The Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Technology (MEXT) is offering scholarships to international students who wish to study at Japanese universities as undergraduate or research students under the Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship Program for 2009.
Applicants for the Research Student scholarship must have been born on or after April 2, 1974.
The Scholarship Term will be either from April 2009 to March 2011 (two years, including six months of Japanese language instruction) or from October 2009 to March 2011 (one year and six months, including six months of Japanese language instruction), depending on the course taken in Japan.
Fields of Study must be subjects which applicants will be able to study and research at Japanese universities. However, a student who majors in medicine, dentistry or welfare science will not be allowed to engage in clinical training such as medical care and operative surgery until he/she obtains a permit from the Minister of Health, labour and Welfare under applicable Japanese laws. Majors in Traditional entertainment such as Kabuki and classical Japanese dancers, or in subjects that seek practical training in specific technologies or techniques at factories are excluded.
Applicants for the Undergraduate Student scholarship must have been born between April 2, 1987 and April 1, 1992.
The Scholarship Term will be either from April 2009 to March 2016 for those majoring in Medicine and related fields (seven years, including one year of Japanese language instruction) or from April 2009 to March 2014 for those majoring in all other fields of study (five years, including one year of Japanese language instruction)
Fields of Study include (1) Social Sciences and Humanities-A: Laws, Politics, Pedagogy, Sociology, Literature, History, Japanese language, and others, Social Sciences and Humanities-B: Economics, and Business Administration; (2) Natural Sciences-A: Science (Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry), Electric and Electronic Studies (Electronics, Electrical Engineering, Information Engineering), Mechanical Studies (Mechanical Engineering, Naval Architecture), Civil Engineering and Architecture (Civil Engineering, Architecture, Environmental Engineering), Chemical Studies (Applied Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Industrial Chemistry, Textile Engineering), and other fields (Metallurgical Engineering, Mining Engineering, Maritime Engineering, Biotechnology), Natural Sciences-B: Agricultural studies (Agriculture, Agricultural Chemistry, Agricultural Engineering, Animal Science, Veterinary Medicine, Forestry, Food Science, Fisheries), Hygienic studies (Pharmacy, Hygienics, Nursing), and Science (Biology), Natural Sciences-C: Medicine and Dentistry.
For further information and application forms, please contact the Embassy of Japan in Trinidad and Tobago at embassyofjapan@tstt.net.tt
Suitable applicants will be required to sit an examination and attend an interview, both of which will be held in Trinidad in June 2008.
Original completed application forms must be submitted to the Embassy no later than May 23, 2008.
