2020 Monbukagakusho (Japanese Studies Student) Scholarship Application Schedule

2020/1/10
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.