SFU'S David Lam Centre

2022 MEXT Research Student Scholarship

APPLICATION DEADLINE: May 12, 2021

Research Student Scholarship for students who wish to study at Japanese universities as research or post-graduate students.

The scholarship covers:
1. Full tuition
2. Monthly allowance
3. Round-trip flight between Japan and Canada

The Research Student Scholarship is aimed at university graduates, born on or after April 2, 1987 (for the 2022 scholarship year). The area of research or post-grad study should be in the same or related field that the applicant has previously studied.

Visit Consulate-General of Japan website for details.

Paul Tai Yip Ng Memorial Award for 2020 Best Graduate Student Paper

Congratulations to Ms. Louisa Plant, who won our 2020 Best Graduate Student Paper award. Louisa's interest in immigration and integration was ignited by her experiences as a foreign student in Italy and Canada.

Louisa studied for her undergraduate degree in History of Art from the University of Bristol in the UK, which included a year studying at the British Institute of Florence in Italy. Louisa moved from London to Vancouver in August 2018 to pursue her master’s at SFU, and was thankful to have Dr John Harriss and Dr Irene Pang as her thesis supervisors. Louisa found studying as an international student to be a refreshing and rewarding experience, but also noticed profound challenges facing many foreign students, including difficulties that were not reflected in the academic literature.