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Application  Applications Application Requirements Eligible Applicants 1: UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS or GRADUATE STUDENTS enrolled at foreign universities who possess high standards of academic performance (GPA score of 3.2 out of 4.0 or more), are fluent in English (TOEFL score of 550 or more if you are a non-native speaker) and will continue their studies at their home universities after finishing the ATW program. Eligible Applicants 2: JUNIOR RESEARCHERS employed by foreign research institutes, which maintain an academic exchange agreement with Kyushu University, who possess high standards of academic performance, are fluent in English (TOEFL score of 550 or more if you are a non-native speaker) and will continue their research work at their home institutes after finishing the ATW program. Completed Application Form 1-1a All applicants must submit by e-mail to: atw.kyushu@gmail.com Completed Application Form 1-1b All applicants must submit by regular mail or e-mail Academic Transcript (Original) All applicants 1 (Eligible Applicants 1) must submit by regular mail Statement of Research Activities All applicants 2 (Eligible Applicants 2) must submit by regular mail or e-mail A statement must contain descriptions of the applicant's research activities to date, current projects and future research plan. (Fee format, A4 size paper, within 2 pages). Completed Reference Letter (Form 1-2) All applicants must submit by regular mail or e-mail For eligible applicants 1, the form must be completed by any academic staff member at home institution other than a language instructor. For eligible applicants 2, the form must be completed by the head of home research institution. Essay (Form 1-3) All applicants must submit by regular mail or e-mail Title : Why I want to join ATW? (800 to 1000 words) Language Proficiency Certificate (Copy) TOEFL or IELTS score for non-native English speakers All applicants must submit by regular mail. A scanned copy can be accepted by e-mail. Completed Statement of English Proficiency Form 1-4 If you have studied in English for more than two years, you need not submit a TOEFL/IELTS score sheet. Instead, submit a letter certifying your proficiency in English including a short description of the classes taken. This form can be submitted by regular mail or e-mail. Diploma (Copy) Only postgraduate students must submit by regular mail or e-mail. Laboratory Work Project Proposal (Form 1-5) Applicants who select a Laboratory Work course must submit by regular mail or e-mail.@ A project proposal must include project title, objective, methodology, and progress to date if applicable. Checklist Please download the checklist to recofirm the requirements and attach the list to your application Your applications should arrive the ATW Section by 26 February 2010. ATW Section OPCIA (Office for the Planning and Coordination of International Affairs) Kyushu University Hakozaki 6-10-1, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8581, JP Tel: +81 92 642 2143 Fax: +81 92 642 4273 E-mail: atw.kyushu@gmail.com  Once you are admitted, Once you are admitted, you will be asked to submit further materials. Details of the secondary application will be informed to successful candidates by e-mail. All successful candidates are asked to submit the following forms and one passport size digital photo by the deadline set by the ATW Office. The ATW Office will inform the deadline to successful candidate in due course. Forms can be sent to the ATW Office by Email or fax and a digital photo by e-mail Registration for Course, Study Trips and Workshop Application for Accommodation Application for Home Stay A passport size degital photo All successful candidates are asked to submit the following forms by the deadline set by the ATW Office. The Office will inform the deadline to successful candidate in due course. Forms can be sent to the ATW Office by Email or fax. Form for Flight Information Confirmation for Insurance Arriving Fukuoka: All ATW students will be asked to arrive at Fukuoka on Saturday, 26 June 2010. Accommodation will be ready from 26 June. Participants will be offered pickup service by ATW staff and peer tutors for free of charge. Leaving Fukuoka: ATW regards your participation throughout the program, from the opening ceremony on 28 June to the closing ceremony on 6 August as essential. Therefore, ATW will ask you NOT to leave Fukouka before the program completed nor to be absent without authority of ATW during the program term. Please refer to the ATW Regulations for Participation. Travel Insurance: Your stay in Japan is not long enough to buy any Japanese insurance or to receive any medical fee support for international students. Therefore, you are required to take out any insurance in your own country before you come to Kyushu University. As soon as you have bought insurance, please send a copy of the insurance policy along with Confirmation Form of Insurance. Kyushu University shall not bear any responsibility for costs caused by illness, injury and/or death of the students and any other damage that may occur as a result of accident, disaster, or other unexpected@circumstances.  Accommodation To provide a variety of living circumstances in Japan, three options will be offered to participants: a) an off-campus accommodation (a furnished apartment or a dormitory) for 6 weeks, b) home stay for 6 weeks, or c) a combination of an off-campus accommodation for the first 4 weeks and home stay for the second 2 weeks. An off-campus dormitory and home stay includes half board (breakfast and dinner), while in an off-campus apartment, each room is equipped with cooking facilities which enable you to cook yourself. More information of ATW accommodation    Costs & Fees Fees  (*All fees mentioned below are subject to change.) Tuition fee 88,800 JPY for taking 3 courses (6 credits), which is the requirement for completing the ATW program. Accommodation fees Estimated costs for staying in a furnished apartment: (4 weeks) 86,000-96,000 JPY (including room charge and utility expenses) (6 weeks) 128,000-145,000 JPY (including room charge and utility expenses) Estimated costs for staying in an off-campus dormitory: (4 weeks) 54,000-63,000 JPY (including room charge, utility expenses and meals*) (6 weeks) 79,200-92,400 JPY (including room charge, utility expenses and meals*) *Two meals (breakfast and dinner) are offered everyday except Sundays and Japanese National holidays. Estimated costs for home stay: (2 weeks) 40,000-50,000 JPY (including lodging and meals**) (6 weeks) 100,000-120,000 JPY (including lodging and meals**) **Two meals (breakfast and dinner) are offered for weekdays, while lunch is offered in addition to those two meals on weekends when there is no official class of ATW. Study trip fees Several study trips will be held during the program for your option. Each excursion is planned in the expectation that students are able to experience some part of Japanese culture and the Japanese esthetic sense. The following study trips are planned to be held. Please sign up for the trips you wish to join by means of Registration for Course, Study Trip & Workshop.   Please click each study trip to open a popup window for more information. World heritage sites in Hiroshima (click here) Fee: 25,000 yen Farming work experience (click here) Fee: 2,600 yen Japanese traditional culture (click here) Fee: 500-1000 yen (* The study trip fees are subject to change. ) click for General Schedule   Estimating costs for participating in ATW 88,800 JPY for tuitio 100,000-150,000 JPY for accommodation fee 20,000-30,000 JPY for commuting expenses (by public transportation) 3,000 JPY for a Japanese language text book 12,000 JPY for lunch at a university cafeteria (400yen x 30days) 27,600 JPY for three optional study trips These costs are merely indicative. Personal expenses and expensese for a round-trip airline ticket are not included in the costs mentioned above. If you live in a furnished apartment, breakfast and dinner cost should be added to this estimating costs. If you take a LW course and do research in any of the laboratories located on the new campus, your commuting expenses cost more than 30,000 yen.   Payment of the fees Payment of tuition, accommodation fees, study trip fees will be accepted in cash after arriving the University or by overseas remittance to our bank. All payments must be made in Japanese yen. Any check will NOT be accepted. If you would like to pay through overseas remittance (bank transfer), you are asked to pay at least one month before ATW starts. Please consult the ATW Office for more information. In case of paying through overseas remittance, You must pay in Japanese yen. Any bank charges (including a 2,500 yen Japanese bank charge) must be met by the participant. A deposit of 5,000 yen must be included in the payment. If your payment is less than the amount we required due to fluctuations in the exchange rate or any other reasons, the shortage will be paid from your deposit and the remainder will be refunded when you arrive in Japan. In case of cancellation, tuition, study trip and accommodation fees will be fully refunded. Any bank charges associated with the overseasl remittance to refund the fees will be paid from the deposit of 5,000 yen. Contact ATW Office Office for the Planning and Coordination of International Affairs (OPCIA) Kyushu University Hakozaki 6-10-1, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8581, JP Tel: +81 92 642 2143 Fax: +81 92 642 4273 E-mail: atw.kyushu@gmail.com