Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho) Scholarship

Thank you for visiting our website on the Monbukagakusho (MEXT: Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology) Scholarship.

These instructions are for those wishing to apply for a scholarship recommended by a Japanese embassy or consulate general (“Embassy Recommendation”).

When you pass the preliminary selection examination to be held at the Japanese Embassy, please contact us and submit all the necessary documents for obtaining a “Letter of Acceptance” before the deadline fixed by Nihon University.

1. Please attend to the following 1.-9

  1. You will submit all the necessary documents as an e-mail attachment to the International Liaison Section, Nihon University.
  2. Annual application period runs from April 1 to July 31.
  3. Your future supervisor will be decided in the process of application and you are unable to directly contact the faculty before getting the final result.
  4. We will start handling your application after you have handed in all the necessary documents.
  5. A Letter of Acceptance will be issued only when the applied college of Nihon University concludes that the college is able to write it for you.
  6. The procedure at the University requires around 1 month after the arrival of the documents.
  7. Belated application is unacceptable.
  8. Receiving a Letter of Acceptance from Nihon University does not mean that you are formally admitted to Nihon University, since the final decision should be referred to the Mongukagakusho. You will hear the final result in February of the next year.
  9. Some supervisors require you to have proficiency in Japanese as a language for instruction.

 

2. Please submit the following (1)→a.-e- (4)to the International Liaison Section, Nihon University at ils@nihon-u.ac.jp by Wednesday, July 31, 2013.

(1) Application forms (→a.-e. shown right) of the Government:Mext Scholarship you have submitted to the Embassy
(copy)		 a.　APPLICATION FOR JAPANESE
GOVERNMENT
(MONBUKAGAKUSHO:MEXT)
SCHOLARSHIP
b.　a’s (ATTACHMENT)
c. FIELD OF STUDY AND STUDY PROGRAM
d. MONBUKAGAKUSHO:MEXT SCHOLARSHIP
RECOMMNEDATION FORM
e. CERTIFICATE OF HEALTH
(2) Diploma(s)
(copy)		 with officially certified English or Japanese translation
(3) GPA records
(copy)		 with officially certified English or Japanese translation
(4) Certificate of the Preliminary Selection issued by the Japanese Embassy
(copy)

If you would like to mail them to us, please see:
4-8-24, Kudan-Minami, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan ZIP: 102-8275
Phone: 03-5275-8116 FAX: 03-5275-8315

We all hope that a lot of eager MEXT candidates will get the best learning place here in Nihon University to attain their goals.