Japan Scholarships-Monbukagakusho Scholarships

Why study in Japan?

Active international exchange is now taking place throughout many parts of the world, and there are now said to be more than 1.5 million foreign students studying around the globe. Of them, 141,774 (as of May 1, 2010) are studying in Japan. What is it that attracts these students to Japan?

• High Educational Standards and Excellent Research Environment
• Rich Culture : Coexistence of Tradition and Cutting-edge High Technology
• Japanese Arts and Crafts
• Japan's World's Oldest in the Arts
• Japanese Animation
• World Renowned Japanese Music

Japan Scholarships-Monbukagakusho Scholarships Students

To date, some 79,000 students from approximately 160 countries and regions around the world have studied in Japan under the Japan Scholarships-Monbukagakusho Scholarship program established in 1954. As of May 1, 2009, there were 10,168 foreign students studying in Japan as Japanese government scholarship students.

Types of Japan Scholarships-Monbukagakusho Scholarships

There are seven types of Japan Scholarships available under the Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho) Scholarship program: those for research students, teacher training students, undergraduate university students, Japanese studies students, college of technology students, special training students and YLP students.
Japan Scholarships and Their Content (Fiscal 2010)

Those wishing to apply for Japan Scholarships should meet one of the criteria listed below:

• Recommended by a Japanese embassy or consulate general (Embassy Recommendation).
• Recommended by the Japanese university which will accept you (University Recommendation).
• Selected by the Japanese university in which you are currently enrolled if you are a privately-financed student already studying in Japan (Domestic Selection).

Qualifications needed to apply Japan Scholarships-Monbukagakusho Scholarships

1. Research students
   • You must be under 35 years of age and a college graduate (includes prospective graduates). Or you must have completed 16 years of schooling.
2. Teacher training students
   • You must be under 35 years of age and a graduate of a college or teacher training college. You must have at least five years of active experience as a teacher in a primary, secondary or teacher training college in your country. (Please note that college and university teachers currently in active service are not considered for Japan Scholarships).
3. Undergraduate university students
   • 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).
4. Japanese studies students
   • Applicants must be from 18 to 30 years old. Japan Scholarships applicants must be enrolled as undergraduate students in faculties or schools which major in Japanese language or Japanese culture in a university outside Japan at the time when they come to Japan and must be enrolled in the home institution at the time when they return to their home countries. Students majoring in the fields other than Japanese language or Japanese culture who wish to study various aspects of Japan( engineering, economy, agriculture, architecture, art, etc.)as part of their major studies should apply to the JASSO for admission to the Short-term Student Exchange Promotion Program.
5. College of technology students
   • You must be at least 17 and under 22 years of age and have completed school education comparable to a high school (a minimum of 11 years beginning in primary school) education (includes prospective graduates).
6. Special training college students
   • 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).
7. Young Leaders' Program(YLP) students
   • Japan Scholarships Applicants must be young public administrators and so on, from Asian and other countries participating in the YLP who are expected to play active roles as future national leaders in their respective countries. The Japan Scholarships participants must be university or college graduates, who have at least 3-5 years' work experiences in public administration or enterprises and so on(*). The screening of the Japan Scholarships participants is based on recommendations of the recommending authorities.

• (*)There are five different YLP courses, each of which has different qualifications in work experience and affiliation, and the recommending authorities.

Recruitment and selection proceduresof Japan Scholarships-Monbukagakusho Scholarships

Japan Scholarships students are recruited and selected in three ways:

• Embassy recommendation and University recommendation for those outside of Japan
• Domestic Selection for those already in Japan

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Japan Scholarships-Monbukagakusho Scholarships for Indonesian

At present about 1600 Indonesian students was continuing his education in Japan. Of these, most are those who receive the Japan Scholarships, both from the Japanese government, institution or other companies. Japanese Government Scholarship are well known by the people of Indonesia is a scholarship from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan (Monbukagakusho / MEXT). This scholarship covers tuition fees and living costs, with no strings attached.

Embassy of Japan in Indonesia and the Consulate in Surabaya, Medan and Makassar each year carry out the registration and selection for enthusiasts Monbukagakusho scholarship. As for the programs offered to students Indonesia was the Student Research Program for college graduates, Undergraduate, College of Technology and Professional Training College for high school graduates and for students of Japanese Studies Japanese studies program and Teacher Training for teachers.

See available Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho) Scholarships for Indonesian

Scholarships Guideline for Foreign Students

Schedule of Japan Scholarships

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