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Scholarship

2022年度大使館推薦による国費外国人留学生（研究留学生）の募集について：文部科学省

Overview

The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) of Japan offers scholarships to international students who wish to study in graduate courses at Japanese universities as Research Students (either regular students or non-regular students) under the Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship Program.

Qualifications

1. Nationality: Applicants must have the nationality of a country that has diplomatic relations with Japan. Persons with dual nationality who hold Japanese nationality and whose place of residence at the time of application is outside of Japan are eligible to apply as long as they choose the nationality of the other country and renounce their Japanese nationality by the date of their arrival in Japan.
2. Age: Applicants, in principle, must have been born on or after April 2, 1987. Exceptions are limited to cases in which MEXT deems that the applicant could not apply within the eligible age limit due to the situation or circumstances of the applicant’s country. Personal circumstances will not be considered for exceptions.
3. Academic Background: Applicants must satisfy any one of the following conditions for admission to either a master’s or doctoral course at a Japanese graduate school in which they wish to first enroll. (Applicants who will certainly satisfy any of the following conditions by the time of enrollment are eligible.)
   1. Master’s course / Doctoral course (first phase)
   • Applicants who have completed 16 years of school education in countries other than Japan.
   • Applicants who have completed a program with the standard study period of three years or more at universities or equivalent educational institutions in countries other than Japan and received a degree equivalent to a bachelor’s degree.
   • Other than the above ① and ② conditions, applicants who are eligible for enrollment in a master’s course/doctoral course (first phase) at a Japanese graduate school.
   2. Doctoral course (second phase)
   • Applicants who have been awarded an overseas degree equivalent to a master’s degree or professional degree.
   • Applicants who have graduated from universities and have been involved in a research study at universities or research centers (including overseas universities and research centers) for two years or more, and recognized as having academic competency equivalent to persons with a master’s degree by the graduate school.
   3. Doctoral course (faculties of medicine, dentistry, veterinary sciences and certain parts in pharmaceutical fields)
   • Applicants who have completed 18 years of school education in countries other than Japan.
   • Applicants who have completed a program with the standard study period of five years or more at universities or equivalent educational institutions in countries other than Japan and received a degree equivalent to a bachelor’s degree.
   • Applicants who have completed 16 years of school education in countries other than Japan and have been involved in research study at universities or research centers (including overseas universities and research centers) for two years or more, and recognized as having academic competency equivalent to university graduates in medicine, dentistry, veterinary sciences or certain parts in pharmaceutical fields by the graduate school.
   • Other than the above ①, ② and ③ conditions, applicants who are eligible for enrollment in a doctoral course (faculties of medicine, dentistry, veterinary sciences, and certain parts in pharmaceutical fields) at a Japanese graduate school.
4. Japanese Language: Applicants must be willing to learn Japanese. Applicants must be interested in Japan and be willing to deepen their understanding of Japan after arriving in Japan. Applicants must also have the ability to do research and adapt to living in Japan.

Requirements

1. Applicants must submit a health certificate in the prescribed format signed by a physician attesting that the applicant has no physical or mental conditions hindering the applicant’s study in Japan
2. Applicants must choose and fill in the Application Form for either of the following arrival periods. In principle, a change in the arrival period is not permitted after the submission of the Application Form.

• April term: In principle, applicants must be able to arrive in Japan between April 1, 2022, and April 7, 2022. Departure from the home residence should be on or after April 1, 2022.
• October term: In principle, applicants must be able to arrive in Japan during the period specified by the accepting university within two weeks before and after the starting date of the university’s relevant academic term (September or October) for that year. Excluding cases in which MEXT deems as unavoidable circumstances, the applicant must withdraw from this scholarship program if the applicant cannot arrive in Japan by the end of the specified period above which decided by MEXT or the accepting university.

3. An applicant shall, in principle, newly obtain a “Student” visa at the Japanese diplomatic mission located in the applicant’s country of nationality, and enter Japan with the residence status of “Student.”

Benefits

1. A supplemental regional allowance of 2,000 yen or 3,000 yen per month will be added to the monthly scholarship amount for the grantees.
2. Education Fees
3. Traveling Expenses