2020 Monbukagakusho (Japanese Studies Student) Scholarship 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.