Summary
About the 2016 MEXT Undergraduate Scholarship For International Students Applications are currently ongoing for the 2016 MEXT Undergraduate Scholarship For International Students and all interested students are invited to apply. The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Japan has opened the MEXT Monbukagakusho Undergraduate Scholarships for International Students wishing to carry out Undergraduate study …
Applications are currently ongoing for the 2016 MEXT Undergraduate Scholarship For International Students and all interested students are invited to apply.
The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Japan has opened the MEXT Monbukagakusho Undergraduate Scholarships for International Students wishing to carry out Undergraduate study in Japan.
These scholarships are offered to foreign students who wish to deepen their understanding of the Japanese language, Japanese affairs and Japanese culture. The purpose of these scholarships is to promote mutual understanding and deepening friendly ties between Japan and other countries through the application of advanced knowledge regarding Japan’s language and culture.
Applicants must be at least 17 years and under 22 years of age and must either have completed a 12-year regular course of school education or have graduated from a school equivalent to an upper secondary school in Japan.
More information and application guidelines can be accessed here.
The list of Japanese embassies in Africa which can be consulted for more information and screening procedures can be found on this link.
| 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. |
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| 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 this scholarship). |
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| 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). |
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| Japanese studies students | Applicants must be from 18 to 30 years old. 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. |
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| 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). |
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| 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). |
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