2019 JAPANESE GOVERNMENT (MONBUKAGAKUSHO (MEXT)) SCHOLARSHIP

(RESEARCH STUDENT)

 This scholarship is mainly for the person who studies to seek for a degree at Kanazawa University.

1 Qualifications

1) Nationality:

   An applicant must have the nationality of a country which has diplomatic relations with the Japanese government and should come to Japan directly from abroad. Applicants who have Japanese nationality at the time of application are not eligible in principal. However, applicants of dual nationality who reside outside Japan are eligible only if they will expatriate from Japan by the time of arrival in Japan.

2) Age: An applicant must be born on or after April 2, 1984.

3) Academic Background:

   An applicants must satisfy or will satisfy qualification requirements for admission to a Japanese graduate school.

 Please note that applicant’s academic record for last two years will be calculated by the method which is designated by Monbukagakusho. Also, applicants are required to satisfy English or Japanese skills which is mentioned in the 5) Language lines. If it does not meet the requirements, the applicant will be disqualified for application.

4) Study Area:

   The study area must be in the same field as the applicant has studied or is now studying, or in a related one.

5) Language:

   An applicant must have enough Japanese or English skills to conduct academic research and education. An applicant is required to satisfy any of the following conditions.

 [Japanese]

①    An applicant who has passed Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) N1/N2 level.

②    An applicant who completed the curriculum which meets the qualification to enter Japanese master’s/doctoral course of graduate school in an institution where main instruction was in Japanese.

③    An applicant who can be concluded that he/she has Japanese ability equivalent to or higher than ①.

[English]

①    An applicant who has CEFR B2 or equivalent/higher level of English ability.

②    An applicant who completed the curriculum which meets the qualification to enter Japanese master’s/doctoral course of graduate school in an institution where main instruction was in English.

③    An applicant who can be concluded that he/she has English ability equal to or more higher than ①.

*If you would like to convert your English scores into CEFR, please refer to the website below.

http://www.mext.go.jp/b_menu/houdou/30/03/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2018/03/26/1402610.pdf

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