Apply for Japan Foreign Trade Council Essay Contest. Win ¥1,000,000 and a Trip to Japan

Apply for Japan Foreign Trade Council Essay Contest. Win ¥1,000,000 and a Trip to Japan

Description: The Japan Foreign Trade Council is offering students and business people the opportunity to  provide constructive suggestions from a global viewpoint based on innovative ideas for a new meaning of “global trade and the role of Japanese companies” which would enable sustained prosperity in the world.

Eligible Field of Study: None


Eligible Countries: All
To be taken at (country): Japan


About the Award: The Japan Foreign Trade Council is sponsoring the JFTC Essay Competition 2016 to encourage students, young researchers and business people to express their opinions on matters of national and international importance. Interested candidates are to write and submit an essay on the title, “Searching for a New Initiative in Global Trade and the Role of Japanese Companies.”

Eligibility: Anyone can apply for the essay competition, regardless of nationality or age.

Number of Awardees: Four (4)
Value of Scholarship: 

• One Grand Prize of ¥1,000,000
• Three Prizes for Excellence of ¥200,000 each

The award winners from abroad will be provided with a round-trip air ticket to Tokyo, Japan to attend the award ceremony to be held on January 5, 2017.
How to Apply: Please send in your constructive suggestions from a global viewpoint based on innovative ideas for a new meaning of “global trade and the role of Japanese companies” which would enable sustained prosperity in the world.
Award Provider: Japan Foreign Trade Council(JTFC)


Application Deadline: 9th September, 2016 at 24:00 (JST)


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Important Notes: 
English (4,000words) or Japanese (10,000characters). Each essay MUST BE accompanied by an essay summary of no more than 400words in English/ 1,000 Japanese characters.
One diagram or chart is counted as 200 words. If the number of the words, including diagram or charts, is less than half of 4,000 words or more than the limitation, such work could be disqualified.