.7%

18.5%

18.9%

18.1%

18.7%

18.5%

C hemistryEngineeringSciences

Informatics

BiologicalSciences

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Q9 Does it increase the chances if we apply for a different
university from where we are taking the Masters orDoctoral courses?
AFor DC2, you are to apply from the same university
which you are enrolled in for your Doctoral course.
For DC1, we do not no if there is any advantage or not
as the statistics are not disclosed.

For PD Fellowships (Japanese citizen), you MUST moveto a different university from your PhD course.
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Q10 If I am D2 now and I apply for DC2, what will happen to
the 2nd year if I finish my PhD course?
AThere is an option to have the fellowship categorychanged to PD Fellowships if you obtain PhD degree
during the DC2 period (under certain circumstances).
Please check the guideline for details.

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Q11 Can I change the field/theme of research after being
selected?
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No you can not. You are expected to conduct what you
have proposed in your plan.

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