Japanese Government Scholarships for International Undergraduate Students
Japanese Government
Bachelor’s Degree
Deadline: varies per country
Study in: Japan
Course starts 2019
Brief description:
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 2019.
Host Institution(s):
Universities in Japan
Fields of study:
Those who wish to
study in Japan as an undergraduate student must choose a field of major
from two major fields: (1) Social Sciences and Humanities and (2)
Natural Sciences.
Please refer to the official website for detailed list of eligible fields of study.
Number of Scholarships:
Not specified.
Target group:
Nationals of countries which has diplomatic relations with the Japanese government.
Scholarship Benefits/Durations:
The scholarship
includes tuition and other fees, allowance of 117,000 yen per month, an
additional monthly stipend of 2,000 or 3,000 yen may be provided to
those undertaking study or research in specially designated regions,
and travel costs to and from Japan. Please refer to the official website
for full scholarship benefits.
The scholarship
period will last for five years from April 2019 to March 2024, including
one-year preparatory education in the Japanese language and other
subjects due to be provided upon arrival in Japan.
Eligibility:
(1) 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 applicant’s country
(2) Age: Applicants, in principle, must have been born between April 2, 1994 and April 1, 2002.
(3) Academic Background:
Applicants must meet one of the following conditions. However,
applicants desiring direct placement must satisfy either the following ①
or ③ condition.
- Applicants who have
completed 12 years of schooling in countries other than Japan.
(Applicants who will meet the above qualifications by March 2019 are
eligible. However, applicants wishing to enroll from the autumn term
through direct placement must be expected to complete 12 years of
schooling by August
2019.)
- Applicants who have
completed their studies at a school equivalent to a Japanese upper
secondary school in countries other than Japan. (Applicants who will
meet the above qualifications by March 2019 are eligible.)
- Other than the
above 1 and 2 conditions, applicants who are eligible for enrollment in a
Japanese university at the time of application.
(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.
(5) Health:
Applicants must submit a health certificate in the prescribed format
signed by a physician attesting that the applicant has no physical or
mental conditions hindering the applicant’s study in Japan.
(7) Arrival in Japan:
In principle, applicants must be able to arrive in Japan between the
1st and 7th of April 2019. If an applicant is to enroll in
his/her university from the fall semester through direct placement,
he/she must be able to arrive in Japan during the period specified by
the accepting university within two weeks before and after the starting
date of the university’s relevant academic term for that year.
(7) Visa Requirement:
An applicant shall, in principle, obtain a “Student” visa at the
Japanese diplomatic mission located in the applicant’s country of
nationality, and enter Japan with the residence status of “Student.”
Please refer to the official website for complete eligibility criteria and conditions of the scholarship.
Application Instructions:
Applicants must
submit the required documents to the Japanese diplomatic mission in the
applicant’s country by the required deadline. Because the application
process differs according to the country in which the Japanese embassy
is located, please inquire at the
Japanese embassy or consulate general in your country for details. The deadline of the applications differ
varies per country.
It is important to
read to visit the official website (links found below) for detailed
information on how to apply for this scholarship.
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