Get A Scholarship To Study In Japan

The Japanese ministry of Education, Sports, Science and Technology is offering undergraduate scholarship to non citizens (international students) who wish to study in Japan

Eligibility

• You must be an international student to qualify for the scholarship
• You must be between 16 - 24 years of age
• You must be willing to learn Japanese before or after arriving
• Applicants must submit a health certificate signed by a qualified physician attesting that the applicant has no mental or physical conditions
• Applicant must be ready to arrive in Japan between the 1st and 7th of April 2018. Excluding cases in which MEXT deems as unavoidable circumstances, the applicant must withdraw from this scholarship program if the applicant cannot arrive in Japan by the end of the specified period above. 
• Those who are currently applying to another program under the Japanese Government MEXT scholarship system are not eligible
•  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.”
• Eligible applicants are those who have completed 12 years of schooling outside Japan 
• Applicant must have completed their Senior Secondary School
• Military personnel and military civilian employers are not eligible
• Applicants who have once been grantees of the Japanese MEXT scholarship programs are not eligible
• Holders of dual nationality at the time of application who cannot verify that they will give up Japanese nationality by the time of the arrival in Japan are also not eligible

Period Of The Scholarship

The scholarship is to last for 5 years (April 2019 - March 2024), including a one-year preparatory education in the Japanese language, except in cases where the scholarship grantees who major in dentistry, veterinary medicine, medicine or pharmacy (in such instance, the scholarship may last longer than 5 years).

If a grantee graduates from an undergraduate course, is admitted to a master's course at a graduate school during the period of his/her scholarship and has outstanding academic achievement that meets certain criteria, he/she may have the scholarship period extended upon a successful examination by MEXT

Benefits

Allowance: 117,000 yen per month. A supplemental regional allowance of 2,000 or 3,000 yen per month will be added to the monthly scholarship amount for the grantees studying or conducting research in specially designated regions

Education Fees: Entrance examination, matriculation and Tuition fee will be made by MEXT

Travelling Fee: MEXT stipulates the travel schedule and route, and provides an economy-class airline ticket for the flight from the international airport closest to the grantee’s residence

Fields Of Study

Those who apply for an undergraduate student must choose a “Field of Study (“Social Sciences and Humanities” or “Natural Sciences”)

SOCIAL SCIENCE AND HUMANITIES

Social Sciences and Humanities – A 

1. Law 

2. Politics 

3. Pedagogy 

4. Sociology 

5. Literature 

6. History 

7. Japanese Language 

8. Others _{(excluding “1. Economics” and “2. Business Administration” in Humanities B.) Social Sciences and Humanities - B 1. Economics 2. Business Administration)}

Social Sciences and Humanities – B
1. Economics
2. Business Administration 

NATURAL SCIENCES

Natural Science – A

Science (1. Mathematics 2. Physics 3. Chemistry)

Electric and Electronic Studies (4. Electronics 5. Electrical Engineering 6. Information Engineering)

Mechanical Studies (7. Mechanical Engineering 8. Naval Architecture)

Civil Engineering and Architecture (9. Civil Engineering 10. Architecture 11. Environmental Engineering)

Chemical Studies (12. Applied Chemistry 13. Chemical Engineering 14. Industrial Chemistry 15. Textile Engineering)

Other Fields (16. Metallurgical Engineering 17. Mining Engineering 18. Maritime Engineering 19. Biotechnology)


Natural Science –  B

Agricultural Studies (1. Agriculture 2. Agricultural Chemistry 3. Agricultural Engineering 4. Animal Science 5. )

Veterinary Medicine (6. Forestry 7. Food Science 8. Fisheries)

Hygienic Studies (9. Pharmacy 10. Hygienics 11. Nursing)

Science (12. Biology)

Natural Science – C

Dentistry

Medicine

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