Japan: For US Citizens in Boston - Japanese Government Scholarships for Research Students

Overview

Monbukagakusho, the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology (MEXT) offers five different scholarships for non-Japanese nationals wishing to study in Japan.

Only US Citizens living in the SIX New England states may apply through Boston. US citizens living in other states should apply through the consulate responsible for their area. Non-US citizens should apply through the Japanese embassy in their country of citizenship.

This scholarship offers applicants the opportunity to spend 18 or 24 months conducting independent research under a Japanese professor. Any field of study is eligible for the scholarship, but applicants must find a Japanese professor willing to supervise their research. However, this does not guarantee that the applicant will be placed with that professor.

Deadline

NEW! 2010 Deadline: Applications must be received at the Consulate of Japan in Boston by 5:00pm on Friday, June 4

Interview & Test Date

Late June. Exact date TBD.

Qualifications

- Applicants must be under 35 years of age as of April 1 of the year of departure.
- Applicants must be university or college graduates.
- Applicants must intend to continue a course of study previously begun, i.e. shall not begin study in a field new to the applicant.
- Applicants must gain a pledge from a Japanese professor that he or she is willing to supervise the study of the applicant.
- Applicants must learn and receive instruction in the Japanese language.


Terms of Scholarship

Applicants must choose one of the two following options:

1.24-month tenure from April of the initial year to March (for example, April 2011 to March 2013).
2.18-month tenure from October of the initial year to March (for example, October 2011 to March 2013).

Please note that recipients who choose the October departure are guaranteed their choice. However, recipients who choose the April departure may be delayed until October due to negotiation delays with their university.

Benefits

- Monthly stipend to be determined by MEXT for the period of the scholarship (2009 stipend is 152,000 yen)
- transportation to and from Japan (subject to change)
- school fees (i.e., entrance examination, matriculation, and tuition fees) will be waived

Application Guideline

Japanese Ver.

English Ver.

Application form

http://www.studyjapan.go.jp/en/toj/pdf/application_kenkyu.doc

http://www.studyjapan.go.jp/en/toj/pdf/application_kenkyu.pdf

Application form attachment

http://www.studyjapan.go.jp/en/toj/pdf/applicationattach_kenkyu.doc

http://www.studyjapan.go.jp/en/toj/pdf/applicationattach_kenkyu.pdf

Recommendation form

http://www.studyjapan.go.jp/en/toj/pdf/recommendation_kenkyu.doc

http://www.studyjapan.go.jp/en/toj/pdf/recommendation_kenkyu.pdf

Field of Study and Study Program

http://www.studyjapan.go.jp/en/toj/pdf/studyprogram_kenkyu.doc

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Certificate of Health

http://www.studyjapan.go.jp/en/toj/pdf/health.pdf

Applications must be received at the Consulate in Boston by June 4th, 2010 at 5:00pm.

Contact

Consulate-General of Japan in Boston
600 Atlantic Avenue, 14th Floor
Boston, MA 02210
Tel: (617) 973-9772
Fax: (617) 542-1329


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