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Thursday, April 15, 2010

Japan: For American Citizens - Professional Training College Students - Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho: MEXT) Scholarships

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 a Japanese professional training college under the Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship Program for 2011 as follows.

Fields of Study

Those who wish to study in Japan as an exchange student at a professional training college should choose a field of study to major in from # (1) to # (7) below.
(1) Technology (2) Personal Care and Nutrition
(3) Education and Welfare (4) Business
(5) Fashion and Home Economics (6) Culture and General Education (7) Other fields of study

Note 1: Applicants who choose (14) “Other fields of study” are required to specify in detail what kind of field they want in “Chosen field of study in Japan” on the application form.
Note 2: Applicants who wish to major in (14) “Other fields of study” (Agriculture, Nursing, etc.) may have difficulties in finding a professional training college that can accept them.
Note 3: In regard to “other fields of study,” keep in mind that in some cases the application can not be accepted because the period for completing the course of study will be more than the term of disbursement of the scholarship.


Qualifications

(1) Nationality: The 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. TheApplicant who has Japanese nationality at the time of application will not be eligible. Applicant screening will be made at the Japanese Embassy/Consulate General (hereinafter referred to as “Japanese legation”) in the country of the Applicant’s nationality (except where two for countries are attended by the same Japanese legation).
(2) Age: The Applicant must have been born between April 2, 1989 and April 1, 1994.
(3) Academic Background: An Applicant must have completed a 12-year school curriculum or graduated from a school equivalent to an upper secondary school in Japan.
(4) Japanese Language: The Applicant must be willing to learn the Japanese language and receive education at a professional training college in the Japanese language.
(5) Health: The Applicant must be mentally and physically healthy enough to pursue study at a professional training college in Japan.

Scholarship Benefis

(1) Allowance: Under the fiscal 2010 budget each grantee will be provided monthly with 125,000 yen in and after the twenty-fifth month of stay in Japan (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, this will be subject to change, depending upon 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 professional training college or the preparatory Japanese-teaching institution.

(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 institution where the grantee is placed).
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 institution where the grantee is placed) to the international airport closest to his/her place of return.
③ School Fees: Fees for entrance examinations, matriculation, and tuition at a professional training college will be paid by the Japanese government

Selection

(1) In cooperation with the governments of the applicants’ countries the Japanese legation will perform primary screening of applicants by means of submitted application documents, interviews and academic examinations (mathematics and English). During the primary screening, applicants will be put to a paper test in the Japanese language to obtain data for Japanese-language teaching after their arrival in Japan.
(2) Results of the primary screening will be notified to applicants on the date designated by the Japanese legation.
(3) Applicants who have been selected by this primary screening will be recommended to MEXT.
(4) MEXT will perform final selection of the recommended applicants and select scholarship grantees.

Note: You must be at least 17 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).

Completed application must be received by June 14, 2010

Application Guideline (Japanese) [PDF] Application Guideline (English translation) [PDF] Application form [WORD] [PDF] Major & Related Subjects for Fields of Study form [PDF] Recommendation form [WORD] [PDF] Certificate of Health [PDF] PAST TESTS

Further information

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) : mailto:info@la-cgjapan.org

The application process differs according to the Japanese embassy/consulates, please inquire at the Japanese embassy or consulate general in your region.


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