Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarships for College of Technology Students

The
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) invites
applications for college scholarships
available for international students to study at a Japanese college of
technology.
Japanese
Government Scholarship aim is to foster human resources who will become
bridges of friendship between your cou

ntry and Japan through study in Japan and
who will contribute to the development of both countries and the wider world.

The
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
(MEXT) offers scholarships to international students who wish to study at
Japanese universities as undergraduate students under the Japanese Government
(MEXT) Scholarship Program for 2017 as follows.
All
classes will be given in the Japanese language.
Course
Level: 
Scholarships
are available to study at a Japanese college of technology. A graduated
grantee will be awarded a diploma and an associate degree.
Study
Subject: 
Those
who wish to study in Japan as students at a college of technology must choose a
field of specialisation.
  • Mechanical
    Engineering;
  • Electrical
    and Electronic Engineering;
  • Information,
    Communication and Network Engineering;
  • Materials
    Engineering;
  • Architecture
  • Civil
    Engineering;
  • Maritime
    Engineering;
  • Other
    Fields
Scholarship
Award: 
Scholarship
includes:
  • Allowance:
    117,000 yen per month. (In case that the recipient research in a
    designated region, 2,000 or 3,000 yen per month will be added. The
    monetary amount each year may be subject to change due to budgetary
    reasons.) The scholarship is cancelled in principle if the recipient is
    absent from the college of technology or preparatory Japanese-teaching
    institution for an extended period. The scholarship will be also cancelled
    in principle in the following situations.
  • Travelling
    costs:
    Transportation to Japan: The recipient will be provided, according to
    his/her itinerary and route as designated by MEXT, with an economy-class
    aeroplane ticket from the international airport nearest to his/her home
    country residence to the New Tokyo International Airport or any other
    international airport that the appointed university usually uses. Expenses
    such as inland transportation from his/her home address to the
    international airport, airport tax, airport usage fees, special taxes on
    travel, or inland transportation within Japan will not be covered
    2. Transportation from Japan: In principle, the recipient who returns
    to his/her home country within the fixed period after the expiration of
    his/her scholarship will be provided, upon application, with an
    economy-class airplane ticket for travel from the New Tokyo International
    Airport or any other international airport that the appointed university
    usually uses to the international airport nearest to his/her home address.
    3. Tuition and Other Fees: Fees for the entrance examination,
    matriculation, and tuition at universities will be paid by the Japanese
    government.
Scholarship
can be taken at
the Japan

Eligibility:
  The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and
Technology (MEXT) is now accepting applications from overseas students for
study in Japan. Our aim is to foster human resources who will become bridges of
friendship between your country and Japan through study in Japan and who will
contribute to the development of both countries and the wider world.
  •  Nationality:
    Applicants must have the nationality of a country that has diplomatic
    relations with Japan. Applicants with no official nationality are also
    eligible to apply. An applicant who has Japanese nationality at the time
    of application is not eligible. However, persons with dual nationality who
    hold Japanese nationality and whose place of residence at the time of
    application is outside of Japan are eligible to apply as long as they
    choose the nationality of the foreign country and give up their Japanese
    nationality by the date of their arrival in Japan. Applicant screening
    will be conducted at the Japanese diplomatic mission in the country of
    applicant’s nationality.
  • Age:
    Applicants generally must have been born on April 2, 1995, between April
    1, 2000.
  •  Academic
    Background: Applicants, in principle, must have graduated from an upper
    secondary school (viz. have completed 11 years of school education
    starting from elementary school). Applicants who will meet the above
    qualifications by March 2017 are eligible.)
  • Japanese
    Language: Applicants must be willing to learn Japanese. Applicants must be
    interested in Japan and be willing to deepen their understanding of Japan
    after arriving in Japan. In addition, in general, applicants must be
    willing to receive college of technology education in Japanese.
  • Health:
    Applicants must be free from any mental or physical disabilities that
    would impede the pursuit of study at Japanese schools.
  • Arrival
    in Japan: In principle, the selected applicants must be able to leave for
    and arrive in Japan between the 1st and 7th of April 2017.
  • Visa
    Requirement, Applicants must acquire College Student (ryugaku) visas
    before entering Japan. They then enter Japan with the College Student
    (ryugaku) residence status. Please also note that those who change their
    visa status to one other than College Student after arrival in Japan will
    lose their qualification to be Japanese Government Scholarship recipients
    from the date when their visa status changes.
  • Others:
    While the applicant is studying in Japan, he/she shall contribute to
    mutual understanding between Japan and the home country by participating
    in activities at schools and communities with the aim of contributing to
    the internationalisation of Japan. The applicant shall make efforts to
    promote relations between the home country and Japan by maintaining close relations
    with the university attended after graduation, cooperating with the
    conducting of surveys and questionnaires after the return home, and
    cooperating with all relevant projects and events conducted by Japanese
    diplomatic missions in the applicant’s home country.
Nationality: Students
who have the nationality of a country which has diplomatic relations with
the Japanese government can apply for the scholarship.
List
of Countries: (Asia-Pacific: Bangladesh,
Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Kiribati, Republic of
Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Mongolia,
Myanmar, Nauru, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan, Palau, Papua New Guinea,
Philippines, Samoa, Singapore,
Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu,
Vietnam. North America: Canada and the United States of America. Latin America
and the Caribbean: Antigua and Barbuda, Argentine, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize,
Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Commonwealth of Dominica,
Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica,
Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Christopher and Nevis, Saint
Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay
and Venezuela. Europe: Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus,
Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic,
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland,
Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyz Republic, Latvia, Liechtenstein,
Lithuania, Republic of Macedonia, Malta,
Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal,
Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uzbekistan and
Vatican. Middle East: Afghanistan, Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait,
Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
and Palestinian Authority. Africa: Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina
Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Cape Verde, Chad, Comoros,
Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Djibouti,
Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabonese Republic, Gambia, Ghana, Republic of Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya,
Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius,
Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and
Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan,
Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Zambia, Uganda and Zimbabwe)
College
Admission Requirement

Entrance Requirement: 
A grantee that has completed the prescribed course at the preparatory school
will go on to a college of technology designated by MEXT. The college of
technology will be decided by MEXT upon consultation with the college
concerned. No objection by the grantee against the decision will be allowed.

Test Requirement: No

English Language Requirements:  Applicants must be willing to
learn Japanese. Applicants must be interested in Japan and be willing to deepen
their understanding of Japan after arriving in Japan. In addition, in general,
applicants must be willing to receive college of technology education in
Japanese.


How to Apply: 
Applicants
will need to submit:
Applicants must submit the following documents to the Japanese diplomatic
missions by the required date. The submitted documents will not be returned.
  • Application
    Form (a prescribed form)
  • Academic
    transcript for the past 3 years
  • Graduation
    certificate from the last school attended (or certificate of expected
    graduation for an applicant due to graduate)
  • Recommendation
    from the principal or the adviser of the last school attended
  • Medical
    certificate
  • Certificate
    of enrollment (for an applicant currently enrolled in a university)
Scholarship application form
Application Deadline: 
The deadline of the applications differs
according to the country. Please contact with Japanese embassy or consulate
general in your country.

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