2013 MEXT Scholarship Applications Closed
Applications Begin April 2014
Click the Blue "Study in Japan" link above for further information, including
past entrance exam questions and answers.
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Postgraduate
(Research or Ph.D. Students)
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Undergraduate
(Bachelor's Students)
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MEXT Guidelines for the 2013 Postgraduate Scholarship
Application Form
Attachment Form
Field of Study and Study Programme
Recommendation Form
Health Certificate
Plus:
Please make and keep one photocopy of the full set of all documents submitted. Should you pass the scholarship exam held at the embassy, you will be asked to make five copies of it, making a total of SIX copies. You may be requested to make more copies as well. These copies do not need to be certified.
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MEXT Guidelines for the 2013 Undergraduate Scholarship
Application Form
Attachment Form
Health Certificate
Plus:
Please make and keep one photocopy of the full set of all documents submitted. Should you pass the scholarship exam held at the embassy, you will be asked to make five copies of it, making a total of SIX copies. You may be requested to make more copies as well. These copies do not need to be certified.
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Local Regulations
(Embassy of Japan in Jordan)
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Local Regulations
(Embassy of Japan in Jordan) |
- 70% Average, or 2.8 GPA (Grade Point Average) on graduation.
- Find and choose three subjects and three professors.
- No direct contact with the professor before passing the embassy screening.
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- Choose three subjects you wish to study.
Minimum requirements:
- 85% in Tawjihi or,
- B and above (average) in GCE and IGCSE or,
- 5 points and above (average) in IB or,
- A score of 750 in SAT II subjects
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Common Guidelines
- No telephone enquiries, no personal enquiries, please.
- All documents, examinations and procedures are in English.
- Finding universities and professors is a student's own responsibility. Contact the International Student Office of the universities you find, after reading all available information online.
- Every university has its own system. Check their websites regarding the study process. Some might require extra papers.
- No need for TOEFL or IELTS or other English language qualification, but academic-level English is a must. Some Universities may require such tests' results.
- Japanese language skill, if available, does not add to your eligibility. It will help you once you are in Japan, however.
- Incomplete forms shall cancel an application.
- Work on your "Field of Study" and "Study Plan" sections. After your average grades, these are most important.
- Try the previous exams at home. You can find them on the "Study in Japan" page by clicking the link above these instructions.
- The entire process takes roughly a year:
- Applications begin in April-May.
- Document Screening in May-June.
- Examination and Interview Screening takes place in July.
- Results come out in July:
- Successful Candidates are given a letter by the embassy to certify their passing the preliminary screening.
- Examinations are held only once. There are no resits for any reason.
- Japanese language exams are compulsory. English language exams are optional. However, you must pass one of these language exams to succeed.
- No contact for one week after the exam means no passing.
- Successful Candidates are expected to contact their chosen professors within August:
- No Japanese Universities will accept application requests after 1 September.
- A copy of the full set of application materials, in addition to the embassy's letter, may be requested by the universities applied to. Be prepared.
- An official acceptance letter must be obtained from one's chosen professors before the end of September. Hard copy, delivered to the student. The student then brings the papers to the embassy.
- An answer from MEXT regarding the final placement may come any time from December of the current year till the next March. Meanwhile:
- Successful candidates must contact their professors to prepare for their studies.
- They should also contact their universities' international student offices or equivalent regarding travel, accommodation, etc. Do this as early as possible.
- Successful candidates will begin in April in the year after the application.
- If you did not pass, you may try again the next year. Please do not copy/paste your old application documents with a new date and new photograph. If you did not pass with the previous study plan, there must have been a reason. You should reconsider your study approach, and write a new "Field of Study" form, and update your work/study history.
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- Please read and fill all application documents.
- All applications must be TYPED, not handwritten.
- Once you submit your documents, you cannot change the universities you have applied to.
- With some of the questions, CIRCLE BY HAND if you cannot do so using Word.
- PASTE, do NOT staple your photographs onto the forms.
- Write your name and your nationality behind each photograph.
- SIGN your name where required.
- ALL DOCUMENTS MUST BE IN ENGLISH or in Japanese. If they are in Arabic, you must provide an official translation into English at the time of your application.
- In addition to the MEXT application document regulations, please make 3 copies of the FULL SET of documents you submit to the embassy.
- Also make up to 3 more copies (1 to 3) of the application form you submitted to the embassy. If you pass the embassy document and examination screening, you may need them for your university application, depending on the university. Please check with them ahead of time.
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