JAPANESE GOVERNMENT [MONBUKAGAKUSHO: MEXT] SCHOLARSHIP FOR 2009

[RESEARCH STUDENT]

MEXT [Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology] offers approximately 50 [fifty] scholarships to Thai students who wish to study at Japanese universities as research students under the Japanese Government [MEXT] Scholarship Program for 2009 as follows:

1. FIELDS OF STUDY

Fields of study must be subjects which applicants will be able to study and research at Japanese universities.

Fields of study		Majors
R1 A	Social Sciences and Humanities	Law, Politics, Pedagogy, Psychology, Sociology, Linguistics, Literature, History, Aesthetics, Music, Fine Arts, etc.
R1 B	Social Sciences and Humanities	Economic, Commerce, Businesses Administration, etc.
R2	Natural Sciences	Pure Science, Engineering, Agriculture, Fisheries, Pharmacology, Medicine, Dentistry, Home Economics, etc.

Keep in mind, however, that 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 Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare under applicable Japanese laws. Majors in traditional entertainment such as Kabuki and classical Japanese dances, or in subject that seek practical training in specific technology or techniques or companies are excluded.

However, an applicant who desire to conduct fieldwork outside Japan at the time of application will not be selected, either.

Note 1: Major subject of study should be in the same or relate field as you have studied at the

             university in the past or now studying.

Note 2: You can not change your field of study as filled in above. Otherwise you will not be recommended to the Japanese Government even after you are selected by the Japanese Embassy as a final candidate.

1. QUALIFICATIONS

(1)   Nationality:

Application must have Thai nationality. However, the applicant who has Japanese nationality at the time of application will not be eligible. Applicant screening will be made at the Embassy of Japan in Thailand.

(2)   Age:

Applicant must be under 35 years old as of April 1, 2009 (i.e. born on and after April 2, 1974)

(3)   Academic Background:

Applicant must be a graduate from a Japanese university or have academic ability equal or superior to that of a university graduate. A person will be deemed to have academic ability equal or superior to that of a university graduate, if he/she

3.1 has completed or will complete a 16-year school curriculum in a foreign country(or an 18-year school curriculum if he/she desire to enroll in a doctoral course in the field of medicine, dentistry or veterinary science, or pharmacy which is found on a 6-year department or faculty). or

3.2 is or will be aged 22 or older and has taken an individual entrance qualification examination and has been judged by a graduate school as being equal or superior in academic ability to a university graduate (or 24 or older if he/she desires to enroll in a doctoral course in the field of medicine, dentistry or veterinary science, or pharmacy which is founded on a 6-year department or faculty)..

Note: Eligible applicants include those otherwise satisfy or will satisfy qualification requirements for admission to a Japanese graduate school. As a general rule, a person who has complete a doctoral course may not apply unless he/she seeks to obtain a degree.

(4)   Major Field of  Study:

Applicant should apply for the field of study he/she studies at the previous university or any related field. Applicant must choose a field on which he/she can receive education and perform research at the university of he/she choice.

(5)   Academic Records (GPA):

[A] Applicants who have an undergraduate degree of a university

Applicants must fall under either of the following items as those who have been recognized as achieving excellent results at an undergraduate degree of a university.

1.  
   1. Those who have more than 3.50 in cumulative average credits at an undergraduate degree of a university.
   2. Those who major in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or pharmacology, and have more than 3.30 in cumulative average credits at an undergraduaet degree of a university.
   3. Those who have passed the Japanese Language Proficiency Test administrated by the Japan Educational Exchanges and Services and the Japan Foundation, and have following cumulative average credits at an undergraduate degree of a university.

More than 2.80 for Level 1

More than 3.00 for Level 2

More than 3.30 for Level 3

1.  
   1. Those who have taken the Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students administrated by the Japan Students Services Organization (JASSO) and have more than 260 by the total score of “Mathematics Course1”and “Japan and the World” or “Mathematics Course2” and “Science”.

[B] Applicants who have completed a master degree of the university

      Applicants must fall under either of the following items as those who have been recognized as achieving excellent results both at an undergraduate degree of a university and at a master’s degree course.

1.      Those who have more than 3.50 in cumulative average credits both at an undergraduate degree of  a university and a master’s degree course.

2.      Those who major in pharmacology, and have more than 3.30 in cumulative average credits both at an undergraduate degree of a university and at a master’s degree course.

3.      Those who have passed the Japanese Language Proficiency Test, and have the following cumulative average credits at an undergraduate degree of a university and more than 3.50 in cumulative average credits at a master’s degree course (more than 3.30 for those who major in pharmacology).

More than 2.80 for Level 1

More than 3.00 for Level 2

More than 3.30 for Level 3

4.      Those who have taken the Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students and have more than 260 by the total score of “Mathematics Course 1”and “Japan and the World” or “Mathematics Course 2”and “Science”.

(6)   Japanese Language:

Applicant must be willing to learn the Japanese language, interested in Japan and enthuisiastic about deepening his/her understanding of Japan after arriving, and capable of engaging in study and research while adapting himself/herself to life in Japan.

(7)   Health:

Applicant must be physically and mentally healthy enough to pursue study at university.

(8)   Arrival in Japan:

According to the request by the recipient university, Applicant must be able to leave for and arrive in Japan between the 1^st and 7^th of April 2009 or between the 1^st and 7^th October 2009.

(9)   Visa Requirement:

Selected Applicants must obtain a College Student (ryuugaku) visa prior to his arrival in Japan.

(10)Scholarships will not be awarded in the following cases:

[A]   The Applicant is an active member of the military or a civilian employed by the military.

[B]   The Applicant is unable to travel to Japan within the dates set by the receiving university.

[C]   The Applicant was a grantee of a Japanese Government Scholarship in the past will not be

         selected unless he/she has had at least three years of research or teaching experience after

         returning to his/her home country. This exclusion will not apply to a research-student

         applicant, who (i) as a foreign student in Japan received training in the Japanese language

         and/or Japanese culture at a university and graduate form it, or who (ii)  was a foreign

         student in Japan-Korea Joint Science and Engineering Students Exchange Program and

         return home.

[D]   The Applicant is currently enrolled in a Japanese university under the resident status of

         “College Student”, or if he/her plans to enroll at a Japanese university as a privately-financed

         foreign student between the time of application for this scholarship and the time the 

         scholarship period is due to begin.

[E]    The Application is already to recipient of a scholarship from an organization (including a

         governmental organization he/her country of origin) other than the Japanese government

              (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology - MEXT).

[F]    The Applicant considered a “future graduate” and selected as such, is unable to graduate within

         the pre-set date or unable to fulfill graduation requirements.

[G]    Please note that scholarship requires only those who are selected by the preliminary screening

         performed by the Embassy of Japan to take produce to obtain a letter of provisional acceptance

         from or admission to the university of their choice.

3.  TERM OF SCHOLARSHIP

The term of scholarship will differ as follows depending on the course a grantee takes in Japan:

1. In a case where Grantee will enroll as it research student, non-degree student, or auditor. etc.

    (hereinater referred to as "Research Student") after coming to Japan:

[1] If Grantee comes to Japan in April 2009, his/her scholarship will be payable for 24 months from April 2009 through March 2011.

[2] If Grantee comes to Japan in October 2009, his/her scholarship will be payable for 24 months from October 2009 through March 2011

(In either case, the above-mentioned term of scholarship includes a 6-month Japanese language training period for grantees who require such training,)

2. If Grantee enrolls in a master's course, doctoral course, or professional graduate course after coming to Japan, regardless of the time of his/her arrival in Japan the scholarship will he payable for a period nescessary for Grantee to complete his/her regular course (standard course term). (Plus a 6-month Japanese language training period for Grantee who needs such training).

If Grantee desires to proceed to a regular graduate course from a Research Student course, or to a doctoral course from a master's course or a professional graduate course, he/she may have the term of his/her scholarship extended upon successful examination by MEXT provided that he/she has outstanding academic achievement that meals certain criteria. (Grantee as Research Student cannot nave the term of his/her scholarship extended, but he/she may proceed to higher education or continue with his/her study as a privately-financed student,)

Please note, however, that proceeding to a regular graduate course from a Research Student course is subject to period- related restrictions. Application for extension of stay will not be accepted in the following cases;

1.              Grantee desires to move on to a master's course in a Natural Science field, but is unable to proceed to a regular course by the last day of the 24^th month counted from the month of arrival in Japan;

2.              Grantee desires to move on to a master's course in a Social Science field, but is unable to proceed to a regular course by the last day of the 25^th month counted from the month of arrival in Japan;

3.              Grantee desires to move on to a doctoral course in a Natural Science field, but is unable to proceed to a regular course by the last day of the 13^th month counted from the month of arrival in Japan;

4.              Grantee desires to move on to A doctoral course in a Social Science field, but is unable to proceed to a regular course by the last day of the 24^th month counted from the month of arrival in Japan;

4. SCHOLARSHIP BENEFITS

(l) Al1owance:

Under the fiscal 2008 budget each grantee will be provided monthly with 170,000 yen and 160,000 yen in and after the thirteenth month of stay in Japan{subject to change, however, depending upon the annual budget of each year). The scholarship will not be paid to a grantee who takes a leave of absence or is long absent from his/her university. Scholarship wit be cancelled for a grantee if

1.      any of his/her application documents is found to be falsely staled;

2.      he/she is in breach of his/her pledge made to the Minister of MONBUKAGAKUSHO(MEXT);

3.      he/she is subjected to disciplinary action, such as expulsion or removal from register, taken by his/her university or the preparatory Japanese-teaching institution;

4.      it becomes definitive that the grantee will not be able to complete his/her course within the standard course term because of his/her poor academic achievement or suspension;

5.      his/her resident status of "College Student" as provided for in Paragraph 1-4 of Appendix to the immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act changes to any other status; or

6.      he/she is provided with another scholarship (except for a scholarship designated for research expenses).

(2) Traveling Costs:

1.  Transportation to Japan: Each grantee will be provided. according to his/her itinerary and route as designated by MEXT, with an economy class air ticket from the international airport closest to his/her place of residence to Narita International Airport (or following the itinerary normally used by the university where the grantee is placed). Expenses such as inland transportation from his/her place of residence to the nearest international airport, airport tax, special taxes on overseas travel and travel expenses within Japan will be borne by the grantee (the place of residence of the grantee shall in principle be the address stated in the application form). Air travel from a country other than the grantee's nationality will not be covered, nor travel to Japan before April 1. 2009.

If the grantee comes to Japan to obtain admission to a university, he/she will not be provided with traveling cost to Japan.

2.  Transportation from Japan: The grantee who returns to his/her home country within the last-payment month of his/her scholarship will be provided, upon application, with an economy class air ticket for a flight from Narita International Airport (or following the itinerary normally used by the university where the grantee is placed) to the international airport closest to his/her place of return.

Note: Insurance premiums for travel to/from Japan shall be borne by the grantee, The airport the grantee departs from or returns to must be an airport of the country of his/her nationality.

(3) School Fees:

Fees for matriculation, tuition and entrance examinations at a university will be paid by the Japanese government. If the grantee moves on to higher education as a nonregular student, he/she will pay for entrance examinations. The grantee shall 81so bear the cost of additional entrance examination fees if he chooses to apply at more than one university.

5. SELECTION AND NOTIFICATION

The Embassy of Japan will select preliminary candidates from among applicants by means of review of the submitted documents, examination and interview.

(1) Announcement of Application

Date:    29 April (Tue.)
Place:   Japan Information Service, Embassy of Japan in Bangkok. (http://www.th.emb-japan.go.jp) 
            Consulate-General of Japan in Chiang Mai, (on website: http://www.chiangmni.th.emb-japan.go.jp)

(2) Distribution of Application Form

Date:    29 April (Tue.) - 17 June (Tue.)
Place:   Japan Information Service. Embassy of

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