Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho: MEXT) ScholarshipsThe Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) of the Government of Japan offers scholarships to foreign students who wish to study at Japanese universities. To date, some 79,000 students from approximately 160 countries and regions around the world have studied in Japan under the Japanese Government MEXT Scholarship program established in 1954. As of May 1, 2009, there were 10,168 foreign students studying in Japan as Japanese government scholarship students. Warning: In some countries there are fradulent organisations that offer to help students apply for these Japanese Government scholarships in return for a deposit. The only ways to apply for a Japanese Government scholarships are through the Embassy of Japan in your home country, or through a participating Japanese university. You will not be asked to pay a deposit to apply for the scholarships. Scholarships offered to New Zealand citizens in New Zealand
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Research (Graduate) StudentsApplications for the 2014 scholarship are now open! This scholarship is open to students from New Zealand to undertake research or a graduate degree in Japan. Applicants must be New Zealand or Samoan citizens and must be 34 years of age or younger as of 1 April 2014. Applicants must have either an undergraduate degree, or the same or a higher level of academic ability as that of a university or college graduate. The term of scholarship is either 18 months or two years (including 6 months of Japanese language studies), however, the scholarship may be extended to complete a Master's or Doctor's degree. The area of study must be the same field that the applicant has studied or a related field. Samoan citizens may now choose to sit the scholarship examination and have their interview in either Auckland, New Zealand instead of Apia, Samoa. Application Forms and GuidelinesApplication forms may be downloaded from the Study in Japan website below. Please be sure to use only the correct 2014 Research Scholarship application forms. Previous ExamsPrevious exam papers for the 2007 to 2010 scholarship exams are available online for reference. Previous MEXT Scholarship Exams Further InformationStudy in Japan Comprehensive Guide 2014 Scholarship Timeline for New Zealand applicants
Undergraduate StudentsApplications for the 2014 scholarship are now open! This scholarship is available to applicants who were born between 2 April 1992 and 1 April 1997, and must have completed 12 years of school education by March 2014, or have completed courses in a school comparable to a high school. Applicants must be New Zealand citizens. A five-year scholarship is offered, including the first year in Japanese language training, beginning in April 2014. For those majoring in medicine or dentistry the term of scholarship is seven years, including the first year in Japanese language training. Application Forms and GuidelinesApplication forms may be downloaded from the Study in Japan website below. Please be sure to use only the correct 2014 Undergraduate Scholarship application forms. 2014 Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship - Undergraduate Student Application Form and Guidelines Previous ExamsPrevious exam papers for the 2007 to 2010 scholarship exams are available online for reference. Previous MEXT Scholarship Exams Further InformationStudy in Japan Comprehensive Guide 2014 Scholarship Timeline
Japanese Studies StudentsApplication for the 2013 scholarships are now closed. The information below is for reference only. This scholarship is available to those wishing to pursue an intensive course of Japanese language and introduction to Japanese studies. Applicants must be New Zealand citizens who are between 18 and 30 years old of age at the point of application. Applicants must be enrolled as undergraduate students in faculties or schools which major in Japanese language or Japanese culture in a university outside Japan at the time when they come to Japan and must be enrolled in the home institution on completion of the scholarship and return to their home countries. Application Forms and GuidelinesAlternatively, identical copies of the application forms and guidelines can be downloaded from the Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship website. Previous ExamsPrevious MEXT Scholarship Exams Further InformationStudy in Japan Comprehensive Guide 2013 Scholarship Timeline
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