Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho:MEXT) Scholarships for Foreign Undergraduate Students, Japan

of both countries and the wider world.

• Social
  Sciences and Humanities Social Sciences and Humanities-A: Law, Politics,
  Pedagogy, Sociology, Literature, History, Japanese language, others.
  Social Sciences and Humanities-B: Economics, Business Administration. Note
  1: Applicants who wish to major in fields other than those listed above
  (“others”) may have difficulties in finding universities that can accept
  them. Note 2: Any fields related to “Economics” and “Business
  Administration” in Humanities B are not included in “others.”
• Natural
  Sciences Natural Sciences-A: Science (Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry),
  Electric and Electronic Studies (Electronics, Electrical Engineering,
  Information Engineering), Mechanical Studies (Mechanical Engineering,
  Naval Architecture), Civil Engineering and Architecture (Civil
  Engineering, Architecture, Environmental Engineering), Chemical Studies
  (Applied Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Industrial Chemistry, Textile
  Engineering), other fields (Metallurgical Engineering, Mining Engineering,
  Maritime Engineering, Biotechnology). Natural Sciences-B: Agricultural
  studies (Agriculture, Agricultural Chemistry, Agricultural Engineering,
  Animal Science, Veterinary Medicine, Forestry, Food Science, Fisheries),
  Hygienic studies (Pharmacy, Hygienics, Nursing), and Science (Biology).
  Natural Sciences-C: Medicine, and Dentistry.
• Note:
  A student who intends to major in Natural Sciences and would like to
  choose more than one major is required to choose and select first-,
  second-, and third-choice subjects from the subjects in parentheses from
  within the same course (i.e. Natural Sciences A, B or C). However, a
  student who selects Course C as his/her first choice may choose his/her
  second-choice subjects from Course B or C and third-choice subject from
  Course B as Course C offers only two subjects.

• (1)
  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 university or preparatory Japanese-teaching institution
  for an extended period. The scholarship will be also cancelled in principle
  in the following situations. If the recipient has been receiving the
  scholarship despite his/her falling under any of the following situations,
  the recipient will be ordered to return the amount of scholarship that
  he/she received during the period wherein he/she was involved with any of
  the following situations. ? The recipient is determined to have made a
  false statement on his/her application; ? The recipient violates any
  article of his/her pledge to the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports,
  Science and Technology; ? The recipient violates any Japanese laws and is
  sentenced to imprisonment with or without work for life or for a period of
  exceeding 1 year. However, this shall not apply to those who were found
  guilty with suspension of execution of sentences; ? The recipient is
  subject to disciplinary action by the university, including expulsion(The
  scholarship payment may be stopped during the period up until punishment
  is decided by the university, etc.); ? It has been determined that it will
  be impossible for the recipient to complete the training course within the
  standard time period because of poor academic grades or suspension from
  the university; ? The recipient’s residence status has changed to one
  other than College Student as defined in the Appended Table I-4 of the
  Immigration Act; ? The recipient has received a scholarship from another
  institution (excluding those specified for research expenditures). ? The
  recipient has proceeded to a higher level of education without receiving
  approval for an extension of the period of the scholarship.
• Traveling
  Costs ? Transportation to Japan: The recipient will be provided, according
  to his/her itinerary and route as designated by MEXT, with an
  economy-class airplane 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.
  (*The address in the country of the recipient’s nationality stated in the
  application form is in principle regarded as the recipient’s “home country
  residence.”) ? 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. Note 1: If a grantee returns home without the
  granting of an extension even though he/she may have applied for an
  extension of the scholarship period, he/she will not, in principle, be
  reimbursed for the travel expenses to return to the home country. Note 2:
  Any aviation and accident insurance to and from Japan shall be paid for by
  the recipient. Note 3: If a grantee continues to stay in Japan after the
  scholarship period has ended, he/she will not be paid travel expenses to
  return to the home country for a temporary return.
• Tuition
  and Other Fees: Fees for the entrance examination, matriculation, and
  tuition at universities will be paid by the Japanese government.

• Nationality:
  Applicants must have the nationality of a country that has diplomatic
  relations with Japan. 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, and April 1,
  2000. 2
•  Academic
  Background: Applicants must either have completed 12 years of regular
  school education or have graduated from a school equivalent to an upper
  secondary school in Japan. (Applicants who will meet the above
  qualifications by March 2017 are eligible. Includes those wishing to
  enroll for direct placement in the fall term who are expected to graduate
  by the end of August 2017.) Applicants who satisfy the entrance
  requirements for a Japanese university are also eligible. (4) 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 principle, applicants must be
  willing to carry out their academic studies in Japan in Japanese.
•  Health:
  Applicants must be free from any mental or physical disabilities that
  would impede the pursuit of study at Japanese universities.
•  Arrival
  in Japan: In principle, applicants must be able to arrive in Japan between
  the 1st and ?th of April 2017. If an applicant is to enroll in his/her
  university from the fall semester through direct placement, he or she must
  be able to leave for and arrive in Japan by the date specified by the
  accepting university.
• 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 internationalization 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.

• Application
  Form (a prescribed form)
• Placement
  Preference 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) transcript issued either by
  alma master or by applicants’ national government
• 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) if
  applicable
• Certificate
  of passage of university entrance qualification examination (if applicable