Monbukagakusho Scholarships: General information
Monbukagakusho (The Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture, Government of Japan) offers 4 types of scholarships to study at Japanese schools commencing in the Academic Year of 2008:
The Embassy of Japan is responsible for coordinating this government sponsored programme in South Africa. Application forms for the academic year 2008 – 2009 are now avauilable (from the Embassy directly or downloaded from the website) and are accessible to all applicants who meet the following criteria:
Research Student Scholarship (post-graduate level)
- Applicant must be a South African/Botswana/Namibian Citizen and under the age of 35 years.
- University Graduates/ Post Graduates - those who will graduate from a university with a degree by March 2008 (April departure) or September 2008 (October departure) may apply.
- The study area must be in the same field as the applicant has studied (or currently studying).
Undergraduate / Special Training College* and College of Technology Scholarships
- Applicant must be a South African citizen to be eligible for the Undergraduate and College of Technology scholarships
- In the case of the Special Traing College, the applicant can be either a South African or Motswana citizen
- Applicants must be at least seventeen years and less than twenty-two years of age as of April 1, 2008.
- Applicants must have either completed a twelve year regular course of school education or graduated from a school equivalent to the senior high school in Japan, by March 2008.
Comments or queries,
Please contact Michelle Smith at:
Telephone: 012 452 1607
Facsimile: 012-460-3880
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