2018 JAPANESE GOVERNMENT (MONBUKAGAKUSHO(MEXT)) SCHOLARSHIP
(RESEARCH STUDENT)
Download the application documents here
This scholarship is mainly for the person who studies to seek for a degree at Kanazawa University.
1 Qualifications
1) Nationality:
An applicant must have the nationality of a country which has diplomatic relations with the Japanese government and should come to Japan directly from abroad. Applicants who have Japanese nationality at the time of application are not eligible in principal. However, applicants of dual nationality who reside outside of Japan are eligible only if they will expatriate from Japan by the time of arrival in Japan.
2) Age: An applicant must have been born on or after April 2, 1983.
3) Academic Background:
An applicants must satisfy or will satisfy qualification requirements for admission to a Japanese graduate school.
Please note that applicant’s academic record for last two years will be calculated by the method which is designated by Monbukagakusho. If it doesn’t meet the requirements, the applicant will be disqualified for application.
4) Study Area:
The study area must be in the same field as the applicant has studied or is now studying, or in a related one.
5) Language:
An applicant must have enough Japanese or English skills to conduct academic research and education. An applicant should take official language qualification such as TOEFL, TOEIC, and/or Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) and so on even though they don’t affect the selection.
But if an applicant with limited proficiency in Japanese desires to pursue fields of study such as Japanese linguistics, Japanese literature, Japanese history, or Japanese laws – fields that require sufficient knowledge of the Japanese language – he/she will not be selected as a grantee unless there is a very special situation.
6) Health:
An applicant must be physically and mentally healthy enough to pursue study at a university.
7) Arrival in Japan:
In principle, an applicant must arrive in Japan within two weeks of the date; October 1st, 2018 set by Kanazawa University for the beginning of the semester.
8) Visa
An applicant must acquire the Student visa before arriving in Japan. An applicant who has the Permanent visa or the Long-term Resident visa must change the visa status and come to Japan again.If an applicant changes his/her status during stay in Japan, he/she will be disqualified from the scholarship.
9) Academic advisor:
Applicant has to find a prospective academic advisor who will accept him/her among a professor or an associate professor from Kanazawa University, before applying for the scholarship. We advise an applicant to contact and consult with an academic advisor about the applicant’s study program in Kanazawa University and get an acceptance letter written by the academic advisor. If they cannot find anyone, we cannot recommend the applicant to Monbukagakusho. The following webpage is useful for looking for a prospective academic advisor at Kanazawa University.
http://ridb.kanazawa-u.ac.jp/public/index_en.php
10) An applicants who meet any or all of the following conditions are not eligible. If identified after acceptance of the scholarship grantees, the applicants will be required to withdraw from the scholarship:
[1] If an applicant is a service member or a civilian employee registered on the active military list at the time of his/her arrival in Japan;
[2] Those who cannot arrive in Japan during the period designated by MONBUKAGAKUSHO or Kanazawa University;
[3] If an applicant is a previous recipient of a Japanese government scholarship, and, does not have educational research experience more than three years from the first day of the month following the final payment of the previous scholarship to the beginning of the payment of this scholarship, as of October 1, 2018. This does not apply to the past recipient of “Japanese studies”(日研) & “Japan-Korea Cooperative Program for Science and Engineering Students”(日韓共同理工系) scholarships who have graduated or are to graduate their universities in their countries;
[4] If an applicant is applying for any programs of Monbukagakusho (MEXT) scholarship 2018 through institutions other than Kanazawa University at the same time.
[5] If an applicant is, in principle, currently enrolled in a Japanese university or other type of school with the resident status of “College Student,” or will be enrolled in a Japanese university, etc. as another source or self-financed international student between the time of application for this scholarship in his/her country and the time the scholarship period is due to begin. This does not apply to current self-financed international students at Japanese universities who will complete their courses of study and return to their countries before the end of the current fiscal year;
[6] If an applicant is a grantee of a scholarship from other organization (including any governmental organization of his/her own country),the Japanese government (MONBUKAGAKUSHO) JASSO or another Japanese governmental scholarship (Prospective beneficiaries are included) . Include an applicant who receive those scholarship and continue to study in Japan after October 2018.
[7] Applicant who are expected to graduate at the time of application and, cannot satisfy the qualifications and the conditions of academic background by the deadline given;
[8] Applicant of dual nationality who cannot prove their expatriation of the Japanese nationality by the time of arrival; or
[9] Applicants who wish, from the time of application, to conduct fieldwork or internship outside of Japan, since this scholarship program is intended for overseas students who wish to enroll in a Japanese university and do graduate research in Japan.
11) While studying in Japan, Applicant must contribute to mutual understanding between his/her country and Japan by participating widely in local schools and community activities as serving to globalize Japan as human resource. In addition, applicant must keep close cooperation with Kanazawa University and be required to cooperate to answer surveys after graduation. Besides, after returning home, trying to improve the relationship between your country and Japan by cooperating with each project carried out by diplomatic missions abroad etc.
12) The information (name, gender, date of birth, nationality, accepting university/graduate school/undergraduate school, fieldof specialty, period of enrolment, career path after completion of scholarship, contact information [address, telephone number, e-mail address]) regarding the MEXT Scholarship recipient may be shared with other relevant government organizations for the purpose of utilization for overseas students programs implemented by the Japanese Government (support during period of overseas study, follow-up support, improvement of the overseas student system).
ln addition, the information in regards to the recipient other than date of birth and contact information may be made public in materials produced by the Japanese Government as publicity information for promoting the acceptance of overseas students in order to introduce the activities of recipients in countries around the world after their study in Japan.
2 Scholarship Benefits
- Allowance per month: Research Students; 143,000 yen
Master’s Program Students; 144,000 yen
Doctoral Program Students; 145,000 yen
The term of scholarship will differ as follows depending on the types of students as accepted in Japanese universities.
[1] In a case where a grantee will enroll as a research student, part-time non-degree student, or auditor, etc. (hereinafter referred to as “Research Student (no-regular student”) after coming to Japan, his/her scholarship will be payable from October 2018 to March 2020;
[2] If a grantee enrolls as regular student in a master’s course or doctoral course for a degree after coming to Japan, his/her scholarship will be payable for a period necessary for him/her to complete his/her regular course (standard course term).
[3] The extension of scholarship period: If a grantee desires to proceed to a regular graduate course for a degree from a Research Student (non-degree) course, or to a doctoral course from a master’s course and he/she is selected by the Kanazawa University as a candidate, he/she may have the term of his/her scholarship extended upon successful examination by MONBUKAGAKUSHO provided that he/she has outstanding academic achievement that meets certain criteria.
Note1: A grantee cannot have the term of his/her scholarship extended as Research Student.
Note2: If a grantee proceeds to a higher level of education without receiving approval for an extension of the term of the scholarship, the scholarship will be cancelled. He/she may, however, proceed to a higher level of education or continue with his/her study as a privately-financed student.
Note3: A Research Student is not able to apply for extension of scholarship period if he/she cannot proceed to master’s or doctoral course by the end of the term of Research Student’s scholarship.
Note4: If a grantee returns home without an extension though having applied for extension of scholarship period (including when a grantee fails his/her examination to proceed to master’s or doctoral course for a degree), the travel expenses to return home will not be paid in general.
Note5: If a grantee desires to proceed to a regular graduate course for a degree from a Research Student (non-degree) course, or to a doctoral course from a master’s course, it is not allowed to go to another university except for Kanazawa University.
2) Transportation:
- a) Transportation to Japan: The grantee will be supplied with an economy class air ticket from the international airport nearest to his/her home address to an international airport in Japan, such as Kansai International Airport. Domestic flight fee, airport usage fee, airport tax, etc. will NOT be covered. (The address in the country of the grantee’s nationality stated in the application is in principle considered as the “home address”). Air travel from a country other than the grantee’s nationality will not be covered.
- b) Transportation from Japan: The grantee who returns to his/her home country within the last-payment month of his/her scholarship will be provided, upon application, with an economy class air ticket from an international airport in Japan to the international airport nearest to his/her home address.
Note1: The international airport from and to Japan must be one in the country of the grantee’s nationality.
Note2: If a grantee returns home without an extension though having applied for extension of scholarship period (including when a grantee fails his/her examination to proceed to master’s or doctoral course for a degree), he/she will not be paid travel expenses to return home in general.
Note3: The cost of any aviation and accident insurance for travel to and from Japan shall be borne by the grantee.
Note4: If a grantee continues to stay in Japan after the scholarship period has ended, he/she will not be paid travel expenses to return home as the temporary return.
3) Tuition: waived.
3 Application Procedures
An applicant must submit the following documents. All documents must be written in either English or Japanese. If it is impossible, you must attach Japanese translations of them. English translations are not acceptable.
Deadline for application: January 26, 2018
- Completed application form (in both side printing) *Please use the prescribed form
- Field of Study and Study Program (in both side printing) *Please use the prescribed form
3) Photocopy of the university diploma or of certificate of degree, or a certified letter from the university at which the applicant is currently enrolled, stating the expected graduation date.
4) Official academic transcript of all applicable undergraduate and graduate course work from the institution including your GPA and/or ranking in your institution.
5) Photocopy of his/her passport or birth certificate or certificate of citizenship in the applicant’s home country
6) A letter of recommendation written by the President, Dean or Director of the institution addressed to the President of Kanazawa University. *Please use the prescribed form
7) A Photograph (4.5×3.5cm; taken within the past six months, upper body, full-faced, uncapped) Write applicant’s name and nationality in block letters on the back of the photograph. It should be pasted on the specified place on the application form.
8) Summary of the latest thesis for a degree
9) Acceptance letter written by a prospective academic advisor from Kanazawa University. (An emailed one is also available.)
10) Certificate of official language qualification such as TOEFL, TOEIC and/or Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT).
11) For those who are currently employed, a letter of release/recognition from their supervisor, recognizing their right to apply and/or pursue further education in Kanazawa University
12) Certificate of Health *Please use the prescribed form to be completed by the examining physician, and the certificate must be officially issued by the institution the physician belongs to
13) Pledge to Kanazawa University*Please use the prescribed form
4 Notes
1) Applications will not be accepted if any of the above documents are incomplete, incorrect or not supported by evidence. They also will not be accepted if they arrive after the deadline.
2) All documents once submitted will not be returned.
3) After an applicant has agreed to accept the scholarship, he/she must not change the host institution in Japan.
4) The scholarship will be cancelled for a grantee in the following cases. Furthermore, if scholarship payments were made during the period the following cases applied, the grantee may be ordered to return scholarship payments received during that period:
[1] If any of his/her application documents is found to be falsely stated;
[2] If he/she is in breach of his/her pledge made to the Minister of MONBUKAGAKUSHO;
[3] If he/she is subjected to disciplinary action such as expulsion or removal from register by his/her university;
[4] If it becomes definitive that the grantee will not be able to graduate(or complete his/her course) within the standard course term because of his/her poor academic achievement or suspension;
[5] If he/she changes the status of residence to the one except for “College Student”;
[6] If he/she is provided with another scholarship (except for a scholarship designated for research expenses);
[7] If he/she proceeds to a higher level of education without receiving approval for an extension of the term of the scholarship; or
[8] If he/she quits Kanazawa University or changes to other university.
5) The scholarship will be suspended during the period of a leave of absence or when the student remains off campus for a long time.
6) In 2017, 6 graduates who applied through Kanazawa University were selected as Monbukagakusho scholarship grantees. The number of the grantees is likely to be decided by the budgetary policies of Monbukagakusho and it’s subject to change.
Submit two copies of application document to OIA UGM by the latest on January 10, 2018.
Before submit the application, the applicants must find the supervisor here in Kanazawa University.
Following page will help you to find the supervisor in Kanazawa University;
http://ridb.kanazawa-u.ac.jp/
The graduate school will inform the applicant and your institution of the result of the scholarship selection in the middle of June (not fixed).