JAPANESE GOVERNMENT (MEXT) SCHOLARSHIPS SPECIALISED TRAINING COLLEGE STUDENTS

MEXT accepts applications from international students for study in Japan who satisfy the following qualifications and conditions. Its aim is to foster human resources who will become bridges of friendship between the grantee’s country and Japan through study in Japan and who will contribute to the development of both countries and the wider world. Nationality: Applicants must have the nationality of a country that has diplomatic relations with Japan. An applicant who has Japanese nationality at the time of application is not eligible. However, persons with dual nationality who hold Japanese nationality and whose place of residence at the time of application is outside of Japan are eligible to apply as long as they choose the nationality of the other country and renounce their Japanese nationality by the date of their arrival in Japan (the acquisition of student status). The First Screening must be conducted at the Japanese diplomatic mission in the country of which the applicant chooses the nationality Age: Applicants, in principle, must be born between on or after April 2, 2

1. However, applicants who satisfy the following condition of Academic Background must be 18 years of age or older at the time of admission to a specialized training college in Japan. Academic Background: Applicants must satisfy any one of the following conditions. i. Applicants who have completed 12 years of schooling in countries other than Japan. ii. Applicants who have completed studies at a school equivalent to a Japanese upper secondary school in countries other than Japan. iii. Applicants who have successfully passed an academic qualification examination that is equivalent to the completion of 12 years of schooling in countries other than Japan. iv. applicants who are eligible for enrollment in a postsecondary course at a specialized training college at the time of application. Japanese Language: Applicants must be willing to learn Japanese. Applicants must be interested in Japan and be willing to deepen their understanding of Japan before and after arriving in Japan. In addition, in principle, applicants must be willing to receive specialized training college education in Japanese. Health: Applicants must submit a health certificate in the prescribed format signed by a physician attesting that the applicant has no physical or mental conditions hindering the applicant’s study in Japan. Arrival in Japan: In principle, applicants must be able to arrive in Japan. Visa Requirement: An applicant shall, in principle, newly obtain a “Student” visa at the overseas establishment of Japan located in the applicant’s country of nationality, and enter Japan with the residence status of “Student.” If the applicant lives in Japan exceptionally under a residence status other than “Student” before acceptance, the applicant must change his/her status to “Student” by the end of the previous month before the installment of scholarship payment.

No Separate Application Fee is Required to get the scholarship. Application documents And Forms:

1. Application form
2. Certificate of Health
3. Sample Format of Recommendation Letter (Since the board examination is postponed, a separate detailed recommendation letter [free format] from your current school shall be used to assess the candidates.)

1. Written Test/Interview will be conducted.
2. Notification of Shortlisted Candidates for Written Test/Interview in June.
3. Notification of the Results of the First Screening: Early August. Other Info Fields of study (1) Choose a preferred field of study: (A) Technology (B) Personal Care and Nutrition (C) Education and Welfare (D) Business (E) Fashion and Home Economics (F) Culture and General Education (2) Choose the preferred subject(s) from the “Name of Subjects” listed in the chosen field of study.