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How to Apply for April 2010 entry
The "Career Development Program for Foreign Students in Japan
project has been implemented jointly
by METI1 and MEXT
2 since 2007. The project aims to develop highly talented human
resources from
overseas who play an active role in the industrial sector of the
globalizing economy. To this end, the
Japanese government funds scholarships to excellent foreign
students in Japan who wish to seek
employment in Japan upon graduation.
Participating in the project in 2007, Tokyo Institute of
Technology (Tokyo Tech) has provided education
programs for foreign graduate students at Tokyo Tech who will
seek employment in Japanese companies
after graduation. The program, which has been developed in the
collaboration with industry and academia,
allows foreign students to gain an understanding of the Japanese
business environment and obtain broad
technical knowledge.
Moreover, two-year scholarships funded by the Japanese
government are available for highly qualified
program participants who have a good command of Japanese
language proficiency and want to work for
either a Japanese company or a foreign company located in Japan
upon graduation. Scholarship recipients
should be a student who belongs to one of departments of Tokyo
Tech graduate school, while participating
in the Career Development Program. For those who apply from
outside Japan and wish to enter Masters
program, there is an option to be a CDSA research student for 6
months prior to Masters program. CDSA
research students are required to take an Intensive Japanese
Language Course at Tokyo Tech. In this case,
the scholarship will be provided for two-and-a-half years.
CDSA scholarship recipients are required to take more than 8
credits (compulsory subjects) from the
courses within two years, in addition to the credits required by
their departments at Tokyo Tech.
Before submitting their application, applicants are requested to
obtain a Letter of Recommendation from
their prospective supervisor and the department of Tokyo Tech
graduate school. Please contact your
prospective supervisor at Tokyo Tech as soon as possible, so
that you will be able to receive a Letter of
Recommendation.
Further information on the program is available online at:
http://www.cdsa.titech.ac.jp/eng/about.html
http://www.cdsa.titech.ac.jp/eng/curriculum.html
Or contact CDSA Office at:
[email protected]
1 The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
2 The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and
Technology
Japanese Government Scholarships to the Career Development
Program for
Foreign Students in Japan at Tokyo Tech (CDSA)
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I. QUALIFICATIONS
II. SCHOLARSHIP BENEFITS
III. APPLICATION DOCUMENTS
IV. SUBMISSION
V. APPLICATION PROCEDURE
I. QUALIFICATIONS
1. Japanese language proficiency: Applicant must have a good
command of Japanese language, at lowest
JLPT level 3 or equivalent.
2. Intention of working in Japan upon graduation: Applicant must
want to work for a Japanese company
or a foreign company located in Japan upon graduation.
3. Applicant must be recommended as a scholarship candidate by
his/her prospective supervisor and
department at Tokyo Tech.
4. Applicant must meet the following criteria:
1) Overseas Applications (For applicants who currently live
outside Japan):
Those who have applied to Masters Program of the International
Graduate Program (C)
(Overseas Applications) for April 2010 entry, by Friday,
November 6, 2009.
International Graduate Program (C)
http://www.gakumu.titech.ac.jp/nyusi/igp/c_1004_guide/framepage3_1004c
*Applicant must be admitted to the International Graduate
Program as of April 1, 2010.
or
Those who wish to be CDSA research students as of April 2010 and
wish to enroll in the
masters degree program in October 2010.
2) Domestic Applications (For applicants who currently live in
Japan):
Those who have been approved for enrollment in the masters
degree program for April
2010 entry, or
Those who are to advance to the second year of a doctoral degree
program in April 2010.
Please refer to CDSA Course Flowchart below concerning the above
mentioned criteria.
5. Age: Applicant must have been born on or after April 2,
1975.
6. Applicant who has excellent academic records.
7. Nationality: Applicant must have the nationality of a country
which has diplomatic relations with the
Japanese government. Applicant who has Japanese nationality at
the time of application will not be
eligible.
8. Health: Applicant must be physically and mentally healthy
enough to pursue study at university.
9. Arrival in Japan and Visa Requirement: Applicant who
currently lives overseas must be able to leave
for and arrive in Japan within the period set by Tokyo Tech, and
must obtain a College Student
(ryugaku ) visa prior to his/her arrival in Japan.
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Scholarships will not be awarded in the following cases:
The Applicant who was a grantee of a Japanese Government
Scholarship in the past will not be
selected unless he/she has had at least three years of research
or teaching experience after completion
of the first scholarship. This exclusion will not apply to a
research-student applicant, who (i) as a
foreign student in Japan received training in the Japanese
language and/or Japanese culture at a
university and graduated from it, or who (ii) was a foreign
student in Japan under the Japan-Korea
Joint Science and Engineering Students Exchange Program.
The Applicant, considered a future graduate and selected as
such, is unable to graduate within the
pre-set date or unable to fulfill graduation requirements.
The Applicant whose aim of study in Japan is to obtain
vocational qualifications such as medical
doctors license, law license, or teachers license.
The Applicant is an active member of the military or a civilian
employed by the military.
The Applicant is already the recipient of a scholarship from an
organization (including a governmental
organization in his/her country of origin) other than the
Japanese government (Ministry of Education,
Culture, Sports, Science and Technology - MEXT).
The Applicant receives or applies for another Japanese
Government Scholarship through Tokyo Tech,
other university, or the Japanese Embassy in his/her country of
origin, or receives or applies for a
scholarship from the Japan Student Services Organization
(JASSO).
CDSA Course Flowchart (IGP: International Graduate Program)
April 2010
September
2010
October
2010
March 2011
April 2011
September
2011
October
2011
March 2012
April 2012
September
2012
Masters
degree
Overseas
Applications
Domestic
Applications
Doctoral
degree
Domestic
Applications
Second and third years of doctoral degree program
IGP (C) Masters degree
Masters degree program, or
IGP (C) Masters degree
Research
student
Masters degree program
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II. SCHOLARSHIP BENEFITS
Allowance: Under the fiscal 2010 budget, each grantee will be
provided monthly with approximately
150,000 yen, either for two years, or for two-and-a-half years
in the case of CDSA research students.
*However, these amounts are subject to change depending on the
annual budget of each year.
*The scholarship will not be paid to a grantee who takes a leave
of absence or is long absent from Tokyo
Tech.
*Tuition fees: Entrance Examination Fee, Admission Fee, and
Tuition Fees will be paid by Tokyo Tech.
III. APPLICATION DOCUMENTS
The application form and supporting documents should be in
either Japanese or English. If original
supporting documents are in any other language, please attach a
Japanese or English translation
provided by the public institution or the university issuing the
original documents.
Please download the designated forms from the URL below for the
following five documents:
1. Application form 2. (Suisen-chosho)
3. Sogo-seiseki-hyoka-hokokusho 4. Suisensha-ichiranhyo
5. 2010
(Letter of Recommendation)
URL: http://www.cdsa.titech.ac.jp/eng/scholarships.html#03
The application documents should be one set as a documentation
package, ideally A4-size, for
submission.
The submitted documents will not be returned under any
conditions.
The applicant is required to submit the application documents to
International Student Exchange
Division at Tokyo Tech, either by hand or by post. Also, the
following three documents should be
submitted electrically:
() (Suisen-chosho)
() Sogo-seiseki-hyoka-hokokusho
() Suisensha-ichiranhyo
List of Application Documents
1. Application form
To be filled in by the applicant.
One photograph to be pasted: 4.53.5 cm,
original (no photocopies), taken within the
past six months, upper body, full-faced,
uncapped.
For those who apply for International
Graduate Program (C) (Overseas
applications), please also submit the
Single original
(No photocopies)
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designated application form for
International Graduate Program (C),
directly to Admission Division.
2. (Suisen-chosho)
2
(Guideline)
To be filled in by either the applicant or his/her
prospective supervisor at Tokyo Tech.
Single original
(No photocopies)
and electrically
3.
Sogo-seiseki-hyoka-hokokusho
3
(Guideline)
To be filled in by the applicants prospective
supervisor at Tokyo Tech.
Single original
(No photocopies)
and electrically
4.
Suisensha-ichiranhyo
1
To be filled in by the applicants prospective
supervisor at Tokyo Tech.
Single original
(No photocopies)
and electrically
5. 2010
(Letter of
Recommendation)
(For CDSA masters/doctoral
students)
(For CDSA research students)
To be filled in by both the applicants
prospective supervisor and the director of the
department to which the supervisor belongs.
*Available to be submitted directly by the
supervisor or the director.
Single original
(No photocopies)
6. Abstract of graduation thesis 200-word abstract (free format)
Single original or
photocopy
7. Certificate of university
enrollment/employment
Certificate of university enrollment: If the
applicant is currently a university student.
Certificate of employment: If currently
employed.
Single original (No
photocopies)
8. Certificate of graduation/expected
graduation
Certificate of graduation issued by the last
university attended: If already graduated.
Certificate of expected graduation: If the
applicant is currently a university student.
Single original (No
photocopies)
9. Academic transcript Academic transcript of the last two
academic
years of the last university attended (issued by
the university attended.)
Single original (No
photocopies)
10. Certificate of citizenship in home
country
If the applicant currently lives overseas.
e.g., Census register, passport, or citizenship
Photocopy
11. Certificate of residence status in
Japan
If the applicant currently lives in Japan.
* e.g., Copy of the face and reverse side of
(Certificate of Alien
Photocopy
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Registration), or copy of
(visa status) on passport
12. Certificate of Japanese language
proficiency
If available.
e.g., Examination for Japanese University
Admission for International Students, or
Japanese Language Aptitude Test
Single original or
photocopy
IV. SUBMISSION
The application form and supporting documents should be
submitted by Wednesday, December 16, 2009.
Please submit the applications to:
Yuko Tsurushima (Ms)
International Student Exchange Division
Tokyo Institute of Technology
2-12-1- H-107
Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 152-8550, JAPAN
(Room No. 21, Main Building, Ookayama campus)
TEL: +81-3-5734-7667
FAX: +81-3-5734-3677
Extension: 30277667
E-mail: [email protected]
If sent by mail, the application documents should reach
International Student Division on or before
Wednesday, December 16, 2009.
V. APPLICATION PROCEDURE
All applicants should be recommended as a CDSA scholarship
candidate by their prospective supervisor
and department of Tokyo Tech graduate school. Moreover, the
department to which applicants wish to
belong is required to participate in CDSA. For information on
participating departments, please contact
CDSA office at: [email protected]
After selection by both Tokyo Tech and the Japanese government,
scholarship recipients will be
announced around February 2010. International Student Exchange
Division will then inform the recipients
of admission procedure.
It is expected that CDSA will start seeking applications around
May 2010 for October 2010 entry.
