JAPANESE GOVERNMENT SCHOLARSHIPS FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

Description:

The  Japanese Government offers scholarships in Japan to international students who wish to study at Japanese universities as research students under the Japanese Government Scholarship Program.  The scholarship program is administered by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology (MEXT).  See also Japanese Government Scholarships for Undergraduate Students.

Target group:

The scholarships are awarded to nationals of countries which has diplomatic relations with the Japanese government.

Eligibility:

-nationality:

Applicant must have the nationality of a country which has diplomatic relations with the Japanese government. This applies at
such times to stateless persons, too. Applicant who has Japanese nationality at the time of application will not be eligible. Applicant
screening will be made at the Japanese Embassy/Consulate General hereinafter referred to as the “Japanese legation”) in the country of
Applicant’s nationality (except where two or more countries are attended by the same Japanese Embassy/Consulate General).

-age:

Applicant must have been born on or after April 2,1978.

-academic Background:

Applicant must be a graduate from a Japanese university or have academic ability equal or superior to that of a
Japanese university graduate.

A person will be deemed to have academic ability equal or superior to that of a university graduate, if he/she:

-has completed or will complete a 16-year school curriculum in a foreign country (or an 18-year school curriculum if he/she desires to
enroll in a doctoral course in the field of medicine, dentistry or veterinary science, or pharmacy which is founded on a 6-year department
or faculty); or
-is or will be aged 22 or older and has taken an individual entrance qualification examination and has been judged by a graduate school as
being equal or superior in academic ability to a university graduate (or 24 or older if he/she desires to enroll in a doctoral course in the
field of medicine, dentistry or veterinary science, or pharmacy which is founded on a 6-year department or faculty).

Deadline: March-May 2013

For more information, click here