Apply now for MEXT Research students scholarship in Japan for Tunisians 2021

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Description

MEXT 2021 Research Students Scholarship

The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) of Japan offers scholarships to international students who wish to study in graduate courses at Japanese universities as Research Students (either regular students or non-regular students) under the Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship Program as follows.“RESEARCH STUDENTS” Those who are enrolled in a master’s course, a doctoral course, or a professional graduate course at a graduate school, or who are conducting research in a specialized field at an undergraduate department, graduate school,institute attached to a university, etc.

opportunity focuses area:
Applicants should apply for the field of study they majored in at university or its related field. Moreover, the fields of study must be subjects which applicants will be able to study and research in graduate courses at Japanese universities. Note:A student who studies 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 relevant license from the Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare under applicable Japanese laws.

Specialties

Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Applied and Pure Sciences, Architecture& Construction, Art, Business and Management, Computer Science and IT, Creative Arts and Design, Education and Training, Engineering, Health and Medicine, Humanities, Languages, Law, Personal Care and Fitness, Travel and Hospitality

Eligibilities

25 - 35

Be born after April 2, 1986 ,under 35

Gender

Nationality

Tunisia

Required Languages

Required Degree

Other Requirements

Nationality

Be of Tunisian nationality

Age

Be born after April 2, 1986

Study plan

Have a detailed research topic for "Research students"

Study Duration

Applicants who have completed 16 years of school education in countries other than Japan

Undergraduate Studies

Applicants who have completed a program with the standard study period of three years or more at universities or equivalent educational institutions in countries other than Japan and received a degree equivalent to a bachelor’s degree.

Japanese Language

Applicants must be willing to learn Japanese. Applicants must be interested in Japan and be willing to deepen their understanding of Japan after arriving in Japan. Applicants must also have the ability to do research and adapt to living in Japan.

Visa Requirement

An applicant shall, in principle, newly obtain a “Student” visa at the Japanese diplomatic mission located in the applicant’s country of nationality, and enter Japan with the residence status of “Student.”

Doctoral course (faculties of medicine, dentistry, veterinary sciences and certain parts in pharmaceutical fields)

① Applicants who have completed 18 years of school education in countries other than Japan. ② Applicants who have completed a program with the standard study period of five years or more at universities or equivalent educational institutions in countries other than Japan and received a degree equivalent to a bachelor’s degree. ③ Applicants who have completed 16 years of school education in countries other than Japan and have been involved in research study at universities or research centers (including overseas universities and research centers) for two years or more, and recognized as having academic competency equivalent to university graduates in medicine, dentistry, veterinary sciences or certain parts in pharmaceutical fields by the graduate school.

Non-eligibility

① Those who are military personnel or military civilian employees at the time of their arrival in Japan or during the period of the payment of the scholarship; ② Those who cannot arrive in Japan by the last date of the period specified by MEXT or the accepting university; ③ Those who are previous grantees of Japanese Government (MEXT) scholarship programs (including those who withdraw from the scholarship program after the arrival in Japan). This does not apply to: those who have educational or work experience exceeding more than three yearsfrom the following month of the period of the previous scholarship to the estimated first month of the payment of this scholarship; and the past grantees ofJapanese Studies Students program who have graduated or are going to graduate from universities in their home countries, Japan-Korea Joint Government Scholarship Program for the Students in Science and Engineering Departments and Young Leaders’ Program. The Monbukagakusho Honors Scholarship for Privately-Financed International Students is not included in the Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship Programs; ④ Those who are currently also applying to another program under the Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship system. This includes the programs for which scholarship payments will begin in FY2020, - 3 - although their final selection results have not been decided yet, and the programs for which scholarship payments will begin in FY2021

Benefits

Stipend/Allowance

Regular students enrolled in master’s or professional degree courses: 144,000 yen per month; regular students enrolled in doctoral courses: 145,000 yen per month.

Cover Tuition Fees

Fees for the entrance examination, matriculation, and tuition at universities will be paid by MEXT

Flight

Others

Transportation to Japan: MEXT will stipulate the travel schedule and route, and provides an airline ticket to grantees who will arrive in Japan during the specified period stated

Others

Transportation from Japan: Based on the application by the grantee, MEXT will provide an airline ticket to grantees who shall graduate the accepting university and return to the home country by the end of the final month of the period of scholarship

Required Documents

Application Form

"Application Form 2021" application form (1 original + 2 copies)

Study Plan

"Field of Study and Research Plan 2021" form (1 original + 2 copies)

Official Transcript

Certified grade transcript for each academic year from the last university attended (1 original of the English translation + 2 copies of the translation + 2 certified copies of the original)

Degree Certificate

Graduation certificate or degree certificate of the last university attended (1 original of the English translation + 2 copies of the translation + 2 certified copies of the original)

Test Certificate

Certificate of language proficiency (*Only if submitted to the Japanese diplomatic mission)

Recommendation letter/Reference Letter

Recommendation letter from the president / dean or the adviser of the current university or the last university attended or the university currently attending (Any format of recommendation letter in English from your professor or university is accepted with the administrative stamp.) ( 1 original + 2 copies)

Recommendation letter/Reference Letter

Recommendation letter from the present employer (if you work)

Medical report

"Certificate of Health for 2021" form (1 original + 2 copies)

Portfolio

Photograph (s) showing applicant's own works of art or a digital audio file of musical performance (if your specialty is fine art or music ...)

Other

Abstracts of theses (1 original + 2 copies)

Other

"Placement preference Application Form 2021" form (1 original

How To Apply

First step :

Open the official website link to read more about this opportunity.
Apply for online application here.
Pre-selection on file.
Beginning of September: announcement by email of the results of the pre-selection.

Second step: handle these documents to the Japanese embassy in Tunisia.

Note:

October (date to be defined): interview with the selected ones
End of October (date to be defined): announcement by telephone of the results of the interview
Until November 20, 2021: last deadline for requesting the letter of acceptance to the two Japanese universities
After June 2021: announcement of the final results of MEXT.
Mid-September 2021: orientation meeting before departure for Japan.
Beginning of October 2021: scholarship holders arrive in Japan.