MEXT Undergraduate Student Scholarship Details
- Deadline
- Level of Studies
- Eligibility Requirements
- Duration of Program
- Preliminary Japanese-language training
- Prior Japanese-language ability requirements
- Fields of Study
- Placement
- Planned Number of New Scholarship Recipients (Worldwide)
- Scholarship Stipend
- Tuition
- Travel Allowance
- Settling-in Allowance
- Medical fee assistance
- Application Guidelines
- Examinations required for Embassy Recommendation
- Examination Questions from Previous Years
Deadline:
2013 Applications Due July 6, 2012
Level of Studies:
Undergraduate Level
Eligibility Requirements:
You must be at least 17 and under 22 years of age and have completed 12 years of school education or have completed courses in a school comparable to a high school (includes prospective graduates).
Duration of Program:
5 years including Japanese-language training (7 years for medicine, dentistry and veterinary science)
Preliminary Japanese-language training:
1 year (Tokyo University of Foreign Studies and Osaka University of Foreign Studies)
Prior Japanese-language ability requirement:
No prior ability required.
Fields of Study:
Undergraduate education in an avaiable major
Placement:
University of applicant's choosing. Please be sure to write in at least one university request. For a list of schools with information desks for foreign students, please refer to our list or NIME-glad. For a list of schools with direct placement, click here. For a searchable database of Japanese universities, see JASSO or Japan Study Support.
Planned Number of New Scholarship Recipients (Worldwide):
478 Planned Recipients
Scholarship Stipend:
¥125,000 (approx. $1060) per month
Tuition:
Tuition for national universities waived; tuition for public and private universities is paid for by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
Travel Allowance:
Roundtrip fare (air ticket) is provided; *If you are selected, you will be supplied with a round-trip economy class ticket from the nearest international airport to your home to Japan. Please note that the address you write on your application is considered your home address and the ticket will be issued for the airport closest to that address. You will not be permitted to change departure locations.
Settling-In Allowance:
¥25,000 (approx. $225) - Once upon arrival only
Medical Fee Assistance:
Provided within the limits of budget
Application Guidelines:
| Application Guideline | Japanese Ver.  English Ver.
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| Application Form |  |
| Application Form (Attachment) | |
| Recommendation Form | |
| Certificate of Health | |
UNTIL MAY 4, 2012, send completed applications to:
Monbukagakusho (MEXT) Scholarship Administrator
Consulate General of Japan
3500 Lenox Rd NE Ste 1600
Atlanta, GA, 30326-4236
AFTER MAY 4, 2012, send completed applications to:
Monbukagakusho (MEXT) Scholarship Administrator
Consulate General of Japan
Phipps Tower
3438 Peachtree Road, Suite 850
Atlanta, GA 30326
Examination Requirements for Embassy Recommendation:
Japanese (for reference purposes), English, mathematics and world history or science (two out of the following three subjects: chemistry, physics or biology)