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As part of the Keio University Ishii-Ishibashi Fund for Education and Research Development, Keio University offers the Keio University Global Fellowship (Study Abroad Grant for Privately Financed Students). This is a scheme whereby the university provides aid to students who completed an undergraduate or graduate degree at Keio University in order to allow them to study and obtain a degree at an overseas graduate school.
The selection criteria for the fellowship include reasons for going overseas, study and/or research plan, and academic records. Students selected as Keio University Global Fellows receive up to 5,000,000 yen in financial aid for the costs incurred from studying abroad including tuition and living expenses. The purpose of this fellowship is to foster an even greater number of individuals who play an active role in the global arena with a focus on Keio’s transdisciplinary initiatives (Longevity, Security, and Creativity), which are at the core of the Top Global University Project, by supporting accomplished students who are rising to the challenge of studying at an overseas graduate school.
Reports from the Keio University Global Fellows 2019 can be found below.
Kensuke Gallock Yoshimura
Completed a master’s program at the Graduate School of Science and Technology (March 2019)
Studies at: University of Waterloo (Canada)
I am enrolled as a Ph.D. student in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Waterloo in Canada. My research topic is on the behavior of quantum particles such as electrons and photons in the vicinity of black holes, and I am seeking out clues for the quantum theory of gravity. There are many other doctorate students enrolled at the laboratory to which I belong, and one of the things I enjoy is the lively discussions that we have. Another thing I really like about this university is that I also have the chance to learn, discuss, and study with students from the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics and the University of Guelph with which the University of Waterloo is collaborating. I am very grateful to the Keio University Global Fellowship for facilitating the opportunity for me to conduct research in such an environment.
Kandai Watanabe
Completed a master’s program at the Graduate School of Science and Technology (March 2019)
Studies at: University of Colorado Boulder (United States)
I am currently pursuing a doctoral degree in computer science to research motion learning for robots at the University of Colorado Boulder. Specifically, I am trying to achieve long-term motion learning by combining several basic movements using Deep Reinforcement Learning. The university has been focusing on robotics in recent years, so there are many opportunities available. Besides the research for my doctoral thesis, I am also developing an artificial skin for robots with another professor in a different department. Carrying out two research projects in parallel is hard work, but at the same time, it is very beneficial since I can gain twice the experience. Normally, students have to work as Teaching Assistants to cover their living expenses, but with the help of this scholarship I could fully devote my time to my research. I would like to thank Keio University Global Fellowship for giving me this opportunity.
* Applications for the Keio University Global Fellowship (Study Abroad Grant for Privately Financed Students) from the Keio University Ishii-Ishibashi Fund for Education and Research Development for students planning to study abroad in the 2020 academic year have closed. Recruitment of students planning to study abroad in the 2021 academic year is scheduled for fall 2020. (Office in charge of this fellowship: Planning Section, Office of the President)
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