Japanese Government Scholarships for International Research Students
Japanese Government
Masters/PhD Degree
Deadline: varies
Study in: Japan
Course starts October 2015
Brief description:
The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology (MEXT) offers scholarships to international students who wish to review in graduate courses at Japanese universities either as a (non-degree) students or regular students for a degree under the Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship Program for 2015. cf. Japanese Government Scholarships for Undergraduate Students.
Host Institution(s):
Universities in Japan
Fields of study:
Applicants should apply for the sector of study they majored in at university or its related field. And fields of study must be subjects which applicants are going to be ready to study and research in graduate courses at Japanese universities. The fields of study could also be restricted to particular fields by the Japanese Embassy/Consulate General (hereinafter mentioned because of the “Japanese diplomatic mission”). See the official website for other restrictions to eligible fields of study.
Number of Scholarships:
Not specified
Target group:
Nationals of nations which has diplomatic relations with the Japanese government.
Scholarship Benefits:
The scholarship includes an allowance of 143,000-145,000 yen per month, a further monthly stipend of two,000 or 3,000 yen could also be provided to those undertaking study or research in specially designated regions, travel costs to and from Japan, and faculty fees. See the official website for complete scholarship benefits.
Eligibility:
(1) Nationality: Applicants must have the nationality of a rustic who has diplomatic relations with the Japanese government. Stateless persons are often applicants, too. Applicants who have Japanese nationality at the time of application aren’t eligible. However, applicants of dual nationality who reside outside of Japan are eligible as long as they’re going to expatriate from Japan by the time of arrival in Japan. Screening of applicants is going to be made at the Japanese deputation within the country of applicants’ nationality.
(2) Age: Applicants must are born on or after April 2, 1980.
(3) Academic Background: Applicants must be a graduate from a Japanese university or have academic ability equal or superior thereto of a Japanese university graduate. an individual is going to be deemed to possess academic ability equal or superior thereto of a university graduate if he/she
• has completed or will complete a 16-year school curriculum during a foreign country (or an 18-year school curriculum if he/she desires to enroll during a doctoral course within the field of drugs, dentistry or veterinary science, or pharmacy which is founded on a 6-year department or faculty); or
• is or are going to be aged 22 or older and has taken a private entrance qualification examination and has been judged by a Japanese grad school as being equal or superior during an academic ability to a university graduate (or 24 or older if he/she desires to enroll in a doctoral course within the field of drugs, dentistry or veterinary science, or pharmacy which is founded on a 6-year department or faculty).
Note: Eligible applicants include those that otherwise satisfy or will satisfy qualification requirements for admission to a Japanese grad school. As a general rule, an individual who has completed a doctoral course might not apply unless he/she seeks to get a degree.
(4) Japanese Language: Applicants must be willing to find out the Japanese language, curious about Japan and hooked into deepening their understanding of Japan after arriving, and capable of engaging in study and research while adapting themselves to life in Japan.
(5) Health: Applicants must be physically and mentally healthy enough to require graduate studies at universities in Japan.
(6) Arrival in Japan: in theory, applicants must be ready to arrive in Japan between the first and 7th of April 2015, or within a fortnight of the date set by the receiving university for the start of the semester (in principle, in September or October).
(7) Visa Requirement: in theory, selected applicants must acquire “College Student” （ryugaku,留学） visas before entering Japan. The visas should be issued at the Japanese legation, located within the country of applicants’ nationality. Applicants who change their resident status to any status aside from “College Student” after their arrival in Japan will immediately lose their status as Japanese government scholarship students.
Please ask the official website for the complete eligibility criteria and conditions of the scholarship.
How to apply
Scholarship Council Canada has electronic application center, fill in the form and upload your documents. Upon successful application submission, you will receive an acknowledgment and electronic payment receipt. Keep it safe as a reference and wait for the outcome. Scholarship Council Canada team will take care of your further process upon qualifying.
Official Scholarship Council Canada Website: https://apply.
