So, at least in America, there was a special round of research scholarships made available for 2008. The research deadline was moved back almost a year and we only had two weeks to get the applications in, as everything basically happened this April. Anyway, I just found out that I passed the embassy recommendation phase of the scholarship. Kind of a weird situation because the sped up timing means that Tokyo is going to have to make the final decision somewhat soon so we can get our visas together before going to Japan this October. Anyone else in the same boat?