Embassy of Japan in Jordan (Scholarship)

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IMPORTANT NOTICE: Applications for the 2011 Scholarships will begin mid April 2010. In the meantime please read carefully 2011 guidelines for postgraduate and undergraduate studies

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Japanese Government Scholarship for Postgraduate studies

In order to promote mutual understanding between Japan and Jordan and to take part in the human development of Jordan, the Government of Japan has awarded more than seventy postgraduate scholarships to Jordanian youth since the 1970s.

Their specialties vary in the fields of medical science, engineering, economic, agriculture, IT, environment and so on. The scholarship grantees live in various provinces in Japan and participate in academic exchange as well as cultural exchange. The returnees from the scholarship program are now actively engaged in academic field and business sector also.

Because the Japanese academic year starts from April, the Embassy of Japan selects grantees every summer and sends them to Japan the next spring.

What will the scholarship cover?

The points of the Scholarship selection in 2009

Acceptance Letter	Only applicants who passed the preliminary selection at the Embassy of Japan are required to obtain a letter of acceptance at a Japanese university.
Name of professors	Applicants must give at the interview three names of Japanese professors whom they will look forward to receiving a letter of acceptance from. That does not mean the applicants must make any contact with the professors.
Important	Any contact with a Japanese professor without the Embassy's approval is not acceptable.
Study area	The scientific areas that have been selected by the Embassy for the last five years, don't take priority. These majors are namely; Architecture, Chemical Engineering, Dentistry, Materials Engineering, Bioproduction Engineering, Animal Production, Urban Planning, Karate, Plant Production, and Food Technology.

Qualifications

Nationality	Jordanian nationals only ....for other nationalities
Age	Under 35 years of age as of the 1st of April in the year 2010 (who was born on or after 2 April 1974)
Academic background	Applicants must be university or college graduates.(2009 graduates are also eligible)
Academic record	Applicants must have an accumulated average of 2.8 or higher out of 4.0. (higher than 70% of the maximum score)
Study area	The study area must be in the same field as the applicant's major in his/her university. (The scientific areas that have been selected by the Embassy for the last five years, don't take priority.)
English	Applicants must have a good command of English. (An English exam is a part of the selection) ....jump to the previous exam questions
Japanese	Japanese language proficiency is a plus, but not necessary for the selection process, However, the successful grantees must learn Japanese for the first six months of their stay in Japan.
Arrival in Japan	Successful applicants must be able to arrive in Japan between the 1st and the 7th April in the year the scholarship starts.
Acceptance at Japanese university	Applicants who successfully passed the preliminary selection at the Embassy of Japan must obtain a letter of acceptance (a prescribed form will be given by the Embassy) from a Japanese university where he/she wishes to be enrolled. ....jump to Advice
Important	Any contact with a Japanese professor without the Embassy's approval is not acceptable.

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Application

Prescribed forms: Applicants must fill in the prescribed forms given by the Embassy. The forms are revised every year and the old forms are not applicable.

Download the prescribed forms for the scholarship for 2009
(When you have the Japanese font in addition to Adobe Reader, you can properly open the PDF files below.)

download	Guideline in English (PDF file)
download	Application (WORD file)
download	Application attachment (WORD file)
download	Study proposal (WORD file)
download	Health certificate (PDF file) (JPEG file) * Any medical institution is acceptable. (No designated hospital)
download	Recommendation form (WORD file) * Applicants must use this prescribed form.

Completed documents:
No application will be accepted unless all documents mentioned in the Program Guideline are fully and correctly completed. Incomplete applications can not be taken into consideration.

Three sets of the documents:
Each applicant must submit three sets of the required documents. Some must be original. Please read the guideline carefully.

Typewritten:
The application should be typewritten. Please use the MS Word format.

Authority to submit:
The Embassy of Japan in Jordan
P.O. Box 2835, Amman 11181, Jordan
* Either hand or postal delivery is acceptable.

Deadline:
15:00 Thursday, 7 May 2009

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Selection concept

The Embassy attaches importance to the following points when selecting candidates:

- Excellent academic capability

- Strong will for studying in Japan and learning Japanese

- Concrete and outstanding research proposal to be implemented in Japan

- Prospects for future contribution to Jordan

- Receptivity to foreign culture

Selection schedule

(The schedule is subject to change without notice)

2 April	Start of receiving applications
15:00 Monday, 7 May	Final day for application *Fresh graduates who can not submit an academic record for the last academic year by 5 May can submit it later
Document screening (The first selection based on their previous academic records and research proposals)
	(Only for the invited applicants: If an applicant does not receive any contact from the Embassy, her/his application is not successfully accepted.) Invitation for successful applicants to an English exam *The Embassy shall make contact by e-mail or phone.
1 June	(Only for the invited applicants) Assemble for the written English examination
2 June	(Only for the invited applicants: If an applicant does not receive any contact from the Embassy, her/his exam result is not successful.) Invitation for successful applicants to an interview *The Embassy shall make contact by e-mail or phone.
8 June	(Only for the invited applicants) Interview at the Embassy of Japan
11 June	Successful candidates who passed the preliminary selection to be contacted by the embassy
11 June	Issue of a certificate declaring the passing of the preliminary selection
The successful candidates shall obtain a letter of acceptance (using the prescribed form) from a Japanese university where she/he wishes to be enrolled at during the months from June to August.
1 September	The Embassy is to submit all documents to Tokyo, Japan.
November	Screening committee in Tokyo
January - February	Final official acceptance at Japanese universities * The acceptance letter issued by professors must be endorsed by the authorities concerned
March	Visa and air ticket are to be issued by the Embassy
The first week of April	Leave for Japan

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