This is not 100% relevant to this thread as I am not currently applying for a PhD yet but...
Would like very much to apply for
Degree: PhD in East Asian literature
Fellowships: I am from the UK and am poor so need a big one!
Undergraduate: Soka University of America, major in East Asian Lit
MA at St John's College in Eastern Classics
Experience in Asia or field: Spent 5 months in Japan, can speak it maybe ok when I apply myself!
Would LOVE to speak to people interested in a similar field...the months since I graduated from St. John's go on and on and I'm moving further from my goal!