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Japanese Government Monbukagakusho Scholarship for International Students

Japanese Government Monbukagakusho Scholarship for International Students


There are six types of Japanese Government Monbukagakusho scholarship for research students, teacher training students, undergraduate university students, Japanese studies students and college of technology students specially training students.


The applicants who wish to apply for this scholarship should meet one of the following criteria:



1.     They should be recommended by a Japanese embassy or consulate general (the first is recommended).
2.     They should be recommended by a Japanese university which will accept them
3.     Domestic Japanese university is preferred than privately financed university for any student.

The six types of criteria are given below:
1.     Research Students.
2.     Teacher Training Students.
3.     Undergraduate students.
4.     Japanese studies students.
5.     College of Technology students.
6.     Special Training College students.

Eligibility for Japanese Government Monbukagakusho Scholarship:
Research students must be under 35 year’s age and a college graduate or he have to complete 16 years of schooling. Teacher training students must be under 35 years of age and a graduate of college or a teacher training college. He must have at least 5 years of active experiences as a teacher at any school, college or university in his country. But, currently active any teacher will not be considered for scholarship. He had to be a teacher in his past life.

For undergraduate university students, they must be at least 17 year old and under 22 year old with completing 12 years of schooling. For Japanese studies students, applicants must be from 18 to 30 years old. Applicants must be enrolled as undergraduate students which major language is Japanese.

For College of technology students, applicants must be 17 to 22 year old and have completed school comparable to a high school.  And for special Training College students, they must be at least 17 to 22 years old with 12 years of schooling to a Japanese high school.

Japanese Government scholarship and their contents are given here. Application process for Japanese Government Monbukagakusho Scholarship is given here. If you are satisfied with the requirements and Japanese Government scholarship then apply now.

Qualifying Examinations for Monbukagakusho Scholarship is given here.

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