The University of Tokyo Special Funding for Overseas Student (UTokyo Fellowship) Recipient Certification Ceremony

Date of activity: May 30, 2014

The University of Tokyo Special Funding for Overseas Student (UTokyo Fellowship) 2014 (Spring Entry) Recipient Certification Ceremony was held in the Main Meeting Room of the Student Support Center on Friday, May 30 from 17:00hrs.
The UTokyo Fellowship program aims to “award a research grant-in-aid to outstanding, self-financed overseas students so that they may be able to focus on their academic research, and to further promote the enrollment of overseas students. This funding was first established in 2004 and a monthly stipend of either JPY 200,000 or JPY 150,000 is paid until the final month of the Standard Program Duration.
14 doctorate and 5 Master’s students, a total of 19 graduate students, were confirmed as recipients of the UTokyo Fellowship this April and were awarded their Recipient Certification from Prof. Takeo Fujiwara, the Deputy Director of the International Center.
Prof. Fujiwara gave a moving word “There is a large amount of expectation placed on the recipients of the UTokyo Fellowship by all the members of the University, and we would like for you to actively engage in your research. Furthermore, we would like you to fulfill your role as a bridge between Japan and your home country.” This was followed by a word of thanks from Wong Jing Hao (Singapore) a doctorate student in the Department of International Health, Graduate School of Medicine representing all the recipients. “We all are grateful not just for the financial support but also for everyone’s support and expectations. We would like to respond to this by concentrating on our research and studies and produce good results.