JAPANESE GOVERNMENT (MONBUKAGAKUSHO:MEXT) SCHOLARSHIP FOR 2013 (UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS)

MEXT (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology) offers scholarships to international students who wish to study at Japanese universities as undergraduate students under the Japanese Govern ent (MEXT) Scholarship !rogra for "#$% as follows&

1. FIELDS OF STUDY Those who wish to study in Japan as an undergraduate student must choose a field of major from (1) or (2) below. Applicants may enter a first, second, and third choice. ($)' Social Sciences and (u anities Social Sciences and (u anities)*+ ,aws, !olitics, !edagogy, Sociology, ,iterature, (istory, Japanese language, and others& Social Sciences and (u anities)-+ Econo ics, and -usiness *d inistration& .ote /$+ *pplicants who wish to a0or in the fields categori1ed as 2others3 ay have

difficulties in finding universities that can accept the & .ote /"+ Ma0or field content related to 2Econo ics3 and 2-usiness *d inistration3 of

(u anities - is not included in 2others&3 (")' .atural Sciences Science (Mathe atics, !hysics, Che istry), Electric and Electronic Studies (Electronics, Electrical Engineering, 4nfor ation Engineering), Mechanical Studies (Mechanical Engineering, .aval *rchitecture), Civil Engineering and *rchitecture (Civil Engineering, (*pplied *rchitecture, Environ ental Engineering), 4ndustrial Che ical Che istry, Studies Te5tile

Che istry,

Che ical

Engineering,

Engineering), and other fields (Metallurgical Engineering, Mining Engineering, Mariti e Engineering, -iotechnology)& *gricultural studies (*griculture, *gricultural Che istry, *gricultural Engineering, *ni al Science, 6eterinary Medicine, 7orestry, 7ood Science, 7isheries), (ygienic studies (!har acy, (ygienics, .ursing), and Science (-iology)& Medicine, and 8entistry& .ote+ *n international student who intends to choose ore than one a0or in .atural Sciences and would li9e to

a0or is re:uired to choose and select first), second), and third)choice within the sa e course (i&e& .atural Sciences *, ay choose his<her
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su;0ects fro

the su;0ects in ;rac9ets fro

or C)& (owever, a student who selects Course C as his<her first choice

second)choice su;0ects fro

Course - or C and third)choice su;0ect fro

Course - ;ecause

Course C offers only two su;0ects&

2. QUALIFICATIONS ($) ' .ationality+ *pplicant ust have the nationality of a country which has diplo atic relations

with the Japanese govern ent& This applies at such ti es to stateless persons, too& *pplicant who has Japanese nationality at the ti e of application will not ;e eligi;le& *pplicant screening will ;e ade at the Japanese E ;assy<Consulate General (hereinafter, referred to as 2Japanese ore countries are

legation3) in the country of *pplicant=s nationality (e5cept where two or attended ;y the sa e Japanese legation)& (")' *ge+ *pplicant

ust have ;een ;orn ;etween *pril ", $>>$ and *pril $, $>>?& ust either have co pleted a $")year regular course of a school e:uivalent to an upper secondary school in

(%) ' *cade ic -ac9ground+ *pplicant school education or have graduated fro

Japan& (4ncluded is any *pplicant who will satisfy the a;ove :ualifications ;y March, "#$%&) '''' .ote+ *lso included is any *pplicant who otherwise satisfies entrance eligi;ility for a

Japanese university& (@) ' Japanese ,anguage+ The *pplicant receive university education in it& (A) ' (ealth+ The *pplicant university in Japan& (?) ' *rrival in Japan+ 4n principle, the selected *pplicant ust ;e a;le to leave for and arrive in ust ;e physically and entally healthy enough to pursue study at a ust ;e willing to learn the Japanese language and

Japan ;etween the $st and B th of *pril "#$%& Travel e5penses will not ;e provided if the *pplicant chooses to travel to Japan ;efore this set period& 4f the *pplicant is una;le to travel to Japan within the dates set, the scholarship will ;e cancelled& 4n case where the student starts fro courses), the selected applicant specified ;y the university& (C)' 6isa De:uire ent+ Selected *pplicants ust o;tain a College Student E ryuuga9u FGH visa the fall se ester through direct place ent (i&e English

ust ;e a;le to leave for and arrive in Japan ;y the date

prior to his arrival in Japan& *pplicants who are already in Japan ;efore the start of the scholarship period under a visa other than College Student are re:uired to change it to College Student ;y the end of the onth preceding the start of the scholarship& *pplicants who change

their resident status to any status other than 2College Student3 after their arrival in Japan will i ediately lose their status as a Japanese govern ent scholarship student&

(I) ' *ny applicant who

eets any or all of the following conditions is not eligi;le& 4f identified the

after the start of the scholarship period, the applicant will ;e re:uired to withdraw fro scholarship+ J 4f *pplicant is a service e ;er or a civilian e ployee registered on the active

ilitary list at

the ti e the scholarship period is due to ;egin& K 4f *pplicant is a grantee of a scholarship fro organi1ation of his<her own country) an organi1ation(including a govern ental other than the Japanese govern ent

(ML.-MN*G*NMS(L+MEXT)O P 4f the applicant is a previous recipient of a Japanese govern ent scholarship& Mnless than three years have passed since the first day of the ore

onth following the final pay ent of the fall

the previous scholarship, as of *pril $, "#$% (4n case where the student starts fro se ester, the onth of entrance&)O or

Q 4f *pplicant is, in principle, currently enrolled in a Japanese university with the resident status of 2College Student,3 or will ;e enrolled in a Japanese university as an ' other source or self) financed international student ;etween the ti e of application for this scholarship in his<her country and the ti e the scholarship period is due to ;egin& This does not apply to current self) financed international students at Japanese universities who will co plete their course of study and return to their country ;efore the end of the current year&

3. TERM OF SCHOLARSHIP Scholarship awards will ;e tena;le for five years fro *pril "#$% to March "#$I, including one)

year preparatory education in the Japanese language and other su;0ects due to ;e provided upon arrival in Japan& 7or scholarship grantees a si5)year course in phar acy, the ter a0oring in edicine, dentistry, veterinary edicine or

of scholarship will ;e seven years until March "#"#&

.ote $+ The preparatory education re:uire ent can ;e waived for grantees who have sufficient 9nowledge of the Japanese language to pursue their study or who wish to enter a university which de ands no Japanese language a;ility (via direct place ent)& 4n this case, the awards will ;e tena;le for four years (or for si5 years for those veterinary a0oring in edicine, dentistry,

edicine or in a si5)year course in phar acy)& 4f a grantee graduates earlier or his<her undergraduate course for early college entrance, the awards will ;e

withdraws fro

tena;le until his<her graduation or withdrawal& .ote "+ The ter of scholarship in case of direct place ent will start fro the ti e of entrance to

the university, ta9ing into account the circu stances of the accepting university&

.ote %+ 4n regard to si5)year e5a inations (C-TR

a0ors in !har acy, the student Testing, LSCER

ust undergo the co Structured

on

Co puter);ased

L;0ective

Clinical

E5a ination) i ple ented prior to practical training& 4n cases when it is i possi;le to fulfill the set standards necessary for practical training, the scholarship .ote @+ 4f a grantee graduates fro ay ;e cancelled& asterSs course

an undergraduate course and is ad itted to a of his<her scholarship, he<she

at a graduate school during the ter

ay have the ter

e5tended upon successful e5a ination ;y MEXT provided that he<she has outstanding acade ic achieve ent that approval is not granted& eets certain criteria& The scholarship will ;e discontinued if

4. SCHOLARSHIP BENEFITS ($)' *llowance+ Mnder the fiscal "#$" ;udget each grantee will ;e provided yen& (an additional onthly stipend of ",### or %,### yen onthly with $$C,###

ay ;e provided to those underta9ing

study or research in specially designated regions&) ((owever, this will ;e su;0ect to change, depending upon the annual ;udget for each year)& The scholarship will not ;e paid to a grantee who ta9es a leave of a;sence or is long a;sent fro Japanese)teaching institution& The scholarship will ;e cancelled for a grantee in the following cases& 7urther ore, if scholarship pay ents were ade during the period the following cases applied, the grantee ay ;e ordered the assigned university or the preparatory

to return scholarship pay ents received during that period& J 4f any of his<her application docu ents is found to ;e falsely statedO K 4f he<she is in ;reach of his<her pledge ade to the Minister of ML.-MN*G*NMS(L(MEXT)O register ;y

P 4f he<she is su;0ected to disciplinary action such as e5pulsion or re oval fro his<her university or the preparatory Japanese)teaching institutionO

Q 4f it ;eco es definitive that the grantee will not ;e a;le to graduate(or co plete his<her course) within the standard course ter suspensionO T 4f his<her resident status of 2College Student3 as provided for in !aragraph $)@ of *ppendi5 to the 4 igration Control and Defugee Decognition *ct changes to any other statusO ;ecause of his<her poor acade ic achieve ent or

U 4f he<she is provided with another scholarship(e5cept for a scholarship designated for research e5penses)O or V ' 4f he<she proceeds to a higher level of education without receiving approval for an e5tension of the ter of the scholarship&

(")' Traveling Costs J Transportation to Japan+ Each grantee will ;e provided, according to his<her itinerary and route as designated ;y MEXT, with an econo y class air tic9et fro the international airport

closest to his<her place of residence to .arita 4nternational *irport (or following the itinerary nor ally used ;y the university where the grantee is placed)& E5penses such as inland transportation fro his<her place of residence to the nearest international airport, airport ta5,

airport usage charges, special ta5es on overseas travel and travel e5penses within Japan will ;e ;orne ;y the grantee (the place of residence of the grantee shall in principle ;e the address stated in the application for )& *ir travel fro a country other than the grantee=s

nationality will not ;e covered, nor travel to Japan ;efore *pril $, "#$%& K Transportation fro Japan+ * grantee who returns to his<her ho e country within the last

onth of scholarship pay ent will ;e provided, upon application, with an econo y class air tic9et for a flight fro .arita 4nternational *irport (or following the itinerary nor ally used ;y

the university where the grantee is placed) to the international airport closest to his<her place of return& .ote+ 4nsurance pre iu s for travel to<fro the grantee departs fro nationality& (%)' School 7ees+ 7ees for entrance e5a inations, paid ;y the Japanese govern ent& atriculation and tuition at universities will ;e or returns to Japan shall ;e ;orne ;y the grantee& The airport ust ;e an airport of the country of his<her

5. SELECTION ($) ' 4n cooperation with the govern ents of the applicants= countries the Japanese legation will perfor pri ary screening of applicants ;y eans of su; itted application docu ents,

interviews and acade ic e5a inations (see ;elow for su;0ects of e5a ination)& WSu;0ects for e5a inationX 7or applicants for a a0or in Social Sciences and (u anities+ *ll applicants ust sit for

athe atics, English, and Japanese (% su;0ects in all)& 7or applicants for a a0or in .atural Sciences+ *ll applicants ust sit for athe atics, English,

two su;0ects selected fro in all)& 7or selecting two fro

a ong physics, che istry and ;iology, and Japanese (A su;0ects physics, che istry and ;iology, applicants ust choose

!hysics and che istry when applying for .atural Sciences *O and' Che istry and ;iology when applying for .atural Sciences - or C& (") Desults of pri ary screening will ;e notified to each applicant on the date designated ;y the Japanese legation&
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(%) *pplicants who have ;een selected ;y this pri ary screening will ;e reco (@) MEXT will perfor grantees& final selection of the reco

ended to MEXT&

ended applicants and select scholarship

6. PREPARATORY EDUCATION PRIOR TO PLACEMENT AT UNIVERSITY ($) ' !reparatory Education prior to !lace ent at Mniversity+ Each grantee will ;e enrolled at a preparatory school designated ;y MEXT for a one)year intensive course in the Japanese language and other su;0ects necessary for preparation for proceeding to university& The preparatory course lasts for one year& 4ts curriculu will ainly consist of education in the athe atics,

Japanese language, ;ut will include other su;0ects such as Japanese *ffairs, English, and social studies for those che istry and ;iology for those

a0oring in Social Science and (u anities, and physics,

a0oring in .atural Sciences& !lease note that a grantee will not

;e allowed to proceed to university if he<she is deter ined incapa;le of co pleting the prescri;ed course at the preparatory school & ((e<she will ;e re:uired to return ho e upon such deter ination&) This preparatory education re:uire ent can ;e waived for a grantee who has sufficient 9nowledge of the Japanese language to pursue his<her study at university or who wishes to enter a university without the Japanese language re:uire ent (via direct place ent)& (")' Change of Ma0or 7ield of Study+ * grantee will not ;e per itted to change his<her a0or field

of study ;etween Social Sciences, (u anities and .atural Sciences, nor ;etween Social Sciences and (u anities * and -, or ;etween .atural Sciences *, -, and C& (%) ' Su;0ects to ;e Studied+ * grantee ust study co pulsory su;0ects as deter ined ;y the at a university outside Japan&

preparatory school even if he<she has already studied the

7. UNIVERSITY EDUCATION ($) ' Entrance into Mniversity+ * grantee who has co pleted the preparatory education will go on to the university designated ;y MEXT upon passing its entrance e5a ination& The university whose e5a ination a grantee will ta9e will ;e decided ;y MEXT in consultation with the university and the preparatory school and in co prehensive consideration of the results of the acade ic e5a ination in the pri ary screening held in his<her ho e country, acade ic achieve ent at the preparatory school, the grantee=s proposed a0or su;0ect, and the receiving

capacity of the university& .o o;0ection ;y the grantee against the decision will ;e allowed& (") ' *cade ic Year+ The acade ic year ;egins on *pril $ each year and ends on March %$ the ne5t year& (%) ' ,anguage Msed in Education+ *ll classes will ;e given in the Japanese language (e5cept where a grantee is placed at a university which re:uires no Japanese language a;ility)&
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(@) ' 8egree of 2Ga9ushi3( -achelorSs 8egree )+ 4f a grantee attends the designated university for the prescri;ed nu ;er of years and earns the nu ;er of credits as deter ined ;y the university, he<she will ;e awarded the degree of 2Ga9ushi&3 (A)' Change of Ma0or 7ield of Study and Su;0ects to ;e Studied+ ? (") and ? (%) a;ove will apply& .ote+ 7or direct place ent of a grantee at a university, MEXT will decide the recipient university upon discussion with prospective universities& *n applicant desirous of direct place ent ust

enter a university without preparatory education, and if the desired university does not accept the applicant, his<her application will ;e re0ected ;y MEXT& 4f you want to apply for direct place ent, ;e careful in selecting the university, faculty and school and their capacity to accept direct place ent& 7or further infor ation on universities capa;le of receiving students via direct place ent, please in:uire at the Japanese legation

8. APPLICATION PROCEDURE
*pplicants ust su; it the following docu ents to the Japanese

legation ;y the re:uired date& The su;

itted docu ents will

not ;e returned& (Lriginal) '' (Copy) ($) 'J *pplication (;y the prescri;ed for s) ' &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& ' " (") 'Q *pplication (*ttach ent) (prescri;ed for for applicants for direct place ent) ' &&&&&&&&& ' $ onths

(%) '!hotographs (@&A 5 %&A c , Mpper ;ody, 7ull)faced, Mncapped) ta9en within the past ? (na e and nationality should ;e written on the reverseO

photo to ;e pasted onto the application docu ents& 8igital photographs also accepta;le) ' ' % (@) 'K *cade ic transcript for the past % years ' &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& '$ (A) 'PZ[ Deco endation fro the principal or the adviser of the last school attended ' &&&&&&& '$ $ $

(?) 'PZ\ Graduation certificate of the last school attended (or certificate of e5pected graduation for an applicant due to graduate) ' &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& '$ (C) 'PZ] Certificate of passage of university entrance :ualification e5a ination (if applica;le)' '$ (I) 'TCertificate of enroll ent (for an applicant currently enrolled in a university) ' &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& '$ (>) 'U Medical certificate (on the prescri;ed for ) ' &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& '$ $ $ $ $

.ote $+ These docu ents ust ;e written in Japanese or English& * docu ent written in any other language ust ;e attached with an English or Japanese translation& .ote "+ 7or ite s (?) and (C) a;ove, a photocopy of the graduation certificate and<or the :ualification certificate will do, provided that the copy is attested ;y the relevant school or e5a ining organi1ation& .ote %+ *n application will not ;e e5a ined unless all the docu ents entioned a;ove are fully and correctly co pleted& 7or applicants with (C) ' Certificate of passage of university entrance :ualification e5a ination, this docu ent ay ;e su; itted in place of docu ents (@), (A) and (?)& Note 4: Number the documents(1 through 6) in the right upper corner.

9. NOTES

($)' *ll grantees are advised to learn the Japanese language and have ;asic 9nowledge a;out the weather, cli ate, custo s, and university education in Japan as well as a;out the differences ;etween the Japanese legal syste Japan& (") ' Grantees should ;ring the appro5i ate e:uivalent of MS ^",### to cover i after their arrival in Japan& (%)' *cco odations+ scholarship recipients can reside in the ediate needs and that of his<her ho e country ;efore they leave for

J8uring the period of preparatory education _ residential acco

odations of To9yo Mniversity of 7oreign Studies or Lsa9a Mniversity _ where

these foreign e5change students are enrolled ` KDesidence halls for international students esta;lished ;y national universities *t present, the national universities have residence halls availa;le for international students& Grantees enrolled at national universities where such facilities are availa;le ay reside, if they ay

so desire, at these residence halls under prescri;ed conditions& (owever, these facilities not ;e a;le to acco odate all the students who wish to live there&

P !rivate)run ;oarding houses or apart ents& Grantees who do not live in any of the a;ove facilities will have to live in a dor itory of the university or in private)run ;oarding houses or apart ents introduced ;y the university& !lease 9eep in ind that it is very difficult to secure fa ily housing& * arried grantee is advised

therefore to first co e to Japan alone, secure a ;oarding house for his<her fa ily, and then ;ring in his<her spouse and children& (@) 4f you have any :uestion a;out the atters set forth<not set forth herein, in:uire at the Japanese

legation, and follow their instructions, if any are given& '' E A H 4n addition to the infor ation deter ined in this guideline, atters which are necessary to

i ple ent Japanese Govern ent Scholarship are deter ined ;y the Japanese Govern ent&