| Japanese Government Scholarship Programs |
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 Research
Student Scholarship |
The Japanese Government is now offering scholarships to American students who wish to study at Japanese universities as Research Students or Graduate Students (one and a half years or two-years) for the 2012 academic year.
ELIGIBILITY:
To apply, applicants must:
Hold U.S. citizenship;
(Applicant who has Japanese nationality at the time of application will not be eligible.)
Have been born on or after April 2, 1977;
Be a university graduate (at the time of participation on the program) or
have completed 16 years of school education (See "QUALIFICATIONS" on the Scholarship
Information Sheet for more details.);
Be able to leave for Japan in April 2012 or October 2012;
Apply for the field that he/she currently studies or previously studied at
the university level.
* Please see the fact sheet for more details.
APPLICATION PROCESS:
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All applications submitted to our office by Friday, May 27, 2011 will be screened. |
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Those candidates who pass the initial screening will be invited
to take a Japanese language examination and an optional English examination.
The examinations and an interview will take place at the Consulate
General of Japan in San Francisco. The language examinations will be conducted on Thursday, June 9, 2011. The interview will be conducted on Friday, June10, 2011. |
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The applicants who pass all three screenings (application, examination,
and interview) will be instructed to contact a professor of the Japanese
university of his/her preference to obtain a letter of provisional
acceptance from the university. |
COMPLETED APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY OUR OFFICE NO LATER THAN FRIDAY, MAY 27, 2011.
Application forms are available to download at
http://www.sf.us.emb-japan.go.jp/top.htm
For more information, please contact
the Japan Information Center, Consulate General of Japan, 50 Fremont St.,
Suite 2200, San Francisco, CA 94105
Tel: (415)356-2461 Email: education@cgjsf.org .
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Application Documents |
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Please
click here for the Check list.[PDF] |
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Please click here for the fact sheet.[PDF] |
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Please click here for the application form.[PDF] |
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Please click here for the application form.[WORD] |
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Please click here for the Field of Study and Study Program (Attachment) |
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Please click here for the Field of Study and Study Program (Attachment) |
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Please click here for the health form.[PDF] |
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Please click here for the letter of recommendation.[PDF] |
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Please click here for the letter of recommendation.[WORD] |
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