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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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:
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.
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.
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)
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
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
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.
Application Deadline: The deadline of the applications differs
according to the country. Please contact with Japanese embassy or consulate
general in your country.