Overview
Sofia University’s Sasakawa Program is offering a one-time, one-year US$4,000 scholarship to eligible full-time doctoral students to support dissertation research over a 12-month period.
Complete scholarship details
The scholarship supports research connected to the applicant’s dissertation. Shortlisted applicants are scheduled for interviews between 26 and 30 October 2026, with results due by 2 November 2026.
Eligibility requirements
Applicants must be full-time Sofia University doctoral students in the listed fields of East Asian studies, history, cultural studies, ethnology and cultural anthropology, sociology, philosophy, political science or psychology, and must have at least 12 months remaining in their regular doctoral term.
Tips for this scholarship
Practical Job and Scholarship guidance. These tips do not replace official rules or create new eligibility requirements.
- Check eligibility, funding coverage, study/project level and every required document before investing time in the application.
- Prepare transcripts, references, language tests, proposal/motivation statement and proof documents early.
- Separate the scholarship deadline from any university/program admission deadline; they may be different.
- Treat “fully funded” as a source fact only when the official provider explicitly confirms the covered costs.
Verification notes
Verified on the Sofia University Faculty of Philosophy’s current Sasakawa competition page. The official page states a 10 October 2026 deadline without a closing time, so deadline is date-only.
Job and Scholarship is the discovery and verification layer. Confirm eligibility, dates, salary/funding and application instructions on the original source before submitting anything.
Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” — Faculty of Philosophy ↗