Monbukagakusho Japanese Scholarships
To date, some 62,000 students from approximately 160 countries and regions around the world have studied in Japan under the Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho) Scholarship program established in 1954. As of May 1, 2004, there were 9,804 foreign students studying in Japan as Japanese government scholarship students.
* A message from a student who studies as a Monbukagakusho scholarship student. (Tokyo University)
(http://www.studyjapan.go.jp/en/toj/toj07e_03.html)
As can be seen in the chart below, there are seven types of Japanese government-sponsored scholarships available under the Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho) Scholarship program: those for research students, teacher training students, undergraduate university students, Japanese studies students, college of technology students, special training students and YLP students.
Japanese Government Scholarships and Their Content (Fiscal 2003)
Those wishing to apply for a scholarship should meet one of the criteria listed below:
Recommended by a Japanese embassy or consulate general (Embassy Recommendation).
Recommended by the Japanese university which will accept you (University Recommendation).
Selected by the Japanese university in which you are currently enrolled if you are a privately-financed student already studying in Japan (Domestic Selection).
1)Research students
You must be under 35 years of age and a college graduate (includes prospective graduates). If you would like to enroll in a master's program, you must be a college graduate and have completed 16 years of schooling.
2)Teacher training students
You must be under 35 years of age and, in principle, a graduate of a college or teacher training college. You must have at least five years of active experience as a teacher in a primary, secondary or teacher training college in your country. (Please note that college and university teachers currently in active service are not considered for this scholarship).
3)Undergraduate university students
You must be at least 17 and under 22 years of age and have completed 12 years of school education or have completed courses in a school comparable to a high school (includes prospective graduates).
4)Japanese studies students
Applicants must be from eighteen to twenty-nine years old. Applicants must be enrolled as undergraduate students in faculties or schools which major in Japanese language or Japanese culture in a university outside Japan at the time when they come to Japan and must be enrolled in the home institution at the time when they return to their home countries. Students majoring in the fields other than Japanese language or Japanese culture who wish to study various aspects of Japan( engineering, economy, agriculture, architecture, art, etc.)as part of their major studies should apply to the AIEJ for admission to the Short-term Student Exchange Promotion Program.
5)College of technology students
You must be at least 17 and under 22 years of age and have completed school education comparable to a high school (a minimum of 11 years beginning in primary school) education (includes prospective graduates).
6)Special training college students
You must be at least 18 and under 22 years of age and have completed 12 years of schooling or have completed school education comparable to a Japanese high school (includes prospective graduates).
7)Young Leaders' Program(YLP) students
Applicants must be young public administrators and so on, from Asian and other countries participating in the YLP who are expected to play active roles as future national leaders in their respective countries. The participants must be university or college graduates, who have at least 3-5 years' work experiences in public administration or enterprises and so on(*). The screening of the participants is based on recommendations of the recommending authorities.
(*)There are five different YLP programs, each of which has different qualifications in work experience and affiliation, and the recommending authorities.
Japanese government scholarship students are recruited and selected in three ways:
i) Embassy recommendation For those outside of Japan
ii) University recommendation
iii) Domestic Selection For those already in Japan
1)Embassy recommendation
i)In this type of scholarship, scholarship recipients are recruited and initially screened by an Japanese embassy (or consulate general, depending on the country).
(1)Research student, Undergraduate student, College of technology student, and Special training college student
Recruitment for the next fiscal year is made between March and May. The initial screening (documentary examination, written test and interview) is made at the embassy between June and August. The embassy then recommends the selected candidates to the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs by the beginning of September.
Application Guidelines for Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho) Scholarships 2007
Research students
(Applications now being accepted)
Application Guideline (Japanese ver./English ver.)
Application Form
Application Form (Attachment)
Recommendation Form
Field of Study and Study Program
Certificate of Health
Undergraduate students
(Applications now being accepted)
Application Guideline (Japanese ver./English ver.)
Application Form
Certificate of Health
College of technology students
(Applications now being accepted)
Application Guideline (Japanese ver./English ver.)
Application Form
Certificate of Health
Majors and Related Key Terms for Fields of Study
Special training college students
(Applications now being accepted)
Application Guideline (Japanese ver./English ver.)
Application Form
Certificate of Health
Qualifying Examinations for Applicants for Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho) Scholarships 2006 - Examination Questions
Undergraduate students
Japanese(A)* Japanese(B)* Japanese(C)* English*
* Examination Questions of the undergraduate students and the research students are the same.
(Japanese ver.) Mathematics(A) Mathematics(B) Physics Chemistry Biology World History
(English ver.) Mathematics(A) Mathematics(B) Physics Chemistry Biology World History
College of technology students
Japanese(A) Japanese(B) Japanese(C)
(Japanese ver.) Mathematics Physics Chemistry
(English ver.) Mathematics Physics Chemistry
Special training college students
Japanese English
(Japanese ver.) Mathematics
(English ver.) Mathematics
(2)Japanese studies and Teacher training student
Recruitment for the next fiscal year (for those arriving in Japan in October) is made between December of the previous year and the following February. Screening is conducted between March and April. Selected candidates are recommended to the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs by around early May.
Application Guidelines for Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho) Scholarships 2006
* The deadline of the applications differ according to the country. Please contact with Japanese embassy or consulate general in your country.
(Japanese ver.) Japanese studies students
(English ver.) Japanese studies students
(Japanese ver.) Teacher training students
(English ver.) Teacher training students
ii)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.
(http://www.mofa.go.jp/about/emb_cons/mofaserv.html)
2)University recommendation
i)Research students and Japanese studies students who will be studying in Japan as an exchange student based on inter-university student exchange agreements can be screened through the national, public or private Japanese university involved as a candidate for a Japanese Government Scholarship. The university directly recommends the selected candidates to the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
ii)Research students recommended by a university for study in Japan as government-sponsored scholarship recipients basically arrive in Japan in October, though sometimes also in January.
Japanese studies students arrive in Japan in either October or January according to the university program. Universities recommend candidates for research student scholarships to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology by mid-April. Recommendations for Japanese studies scholarships are made by the end of May for those arriving in Japan in October and by the end of September for those arriving in January of the following year.
3)Domestic Selection
i)Privately financed, full-time postgraduate foreign students, prospective postgraduate students, and full-time, prospective fourth-year undergraduate university students (prospective sixth-year students in the case of medical schools, etc.) are granted domestic selection scholarships that begin in April. Recruitment is conducted through national, public and private universities with the exception of junior colleges.
ii)Universities carefully screen academically and individually excellent students and recommend them by mid-January as government-sponsored scholarship candidates to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
Source for more info and links
* A message from a student who studies as a Monbukagakusho scholarship student. (Tokyo University)
(http://www.studyjapan.go.jp/en/toj/toj07e_03.html)
As can be seen in the chart below, there are seven types of Japanese government-sponsored scholarships available under the Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho) Scholarship program: those for research students, teacher training students, undergraduate university students, Japanese studies students, college of technology students, special training students and YLP students.
Japanese Government Scholarships and Their Content (Fiscal 2003)
Those wishing to apply for a scholarship should meet one of the criteria listed below:
Recommended by a Japanese embassy or consulate general (Embassy Recommendation).
Recommended by the Japanese university which will accept you (University Recommendation).
Selected by the Japanese university in which you are currently enrolled if you are a privately-financed student already studying in Japan (Domestic Selection).
1)Research students
You must be under 35 years of age and a college graduate (includes prospective graduates). If you would like to enroll in a master's program, you must be a college graduate and have completed 16 years of schooling.
2)Teacher training students
You must be under 35 years of age and, in principle, a graduate of a college or teacher training college. You must have at least five years of active experience as a teacher in a primary, secondary or teacher training college in your country. (Please note that college and university teachers currently in active service are not considered for this scholarship).
3)Undergraduate university students
You must be at least 17 and under 22 years of age and have completed 12 years of school education or have completed courses in a school comparable to a high school (includes prospective graduates).
4)Japanese studies students
Applicants must be from eighteen to twenty-nine years old. Applicants must be enrolled as undergraduate students in faculties or schools which major in Japanese language or Japanese culture in a university outside Japan at the time when they come to Japan and must be enrolled in the home institution at the time when they return to their home countries. Students majoring in the fields other than Japanese language or Japanese culture who wish to study various aspects of Japan( engineering, economy, agriculture, architecture, art, etc.)as part of their major studies should apply to the AIEJ for admission to the Short-term Student Exchange Promotion Program.
5)College of technology students
You must be at least 17 and under 22 years of age and have completed school education comparable to a high school (a minimum of 11 years beginning in primary school) education (includes prospective graduates).
6)Special training college students
You must be at least 18 and under 22 years of age and have completed 12 years of schooling or have completed school education comparable to a Japanese high school (includes prospective graduates).
7)Young Leaders' Program(YLP) students
Applicants must be young public administrators and so on, from Asian and other countries participating in the YLP who are expected to play active roles as future national leaders in their respective countries. The participants must be university or college graduates, who have at least 3-5 years' work experiences in public administration or enterprises and so on(*). The screening of the participants is based on recommendations of the recommending authorities.
(*)There are five different YLP programs, each of which has different qualifications in work experience and affiliation, and the recommending authorities.
Japanese government scholarship students are recruited and selected in three ways:
i) Embassy recommendation For those outside of Japan
ii) University recommendation
iii) Domestic Selection For those already in Japan
1)Embassy recommendation
i)In this type of scholarship, scholarship recipients are recruited and initially screened by an Japanese embassy (or consulate general, depending on the country).
(1)Research student, Undergraduate student, College of technology student, and Special training college student
Recruitment for the next fiscal year is made between March and May. The initial screening (documentary examination, written test and interview) is made at the embassy between June and August. The embassy then recommends the selected candidates to the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs by the beginning of September.
Application Guidelines for Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho) Scholarships 2007
Research students
(Applications now being accepted)
Application Guideline (Japanese ver./English ver.)
Application Form
Application Form (Attachment)
Recommendation Form
Field of Study and Study Program
Certificate of Health
Undergraduate students
(Applications now being accepted)
Application Guideline (Japanese ver./English ver.)
Application Form
Certificate of Health
College of technology students
(Applications now being accepted)
Application Guideline (Japanese ver./English ver.)
Application Form
Certificate of Health
Majors and Related Key Terms for Fields of Study
Special training college students
(Applications now being accepted)
Application Guideline (Japanese ver./English ver.)
Application Form
Certificate of Health
Qualifying Examinations for Applicants for Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho) Scholarships 2006 - Examination Questions
Undergraduate students
Japanese(A)* Japanese(B)* Japanese(C)* English*
* Examination Questions of the undergraduate students and the research students are the same.
(Japanese ver.) Mathematics(A) Mathematics(B) Physics Chemistry Biology World History
(English ver.) Mathematics(A) Mathematics(B) Physics Chemistry Biology World History
College of technology students
Japanese(A) Japanese(B) Japanese(C)
(Japanese ver.) Mathematics Physics Chemistry
(English ver.) Mathematics Physics Chemistry
Special training college students
Japanese English
(Japanese ver.) Mathematics
(English ver.) Mathematics
(2)Japanese studies and Teacher training student
Recruitment for the next fiscal year (for those arriving in Japan in October) is made between December of the previous year and the following February. Screening is conducted between March and April. Selected candidates are recommended to the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs by around early May.
Application Guidelines for Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho) Scholarships 2006
* The deadline of the applications differ according to the country. Please contact with Japanese embassy or consulate general in your country.
(Japanese ver.) Japanese studies students
(English ver.) Japanese studies students
(Japanese ver.) Teacher training students
(English ver.) Teacher training students
ii)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.
(http://www.mofa.go.jp/about/emb_cons/mofaserv.html)
2)University recommendation
i)Research students and Japanese studies students who will be studying in Japan as an exchange student based on inter-university student exchange agreements can be screened through the national, public or private Japanese university involved as a candidate for a Japanese Government Scholarship. The university directly recommends the selected candidates to the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
ii)Research students recommended by a university for study in Japan as government-sponsored scholarship recipients basically arrive in Japan in October, though sometimes also in January.
Japanese studies students arrive in Japan in either October or January according to the university program. Universities recommend candidates for research student scholarships to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology by mid-April. Recommendations for Japanese studies scholarships are made by the end of May for those arriving in Japan in October and by the end of September for those arriving in January of the following year.
3)Domestic Selection
i)Privately financed, full-time postgraduate foreign students, prospective postgraduate students, and full-time, prospective fourth-year undergraduate university students (prospective sixth-year students in the case of medical schools, etc.) are granted domestic selection scholarships that begin in April. Recruitment is conducted through national, public and private universities with the exception of junior colleges.
ii)Universities carefully screen academically and individually excellent students and recommend them by mid-January as government-sponsored scholarship candidates to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
Source for more info and links
posted by BEASISWA INDONESIA at :: BEASISWA LUAR NEGRI :: 2:02 PM
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
•
•
•
Latest Scholarship Info
<< Back Home for More Info