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JAPANESE GOVERNMENT(MONBUKAGAKUSHO) SCHOLARSHIP

The Monbukagakusho (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Government of Japan: MEXT) offers scholarships to Australian nationals who wish to study at Japanese universities under the Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship Program as follows:

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Undergraduate Category

CLOSED

Research Category

CLOSED

Teacher Training Category

OPEN

Japanese Studies Category

OPEN

 

Undergraduate Category (CLOSED)

  1. Tenable in principle for five years, including one year preliminary study of the Japanese language.  There are opportunities for study in the Social Sciences and Humanities and Natural Science.  Upon completion of their courses, students will be awarded a Bachelor's degree.
  2. Applicants must be born between 2 April 1988 and 1 April 1993. Applicants must be Australian nationals and must complete Year 12 to matriculation standard by March 2010. Applicants must also be willing to study the Japanese language, and to receive instruction in that language.
  3. Applicants for a major in Social Sciences and Humanities must sit for a Mathematics, English and Japanese exam. Applicants for a major in Natural Sciences must sit for Mathematics, English, two subjects selected from among physics, chemistry and biology and Japanese (5 subjects in all). There will also be a mandatory interview for short-listed applicants in late July to early August.  Examinations and interviews will be conducted at the Embassy of Japan, Canberra and Consulates-General of Japan, Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Brisbane.  Other examination sites may also be decided upon reviewing applications.  Travel expenses for the exam will be borne by applicants.
  4. Successful students will depart for Japan in April 2010.
  5. Benefits: return airfare and allowance of ¥125,000 (approx. A$1400) per month. (Subject to change)
  6. Closing date for applications is TUESDAY 16 JUNE 2009 .

    DOWNLOAD APPLICATION FORM HERE

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Research Category (CLOSED)

  1. Tenable for 2 years starting in April 2010 or 18 months starting in October 2010.
  2. Applicants must be Australian nationals and be graduates under 35 years of age on 1 April 2010 (born on or after 2 April 1975).
  3. There will be compulsory examinations for English and optional Japanese Language on 23 June 2009 and short listed candidates must attend interview in late July to early August.  The examinations and interviews will be held in various places in Australia, but not overseas. Applicants who wish to pursue Japanese studies, such as language, linguistics, literature, history, law, or any other related subject, are expected to have an appropriate proficiency with the Japanese language. Examinations and interviews will be conducted at the Embassy of Japan, Canberra and Consulates-General of Japan, Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Brisbane. Other examination sites may also be decided upon after reviewing applications. Travel expenses for the exam will be borne by applicants.
  4. Benefits: return airfare and allowance of ¥152,000 - ¥154,000 (approx. A$1700) per month. (Subject to change)
  5. Closing date for applications: TUESDAY, 16 JUNE 2009.

    DOWNLOAD APPLICATION FORM HERE

    This on-line application form is made available in portable document format (pdf) and requires a free Acrobat Reader, available here.

Teacher Training Category (OPEN)

Scholarship offered to foreign students who wish to conduct research on school education at Japanese universities under the Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship Program for 2010 as follows:

  1. Tenable for 18 months from October 2010 to March 2012.
  2. Academic Background： Applicants must be a graduate of a university or a teacher-training school and have worked as a teacher of an elementary or secondary educational institution or a teacher-training school in his/her home country for at least five years in total as of April 1, 2010. (In-service professors are not eligible.)
  3. Age： Applicants must be born on or after April 2, 1975. Applicants must be Australian nationals.
  4. Applicants will be required to take a compulsory English examination and may also choose to take an optional Japanese Language examination in March 2010.   Travel expenses for the exam will be borne by applicants.
  5. Closing date for applications: TUESDAY, 16 MARCH 2010

    DOWNLOAD APPLICATION FORM HERE


    This on-line application form is made available in portable document format (pdf) and requires a free Acrobat Reader, available here.

Japanese Studies Category (OPEN)

Scholarship offered to foreign students who wish to receive education at Japanese universities for enhancing their Japanese language ability and understanding of Japan and Japanese culture under the Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship Program for 2010 as follows:

  1. Tenable for 1 year from October 2010.
  2. Academic Background： Applicants must be an undergraduate at a foreign (non-Japanese) university majoring in fields related to Japanese language or Japanese culture at the time of arriving in and leaving Japan.
  3. Age： Applicants must be born from April 2, 1980 to April 1, 1992. Applicants must be Australian nationals.
  4. Applicants will be required to take a compulsory examination in Japanese on 24 March 2010. Examination  will be conducted at the Embassy of Japan, Canberra and Consulates-General of Japan, Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Brisbane.  Other examination sites may also be decided upon after reviewing applications.  Travel expenses for exam will be borne by applicants.
  5. Closing date for applications: TUESDAY, 16 MARCH 2010.

    DOWNLOAD APPLICATION FORM HERE


    This on-line application form is made available in portable document format (pdf) and requires a free Acrobat Reader, available here.