JAPANESE GOVERNMENT MONBUKAGAKUSHO:MEXT SCHOLARSHIP FOR 2011 RESEARCH STUDENTS

JAPANESE GOVERNMENT MONBUKAGAKUSHO:MEXT SCHOLARSHIP FOR 2011 RESEARCH STUDENTS

Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology offers
scholarships to international students who wish to study at Japanese universities as
research students under the Japanese Government Scholarship Program for
2011 as follows:

1.FIELDS OF STUDY
Fields of study must be subjects which applicants will be able to study and research at
Japanese universities.
Keep in mind, however, that a student who majors in medicine, dentistry or welfare
science will not be allowed to engage in clinical training such as medical care and
operative surgery until he/she obtains a permit from the Minister of Health, Labour
and Welfare under applicable Japanese laws. Majors in traditional entertainment such
as Kabuki and classical Japanese dances, or in subjects that seek practical training in
specific technologies or techniques at factories or companies are excluded.
2.QUALIFICATIONS

1.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
Generalhereinafter 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.
2.Age:
Applicant must have been born on or after April 2,1976.
3. 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
[1] 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
[2] 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.
Note: Eligible applicants include those who otherwise satisfy or will satisfy qualification
requirements for admission to a Japanese graduate school. As a general rule, a person
who has completed a doctoral course may not apply unless he/she seeks to obtain a
degree.

4Major Field of Study:
Applicant should apply for the field of study he/she studied at the previous university
or any related field. Applicant must choose a field on which he/she can receive
education and perform research at the university of his/her choice.
5Japanese Language:
Applicant must be willing to learn the Japanese language, interested in Japan and
enthusiastic about deepening his/her understanding of Japan after arriving, and
capable of engaging in study and research while adapting himself/herself to life in
Japan.
6Health:
Applicant must be physically and mentally healthy enough to pursue study at
university.
7.Arrival in Japan:
Applicant must be able to leave for and arrive in Japan between the 1st and 7th of
April 2011, or within two weeks of the date set by the receiving university for the
beginning of the semester in principle, in September or October. Travel expenses
will not be provided if the Applicant chooses to travel to Japan before this set period.
8.Visa Requirement:
Selected Applicants must obtain a College Student ryuugaku visa prior to his
arrival in Japan. Applicants who are already in Japan under a visa other than College
Student are required to change it to College Student by the end of the month
preceding the start of the scholarship. Applicants who change their resident status to
any status other than “College Student” after their arrival in Japan will immediately
lose their status as a Japanese government scholarship student.
9. Any applicant who meets any or all of the following conditions is not eligible. If
identified after the start of the scholarship period, the applicant will be required to
withdraw from the scholarship:
1: The Applicant is an active member of the military or a civilian employed by the
military at the time the scholarship period is due to begin.
2: The Applicant is unable to travel to Japan within the dates set by the receiving
university
3: If the Applicant was a grantee of a Japanese Government Scholarship in the past.
Unless he/she has had at least three years of research or teaching experience
between the completion of the first scholarship and the start of the second
scholarship period. This exclusion will not apply to a research-student applicant, who
i as an international student in Japan received training in Japanese studies at a
university but graduated from his/her home university, or who ii was an international
student in Japan under the Japan-Korea Joint Government Scholarship Program for
the Students in Science and Engineering Departments.
4: The Applicant is currently enrolled in a Japanese university under the resident
status of “College Student,” or if he/she plans to enroll at a Japanese university as a
privately-financed international student between the time of application for this
scholarship and the time the scholarship period is due to begin.
5: The Applicant is already the recipient of a scholarship from an organization
including a governmental organization in his/her country of origin） other than the
Japanese government （Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
6: The Applicant, considered a “future graduate” and selected as such, is unable to
graduate within the pre-set date or unable to fulfill graduation requirements.
3.TERM OF SCHOLARSHIP
The term of scholarship will differ as follows depending on the course a grantee takes
in Japan:
1 In a case where Grantee will enroll as a research student, non-degree student, or
auditor, etc. hereinafter referred to as “Research Student” after coming to Japan:
[1] If Grantee comes to Japan in April 2011, his/her scholarship will be payable for 24
months from April 2011 through March 2013;
[2] If Grantee comes to Japan in October 2011, his/her scholarship will be payable for
18 months from October 2011 through March2013.
In either case, the above-mentioned term of scholarship includes a 6-month
Japanese language training period for grantees who require such training
2 If Grantee enrolls in a master's course, doctoral course, or professional graduate
course after coming to Japan, regardless of the time of his/her arrival in Japan the
scholarship will be payable for a period necessary for Grantee to complete his/her
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