EMBASSY OF JAPAN JAPANESE GOVERNMENT: SCHOLARSHIP FOR TEACHERS

Applications are invited from suitably qualified Ghanaian applicants for the above- mentioned scholarship in Japan from October 2016. The scholarship is for teachers who wish to study in a Japanese university for professional improvement.
Eligibility:

1. A Ghanaian National residing in Ghana
2. Under the age of 35 as of 1 April 2016 (born on or after 2 April, 1981)
3. Graduate degree from universities or teacher training colleges with a total mark of second class upper division or higher
4. Teaching experience for at least five years in elementary, junior high, senior high schools or in teacher training schools in Ghana.
5. Willingness to learn the Japanese language and have the ability to do research in Japanese
6. Availability of arriving in Japan by October 2016

Form Distribution:
Qualified candidates may download application forms from;
http://www.gh.emb-japan.go.jp/itpr_en/00_000018.html

Application Form Dispatch:
Completed application forms should be sent to;
                                                                The Registrar
                                                     Scholarships Secretariat
                                                               P. O. Box M 75
                                                                     Accra.
                                                      Tel: 0302662681/662732

Deadline for Form Submission:24th February, 2016
(NB: Only short- listed applicants will be informed of further procedures)
For more information, please contact;               

                Embassy of Japan (Public Relations/Cultural Section)
                         Fifth Avenue Extension, West Cantonments
                                            P. O. Box 1637 GP, Accra
                                 Tel: 0302765060/1 Fax: 0302762553
                              Email: Stanislaus.acquah@ar.mofa.go.jp