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JAPANESE GOVERNMENT (MONBUKAGAKUSHO) SCHOLARSHIP 2010 (DAIGAKU SUISEN KOKUHI RYUGAKUSEI)

Application Deadline: February 12, 2010

*All documents must reach ICU by the deadline 1. Conditions:

1. Stipend: To be announced (Ref.) In 2009 Kenkyusei (Special Student)*: 152,000 YEN per month M.A. Course: 154,000 YEN per month Doctoral Course: 155,000 YEN per month

2. Tuition: Waived by ICU 3. Travel expenses: An economy class, non-transferable air ticket between a major international airport

nearest to the student's current address and the Narita International Airport. (The ticket will be available only from/to the international airport in the country where student has nationality. Students must return to their country by the specified date after finishing their study period)

(Number of scholarships: Approximately 900) 2. Duration: Kenkyusei (Special Student) *: From October 2010 to March 2012 (Subject to change according to the academic calendar of ICU) M.A. Course: From October 2010 to June 2012** (Subject to change according to the academic calendar of ICU) Doctoral Course: From October 2010 to June 2013 (Subject to change according to the academic calendar of ICU) * Kenkyusei (Special Student): Non-degree seeking status at ICU for one year only. Students may be able to extend this status up to one more year with the permission. However, the duration of the scholarship is limited only for 18 months. Those who want to apply for this status should have completed their graduate work and have been given master’s degree or the equivalent by the end of August 2010. ** Those who have shown academic excellence and fulfill the certain conditions may be able to extend the duration after successfully passing a certain selecting procedure.

3. Student Eligibility:

Students can only apply for one university with this scholarship. Those who have applied/are applying to other universities with this scholarship are not eligible.

1. Students newly seeking to study at ICU (at the graduate level), who are officially recommended by their

home institution (exchange partner of ICU). For further information on the exchange partner, please refer to http://www.icu.ac.jp/english/liberalarts/ieep/index.html

2. Students who have nationality of a country that the Japanese government officially recognizes (Those who have Japanese nationality are NOT eligible for this scholarship).

3. Students who have/are expecting to receive a degree equivalent to Japanese Bachelor’s degree* before they begin study at ICU. *Basically, those who have completed 16 years of formal education. For more information, please contact [email protected]

4. Students who were born on or after April 2, 1975. 5. Students who are in good health both physically and psychologically. 6. Students who have a study plan in a field offered at ICU. (This field should be related to one’s major at the

university.) 7. Students who wish to study Japanese language/literature/history/law etc. must be proficient in Japanese

Language. 8. Students who will be able to arrive in Japan by September 1, 2010. 9. Students who are not engaged in any type of military service. 10. Students who have been a Japanese government scholar* within last three years are NOT eligible.

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*Except for the certain scholarships. For more information, please contact [email protected] 11. Students who do not receive any scholarship from other organizations. 12. Students who are applying or have been receiving any type of scholarship offered by Japan Student

Services Organization or Japanese government are NOT eligible. 13. Students who have already been accepted to a Japanese university for 2010 are NOT eligible 14. Students are not allowed to transfer to other universities while receiving this scholarship.

4. Required Documents:

1. Completed “Application for Japanese Government Scholarship for 2010” (double-side printing). 2. Completed “Field of Study and Study Program”. 3. Certificate of graduation or prospective graduation of the last school attended. Title of the degree and

(expected) graduation date (month and year) should be written clearly. 4. Official transcript of the last school attended. 5. Certificate/Document/Transcript that shows the applicant has outstanding academic accomplishment in

terms of GPA or other academic ranking. (*Information on evaluation/grading system in the school should be attached.) 6. Copy of family register or certificate of nationality (passport copy is NOT accepted) 7. Recommendation letter from the Dean / Division Chair of the home university addressed to the President

of ICU 8. Photo, taken within 6 months, 4.5cm x 3.5cm, front faced, upper half of the body, with no cap or hat

(Please write your name and nationality on the back and attach those on the application forms.) 9. Summary of the graduation thesis or the equivalent (Please explain the points clearly and briefly.) 10. Proof/document that shows your language ability or special skill/ability.

(Standardized test scores such as TOEFL, IELTS, TOEIC, Japanese Language Proficiency Test, etc.) * All application documents should be written/translated in Japanese or English. * No submitted documents can be returned.

5. Others:

1. This scholarship will be terminated under the following conditions. * If there is any false statement found on submitted documents. * If students violate their pledge to the Ministry of Education. * If students cannot complete their study within the designated period because of their poor academic

performance, suspension or of any other reasons. * If students are expelled from the university. * If students withdraw from the university or transfer to another university. * If students lose the “College Student “ visa. * If students receive other scholarships (except for designated scholarships.) * If students are admitted in higher-level course without approval of MEXT on extending the duration of

this scholarship. 2. Students who cannot obtain a “College Student” visa by September 1, 2010 will lose the right to receive

the scholarship. (Applicants are encouraged to obtain the passport well in advance.) 3. If students take a leave of absence or a long absence from the university, the scholarship will be

suspended. 4. The result of the selection for this scholarship will be notified to applicant’s home university through ICU

in late June. 6. Contact information:

Please send all required documents to: Graduate School Group, International Christian University 3-10-2 Osawa, Mitaka, Tokyo, 181-8585, Japan All application documents must reach ICU by February 12, 2010.

If you have any questions, please contact Graduate School Group ([email protected])

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[Monbukagakusho Scholarship 2010

International Center, Chuo University

Jan/2010

Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho: MEXT) Scholarship for Graduate Students

2010/2011 <University Recommendation Research Student>

(Overseas Selection =Selection of New Applicants Before They Arrive in Japan)


January 2010

*Monbukagakusho (MEXT: Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology,

Japanese Government) offers scholarships to international students who will study in the

Graduate Program at Japanese universities, upon recommendation of Japanese host

universities.

The International Center, Chuo University will nominate to Monbukagakusho either of

the following applicants who will come to study in the Graduate Program of Chuo

University in September 2010 as a non-degree student (Senkasei or Kenkyusei)*:

1) Applicants who are nominated formally as exchange students by the partner institutions

of Chuo University under the reciprocal student exchange program. Those applicants

should be students currently registered in the graduate program of the home institution.

2) Applicants who are nominated formally by the President, Vice-President, or the Dean of

Graduate School of the partner institutions of Chuo University. Those applicants may

include persons who have already graduated from the undergraduate or graduate program

of the home institution or who are currently academic staff members of the home

institution.

*Please note that the students will be accepted at Chuo University as non-degree student,

i.e. Kenkyusei (full-time non-degree research student) or Senkasei (full-time non-degree

student). Under these statuses, it is not possible for the students to obtain a degree from

Chuo University. If, with written permission of the home institution, students wish to apply

for degree status in a future period, they must reapply to Chuo University by submitting a

new application form prior to the established deadlines and take a formal entrance

examination for admission to a degree program. The students will be subject to a review of

academic and financial credentials as a standard requirement of all applicants for degree

status at Chuo University. If accepted to a degree program, students will not be considered a

participant of the exchange program.

[IMPORTANT]:

1) The screening committee of Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho: Ministry of

Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology) will select grantees. Chuo

University cannot guarantee that the nominated students will be accepted by

Monbukagakusho as grantees.

2) Even though the applicant failed in acquiring this scholarship, Chuo University does NOT

provide financial grant of any kind.




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3) It is NOT allowed to apply for this scholarship through more than one Japanese university

at the same time. Applicants for this scholarship are not allowed to apply for other

Monbukagakusho Scholarships (e.g. Monbukagakusho Scholarship by Japanese Embassy

Recommendation) or JASSO Short-term Student Exchange Promotion Program

(Inbound) Scholarship.

4) Applicants are not eligible to apply for this scholarship in case it has already been decided

that he/she will receive other scholarship for study in Japan.

5) When accepted, grantees of this scholarship will not be allowed to take Japanese language

and academic courses at a Japanese university other than Chuo University or to move to

other Japanese university for academic study.

6) Former Monbukagakusho scholarship students are eligible to apply, only when they have

been engaged in education/research for more than three years after returning to their home

country.

[Deadline]

Deadline for submitting Monbukagakusho scholarship applications to the International Center,

Chuo University

February 15, 2010

Please understand that applications received after this date cannot be considered.

[Qualification and conditions]

Applicants must satisfy all of the following qualifications and conditions:

(1) Applicants:

Applicants must be persons who will come to study in the Graduate Program of Chuo

University in September 2010 as a non-degree research student (Kenkyusei) or

non-degree student (Senkasei).

Applicants must be either of the following (a) or (b):

(a) Applicants who are nominated formally as exchange students by the partner

institutions of Chuo University under the reciprocal student exchange program.

Those applicants should be students currently registered in the graduate program

of the home institution.

(b) Applicants who are nominated formally by the President, Vice-President, or the

Dean of Graduate School of the partner institutions of Chuo University. Those

applicants may include persons who have already graduated from the

undergraduate or graduate program of the home institution or who are currently

academic staff members of the home institution.

(2) Nationality:

Applicants must be citizens of a country officially recognized by Japanese

Government. Applicants who possess Japanese citizenship can’t apply this

scholarship.

(3) Age: Applicants must be born on or after April 2, 1975.

(4) Academic Background:

Applicants must have graduated from the undergraduate program of a

university/college or the equivalent.




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(5) Study Area:

The study area must be in the same or related field as the applicant has studied in

his/her undergraduate level. In addition, the study area must be the field that Chuo

University is able to instruct him/her.

(6) Health:

Applicants must have no infectious diseases. In view of expected psychological

burden due to cultural and environmental changes, mental as well as physical health

is an essential prerequisite.

(7) Japanese Language Proficiency:

Applicants who wish to pursue such fields of study as Japanese linguistics, Japanese

literature, Japanese history and Japanese law must have sufficient Japanese language

proficiency to catch up with these courses at graduate level.

*For applicants to the Graduate school of Science and Engineering:

Please note that you can take Japanese language classes offered at Korakuen Campus, which is

offered 3 classes per week (90 min. each class) after the enrollment.

You cannot take Japanese language classes offered in Tama Campus.

(8) Arrival in Japan:

Applicants must be able to arrive in Japan on the dates designated by Chuo

University. For the year 2010, the designated dates will be tentatively scheduled on

between September 14 to 20, 2010.

In case you can’t arrive designated date, MEXT will not pay neither travel expense

nor Settling-in allowance.

(9) Monbukagakusho will not accept the following applicants as grantees.

1) Ministry personnel and military civilian employees registered on the active list.

2) Those who will not be able to arrive in Japan during the designated dates.

3) Any applicant who received a Japanese Government Scholarship in the past is not

eligible unless it has passed three years or longer after completing the previous

grantee period. (However, former “Japanese Studies” scholarship students as well

as former “Japan-Korea Basic Scientific Cooperation Program” scholarship

students may apply for this scholarship if they have completed the undergraduate

courses of their enrolled universities after returning to their home countries.)

4) Those who will be awarded a scholarship other than the Monbukagakusho

Scholarship, e.g., a scholarship of their own country's government or private

foundations.

5) Applicants are not eligible to apply for this scholarship in case it has already been

decided that he/she will receive other scholarship for study in Japan.

6) Applicants are not eligible to apply for this scholarship in case it has already been

decided that he/she will enroll in a regular course at a Japanese university with

the resident status of College Student at the time of application.




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[Contents of scholarship]

(1) Scholarship:

¥152,000 per month

Above is an actual amount in 2009.

The amount of the scholarship in 2010 is not decided yet, the amount might be

changed without notice.

(2) Tuition Fee:

The grantee of this scholarship will be exempted from the tuition fee of Chuo

University.

(3) Travel expenses:

1)Travel expenses to come to Japan:

An economy class air ticket from an international airport* nearest to the

student’s current address (in home country) or home institution to the New Tokyo

International Airport (Narita Airport).

*Travel expenses from student’s current address to an international airport nearest

to the student’s current address, airport tax and the other special tax which

necessary to travel should be paid individually by grantee.

*Travel insurance for self and baggage whilst traveling to Tokyo is strongly

advised.

2)Travel expenses to return to home country (only for students returning to their

home country by the date designated by Monbukagakusho):

An economy class air ticket from the New Tokyo International Airport (Narita

Airport) to an international airport* nearest to the student’s current address (in

home country) or home institution.

*Please note: The grantee can not use any airport other than the international

airport located in the country of which the grantee has a

citizenship.

(4) Health Insurance:

Students should register for the National Health Insurance at local government in

Japan and to pay this insurance fee, which is very small (ex.: ¥1,000/month).

[Duration of the Scholarship]

Up to 18 months from October 2010 to March 2012

In case a grantee desires to move on to a regular graduate course, duration of the scholarship

may be extended under the condition that a recommendation through Chuo University is

approved by Monbukagakusho. (The grantee is not able to apply for an extension of

scholarship as a research student.)

Please Note:

1) Any grantee who desires to move on to a regular graduate course must pass an entrance

examination held by Chuo University.

2) It is not permitted to apply for a degree status at another university.

3) Chuo University will provide the grantee with a tuition fee waiver for the period of the

term of Monbukagakusho scholarship only.




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[Country to which the Scholarship Program is available]

Applicants must be a nationality of a country officially recognized by Japanese Government.

[Application procedures]

The following documents must be submitted to Monbukagakusho through the Chuo

University.

1. Application to Chuo University

Exchange program coordinators or authorized person at the applicant’s home institution

should send the original copy of all of the following application documents to the Director

of the International Center, Chuo University, no later than February 15, 2010 (Please

understand that applications received after this date cannot be considered). Direct

applications by individual students are not accepted, or direct applications sent to

Monbukagakusho by students or home institutions will not be accepted.

Please Note:

1) The application forms and documents must be written (preferably typewritten) in

either English or Japanese. It is necessary to attach a translation in either English or

Japanese, if the documents are written in other languages.

2) Application documents submitted will not be returned.

3) No application will be accepted unless all the documents mentioned above are fully

and correctly completed.

4) The documents should be created in a word processing program as much as possible.

List of application documents:

Nomination List

Recommendation Letter

The letter should be attention of Professor Kazuyuki Nagai, president of Chuo

University from the President, Vice-President or Dean of the graduate school of the

student’s home institution

Chuo Application

Application for Japanese Government (MEXT) scholarship with photograph (6 x 4)

（5 pages）*Should be submitted “Double face printing”.

Field of Study and Study Program<Attachment>

Birth Certificate, Certificate of Family Register, or Certificate mentioned about your

citizenship

Transcript of Academic Record (this academic record must be written GPA points) of

student’s undergraduate and graduate school.

Certificate of Graduation/completion of the university and/or graduate school attended

Certificate of Undergraduate and/or Postgraduate Degree(s), or a photocopy of the

University Diploma, etc.

Certificate or other materials which prove that student’s academic performance is

distinctly excellent, such as GPA points information, student’s academic ranking in the

student’s home institution etc.

Summary of the thesis (Graduation thesis, etc.)

Photocopy of the certificate that shows Japanese/English language ability

Certificate of health




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2. Screening at Chuo University

Screening procedures at Chuo University will be done as follows:

1) All candidates are required to choose host professors according to their major. They

may choose up to two possible professors.

If you need the list of the Chuo academic staff in separate brochure, please send e-mail

to [email protected] writing your study field or research theme.

2) The International Center, Chuo University will forward all application materials to the

relevant Graduate Schools.

3) Each prospective host professor will receive the application materials through the

office of the Graduate School and examine them, and then the professor will decide if

he/she will be able to accept the candidate as a research student.

In case that a candidate is appropriate for a research student, the professor will contact

a candidate by e-mail to have further information by asking the purpose of study, field

of study and so on. After this e-mail correspondence (internet interview), the professor

will make final decision if he/she accepts a candidate as a research student.

If a candidate doesn’t contact the professor by the designated date, he/she will miss the

opportunity to be recommended. A candidate will receive e-mail from the professor in

the end of February 2010.

If the professor decides that a candidate is not appropriate for a research student, Chuo

University cannot receive him/her as a research student.

Please note: according to the MEXT guidelines, we are required to submit a proof on

interview held for each candidate to MEXT.

4) Based on the application documents and the decision of each prospective host

professor, the International Center Committee will make a decision on whether

candidates be admitted to Chuo University as a research student.

3. Screening by Monbukagakusho

Chuo University will recommend the candidates to Monbukagakusho with all required

documents. Monbukagakusho will then confer with the selection committee.

Monbukagakusho will make the final decision for the grantee and the term of scholarship.

4.Notice of Monbukagakusho’s screening results

Monbukagakusho will inform the results of the screening to Chuo University by the end of

June 2010. International Center, Chuo University will notify the applicants' home

institution of the results then.

[Please note]:

Grantees will be deprived of their scholarship in any of the following cases:

1) A false statement has been made on his/her application dossiers.

2) They violate any article of his/her pledge to Monbukagakusho.




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3) They have been subjected to disciplinary action by the university or have no prospect for

academic achievement. And they have been long absent from the Chuo University.

4) They drop out of Chuo University, or obtain a degree status at another university.

5) Their status of residence in Japan is changed from “Ryugaku (college student)” to any

other status.

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