srtgarted) IS aso 02 L089 Rafe fret: Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship for 2024. ‘erm >4@%aH ~MEXT (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology) Scholarship 2024-23 wige™ Rescarch (Master's & Ph.D.), Undergraduate, College of Technology #® Specialized Training College canetes Gurmera war ateereatt aeficrera Fred cate otCIA teeta at uo) Se, Research (Master's & Ph.D.) *laH 80 9, Undergraduate, *ricv 3¢ 6% College of Technology ‘Rca s¢ 4 48 Specialized Training College Mtl o¢ OF-ce sAR era see Sat Ua) Mat LATICS WIR FETA MSS SAC ARS 6 fits era Bester BATE MAC exces ra Research (Master's & Ph.D.) Programme: Age: Must have been born on or afier April 2, 1989; Academic Background: (ate-rar ort #Rtate 88 <0e =); i ie me: Age: Must have been bom on or after April 2, 1999 (@5 ARIF) 7TH oaEH GE WSU); College of ‘Technology Programme; Age: Must have been born on or after April 2, 1999 (8s atesfareprarate thant Bet eos A); Specialized Training College Programme: ‘Age: Must have been born on or afier April 2, 1999 (So stufSreprrats oferty Saf gos x! ‘arcamaers wiliicers Fara: 9.0 | grafire oni: eS Glerreice first water Rote waetts Fee o args waa als sae ea) wae Sera TREHIa (PED) cHeT ATT) ‘orate Fee hitn://202,72.235,210/scholarship/mext! 6 ‘Peel sasIeCTA Online Fee 8 CF SRO CATH db CH ROO FIFI 08 FT TEE CHIEN ATTA 900 ICRA Cem eer ts rece war (oT Og) AIReH aT om Cw pastes WE, an ReRy rsa, sree Ue SAS area wea, ort Rewrae aH, IELTS/TOEKL oa mires ft axe ACRE em BR CAS 2a refs UTE From austin Rte Betatn eat Fico ea: Seer: STENT ATS ATO, UTI AS CHAD. SAAT SoA BAL ATS H IA are NTRS (A)Mechanical Engineering (B) Filectrical and Plectronic Engineering © Information, Communication and Network Engineering — (D) Materials EngineeriO(E) Architecture (F) Civil Engineering _(G) Maritime Engineering (11) Other Fields Chosen Field of Study | Subjects - +) Tapanese, English, Mathematics, and Chemistry al [_A),(B)).(1,1F).(G)_ | Japanese, English, Mathematics, and Physics | E a [iapances English, Matsenatcs, end cither Cheinny or iyi | Applicants who combine (H) and (D) as his/her choice of fields of study must undertake Chemistry. 3% Applicants who combine (H) and the fields of study other than (D) as his/her choice of fields of study must undertake Physics. 3% Applicants who choose (1) only can designate either Chemistry or Physies in his/her preference, Please specify which subject you will undertake oa your application form. }) Calculators and ther devices may not be used during the written examinations (2) The date and time of the notification of the results of the First Sexsering will be specified separately by the Japanese diplomatic mission in the applicamt’s country; the reasons for the results of the screening will not be Screening. will not ai (3) Applicants who have passed the First Screening will be recommended to MEX'T. MEX will then conduct the Second Screening ofthe recommended applicants and decide the scholarship grantees. MEX selects candidates from each field of study. (4) Applicants will be informed of the final selection resalts by the Japanese diplomatic mission in the applicant's country by the ead of January 2024. The reasons for the results will not be disclosed. Any objections to the decision on the university of placement will not be accepted, 9. APPLICATION DOCUMENTS. Applicants must submit the following dacuments to the Japanese diplomatic mission in the country of the applicant’s nationality by the designated deadline. The submitted documents will not be retumed, | ] No, | Documents e|3 ‘Remarks 3 ‘Academie wanseripi() forall "A wranseript issued either by the school university @ | school years oftast © | © | auended or by the apptican’s national goverument schooV university attended | (See Note 5) Ifthe applicant has not yet graduated, submit a certificate of prospective graduation from the school/university. (See Note 6) 6 Cenificate(s) of graduation of | 4 |g | schooVuniversily attended ot “Application Form © [© | Use the 12024 Application Form. See Note) | | Recommendation letter from | - @ Vuln chai teciet e co | sca | FS eat ap ton ravine (ste Note principal of last school attended =| ® | Medical cenificate G]_G | Use the FY2024 certificate form. (See Note 810.){G7 Centificate of enrollment @ | @ Only for those currently enrolled in a university _] 0 p | Cetifcate of tmguage | proficiency Lot (Note 1) (Note 2) (ote 3) (Note 4) (Note 5) (Note 6) (Note 7) ote 8) ] Only in case the applicant has documents attesting t competency in Japanese or English; submit 2 copies. ‘No original document necessary. The date of issue of the certificates should be no earlier than two years from the date of application to the Japanese diplomatic | | mission. (See Note 9.) Documenis indicated by the white circle (() must be submitied by all the applicanis, Documents indicated by the black circle (@) should be submitted only if applicable. ‘These documents must be written in Japanese or English or translation in either of these languages should be attached. ‘The applicants must submit two application packets: one is « complete set of original documents and the ‘other isa complete set oftheir copies. Ensure that there is no missing information in the application form when printing out, Write the document number from © 10 CP (refer to the numbers in the table above) in she upper right-hand corner of the rst page for all the documents, ‘The applicant's photograph to be attached ‘o the Application Form should be of clear quality, taken within six months of submission, and printed on paper specially for photographs. The photograph should be 4.5 3.5 cm., upper-body, full-faced, no hats, Please write applicant's name end nationality on the beck of the photograph. The photograph data can be pasicd to the Application Form and printed out. Applicanis must submit the following documents according to his/her academic background (2) Applicants who are attending, or have graduated from, an upper secondary school: un academic transcript of the upper secondary school; (b) Applicants who are attending, or have already graduated from, a university: academic transcripts from both the upper secondary schoo! and the university. ‘The academic transcripts should show the grade scale applied and the grades carned by the applicant in all the subjects studied for each year of study atthe school or the university, Those who are currently attending an upper secondary school or a university must also submit the academie transcript that ‘covers the period from the year of enrollment to the term for which grades heve been determined at the time of spplication for the scholarship, Those who are attending an upper secondary school or a University must also submit a transcript when he/she gradkiates from that schoo! or university by the time selection results are finalized. In the case that the last school offers a single-structure education system consisting of a lower and upper secondary level or a primary and secondary level, the necessary academic transcripts to be submitted shall cover all school years of upper secondary education. Applicants must submit the following documents according to his/her acsdemic background: (a) Applicunis who are attending an upper secondary school: & certificate of prospective graduation from the upper sevondary schoo! (©) Applicants who have already graduated ‘rom an upper secondary school: a certificate of graduation from the upper secordury school; (©) Applicants who are attending a university: « certificate of graduation ftom the upper secondary school (in addition, they must submit a Glcertificate of enrollment (@) Applicants who have already graduated from a university: vertificates of graduation from both the upper secondary sehool and the university. A-copy of the graduation certificate is aecepiable if the copy is aitested by un authorized official of the school. Do not submit the originals as the submitted documents will not be retumed, These who are attending an upper secondary school or a university must also submit a certificate of graduation when he/she graduates from that school or university by the time selection results ate finalized, recommendation letter for those who are attending an upper secondary school or a university should be issued by that scheol or university they are attending. A recommendation letter for those who graduated from an upper secondary school of a university should be issued by that school or university. An applicant who applies for “(Gi) Maritime Engineering” and has vision of less than 0. without glasses rust fil in vision of more than 0.5 with glasses on the certificate form. 2eapes) ots(Note 9) If printing ow the certificates from the Internet, print out and submit a page showing the applicant's name ‘and the details ofthe relevant qualification (level, score, etc.) (Now 10)If there is a change in your beath condition (including any serioas changes relating to your life plan) ater you have submitted your health certificate, please promptly share this information with the diplomatic mission abroad since it concems the acceptance system of the accepting, university and the Japanese medical institution10, UNAVOIDABLE CIRCUMSTANCI In the event of unavoidable or unforescen circumstances, Japanese Government reserves the right to change or ‘cancel the arrival date, scholarship, and contents of the application guidelines here within, at any time before or after notification ofthe results 67 the final selection Unavoidable Circumstances are defined as events whose effects could not reasonably be prevented or controlled by MEXT or Ministry of Foreign AMfairs (including Lmbassics and Consulate generals of Japan) including but not limited to acts of God, acts of government (including local government, hereafter referred to as government), acts ‘of govemment authorities (including limitations oa travcl or immigration enacted by the Japanese government or other foreign countries’ government due to the event of infectious disease), compliance with law, regulations or ‘onlers, fire, flooding snd torrential rain, earthquakes, acts of war (regardless of a declaration of war), revolt, revolution or rebellion, strike, or lockout. 11. NOTES (1) The grantees are advised to learn, before departing for Japan, the Japanese language and to acquire information about Japanese weather, climate, customs, college education, and conditions of the college to attend in Japan, as well as about the difference between the Japanese legal system and that of his/her home country (2) As the first installment ofthe scholarship payment will be made from one month to one and a half months after the grantec’s arrival in Japan, the grantee is recommended to bring at least approximately USS2,000 with binvher to Japan to cover immediate living expenses and other necessary expenses. (3) The scholarship payments will be transferred to the bank account of Japan Post Bank (JP Bank) opened by each grantee after the arrival in Japan. MEXT will not transfer the scholarship payments to other account (4) Grantees who have tested positive for infectious diseases including tuberculesis following a medical exam ‘must be treated before arrival in Japan. Grantce’s arrival in Japan will not be approved iff he/she is not fully recovered by the time of arrival, (5) Grantees must enroll in National Health Insurance (Kokumin Kenko Hoken) upon arrival in Japan (6) Itis suggested that grantces acquire a “Individual Number Card (My Number Card)” upon arrival in Japan. (7) Accommodations: ‘D In principle, cach grantee will be able to live in a dormitory during the preparatory education. Expenses relating to accommodations will be borne by the grantee. @ Afier entering a college of technology (KOSEN), a grantee will be able to live in a dormitory belonging to the college. Expenses relating to accommodations will be borne by the grantee, @ Private boarding houses or apartments: Those who are unable to find accommodation in the aforementioned facilities may live in private boarding houses/apertments with his/her expenses. It is difficult for grantees with dependents (spouse and children) to find appropriate housing in Japan, The grantee isrequestel to arive in Japan alone first to secure housing before having his/her dependent(s) come to Japan. (8) Information regarding the ML:XT Scholarship Students (name, gender, dale of birth, nationality, accepting collegotuniversity/graduatc school'undergraduate school, field of specialty, period of enrolment, carcer path after completion of scholarship, contact informaticn [address, telephone number, e-mail adcress|) may be shared ‘with other relevant government organizations for the purpose of utilization for international students programs implemented by the Japanese Government (support during period of stady in Japan, follow-up survey, improvement of the international student system) Information regarding MEXT Scholarship Students (excluding date of birth and contact information) may beincluded in publicity materials prepared by the Japanese Govemment for promoting the ucceptance of international students in Japan, particularly in order to introduce former MEXT Scholarship Students who are playing active roles in countries around the world "These matters are included in the Pledge stipulating rules and regulations which MEXT Scholarship Students ‘must comply with and submit when they have been granted the Scholarshi (9) The English texts attached to the Application Guidelines and the Application Form are for complementary use only. English expressions do noi change the Japanese content, (10) IF there are any questions about the content of the written texts in this Application Guidelines or any other matters, applicants/grantees should inguite the Japanese diplematic mission in the country of the applicant's nationality and follow their instructions. (11) In addition to the regulations stipulated in this Application Guidelines, those that are necessary to implement the Japanese Government Scholarship programs shall be determined by the Japanese Goverument, -10-APPLICATION GUIDELINES JAPANESE GOVERNMENT (MEXT) SCHOLARSHIP FOR 2024 (SPECIALIZED TRAINING COLLEGE STUDENTS) The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) of Japan offers scholarships to international studenis who wish to study at Japanose specialized training colleges as Specialized Training College ‘Students under the Japanese Govemment (MEX) Scholarship Program as follows. 1. DEFINITION OF “SPECIALIZED TRAINING COLLEGE STUDENTS” Those who are enrolled in a postsecondary course at a specialized training college, or who are receiving preparatory ‘education in the Japanese language and other subjeeis prior to placement at the specialized training college, 2. FIELDS OF STUDY ‘Those who apply for a specialized training college student must choose a field of study in accordance with the following procedure and fill in “Preferred field of study and subjects in Japan” on the application form. (1) Choose a preferred field of study from among A) to (F) below. (A) Technology (B) Personal Cure and Nutrition (C) Education and Welfare | (D) Business (E) Fashion and Home Economies (F) Culture and General Education | (2) Choose preferred subjects) from the “Name of Subjects” listed in the chosen field of study on the Annex “Majors and Related Subjects for Fields of Study” Applicants may enter a first and second choice of subjects from the same ficld of study. (Note 1) Applicants who choose “Other Subjects" in the field of (A) to (E) are required to specify what kind of subjects they want to study in “Preferred Field of Study and Subjects in Japan" and “Reasons for Selection of Field of Suidy and Subjects” on the application form. IFthere are no accepting colleges forthe subjects which are not specified as “Name of Subjects” and "Main Learning Contents” in the Annex "Majors and Related Subjects for Fields of Study”. his‘her applications will be rejected andthe applicants must withdraw from the scholarship selection. (Iixamples of subjects: medicine, nurwing, biology, psychology, aireratt piloting, cc.) 3, PREPARATORY EDUCATION AND STUDY AT SPECIALIZED TRAINING COLLEGE (1) Preparatory Education @ Fach geantce will be enrolled at a preparatory educational institution designated by MEX for the first year of the scholarship period. The preparatory course is a one-year intensive course in the Japanese language, Japanese alTairs, and other subjects necessary for preparation for proceeding to a specialized training college. ® A grantee who has completed the preparatory coarse will go on to-a specialized training college designated by MEXT. Ifa grantee is determined to be incapable of completing the preparatory course, his‘her scholarship will be cancelled and he/she will be required ty retum to his/her home country. (2) Specialized Training College @ The specialized training college which the grantee who has completed the preparatory course enrolls will be decided by MEXT upon consultation with the college concerned, No objection by the grantee against the decision will be allowed. ® A grantee of this scholarship will be enrolled inio a postsecondary course of a specialized training college requiring graduation from an upper Secondary school for entrance and receive professional education for 'wo(6) Health: Applicants must submit a health certificate inthe prescribed format signed by a physician attesting that the applicant has no physical or mental conditions hindering the applicant's study in Japan. (6) Arrival in Japan: In principle, applicants must be able w astive in Japan between April 1, 2024, and April 7, 2024. Departure from the home residence should be on or after April 1, 2024 Excluding cases in which MEXT deems as unavoidable circumstances, the applicant rust withdraw from this scholarship program if the applicant cannot arrive in Japan by the end of the specified period above which decided by MEX or the accepting preparatory educational instirution, (7) 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.” the applicant lives in Japan exceptionally under a residence status other than “Student” bofore aeceptanee, the applicant must change hivher status to “Student” by the end of the previous month before the installment of scholarship payment. Moreover, as the Japanese goverament requires pre-arrival tuberculosis screening for Some countries, applicants obtaining a visa shall follow guidance a! the overseas establishment of Japan located in the applicant's country of nationality. (8) Non-Eligibility: Those who mects any one of the following conditions are ineligible. If identified ineligible ‘er being selected as a scholarship student, he /she must withdraw from the scholarship, © Those who are military personnel or military civilian employees at che time of thei arrival in Japan or during the period of the payment of the scholsrship; ® Those who cannot amrive in lapan by the last date of the period specified hy MEXT or the aceepting institution; © Those who are previous grantees of Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship programs (including those who withdraw from the scholarship program aller acquisition of sludent status). The Monbukagakusho Honors Scholarship for Privately-Financed International Students is not included in the Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship programs; @ Those who are currently also applying to another program under the Iapanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship system. This includes the programs for which scholarship payments will begin in FY2023, although their final selection results have not been decided yet, and the programs for which scholarship payments will begin in FY2024, © Those who are already enrolled in a Japanese university or other institution with a residence status of “Student.” or who are to be enrolled, or plan to he enrolled, in 2 Japanese university or other institution 139 a privately-financed international student from the time of application to the MEXT scholarship program in the applicant's country until the commencement of the period for payment of the MEXT scholarship. LTowever, this stipulation docs not apply to privately-financed international students who, are enrolled, or are planning to be enrolled, ina Japanese university of other institution but verifiably complete their studies before the start of the scholarship payment period, and newly acquire the “Student” residence ® Those who are planning to reecive scholarship money trom an organization ether than MEXT (including a government organization of the opplicant’s country) on top of the scholarship money provided by MEX'T after the siart of the scholarship payment period; @ Those who are expected to graduate at the time of application and cannot satisfy the condition of academic background by the deadline give @ Molders of dual nationality at the time of application who cannot verify that they will give up Japanese nationality by the time of the arrival in Japan (the aquisition of student status);@ Those who change their residence status to that of other than “Student” after their arrival in Japa 48 Those who plan to, from the time of application for the MEX scholarship program, engage in long-term research (such as fieldwork or intemship) outside Japan or plan to ‘ake a lorg-ierm leave of absence from the preparatory educational institution or the specialize training college; @ Those who are found to have attempted or actually commited any kinds of cheating prohibited by the examiner during the written examination of the First Screening, (9) Others: MEXT Scholarship will be granted those who.are willing to contribute ta mutual understanding between Japan and their home country by participating in activities at schools and communities during their study in Japan while contributing to the internationatization of Japan. They shall also make efforts to promote relations between the home country and Japan by maintaining close relations with the university aitended after graduation, cooperating with the conducting of surveys and questionnaires and cooperating with relevant projects and events conducted by the Japanese diplomatic mission after they return to their home countries, 5. PERIOD OF SCHOLARSHIP (1) The scholarship period will last for three years from April 2024 to March 2027, including one-year preparatory ‘education in the Japanese language and other subjects due to be provided upon arrival in Japan, (2) Extension of period of scholarship: If grantee graduates from a specialized trining, college, is admitted for cavollment in a Japanese national university as a third-year transfer student and has outstanding academic achievement that meete cerain eriteria, he'she may have the periad of hiviher scholarship extended upon successfull examination by MEXT (transfer students enrolled at a public or private university are ineligible. 6. SCHOLARSLIIP BENEFTIS (1) Allowance: 117.000 yen per month. A supplemental regional allowance of 2,000 yen or 3.000 yea per moath will be added to the monthly scholarship amount for the granices studying or conducting research in specially designated regions. Due fo the situation of the Japanese Govemment’s budget, the amount of payment may be subject to change cach fiscal year. Ifa grantee is absent ftom the specialized taining college or preparatory educational institution for an extended period, the scholarship shall be suspended for that period, (2) Education Fees: Fees for the entrance examination, matriculation, and ustion at specialized training colleges ‘and preparatory educational instinations will be paid by MEX'L (G3) Traveling Expenses: D Transportation to Japan: MEXT will stipulate the travel schedule and route, and provides un airline ticket to wrantocs who will arrive in Japan during the specilied period stated in “4. (6) Arrival in Japan”. The airline ticket will be an economy-class ticket forthe flight from the international aiport closes tothe grantee’s residence (in institution, The grantee shall bear at his/her own expense all costs related to domestic travel from the grantee's residence to the nearest international aitport, airport taxes, airport usage fees, special taxes necessary for travel, travel expenses within Japan (including airline transit costs), travel insurance expenses, carry-on luggage or unaccompanied baggage expenses, ote. The grantee shall also bear at his/her own expense tavel and ledging costs incurred in a third counsry if the grantee must irayel to a third country before coming to Japan for visa purposes because there are no Japanese diplomatic missions in histher country, or if there are no direct Nights from the urantee’s country of residence to Japan, MEX'T will provide an economy-class airline ticket from the ‘rantee’s country of residence to the said third country, and from the third country to an intemational airport in Japan used on the normal route to the accepting institution. In principle, the address given in the space for "Your address before departure for Jupan” on the application form shall be recognized as the “residence,” and the airline ticket will be arranged for a fight fiom the intemational airport nearest 10 that address, Except for eases when hesethe grantee must travel to a third country to obiain a visa, MEXT will aot provide an airine ticket for cases of travel to Japan from a country other than the grantee’s country of residence due to the grantee’s personal citcumsiances, If grantee will arrive in Tapan before or after the specified period stated in “A. (6) Arrival in Japan”, travel expenses will not be paid. @ Transportation from Japan: Based on the application by the grantee, MEXT will provide an airline ticket to ‘grantees who shall graduate the specialized training colleye and return to the home country by the end of the final month of the period of scholarship (See “5. PERIOD OF SCHOLARSHIP"), MEXT shall provide an economy-class airline ticket from the international airport in Tapan used for the normal route (o and from the ‘accepting institution to the international airport (in principle, in the country of nationality) nearest tothe returning, recipiem’s residence. The grantee shall bear at hisher own expense all costs related to travel from the grantce’s residence in Japan to the nearest intemmational airport, airport taxes, aisport usage fees, special taxes necessary for travel, travel expenses within the country of nationality (including airline transit costs) travel insurance expenses, carry-on luggage or unaecompanied baguage expenses, ete, Ia grantee returns to the bome country before the end of scholarship payment period duc to personal circumstances, or seasons stated in “7. SUSPENSION OF PAYMENT OF SCHOLARSIIP” below, MEXT will not pay for the retuming travel expenses Ifa grantee continues to stay in Jepan after the scholarship period has ended in cases such as proceeding to further education or being employed in Japan, travel expenses for a temporary retum will also not be paid, 7. SUSPENSION OF PAYMENT OF SCHOLARSHIP Payment ofthe scholarship will be cancelled for the reasons given below Should sny ofthe following reasons apply, the grantoe may be ordered to return a part of, oF all of the scholarship paid made up to that time. Payment of the scholarship may zlso be stopped during the period up to the decision on the disposition of the matter. ® A grantee is determined to have made a false statement on his/her application; @ A grantee violates any article of hissher pledge to the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology: ® A grantce violates any Japanese laws and is sentenced and imprisoned for an indefinite petiod or for aperiod of execeding | year, @ A grantee is suspended from hisiher specialized training college or preparatory educational institution oc ‘receives other punishment, or is removed from enrollment: as a disciplinary action in accordance with school regulations of the accepting insttation; © thas been determined that it will be impossible for e granwce to complete the course within the standard period of study because of poor academic graues or suspension or absence from the specialized training college or preparatory educational institution; © A grantee came to Japan without newly acquiring the “Student” residence status, or changed his/her residence status has changed to one exher than “Student™: @ A grantec has received another scholarship (excluding these specified for research expenditures), ® A grantee proceeds to a more advanced level of education without receiving approval for an extension of the period of the scholarship. 8, SELECTION (2) The Japanese diplomatic missions will conduct the First Screening of applicants by means of examination of submitted application documents, writen academic examinations and interviews, Subjects of Written Academie Examinations (Jo be underiaken by all applicants): Japanese, English, and Mathematics. @ Calculators and other devices may not be used during the written examinations, (2) The date and time of the notification of the results of the First Screening will be specified separately by theJapanese diplomatic mission in the applicant's country; the reasons for the results of the screening will not be disclosed. Those who pass the First Sereening will notnecessarily be selected as the MEXT Scholarship Students, (3) Applicants who have passed the First Sercening will be recommended to MEXT, MEXT will then conduct the ‘Second! Screening of the recommended applicanis and decide the scholarship grantees. MEXTT selects candidates from cach field of study. (4) Applicants will be informed of the final selection results by the Japanese diplomatic mission in the applicant's country by the end of January 2024. The reasons for the results will not be disclosed. Any objections to the decision on the university of placement will not be accepted, 9. APPLICATION DOCUMENTS Applicants must submit the following documents to the Japanese diplomatic mission in the country of the applicant's nnationality by the designated deadline, The submitted documents will not be returned, r oT No. Documents 2| @ Remarks IL = =| | 0 | Application Form © | © [Use the F¥2024 Application Form, (See Note 4) | ‘Academie wanscrip(s) for all ‘A wanseript issued cither by the school/aniversity | ® | school years of last © | © | attended or by the applicant's national || schootiuniversity auended | jovernment. (See Note S.) : Ifthe applicant has not yet graduated, submita | eta) of extinct © | © | cewieate ot prospective pradton from the | s schooVuniversity. (Sse Note 6.) fi) | cass teacher or principal of last. | Free format, A sample is available, (See Note 7) | | school attended _ - ‘Medical certificate © | Use the FY2024 centficate form, (See Note 10.) Certificate of enrotiment @ | Only for these currently enrolled in « university Certificate of university carolliment © | Only Zor those who pass the university enrollment © | qualification examination qualification examination, (See Note 6and 8.) Only in case applicant has documents attesting to ‘competency in Japanese or English; submit 2 © | copies. No original document necessary. ‘The date 2 enien| of issue of the certificates should be no earlier than two years from the date of application to the | dupanese diplomatic mission. (See Note9,) —__| ‘Recommendation letter from either ® | Coruficate ortanguage proficiency Lt — — —/_| (Note 1) Documents indicated by the white cireke (CO) must be submited by all the applicants, Documents indicated by the black circle (@) shoud be submited only if applicable. (Note 2) ‘These documents must be written in Japanese or English, or translation in either of these languages should be attached (Note 3) ‘The applicants must submit two application packets: onc isa complete tet of original documents and the ‘other isa complete set of their copies. Ensure that there is no missing information in the application form hen printing out, Write the document number from C1) to <8) (refer to the numbers in the table above) in the upper right-hand comer of the fist page forall the documents. (Note 4) The applicant's photograph to be attached to the Application Form should be of clear quality taken within six months of submission, and printed on paper specially for photographs, The photograph should be 4.5 3.5 em, upper-body, fullsfced, no hats. Please write applicant's name and nationality on the back of the photograph, The photograph data can be pasted to the Application Form and printed out, -6(Note 5) Applicants mast submit the following documents according to his/her academic background: (2) Applicants who are attending, or have graduated from, an upper secondary school: an academic transcript of the upper secondary school (b) Applicants who are attending, or have already graduated from, a university: aeademie transeripts of both the upper secondary school and the university. The academic transcripts should show the grade scale applied and the grades eamed by the applicant inall the subjects studied for each year of study at the school orthe university. Those who are currently auending an upper secondary school or 2 university must also submit the academic transcript that covers the period from the year ofenraliment to the term for which grades have been determined at the time of application for the seholarship. Those who are attending an upper secondary school or & ‘university must also submit a transcript when he’she graduates from that school of university by the time selection results are finalized. In the case that the last school offers a single-structure education system consisting ofa lower and upper secondary level or a primary and secondary level, the necessary academic transcripts to be submitted shall cover all school years of upper secondary education. (Note 6) Applicants must submit the following documents according to his/her academic background: (s) Applicants who are atiending sn upper secondary school: a certificate of prospective graduation from the upper secondary school; (b) Applicants who have already graduated fiom an upper secondary school: a certificate of graduation from the upper secondary school: (©) Applicants who are attending 2 university: a certificate of graduation from the upper secondary school (in addition, they must subuaita @ecrtifieate of enrollment.) (@) Applicants who have already graduated rom a university: certificates of graduation from both the luppet secondary school and the university Acopy of the graduation certificate and the certificate of university enrollment qualification examination is acceptable ifthe copy is attested by an authorized official ofthe university or an examination authority. Do not submit the originals as the submitted documents will not be retumed. Those who are attending aan upper secondary schoo! or a uuiversity mast also submit a certificate of graduation when he/she graduates from that school or university by the time selection results are finalized. (Note 7) A recommendation letter for those who are attending an upper secondary school or @ university should be fed by that school or university they are attending. A recormmendation letie for those who gravluated from an upper secondary school or a university should be issued by that school or university (Note 8) For applicants with “Certificate of university enrollment qualification examination”, this document may be submitted in place of documents No, 2, @ and ©. (Note 9) Lf printing out the certificates from the Internet, print out and submit a page showing the applicant's name and the details ofthe relevant qualification (level, score, etc.) (Note 10}1F there isa change in your health condition (including uny serious changes relating to your life plan) after ‘you have submitted your health certificate, please promptly share mission abroad since it concerns the acceptance system of the medical institution, is information with the diplomatic seepting university and the Japanese 10, UNAVOIDABLE CIRCUMSTANCES In the event of unavoidable oF unforeseen circumstances, Japanese Government reserves the right 10 change oF cancel the arrival date, scholarship, and conicnis of the application guidelines here within, at any time before or after notification of the results of the final selection. Unavoidable Circumstances are defined as events whose effects could not reasonably be prevented or controlled by MEXT or Ministry of Foreign Affairs (including Embassies and Consulate generals of Japan) including but not Limited to acts of God, vets af govemment (including local government, heresies referred (0 as government), sets of government authorities (including limitations on travel or immigration enacted by the Japanese government or “7other foreign countries’ goverment due to the event of infectious disease), compliance with law, regulations or orders, fire, flooding and torrential rain, earthquakes, acls of war (reganiless of « declaration of war), revolt, revolution or rebellion, strike, oF lockout, 11. NOTES, (1) The grantees are advised to Jearn, before departing for Japan, the Japanese language and to acquire information about Japanese weather, climate, customs, college education, and conditions of the university to attend in Japan, as well as about the difference between the Japanese legal system and that of hissher home country. (2) As the frst installment of the scholarship payment will be made fiom one month to one and a half months after the grantee’s arrival in Japan, the grantee is recommended to bring at least approximately USS2,000 with hhimvher to Japan to cover immediate living expenses and other necessary expenses, (3) The scholarship payments will be transferred to the bank account of Japan Post Bank (JP Bank) opened by cach grantee after the arrival in Japan, MEXT will not transfer the scholarship payments to other account. (4) Grantees who have tested positive for infectious diseases including tuberculosis following a medical exam must be treated before arrival in Iran, Grantee's arrival in Japan will not be approved if he/she is not filly eecovered by the time of arrival (5) Grantees mast enrol! in National Health Insurance (Kokumin Kenko Hoken) upon arrival in Japan. (6) I0)s suggested that yrantees sequice a "Individual Number Card (My Number Card)” upon arrival in Japan (7) Accommodations: © In principle, each grantee will be able to live in a dormitory during the preparatory education. Expenses relating to accommodations will be bore by the grantee. ® Alter entering a specialized raining college, a grantee will be able to continue to live in the aforementioned dormitory or other residential accommedaiions introduced by the college. Expenses relating accommodations will be borne by the grantee. ® Peivate boarding houses or apartments: Those who are unable o find accommodation in the aforementioned faciliies may live in private boarding houses/apartmenis with hivher expenses. It is difficult for grantees ‘with dependents (spouse and children)to find appropriate housing in Japan. The grantee is requested to urrive in Japan atone first to secure housing, before having his/her dependeat(:) come te Japan. (8) Information regarding the MEXT Scholarship Students (name, gender, date of birth, nationality, accepting college/university’graduate schooVundergraduate school, field of specialty, period of enrolment, carcer path afier completion of scholarship, contact information [address, telephone number, e-mail address]) may be shared with other relevant government onzunizations For the purpose of silization for overseas students programs implemented by the Japanese Govemment (suppor during period of study in Jspan, follow-up survey, improvement ofthe overseas student system). Information regarding MEXT Scholarship Students (excluding date of bith and contact information) may be included in publicity materials prepared by the Japanese Goverment for promoting the acceptance of overseas students in Japan, particularly in order to introduce former MEX'T Scholarship Students who are playing active roles in countries around the world. ‘These matters are included in the Pledge stipulating rules and regulations which MEXTT Scholarship Students ‘must comply with and submit whea they have been granted the Scholarship, =(9) The Faglish texts attached to the Application Guidelines and the Applic: ‘only. English expressions do not change the Japanese content, wn Form are for complementary use (20) If there are any questions about the content of the written texts in this Application Guidelines or any other matters, applicants/grantees should inguite the Japanese diplomatic mission in the country of the applicant’s nationality and follow their instructions (11) Inadaition to che repulations stipulated in this Application Guidelines, those that are necessary to implement the Japanese Government Scholarship programs shall be determined by the Japanese Ciovernment, =APPLICATION GUIDELINES. JAPANESE GOVERNMENT (MEX) SCHOLARSHIP FOR 2024 (UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS) The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) of Japan offers scholarships to international students who wish to study at Japanese universities as Undergraduate Students under the Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship Program as follows, 1, DEFINITION OF “UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS” "Those who are enrolled in an undergraduate course at « university, or who are reesiving preparatory education in the Japanese language and other subjects prior to placement at the university, 2. FIELDS OF STUDY. ‘Those who apply for an undergraduate student must choose 2 “Field of Study (“Social Sciences and Iumarities” ‘or “Natural Sciences”), “Course”, and “Major(s)" from the below table, Applicants may enter a first, second, and third choice. as Sciences and Humanities Courses — Majors I Law 2.Politics 3. Pedagogy 4. Sociology S.Literanure 6, History 7. Japanese Language i 8. Others (excluding “i. Reonomics", 2. Busines Adminisvaton” and “3 Other” Social Sciences and | 1. Economics 2. Business Administration 3. Others (Accounting, Financial Humanities -B economics, ete.) i (Note) Applicants who choose “8. Others” may have difficulties im finding universities that can sceept them depending on their majors, Social Sciences and Humanities - A (2) Natural Sciences a Courses, Majors | [Science (1. Mathematics 2, Physics 4 Chemistry) | Electric and Hlectronic Studies (4, Electronics 5. Electrical Engineering. 6. Information Engi Netural Sciences-A | 11, Environmental Engineering) Chemical Studies (12. Applied Chemistry 13. Chemical 1 14, Industrial Chemistry 15. ‘Textile Engineering) Other Fields (16. Metallurgical Engineering | 18, Maritime Enginecring 19. Biatechnology) Agricultural Studies (1. Agrivulture 2. Agricultural Chemistry 3. Agricultural Engineering gincering ngincering Natitial 4, Animal Science _5. Veterinary Medicine 6. Forestry 7, Food Science 8. Fisheries) _ | Sciences - B 10, Hygienics 11. Nursing) eee Natural - | 1, Medicine 2. Dentistry Sciences ~C (Note) An applicant who chooses Natural Sciences and would like to choose more than one majors is required! to select up to three majors from within the same course (ie, Natural Sciences A, B or C). However, an applicant who selects Natural Sciences - C as hisvher first choice may choose his/her second-choice major from Natural Sciences - B or C and third-choice major from Natural Sciences - B as Natural Sciences - C offers only two majors.3. PREPARATORY EDUCATION AND STUDY AT UNIVERSITY (1) Preparatory Education (© Fach grantee will be enrolled at @ preparatory educational iastitution (Tokyo University of Foreign Studies for the grantees who choose the above 2.(1) Social Sciences and Humanities and Osaka University forthe grantees who choose the above 2.2) Natural Sciences) designated by MEXTT for the first year of the scholarship period. The preparatory course is a one-year intensive course in the Japanese language and other subjects necessery for preparation for proceeding to university. Its curriculum mainly consists of education in the Japanese language, and includes other subjects such as Japanese affairs, mathematics, English, and social studies for those majoring in Social Science and Humanities, and physics. chemistry and biology for ‘those majoring in Natural $ ® A granice who has completed the preparatory education will go on to auniversity designated by MEXT upon passing its entrance examination undertaken by the university, Ifa yrantce is determined to be incapable of ‘completing the preparatory course, his/her scholarship will be cancelled andl he'she will be required to return to hisvher home country. (© Wa grantee cannot enter the university even though he'she has completed the preparatory education, his her scholarship will be eancelled, and helshe will be requited to rotur to hissher home country iences. (2) University Edueation © The university which a grantee will enter will be decided by MEXT in consultation with the university and the preparatory educational institution and in comprehensive consideration of the results of the academic examinations in the First Screening conducted at the Japanese Embassy or Consulate (hereinaiter referred to “Japanese diplomatic mission") in the country of applicant's nationality, academic achievement at the preparatory educational institution, the grantee’ proposed major subject, and the receiving capacity of the University as well 2s the region where itis located, No objection by the grantee against the decision will be allowed. ® In principle, the academic year begins on April | each year and ends on Murch 31 the following yea. © All classes will be given in the Japanese language (except where a grantee is directly placed at @ university which requires no Japanese language ability), @ Wa grantee attends the designated university for the prescribed number of years and cams the required number of credits us determined by the university, he/she will be awarded a Bachelor's Degree. @) Change of Kield of Study, Transfer to Another University and Subjects to be Studied @ A grantee will not be permitted o change his her course (Social Sciences andl Humanities A and Band Natural Sciences A, B. and C) @ A.granice will not be permitted to transfer to another university during the p course oF the undergraduate course. ® A gramee must stuly compulsory subjects as deiermined by the preparatory educationél instiution and the University even iPhe/she has already studied them ata university outside Japan, ofthe preparatory education, 4, DIRECT PLACEMENT (1) Applicants who have sufficient Japanese language proficiency may choose to enroll directly in their university without taking the preparatory education course. For eases where the undergraduate course of a university does not require Japanese language proficiency at the time of enrollment and allows applicants to enroll without going through the preparatory education, applicants may direetly enroll in the said undergraduate course. (These cases are called “direct placement”) In such cases, enrollment may be either from the spring term (grantees arrive in Japan in April 2024, and start from the spring tenn) or from the autumn term (grantees arrive in Japan in September o7 October 2024, and start from the autumn term), depending on the university's academic calcudar. (2) The decision on universities for placement of applicants who desire direct placement shall be made by MEXTT consultation with the relevant university. The university will examine the applicant's academic achievement {acaclemic grades in high school, ete), and determine whether the applicant has adequate language skills for taking an undergraduate course in ether Japanese or English by a language proficiency test score (such as the Japanese-Language Proficiency Test ULPT) for Japancse). In addition, some universities may conduct 22sinterviews with applicants or other examinations. (3) The period of consultation for direct placement will be from after the Second Serecning to January 31, 2024 ‘The regults ofthe direct placement vary according o ihe consultation results and the period when the results are ‘finalized as follows. © The accepting university has confirmed the applicamt’s acceptance during the consultation period: The applicant will enrol in the accepting university under direct placement ® The university has rejected the applicant's seceptance during the consultation period: The applicant will be required to enroll in the preparatory educational institution. @ ‘The accepting university has confirmed the applicant's acceptance afier the end of the consultation period ‘The applicant will enroll in the accepting university under direct placement. @ The university has ejected the applicant's aceeptane: after the endl of the consultation pesiod: The applicant hus fo withdraw fiom the scholurship selcetion 5. QUALIFICATIONS AND CONDITIONS MEXT accepts applications from international students for study in Japan who satisfy the following qualifications and conditions. [ts aim is to foster human resources who will become bridges of friendship between the grantec’s ‘country and Japan through study in Japan and who will contribute to the development of both countries and the wider world (1) 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 rationality ofthe 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 bora on or after Apeil 2, 1999. However. applicants who satisfy the conditions for Academie Background stipulated in @ below must be 18 years of age or older at the time of admission to « university in Japan. Exceptions are limited o cases in which MEX deems that the applicant could not apply within the cligible age limit due to the situation or circumstances of the applicant's country (military service obligation, loss of educational opportunitics due to disturbances of war, cle), Personal circumstances (financial situation, family circumstances, state of health, circumstanees related to applicart’s university or place of employment, ee.) will not be considered for exceptions, (3) Academic Background: Applicants must satisfy ary one of the following conditions. However, applicants desiring direct placement must satisfy cither the following (©, @ or @ condition @ Applicants who have completed 12 years of schooling in countrics other than Japan. (Applicants who will meetthe above condition by March 2024 are eligible, However, applicants wishing to enroll from the autumn term through direct placement musi be expected to complete 12 years of schooling by August 2024.) @ Applicants who have completed their studies at a school equivalent to & Japanese upper secondary school in countries other than Japan. (Applicants who will meet the above condition by March 2024 are eligible.) Applicants who have successfully passed an academic qualification examination that is equivalent to the completion of 12 years of schooling in countrics other than Japan. (Applicants who will meet the above condition by March 2024 are eligible.) @ Other than the above D, @ and CD conditions, applicants who are cligible for enrollment in a Japanese University at the time of application, (4) Japanese Language: Applicants must be willing to leam 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 carry out their academie studies in Japan in Japanese. (5) 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, upplicants must be able to arrive in Japan between April 1, 2024, and April 7, 2024, Departure from the home residence should be on or after April 1, 2024, If an applicant is to enroll in ‘wher university from the Zall semester through dircet placement, lc/she must be able to arrive in Japan during the period specified by the accepting university within two weeks before and after the starting date of the university's relevant academic term for that year, Excluding cases in waich MEXT deems as unavoidable circumstances, the applicant must withdraw from this scholarship program if the applicant cannot arrive in Japan by the end of the specified period above which decided by MEXT or the accepting university (7) Visa Requirement: An applicant shall, in principle, newly obtain a*'Srudent” visa at the overseas establishment of Japan located in the applicaat’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, Moreover, as the Japanese government recuires pre-arrival tuberculosis sereening for some countries, applicants obtaining. via shall follow guidance at the overseas establishment of Japan located in the applicant's country of nationality. (8) Non-Eligibility: Those who meet any one of the following condhtions are ineligible. I idenified ineligible after being selected as a scholarship student, heishe must withdraw fiom the scholarship. © Those who are military personnel or military civilian employees at the time of ther arival in Japan or during the period of the payment of the scholarship; @ Those who cannot arrive in Japan by the last date of the peried specified by MEXT or the accepting university: © Those who are previous grantees of Japanese Government (MLXT) Scholarship programs (including those who withdraw from the scholurship program after acquisition of student status). The Monbukagakusho Honors Scholarship for Privately-Financed International Students is not included inthe Japanese Government (MEX1) Scholarship programs: ‘Those who are currently also applying to another progrem under the Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholership system. This includes she programs for which scholarship payments will begin in FY2023, althouzh their final selection results have not been decided yet, and the programs for which scholarship payments will begin in FY2024; © Those who are already enrolled in a Japanese university or other institution with w residence status of “Student,” oF who are to be enrolled, or plan lo be enrolled, in « Japanese university or other institution as a privately-financed intemational student from the time of application to the MEXT scholarship program in the applicant’s country until the commencement of the period for payment of the MEXT scholarship. However, this stipulation docs not apply to privately-financed international students who, are enrolled, or ate planning to be enrolled, in a Japanese university or other institution but verifiably complete their studics before the start of the scholarship payment period, and newly acquire the “Student” residence status, © Those who are planning to receive scholatship money from an organization other than MIEXT (including a ‘government organization of the applicant’s country) on top of the scholarship money provided by MEXT after the start of the schelarship payment period; ® Those who are expecied to graduate atthe time of application and cannot satisfy the condition of academic background by the deadline given; ® Molders of dual nationality at the time of application who cannot verify that they will give up Japanese nationality by the time of the arival in Japan (the acquisition of student status), ® Those who change their residence status o that of other than “Student” afer their arrival in Japan; QW Those who plan to, from the time of application for the MEXT scholarship program, engage in long-term research (such as fieldwork or internship) outside Japan or plan to take a long-term leave of absence from the preparatory educational institution or the university. @ Those who are found to have aitempled or actually committed any kinds of cheating prohibited by the examiner dusing the written examination of the First Screening, -4-(9) Others: MEXT Scholarship will be granted those who ure willing to coutribute to mutual understanding between, Japan and their home country by participating in activities at schools and communities during their study in Japan while contributing to the intetnationalization of Japan, They shall also make efforts to promote relations ‘between the home country and Japan by maintaining close relations with the university attended after graduation, cooperating with the conducting of surveys and questionnaires, and cooperating with relevant projects and events conducted by the Japanese diplomatic mission after they retuen to their home countries. 6. PERIOD OF SCHOLARSHIP (1) A grantee who studies at a preparatory educational institution prior to enroll in a university: The scholarship period will last for five years fiom Apri) 2024 to March 2029, including one-year preparatory education in the Japanese language and other subjects duc to be provided upon arrival in Japan. For scholarship sranices majoring in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine ora six-year course in pharmacy, the scholarship period will be seven years until March 2031 2) A grantee who enroll in a university through direct placement: The scholarship period will last for four years (or for six years for those majoring in medicine, dentistry, vetcrinary medicine or in a six-year course in pharmacy), The scholarship period will sta:t from the time of enrollment in the university which the university designates (Note 1) Tn (2) above, the period of enrollment may be April 2024, September 2024 or October 2024 depending ‘on the university's academic calendar. (Note 2) If a grantee graduates earlier or withdraws from his/her undergraduate course for carly entrance to ataduate school, the scholarship will be provided until his/her graduation or withdrawal (Note 3) The grantees majoring a six-year course in pharmacy must undergo the *Pharmaceutieal Common Achievement Tests” implemented prior to practical training. In cases when it is impossible for the grantees to fulfill the Fixed standards necessary for practical training, the scholarship may be cancelled. (3) Extension of period of scholarship Ifa grantee graduates from an undergraduate course, is admitted for enrollment in a master's course at a graduate school during the period of his/hor scholarship and has outstanding academic achievement that meets certain criteria, he’she may have the scholarship period extended upon a suczessfel examination by MEXT: 7. SCHOLARSHIP BENEFIT (2) Allowance: 117,000 yen per month. A supplemental regional allowance of 2,000 yen or 3,000 yeu per moath Will be added to the monthly scholarship amount for the grantees studying or conducting research in specially designated regions. Duc to the situation of the Japanese Government's budget, the amount of payment may be subject to change each fiseal year. If a granice is absent fiom the university or the preparatory educational institution for an extended period, the scholarship shall be suspended for that period 2) Education Fees: Fees for the entrance examination, matriculation, and tuition at universities will be paid by MEXT. (3) Traveling Expenses © Transportation to Japan: MEX'T will stipulate the travel schedule and route, and provide an airline ticket to ‘grantees who will arive in Japan during the specified period stated in “5. (6) Arrival in Japan”. The airline ticket will be an economy-class ticket for the flight from the international airport closest to the granice's residence (in principle, the country of nationality) to an intemational airport in Japan used on the normal route to the accepting, ‘university. The grantee shall bear at his/her own expense all costs related to domestic travel from the grantee’s residence to the nearest intematioral airport, airport taxes, airport usage fees, special taxes necessary for travel, travel expenses within Japan (including airline (ransit costs), travel insurance expenses, cutry-on luggage or unaccompanied baggage expenses, etc, The grantec shall also bear al his/her own expense travel and lodging costs incurred in a third country if the grantee must travel to a third country before coming to Japan for visa purposes because there are no Japanese diplomatic missions in hishher country, oF if there are no direct fights from the grantee's country of residence to Japan, MEXT will provide an economy-class aitline ticket from thesrantce's country of residence to the said third country, and from the third country to an intemational airport in Japan used on the normal route to the accepting university. In principle, the address given in the space for “Your address before departure for Japan” on the application torn: shall be recognized as the “residence,” and the airline ticket will be arranged for a Hight from the intemational airport nearest to that address. Except for eases when the grantee must travel to a third country to obtain a visa, MEXT will not provide an airline ticket for cases of travel (0 Japan from a country other than the arantce's country of residence due to the grantee’s personal circumstances. If « grantee will arrive in Japan before or after the specified period stated in “5. (6) Acrival in Japan”, trivel expenses will not be paid @ Transpertadon from Japan: Based on the application by the grantes, MEXT will provide an’aicling Goket to grantees who shall graduate the accepting university and retum to the home country by the end ofthe final month of the period of scholarship (Sce "6, PERIOD OF SCHOLARSHIP”) designated by MEXT. MEXT shall provide an economy-class airline tieket from the international airport in Japan used for the normal route to and from the accepting university tothe intemational airport (in principle, inthe country of nationality) nearest to the retuming recipient's residence. The grantce shall beat at his‘her owa expense all costs related to travel ftom the grantee’s residence in Japan to the nearest international airport, airport taxes, airport usage fees, special taxes necessary for travel, travel expenses within the country of nationality (including airline transit costs), travel insurance expenses, carry-on luggage or unaccompanied baggage expenses. ete. Ifa grantee retums io the home country betore the end of period of scholarship due to personal circumstances, or reasons stated in “8. SUSPENSION OF PAYMENT OF SCHOLARSHIP", MEXT will not pay for the returning travel expenses, If a grantee continues to stay in Japan after the scholarship period has ended in cases such as proceeding 10 further education or being employed in Japan, travel expenses for a temporary retum will also not be paid. 8. SUSPENSION OF PAYMENT OF SCHOLARSHIP Payment ofthe scholarship will be cancelled forthe reasons given below. Should any ofthe following reasons apply, the grantee may be ordered retum part of, or all of, the scholarship paid up to that time, Payment of the scholarship may also be stopped during the period up to the decision on the disposition of the mater. A granice is determined to have made a false statement on hisiher application; @ A grantee violates any article of his/her pledge to the Minisier of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. ® A grantee violates any Japanese laws and is sentenced and imprisoned for an indefinite period or for period of exceeding | year, @) A grantee is suspended trom hivher university or preparatory educational institution or receives other punishment, of is removed from enrollment; as a diseiplinary action in aecosdance with schoo! regulations of the accepting institution; thas been determined that it wil be impossible fora grantce to complete the course within the standard period of study because of poor academic grades or suspension or ebsencs from the university or preparatory educational institution; {) A grantee came to Japan without newly acquiring the “Student” residence status, or changed hisvher residence status 10 one other than “Student”: @ A grantee has received another scholarship (excluding those specified for research expenditures); & A gramiee proceeds to + more advanced level of education without receiving approval for an extension of the period of the scholarship, 9, SELECTION 2) The Fopanese diplomatic missions will conduct the First Sereening of applicants by means of examination of submitted application documents, written academic examinations and interviews. © Subjects of Written Academie Examinations (to be undertaken by all applicants) r Chosen Field of Sudy — — Subjects _ pe Geeeces mx [Tees Japanese(A), English), and Mathematies(A) L Social Sciences and Hum -6Rania eee [a ee neaa, omeey, al Natural Sciences - B Jupanese(), English(B), Mathematics(B), Chemistry, and Natural Sciences C Biology @ Calculators and other devices may not be used during the written examinations. (2) The date and time of the notification of the results of the First Screening will be specified separately by the Japanese diplomatic mission in the applicant's country; the reasons for the results of the screening will not be disclosed. Thase who pass the First Screening will not necessarily be selected as the MEXT Scholarship grantees, (3) Applicants who have passed the First Screening will be recommended to MEX'T. MEXT will then conduct the ‘Second Sereening of the recommended applicants and decide the scholarship grantces. MEXT selects candidates fiom each course (4) Applicants will be informed of the final selection results by the Japenese diplomatic mission in the applicant's country by the end of January 2024. ‘The reasons for the results will not be disclosed. Any objections to the decision on the university of placement will not be accepted, 10. APPLICATION DOCUMENTS. Applicants must submit the following documents to the Japanese diplomatic mission in the country of the applicant's nationality by the designated deadline, The submitted documents will not be returned. No. Documents Remarks eur8u0 | \ ©] too 1 e Use the FY2024 Application Form, (See Note 4.) _| ‘Only for applicants desiring direct placement. Use the FY2024 Preference Form. (See Note 5.)__| ‘Academic transcript(s) for all ‘A transcript issued either by the school/university @} school years of schooluniversity attended or by the applicant's national @ | Application Form @ | Direct Placement reference Form ated | |__| government. (See Note 6.) Ficate( siaduation If the applicant has not yet graduated, submit a ete perl © | © | certificate of prospective graduation from the school/university. (See Note 7.) Resouteneonieton lets: Hers eaten Free format, A sample format is available. (See © | class teacher or principal of last o|o |f schoolatended Note 8.) © | Medical certificate © | O_| Use the Fy2024 certticate form. (See Note 11.) |@ | Certificate of enrollment e @ | Only for those currently carolled ina university, q | Cemifiate of university enrollment | q ] q | Only for those who pass the university emoliment qualifization examination qualification examination. (See Note 7and 9.) Only in case the applicant has documents attesting | te comrateny in Japanese or Hnglhs abot 2 r + ies. No origi nt necessary. The date © | Cerineste of tenpnsee proficiency cea of anc of tbe ttlScle ul bn mo carer ana two years from the date of application to the __| Japanese diplomatic mission. (See Note 10,) (Note 1) Documents indicated by the white circle (OQ) must be submitted by all the applicants. Documents indicated by the black circle (@) should be submitted only if applicable. (Note 2}. These documents must be written in Japanese or English, or transiation in either of these languages should be attached (Note 3) The applicants must submit two application packets: one is a complete set of original documents and the “7(ow 4) (ote 5) Note 6) (Nowe 7) (Mote 8) (Note 9) ther is & complete set of their copies, Ensure that there jy no missing information in the applieation form ‘when printing out. Write the document surnber, from > 10 @ (refer to the numbers in the table above) in the upper right-hand comer of the fist page forall the documents, The applicant's photograph to be attached to the Application Form should be of clear quality, taken within six months of submission, and printed cm paper specially for photographs. Ihe photograph should be 45 x35 em. uppet-body, fillfaced, no hats. Please write applieant’s name and nationality on the back of the photograph, ‘The photograpa dats ean be pasted to the Application Foem and printed out AA list of undergraduate coursos permitting direet placement is provided by the Japanese diplomatic mission in the applicant's country. Applicants desiring dircet placement should choose and fill in their prefered university and depariment in the Preference Form out of the lis. Prior o the submission of the Form, applicants should inquire the Japanese diplomatic mission about and understand the undergraduate courses accepting direct placement, the number of students aceepted, any conditions for acceptance inchiding Japanese language proficiency, information on any entrance examinations conducted by the university, the period when overseas students may enroll and start their studies, ete. Applicants must submit the following documents according. his/her academic background () Applicants who are attending, or have graduated fiom, an upper secondary school: an academic ‘eanseript froma the upper secondary schoo (©) Applicans who are attending, or have already graduated from, a univ {rom both the upper secondary school and the university ‘he ueademic transcripts should show the grade scale applied and the grades earned by the applicant in all the subjects studied for each year of study at the school or the university. Those who are currently attending an upper secondary school or a university must sso submit the academic transcript that covers the period from the year of enrollment fo the icrm for which grades have been determined at the time of application for the scholarship. Those who are attending an upper secondary school or a university must also submit @ ranseript when he/she graduatey from thet school or university by the time selection resulis axe finalized. Tn the case that the last school offers a single-structure education system consisting of a lower and upper secondary level ora primary and secondary level, the necessary academic transcripts to be submitted shall cover all school yeurs of upper secondary education, Applicants must submit the following documents according to his/her academic background: (2) Applicants who are attending an upper secondary school: a certificate of prospective graduation from the upper sevondary school; (©) Applicants who have already graduated from an upper secondary school: a certificate of graduation from the upper sceondary school; (©) Applicants who are attending a university: a certificate of graduation from the upper secondary school (in addition, thoy must gubmi’e COverificets of enrollrnent): (&) Applicants who have already graduated from a university: certificates of graduation from both the ‘upper secondary school and the university. Acopy of the graduation ceniieate and the certificate of university enroliment qualification examination is acceptable ifthe copy is altested by an authorized official of the university or an examination authority. Do not summit the originals as the submitted documents will not be returned. Those who are attending an ‘upper secondary school or a university must also submit a certificate of graduation when helshe praduates from that school or university by the time selection results ure finalized. A recommendation letter for those who are attending an upper secondary school ora university should be issued by that school or university they are attending. A recommerdation letter for those who grduated fiom an upper secondary school or a university should be issued by that schoo! or university. For applicanis with “@Cenificate of university entrance qualification examination”, this document may be submitted in place of documents No. @, D and D, : academic transcripts (Note 10) Fprinting out the certificates trom the Intemet, print out and submit a page showing the applicants name and the details of the relevant qualification (level, score, etc). (Note 11) If there isa change in your health condition (including any serious changes relating to your life plan) after you have submitted your health certficat ‘mission abroad since it concems the please promptly share this information with the diplomatic, tance system of the accepting university and the Japanese =e