Japanese 2018 Undergraduate Scholarships for International Students: Offer of Admission In Japan

Apply for Japanese MEXT scholarship for international undergraduate students to study bachelors degree programs in Japan.

Application Deadline

There is a different application deadline for each country. Candidates have to contact the Japanese embassy in their home countries for the deadline applicable to their countries. You can apply if you will meet the requirements (below) by March 2018 or expected to graduate by August 2018.

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Level Of Degree 

MEXT scholarships are for the students going for undergraduate programmes.

Language of Instruction

English Language is the medium of teaching for many courses in Japan Universities. There are preparatory classes for foreign students before they start their programmes.

Desciplines

All fields available in the Japanese universities can be applied for, like;

■ Social Sciences and Humanities: Law, Politics, Pedagogy, Sociology, Literature, History, Japanese language, Economics, Business Administration.

■ Natural Sciences and Engineering: Medicine, Dentistry, Animal Science, Veterinary Medicine, Forestry, Food Science,Fisheries, Pharmacy, Nursing,

and Biology, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Electric and Electronic Studies Electronics, Electrical Engineering, Information Engineering, Mechanical Studies Mechanical Engineering, Naval Architecture, Civil Engineering and Architecture Civil Engineering,

Architecture, Environmental Engineering, Applied Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Industrial Chemistry, Textile Engineering,Metallurgical Engineering, Mining Engineering, Maritime Engineering, Biotechnology.Agricultural studies Agriculture, Agricultural Chemistry, Agricultural Engineering.

Please Note: Applicants may choose up to 3 subjects/courses, please see the scholarship webpage below for guideline and instructions.

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Scholarship Objective

International students have been called on to apply for undergraduate scholarships study Humanities Social Sciences and Natural Sciences subjects at the universities in the country. The Japanese Government in collaboration with the Ministries of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology 'MEXT' made available the scholarships.The objective is to promote the relationship between the Japanese Government and the international community in contributing to global development through investing in human resources from foreign nations.

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Scholarship Value

 Scholarships for successful applicants will cover;

• monthly allowance of 117,000 yen; there may be additional monthly payment between 2,000 or 3,000 on certain conditions.
• cost of travelling to Japan.
• tuition fees including the entrance examination, matriculation, and tuition at universities. 

Countries Qualified

• Candidates from countries that have diplomatic relations with Japan can apply for the Japanese Government MEXT scholarship.
• Candidates holding Japanese natioanality at the time of application are not qualified to apply.
• More so, candidates dual nationality with Japanese natioanlity but are living outside Japaan acn apply for the scholarship.

Admission Requirements

No test is required before admissionTo apply, applicants need to have attended school for atleast 12 years or have the upper secondary school certificate equivalent to that of the Japanese'. You can apply if you will meet the requirements by March 2018 or expected to graduate by August 2018.

• Applicant must not have any mental issues.
• The requirements for English language as well as other language requirements need to be met, please refer to the  scholarship webpage for details 

How to Apply

 Candiadates need to submit the following;

• Application Form
• Placement Preference Form
• Academic transcript for lasts 3 years
• Graduation certificate from the last school attended
• Letter of recommendation from the last school the candidate attended
• Medical certificate
• Admmission/enrollment cerficate if already in the university
• University entrance examination certificate (if any)

For more information go to the official scholarship website at MEXT Scholarfships

You will get more detailed instructions about the application from the Japanese embassies in your country.

See  Japanese embassies websites for various countries below:

http://www.mofa.go.jp/about/emb_cons/mofaserv.html