Japanese Government Scholarships for International Research Students

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The Ministry of Training, Tradition, Sports activities, Science, and Expertise (MEXT) affords scholarships to worldwide college students who want to research in graduate programs at Japanese universities both as (non-degree) scholar or common scholar for a level below the Japanese Authorities (MEXT) Scholarship Program for 2015.  See additionally Japanese Authorities Scholarships for Undergraduate College students.

Host Establishment(s):

Universities in Japan

Fields of research:

Candidates ought to apply for the sector of research they majored in at college or its associated discipline. And fields of research should be topics which candidates will be capable to research and analysis in graduate programs at Japanese universities. The fields of research could also be restricted to explicit fields by the Japanese Embassy/Consulate Common(hereinafter known as the “Japanese diplomatic mission”).  See the official web site for different restrictions to eligible fields of research.

Variety of Scholarships:

Not specified

Goal group:

Nationals of nations which has diplomatic relations with the Japanese authorities.

Scholarship Advantages:

The scholarship contains an allowance of 143,000-145,000 yen monthly, an extra month-to-month stipend of two,000 or 3,000 yen could also be offered to these endeavor research or analysis in specifically designated areas, journey prices to and from Japan, and college charges. See the official web site for full scholarship advantages.

Eligibility:

(1) Nationality: Candidates will need to have the nationality of a rustic which has diplomatic relations with the Japanese authorities. Stateless individuals could be candidates, too. Candidates who’ve Japanese nationality on the time of application should not eligible. Nevertheless, candidates of twin nationality who reside exterior of Japan is eligible provided that they may expatriate from Japan by the point of arrival in Japan. Screening of candidates shall be made on the Japanese diplomatic mission within the nation of candidates’ nationality.

(2) Age: Candidates will need to have been born on or after April 2,1980.

(3) Tutorial Background: Candidates should be a graduate from a Japanese college or have educational skill equal or superior to that of a Japanese college graduate. An individual shall be deemed to have educational skill equal or superior to that of a college graduate, if he/she

•  has accomplished or will full a 16-year college curriculum in another country (or an 18-year college curriculum if he/she needs to enroll in a doctoral course within the discipline of medication, dentistry or veterinary science, or pharmacy which is based on a 6-year division or school); or

•  is or shall be aged 22 or older and has taken a person entrance qualification examination and has been judged by a Japanese graduate college as being equal or superior in educational skill to a college graduate (or 24 or older if he/she needs to enroll in a doctoral course within the discipline of medication, dentistry or veterinary science, or pharmacy which is based on a 6-year division or school).

Observe: Eligible candidates embody those that in any other case fulfill or will fulfill qualification necessities for admission to a Japanese graduate college. As a normal rule, an individual who has accomplished a doctoral course might not apply except he/she seeks to acquire a level.

(4) Japanese Language: Candidates should be keen to be taught the Japanese language, desirous about Japan and smitten by deepening their understanding of Japan after arriving, and able to participating in research and analysis whereas adapting   themselves to life in Japan.

(5) Well being: Candidates should be bodily and mentally wholesome sufficient to take graduate research at universities in Japan.

(6) Arrival in Japan: In precept, candidates should be capable to arrive in Japan between the first and seventh of April 2015, or inside two weeks of the date set by the receiving college for the start of the semester (in precept, in September or October).

(7) Visa Requirement: In precept, chosen candidates should purchase “Faculty Scholar” （ryugaku,留学） visas earlier than coming into Japan. The visas must be issued on the Japanese legation, situated within the nation of candidates’ nationality.  Candidates who change their resident standing to any standing apart from “Faculty Scholar” after their arrival in Japan will instantly lose their standing as Japanese authorities scholarship scholar.

Please seek advice from the official web site for full eligibility standards and situations of the scholarship.

Application Directions:

Applications are at the moment closed.

As a result of the application course of differs based on the nation by which the Japanese embassy is situated, please inquire on the Japanese embassy or consulate general in your nation for particulars. Scholarship recipients are recruited and initially screened by a Japanese embassy (or consulate normal, relying on the nation).  The deadline of the functions varies per nation.

You will need to go to the official web site (hyperlinks discovered beneath) for detailed info on how one can apply for this scholarship.

Web site:

Official Scholarship Web site: http://www.mext.go.jp/a_menu/koutou/ryugaku/boshu/1346643.htm

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