2020 Monbukagakusho (Japanese Studies Student) Scholarship Application Schedule
2020/1/10
2020 Monbukagakusho (Japanese Studies Student) Scholarship
Application Schedule
Application Schedule
The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) offers scholarships to foreign students to study for a period of one year at designated Japanese universities in order to deepen their understanding of the Japanese language, Japanese affairs and Japanese culture.
Basic qualifications:
- US citizen (excluding Japanese dual nationality)
- Born between April 2, 1990 and April 1, 2002
- Applicants must be undergraduates at foreign (non-Japanese) universities majoring in fields related to the Japanese language or Japanese culture at the time of arrival and departure from Japan.
- Those who have studied Japanese Studies at a university for a total period of one year or more as of September 1, 2020.
Friday January 24, 2020
- Informational Meeting
3:00 - 4:00 pm
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Moore Hall 365
Friday, February 14, 2020
- Written application and documents due by 4:00 pm
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Department of East Asian Languages & Literatures
Moore Hall 382
Saturday, February 22, 2020
- Written Exam & Interview
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Moore Hall 358
8:00 – 11:00 am Written Exam
12:00 – 2:00 pm Interviews
For more information or questions, please contact the Public Information and Cultural Affairs section at the Consulate General of Japan at 531-3111 or jethi@hl.mofa.go.jp.