Japanese Government Scholarships

 

(Monbukagakusho: MEXT Scholarship)

Monbukagakusho (The Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture, Government of Japan) offers 2 types of scholarships to study at Japanese schools commencing in the Academic Year of 2007:

• Research studies
• Undergraduate studies (Undergraduate, Special Training College, College of Technology)
• Application Forms

The Embassy of Japan is responsible for coordinating this government sponsored programme in South Africa. Application forms for the academic year 2007 – 2008 will be available as of April 2006 (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 2007 (April departure) or September 2007 (October departure) may apply.
• The study area must be in the same field as the applicant has studied (or currently studying).

Undergraduate Scholarship

• Applicant must be a South African Citizen
• Applicants must be at least seventeen years and less than twenty-two years of age as of April 1, 2007.
• 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 2007.

If you have any comments or queries, please contact Michelle Smith at:

Telephone: 012 452 1607
Facsimile: 012-460-3880
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