Overview
Consulate General of Japan in Los Angeles accepts application for Japanese government scholarships from candidates who are the U.S. public and reside or attend universities in Southern California and Arizona.
MEXT (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology) offers scholarships to American students who wish to study at Japanese universities under the Japanese Government (MEXT) 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:
You must be under 35 years of age and a college graduate (includes prospective graduates). Or you must have completed 16 years of schooling.
（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.
（4）Major 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.
（5）Japanese 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.
3. SCREENING PROCESS (Tentative)
June 24th: First Examination by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MoEYS)
July 15th: Second Examination by the Embassy of Japan
August 5-7: Interviews by the Embassy of Japan
4. SCHOLARSHIP BENEFITS
（1）Allowance:
Under the fiscal 2010 budget, each grantee will be provided monthly with 152,000 yen （Research Student course）, 154,000 yen （students enrolled in a Master’s program or a professional degree program）, or 155,000 yen （students enrolled in a doctoral program） （an additional monthly stipend of 2,000 or 3,000 yen may be provided to those undertaking study or research in specially designated regions）. However, these amounts are subject to change depending on the annual budget of each year. The scholarship will not be paid to a grantee who takes a leave of absence or is long absent from his/her university.
Scholarship will be cancelled for a grantee in the following cases. Furthermore, if scholarship payments were made during the period the following cases applied, the grantee may be ordered to return scholarship payments received during that period.
[1] If any of his/her application documents is found to be falsely stated;
[2] If he/she is in breach of his/her pledge made to the Minister of MONBUKAGAKUSHO（MEXT）;
[3] If he/she is subjected to disciplinary action, such as expulsion or removal from register, taken by his/her university or the preparatory Japanese-teaching institution;
[4] If it becomes definitive that the grantee will not be able to complete his/her course within the standard course term because of his/her poor academic achievement or suspension;
[5] If his/her resident status of “College Student” as provided for in Paragraph 1-4 of Appendix to the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act changes to any other status;
[6] If he/she is provided with another scholarship （except for a scholarship designated for research expenses）; or
[7]If he/she proceeds to a higher level of education without receiving approval for an extension of the term of the scholarship.
（2）Traveling Costs
[1] Transportation to Japan: Each grantee will be provided, according to his/her itinerary and route as designated by MEXT, with an economy class air ticket from the international airport closest to his/her place of residence to Narita International Airport （or following the itinerary normally used by the university where the grantee is placed）. Expenses such as inland transportation from his/her place of residence to the nearest international airport, airport tax, airport usage charges, special taxes on overseas travel and travel expenses within Japan will be borne by the grantee （the place of residence of the grantee shall in principle be the address stated in the application form）. Air travel from a country other than the grantee’s nationality will not be covered, nor travel to Japan before April 1, 2011.
If the grantee comes to Japan to obtain admission to a university, he/she will not be provided with traveling cost to Japan.
[2]Transportation from Japan: The grantee who returns to his/her home country within the last-payment month of his/her scholarship will be provided, upon application, with an economy class air ticket for a flight from Narita International Airport （or following the itinerary normally used by the university where the grantee is placed） to the international airport closest to his/her place of return.
Note:Insurance premiums for travel to/from Japan shall be borne by the grantee. The airport the grantee departs from or returns to must be an airport of the country of his/her nationality.
[3]School Fees: Fees for matriculation, tuition and entrance examinations at a university will be paid by the Japanese government. If the grantee moves on to higher education as a nonregular student, he/she will pay for entrance examinations.
Document Download
Application Guideline (Japanese)[PDF] Application Guideline (English translation) [PDF] Application form [WORD] [PDF] Application Attachment form [WORD] [PDF] Field of Study & Study Program form [WORD] [PDF] Recommendation form [WORD] [PDF] Certificate of Health [PDF] PAST TESTS
Completed application must be received by June 14, 2010
Contact
The Consulate General of Japan, Los Angeles serves candidates who are the U.S. public and reside or attend universities in Southern California and Arizona ONLY .
For further information or application materials, please contact:
Monbukagakusho Coordinator
350 S. Grand Ave., Suite 1700
Los Angeles, CA 90071
(213) 617-6700, ext. 338
Fax: (213) 617-6728
E-mail (for U.S. citizens ONLY / for Southern CA and AZ ONLY) : info@la-cgjapan.org
Please quote Scholarization.blogspot.com as your reference when applying for this scholarship
Consulate General of Japan in Los Angeles accepts application for Japanese government scholarships from candidates who are the U.S. public and reside or attend universities in Southern California and Arizona.
MEXT (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology) offers scholarships to American students who wish to study at Japanese universities under the Japanese Government (MEXT) 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:
You must be under 35 years of age and a college graduate (includes prospective graduates). Or you must have completed 16 years of schooling.
（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.
（4）Major 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.
（5）Japanese 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.
3. SCREENING PROCESS (Tentative)
June 24th: First Examination by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MoEYS)
July 15th: Second Examination by the Embassy of Japan
August 5-7: Interviews by the Embassy of Japan
4. SCHOLARSHIP BENEFITS
（1）Allowance:
Under the fiscal 2010 budget, each grantee will be provided monthly with 152,000 yen （Research Student course）, 154,000 yen （students enrolled in a Master’s program or a professional degree program）, or 155,000 yen （students enrolled in a doctoral program） （an additional monthly stipend of 2,000 or 3,000 yen may be provided to those undertaking study or research in specially designated regions）. However, these amounts are subject to change depending on the annual budget of each year. The scholarship will not be paid to a grantee who takes a leave of absence or is long absent from his/her university.
Scholarship will be cancelled for a grantee in the following cases. Furthermore, if scholarship payments were made during the period the following cases applied, the grantee may be ordered to return scholarship payments received during that period.
[1] If any of his/her application documents is found to be falsely stated;
[2] If he/she is in breach of his/her pledge made to the Minister of MONBUKAGAKUSHO（MEXT）;
[3] If he/she is subjected to disciplinary action, such as expulsion or removal from register, taken by his/her university or the preparatory Japanese-teaching institution;
[4] If it becomes definitive that the grantee will not be able to complete his/her course within the standard course term because of his/her poor academic achievement or suspension;
[5] If his/her resident status of “College Student” as provided for in Paragraph 1-4 of Appendix to the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act changes to any other status;
[6] If he/she is provided with another scholarship （except for a scholarship designated for research expenses）; or
[7]If he/she proceeds to a higher level of education without receiving approval for an extension of the term of the scholarship.
（2）Traveling Costs
[1] Transportation to Japan: Each grantee will be provided, according to his/her itinerary and route as designated by MEXT, with an economy class air ticket from the international airport closest to his/her place of residence to Narita International Airport （or following the itinerary normally used by the university where the grantee is placed）. Expenses such as inland transportation from his/her place of residence to the nearest international airport, airport tax, airport usage charges, special taxes on overseas travel and travel expenses within Japan will be borne by the grantee （the place of residence of the grantee shall in principle be the address stated in the application form）. Air travel from a country other than the grantee’s nationality will not be covered, nor travel to Japan before April 1, 2011.
If the grantee comes to Japan to obtain admission to a university, he/she will not be provided with traveling cost to Japan.
[2]Transportation from Japan: The grantee who returns to his/her home country within the last-payment month of his/her scholarship will be provided, upon application, with an economy class air ticket for a flight from Narita International Airport （or following the itinerary normally used by the university where the grantee is placed） to the international airport closest to his/her place of return.
Note:Insurance premiums for travel to/from Japan shall be borne by the grantee. The airport the grantee departs from or returns to must be an airport of the country of his/her nationality.
[3]School Fees: Fees for matriculation, tuition and entrance examinations at a university will be paid by the Japanese government. If the grantee moves on to higher education as a nonregular student, he/she will pay for entrance examinations.
Document Download
Application Guideline (Japanese)[PDF] Application Guideline (English translation) [PDF] Application form [WORD] [PDF] Application Attachment form [WORD] [PDF] Field of Study & Study Program form [WORD] [PDF] Recommendation form [WORD] [PDF] Certificate of Health [PDF] PAST TESTS
Completed application must be received by June 14, 2010
Contact
The Consulate General of Japan, Los Angeles serves candidates who are the U.S. public and reside or attend universities in Southern California and Arizona ONLY .
For further information or application materials, please contact:
Monbukagakusho Coordinator
350 S. Grand Ave., Suite 1700
Los Angeles, CA 90071
(213) 617-6700, ext. 338
Fax: (213) 617-6728
E-mail (for U.S. citizens ONLY / for Southern CA and AZ ONLY) : info@la-cgjapan.org
Please quote Scholarization.blogspot.com as your reference when applying for this scholarship
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