To : Dr. Haider All Khan .President of Bangladesh Society of Ultrasonography: BSU
From : Masunori Matsuzaki President of JSUM
Date : December 20,2004
Subject: Application of the 2006 JSUM Fellowship

The Japan Society of Ultrasonics in Medicine invites candidates to apply for the JSUM Fellowship for the year 2006, as explained in the enclosed Guidelines/or the JSUM Fellowship. The Guidelines are also available at the JSUM home page.
http://www.soc.nii.ac.jp/jsum.

The period of research or training in Japan will be from April 2006 through March 2007.

The Secretary of each affiliated society of AFSUMB is requested to submit applications to JSUM no later than September 9, 2005. Applications" should be accompanied by (1) the completed Application Form, (2) include photocopy of passport showing photograph and identification information, (3) a written pledge from the candidate, (4) evidence by the President of affiliated society that this invitation has been made available to all members of the affiliated society, preferably a copy of the page containing the announcement published in the official journal or news letter of each society or a copy of the page on your society's web site, and (5) a Letter of Provisional Acceptance by a Japanese supervisor stating that the applicant will be accepted by the supervisor's institution if a fellowship is offered. Japanese supervisors can be chosen on your own preference on the JSUM home page. http://www.soc.nii.ac.jp/jsum.

It is not necessary for applicants to enclose "a letter of recommendation from the President of an affiliated society to the president of JSUM" at the time of application. The JSUM secretariat will refer to appropriate persons if they deem recommendation necessary.

The number of candidates from each society is not limited.

Please note that applications arriving after the deadline cannot be accepted.

We will mail the names of selected Fellowship recipients to the secretary of each society by the end of December 2005.

For inquiries or more detailed information, please contact Dr. Masatoshi Kudo, Chief of The Foreign Affairs Committee, JSUM, at the above address.

Thank you for your cooperation.
Sincerely yours,

Masunori Matsuzaki, MD, PhD
President of JSUM