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JAPANESE GOVERNMENT (MONBUKAGAKUSHO) SCHOLARSHIP 2010 (DAIGAKU SUISEN KOKUHI RYUGAKUSEI)
Application Deadline: February 12, 2010
*All documents must reach ICU by the deadline 1. Conditions:
1. Stipend: To be announced (Ref.) In 2009 Kenkyusei (Special Student)*: 152,000 YEN per month M.A. Course: 154,000 YEN per month Doctoral Course: 155,000 YEN per month
2. Tuition: Waived by ICU 3. Travel expenses: An economy class, non-transferable air ticket between a major international airport
nearest to the student's current address and the Narita International Airport. (The ticket will be available only from/to the international airport in the country where student has nationality. Students must return to their country by the specified date after finishing their study period)
(Number of scholarships: Approximately 900) 2. Duration: Kenkyusei (Special Student) *: From October 2010 to March 2012 (Subject to change according to the academic calendar of ICU) M.A. Course: From October 2010 to June 2012** (Subject to change according to the academic calendar of ICU) Doctoral Course: From October 2010 to June 2013 (Subject to change according to the academic calendar of ICU) * Kenkyusei (Special Student): Non-degree seeking status at ICU for one year only. Students may be able to extend this status up to one more year with the permission. However, the duration of the scholarship is limited only for 18 months. Those who want to apply for this status should have completed their graduate work and have been given master’s degree or the equivalent by the end of August 2010. ** Those who have shown academic excellence and fulfill the certain conditions may be able to extend the duration after successfully passing a certain selecting procedure.
3. Student Eligibility:
Students can only apply for one university with this scholarship. Those who have applied/are applying to other universities with this scholarship are not eligible.
1. Students newly seeking to study at ICU (at the graduate level), who are officially recommended by their
home institution (exchange partner of ICU). For further information on the exchange partner, please refer to http://www.icu.ac.jp/english/liberalarts/ieep/index.html
2. Students who have nationality of a country that the Japanese government officially recognizes (Those who have Japanese nationality are NOT eligible for this scholarship).
3. Students who have/are expecting to receive a degree equivalent to Japanese Bachelor’s degree* before they begin study at ICU. *Basically, those who have completed 16 years of formal education. For more information, please contact [email protected]
4. Students who were born on or after April 2, 1975. 5. Students who are in good health both physically and psychologically. 6. Students who have a study plan in a field offered at ICU. (This field should be related to one’s major at the
university.) 7. Students who wish to study Japanese language/literature/history/law etc. must be proficient in Japanese
Language. 8. Students who will be able to arrive in Japan by September 1, 2010. 9. Students who are not engaged in any type of military service. 10. Students who have been a Japanese government scholar* within last three years are NOT eligible.
Japanese Government Scholarship 2010
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*Except for the certain scholarships. For more information, please contact [email protected] 11. Students who do not receive any scholarship from other organizations. 12. Students who are applying or have been receiving any type of scholarship offered by Japan Student
Services Organization or Japanese government are NOT eligible. 13. Students who have already been accepted to a Japanese university for 2010 are NOT eligible 14. Students are not allowed to transfer to other universities while receiving this scholarship.
4. Required Documents:
1. Completed “Application for Japanese Government Scholarship for 2010” (double-side printing). 2. Completed “Field of Study and Study Program”. 3. Certificate of graduation or prospective graduation of the last school attended. Title of the degree and
(expected) graduation date (month and year) should be written clearly. 4. Official transcript of the last school attended. 5. Certificate/Document/Transcript that shows the applicant has outstanding academic accomplishment in
terms of GPA or other academic ranking. (*Information on evaluation/grading system in the school should be attached.) 6. Copy of family register or certificate of nationality (passport copy is NOT accepted) 7. Recommendation letter from the Dean / Division Chair of the home university addressed to the President
of ICU 8. Photo, taken within 6 months, 4.5cm x 3.5cm, front faced, upper half of the body, with no cap or hat
(Please write your name and nationality on the back and attach those on the application forms.) 9. Summary of the graduation thesis or the equivalent (Please explain the points clearly and briefly.) 10. Proof/document that shows your language ability or special skill/ability.
(Standardized test scores such as TOEFL, IELTS, TOEIC, Japanese Language Proficiency Test, etc.) * All application documents should be written/translated in Japanese or English. * No submitted documents can be returned.
5. Others:
1. This scholarship will be terminated under the following conditions. * If there is any false statement found on submitted documents. * If students violate their pledge to the Ministry of Education. * If students cannot complete their study within the designated period because of their poor academic
performance, suspension or of any other reasons. * If students are expelled from the university. * If students withdraw from the university or transfer to another university. * If students lose the “College Student “ visa. * If students receive other scholarships (except for designated scholarships.) * If students are admitted in higher-level course without approval of MEXT on extending the duration of
this scholarship. 2. Students who cannot obtain a “College Student” visa by September 1, 2010 will lose the right to receive
the scholarship. (Applicants are encouraged to obtain the passport well in advance.) 3. If students take a leave of absence or a long absence from the university, the scholarship will be
suspended. 4. The result of the selection for this scholarship will be notified to applicant’s home university through ICU
in late June. 6. Contact information:
Please send all required documents to: Graduate School Group, International Christian University 3-10-2 Osawa, Mitaka, Tokyo, 181-8585, Japan All application documents must reach ICU by February 12, 2010.
If you have any questions, please contact Graduate School Group ([email protected])
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[Monbukagakusho Scholarship 2010
International Center, Chuo University
Jan/2010
Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho: MEXT) Scholarship for Graduate Students
2010/2011 <University Recommendation Research Student>
(Overseas Selection =Selection of New Applicants Before They Arrive in Japan)
International Center, Chuo University
January 2010
*Monbukagakusho (MEXT: Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology,
Japanese Government) offers scholarships to international students who will study in the
Graduate Program at Japanese universities, upon recommendation of Japanese host
universities.
The International Center, Chuo University will nominate to Monbukagakusho either of
the following applicants who will come to study in the Graduate Program of Chuo
University in September 2010 as a non-degree student (Senkasei or Kenkyusei)*:
1) Applicants who are nominated formally as exchange students by the partner institutions
of Chuo University under the reciprocal student exchange program. Those applicants
should be students currently registered in the graduate program of the home institution.
2) Applicants who are nominated formally by the President, Vice-President, or the Dean of
Graduate School of the partner institutions of Chuo University. Those applicants may
include persons who have already graduated from the undergraduate or graduate program
of the home institution or who are currently academic staff members of the home
institution.
*Please note that the students will be accepted at Chuo University as non-degree student,
i.e. Kenkyusei (full-time non-degree research student) or Senkasei (full-time non-degree
student). Under these statuses, it is not possible for the students to obtain a degree from
Chuo University. If, with written permission of the home institution, students wish to apply
for degree status in a future period, they must reapply to Chuo University by submitting a
new application form prior to the established deadlines and take a formal entrance
examination for admission to a degree program. The students will be subject to a review of
academic and financial credentials as a standard requirement of all applicants for degree
status at Chuo University. If accepted to a degree program, students will not be considered a
participant of the exchange program.
[IMPORTANT]:
1) The screening committee of Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho: Ministry of
Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology) will select grantees. Chuo
University cannot guarantee that the nominated students will be accepted by
Monbukagakusho as grantees.
2) Even though the applicant failed in acquiring this scholarship, Chuo University does NOT
provide financial grant of any kind.
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3) It is NOT allowed to apply for this scholarship through more than one Japanese university
at the same time. Applicants for this scholarship are not allowed to apply for other
Monbukagakusho Scholarships (e.g. Monbukagakusho Scholarship by Japanese Embassy
Recommendation) or JASSO Short-term Student Exchange Promotion Program
(Inbound) Scholarship.
4) Applicants are not eligible to apply for this scholarship in case it has already been decided
that he/she will receive other scholarship for study in Japan.
5) When accepted, grantees of this scholarship will not be allowed to take Japanese language
and academic courses at a Japanese university other than Chuo University or to move to
other Japanese university for academic study.
6) Former Monbukagakusho scholarship students are eligible to apply, only when they have
been engaged in education/research for more than three years after returning to their home
country.
[Deadline]
Deadline for submitting Monbukagakusho scholarship applications to the International Center,
Chuo University
February 15, 2010
Please understand that applications received after this date cannot be considered.
[Qualification and conditions]
Applicants must satisfy all of the following qualifications and conditions:
(1) Applicants:
Applicants must be persons who will come to study in the Graduate Program of Chuo
University in September 2010 as a non-degree research student (Kenkyusei) or
non-degree student (Senkasei).
Applicants must be either of the following (a) or (b):
(a) Applicants who are nominated formally as exchange students by the partner
institutions of Chuo University under the reciprocal student exchange program.
Those applicants should be students currently registered in the graduate program
of the home institution.
(b) Applicants who are nominated formally by the President, Vice-President, or the
Dean of Graduate School of the partner institutions of Chuo University. Those
applicants may include persons who have already graduated from the
undergraduate or graduate program of the home institution or who are currently
academic staff members of the home institution.
(2) Nationality:
Applicants must be citizens of a country officially recognized by Japanese
Government. Applicants who possess Japanese citizenship can’t apply this
scholarship.
(3) Age: Applicants must be born on or after April 2, 1975.
(4) Academic Background:
Applicants must have graduated from the undergraduate program of a
university/college or the equivalent.
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(5) Study Area:
The study area must be in the same or related field as the applicant has studied in
his/her undergraduate level. In addition, the study area must be the field that Chuo
University is able to instruct him/her.
(6) Health:
Applicants must have no infectious diseases. In view of expected psychological
burden due to cultural and environmental changes, mental as well as physical health
is an essential prerequisite.
(7) Japanese Language Proficiency:
Applicants who wish to pursue such fields of study as Japanese linguistics, Japanese
literature, Japanese history and Japanese law must have sufficient Japanese language
proficiency to catch up with these courses at graduate level.
*For applicants to the Graduate school of Science and Engineering:
Please note that you can take Japanese language classes offered at Korakuen Campus, which is
offered 3 classes per week (90 min. each class) after the enrollment.
You cannot take Japanese language classes offered in Tama Campus.
(8) Arrival in Japan:
Applicants must be able to arrive in Japan on the dates designated by Chuo
University. For the year 2010, the designated dates will be tentatively scheduled on
between September 14 to 20, 2010.
In case you can’t arrive designated date, MEXT will not pay neither travel expense
nor Settling-in allowance.
(9) Monbukagakusho will not accept the following applicants as grantees.
1) Ministry personnel and military civilian employees registered on the active list.
2) Those who will not be able to arrive in Japan during the designated dates.
3) Any applicant who received a Japanese Government Scholarship in the past is not
eligible unless it has passed three years or longer after completing the previous
grantee period. (However, former “Japanese Studies” scholarship students as well
as former “Japan-Korea Basic Scientific Cooperation Program” scholarship
students may apply for this scholarship if they have completed the undergraduate
courses of their enrolled universities after returning to their home countries.)
4) Those who will be awarded a scholarship other than the Monbukagakusho
Scholarship, e.g., a scholarship of their own country's government or private
foundations.
5) Applicants are not eligible to apply for this scholarship in case it has already been
decided that he/she will receive other scholarship for study in Japan.
6) Applicants are not eligible to apply for this scholarship in case it has already been
decided that he/she will enroll in a regular course at a Japanese university with
the resident status of College Student at the time of application.
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Jan/2010
[Contents of scholarship]
(1) Scholarship:
¥152,000 per month
Above is an actual amount in 2009.
The amount of the scholarship in 2010 is not decided yet, the amount might be
changed without notice.
(2) Tuition Fee:
The grantee of this scholarship will be exempted from the tuition fee of Chuo
University.
(3) Travel expenses:
1)Travel expenses to come to Japan:
An economy class air ticket from an international airport* nearest to the
student’s current address (in home country) or home institution to the New Tokyo
International Airport (Narita Airport).
*Travel expenses from student’s current address to an international airport nearest
to the student’s current address, airport tax and the other special tax which
necessary to travel should be paid individually by grantee.
*Travel insurance for self and baggage whilst traveling to Tokyo is strongly
advised.
2)Travel expenses to return to home country (only for students returning to their
home country by the date designated by Monbukagakusho):
An economy class air ticket from the New Tokyo International Airport (Narita
Airport) to an international airport* nearest to the student’s current address (in
home country) or home institution.
*Please note: The grantee can not use any airport other than the international
airport located in the country of which the grantee has a
citizenship.
(4) Health Insurance:
Students should register for the National Health Insurance at local government in
Japan and to pay this insurance fee, which is very small (ex.: ¥1,000/month).
[Duration of the Scholarship]
Up to 18 months from October 2010 to March 2012
In case a grantee desires to move on to a regular graduate course, duration of the scholarship
may be extended under the condition that a recommendation through Chuo University is
approved by Monbukagakusho. (The grantee is not able to apply for an extension of
scholarship as a research student.)
Please Note:
1) Any grantee who desires to move on to a regular graduate course must pass an entrance
examination held by Chuo University.
2) It is not permitted to apply for a degree status at another university.
3) Chuo University will provide the grantee with a tuition fee waiver for the period of the
term of Monbukagakusho scholarship only.
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[Country to which the Scholarship Program is available]
Applicants must be a nationality of a country officially recognized by Japanese Government.
[Application procedures]
The following documents must be submitted to Monbukagakusho through the Chuo
University.
1. Application to Chuo University
Exchange program coordinators or authorized person at the applicant’s home institution
should send the original copy of all of the following application documents to the Director
of the International Center, Chuo University, no later than February 15, 2010 (Please
understand that applications received after this date cannot be considered). Direct
applications by individual students are not accepted, or direct applications sent to
Monbukagakusho by students or home institutions will not be accepted.
Please Note:
1) The application forms and documents must be written (preferably typewritten) in
either English or Japanese. It is necessary to attach a translation in either English or
Japanese, if the documents are written in other languages.
2) Application documents submitted will not be returned.
3) No application will be accepted unless all the documents mentioned above are fully
and correctly completed.
4) The documents should be created in a word processing program as much as possible.
List of application documents:
Nomination List
Recommendation Letter
The letter should be attention of Professor Kazuyuki Nagai, president of Chuo
University from the President, Vice-President or Dean of the graduate school of the
student’s home institution
Chuo Application
Application for Japanese Government (MEXT) scholarship with photograph (6 x 4)
(5 pages)*Should be submitted “Double face printing”.
Field of Study and Study Program<Attachment>
Birth Certificate, Certificate of Family Register, or Certificate mentioned about your
citizenship
Transcript of Academic Record (this academic record must be written GPA points) of
student’s undergraduate and graduate school.
Certificate of Graduation/completion of the university and/or graduate school attended
Certificate of Undergraduate and/or Postgraduate Degree(s), or a photocopy of the
University Diploma, etc.
Certificate or other materials which prove that student’s academic performance is
distinctly excellent, such as GPA points information, student’s academic ranking in the
student’s home institution etc.
Summary of the thesis (Graduation thesis, etc.)
Photocopy of the certificate that shows Japanese/English language ability
Certificate of health
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2. Screening at Chuo University
Screening procedures at Chuo University will be done as follows:
1) All candidates are required to choose host professors according to their major. They
may choose up to two possible professors.
If you need the list of the Chuo academic staff in separate brochure, please send e-mail
to [email protected] writing your study field or research theme.
2) The International Center, Chuo University will forward all application materials to the
relevant Graduate Schools.
3) Each prospective host professor will receive the application materials through the
office of the Graduate School and examine them, and then the professor will decide if
he/she will be able to accept the candidate as a research student.
In case that a candidate is appropriate for a research student, the professor will contact
a candidate by e-mail to have further information by asking the purpose of study, field
of study and so on. After this e-mail correspondence (internet interview), the professor
will make final decision if he/she accepts a candidate as a research student.
If a candidate doesn’t contact the professor by the designated date, he/she will miss the
opportunity to be recommended. A candidate will receive e-mail from the professor in
the end of February 2010.
If the professor decides that a candidate is not appropriate for a research student, Chuo
University cannot receive him/her as a research student.
Please note: according to the MEXT guidelines, we are required to submit a proof on
interview held for each candidate to MEXT.
4) Based on the application documents and the decision of each prospective host
professor, the International Center Committee will make a decision on whether
candidates be admitted to Chuo University as a research student.
3. Screening by Monbukagakusho
Chuo University will recommend the candidates to Monbukagakusho with all required
documents. Monbukagakusho will then confer with the selection committee.
Monbukagakusho will make the final decision for the grantee and the term of scholarship.
4.Notice of Monbukagakusho’s screening results
Monbukagakusho will inform the results of the screening to Chuo University by the end of
June 2010. International Center, Chuo University will notify the applicants' home
institution of the results then.
[Please note]:
Grantees will be deprived of their scholarship in any of the following cases:
1) A false statement has been made on his/her application dossiers.
2) They violate any article of his/her pledge to Monbukagakusho.
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3) They have been subjected to disciplinary action by the university or have no prospect for
academic achievement. And they have been long absent from the Chuo University.
4) They drop out of Chuo University, or obtain a degree status at another university.
5) Their status of residence in Japan is changed from “Ryugaku (college student)” to any
other status.