MEXT e3 Scholarships for International Students

The
Hokkaido University is inviting applications for MEXT e3 Scholarships for the
academic year 2018-2019. Scholarships are open to international students
for pursuing Engineering English Programme (e3).
The
Hokkaido University is a Japanese national university in Sapporo, Hokkaido. It
is a member of the Imperial Universities, which were established to be the
nation’s finest institutes of higher education or research.
Course
Level:

Scholarships are available for pursuing Engineering English Programme (e3).

Study
Subject:

Scholarships are awarded to study the subjects offered by the university.
Scholarship
Award:

Each grantee will be provided monthly with 144,000yen (regular students in
Master’s courses), or 145,000 yen (regular students in doctoral courses).
Additional 3000 yen are paid during the winter semester. However, the amount of
allowance is subject to change depending upon the annual budget of the Japanese
government for each fiscal year. The grantee will be provided arrival ticket
from the nearest to his home address international airport to the designated
international airport in Japan and return ticket upon completion of the
program.
Scholarship
can be taken in
 Japan
Eligibility: Applicants must meet
the following eligibility requirements
  • Scholarship
    has age restrictions. Applicants for October 2018 intake must have been
    born on or after April 2, 1982.
  • Applicants
    must have the nationality of a country that has diplomatic relations with
    Japan.
  • Applicants
    who reside in Japan are not eligible to apply for the scholarship.
  • Applicant
    should have excellent academic performance and ranked high in his
    class/grade.
Nationality: International
students are eligible to apply.
How
to Apply:

The following documents should be sent to the program office by post by the
deadline:
  • e3
    application form: Please write the names of 2 laboratories you are
    interested in. If you consider a possibility to do research in a different
    laboratory please tick “I agree to be considered for acceptance by
    different supervisor/laboratory.” If you more concise to enrol even if you
    were not awarded MEXT e3 scholarship please check the respective box and
    inform our office regarding the details: desired enrollment date, your
    funding plan etc.
  • Research
    proposal: Please prepare well thought out research proposal(s). If you are
    applying for two laboratories with different research scope, please
    prepare two proposals. Please use the following format and follow the
    guidance.
  • Official
    academic transcripts or an attested copy for every graduated
    /expected to graduate university program (Bachelor’s course, Master’s
    course)
    If you study is on-going, the transcript should include the latest records
    available by the time of your application.
  • Photocopy
    of diploma for each graduated university program or graduation/expected
    graduation certificate (original or attested copy)
    If your study is on-going, please prepare expected graduation certificate
    or certificate of enrollment which shows the expected date of course
    completion.
  • 2
    recommendation letters
    One of the letters shall be provided by your supervisor in the most
    recently graduated/expected to graduate school. You may use the format
    provided by e3 or any other format. Please adhere to the maximum word
    count for each section when preparing your text.
  • English
    test score or a medium of instruction certificate issued by your
    university
  • Abstract(s)
    of your bachelor’s/master’s graduation thesis or description of the
    graduation project. Plese make sure to include the type of the work,
    title, date of submission (or submission deadline if still under study),
    your name and name of the supervisor/project advisor.
  • Abstracts
    of paper(s) you have published (if any).  It should clearly show the
    publication details.
  • A
    certificate of ranking: A certificate showing your GPA compared to the GPA
    of the other students in the class/grade, ex: 2nd out of 30, 10th out of
    321
  • Photocopy
    of your passport showing your photo and nationality
Application
Deadline:

The application deadline is November 15, 2017.
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