Japanese Government (MONBUKAGAKUSHO: MEXT) Scholarship 2010

Submitted by admin on Sat, 01/08/2009

The Young Leaders' Program (YLP) aims at fostering future national leaders in Asian and other countries. In addition, while deepening the participants' understanding about Japan, it should help form a network among national leaders, contributing to the establishment of friendly relationships and improved policy planning activities among Asian and other countries, including Japan.

The YLP is one of the Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho: MEXT*) Scholarship Student systems.
*MEXT= The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology

Participants are selected from the countries listed below. They should be young public administrators and government officials who are expected to play active roles as future leaders in their respective countries.Eligible Countries: P. R. China, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, Cambodia, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, India, Pakistan , Hungary, Czech, Poland, Romania(18 Countries)

MEXT will offer scholarships to foreign students who wish to study at GRIPS as YLP students in local governance for the academic year 2010 under the MEXT Scholarship Program. The conditions are as follows:

Field of Study
Local Governance

Eligibility

  1. Nationality: Applicants must be nationals of countries eligible for the YLP (School of Local Governance).
  2. Age: Applicants must be, in principle, under 40 years old as of 1 October 2010 (i.e. born on or after 2 October 1970).
  3. Academic Background: Applicants must hold a Bachelor 's degree or equivalent from a recognized/accredited university or college, and have shown excellent academic performance.
  4. Work Experience : At least 3 years of work experience in public administration (preferably 5 years or more).
  5. English Proficiency: A minimum TOEFL-iBT score of 79 (TOEFL-CBT score of 213, TOEFL-PBT score of 550) or equivalent.
  6. Health: Applicants must be in good health.
  7. Others:
  • Military personnel and military civilian employees registered on the active list are excluded.
  • The grants may be cancelled if grantees fail to arrive in Japan by the appointed date.
  • Applicants already enrolled in a Japanese university are not eligible to apply for admission.

Term of Scholarship
One year from October 2010 to September 2011

Scholarship Benefits
(1) Allowance: 258,000 yen per month (in FY 2009. The amount is subject to change.) will be given to each grantee during the term of the scholarship. If a grantee is absent from the university for a long time, the scholarship will not be provided.

(2) Travel Allowance:

  • Transportation to Japan: The grantee will be provided with an economy class air ticket from the international airport nearest to his/her home address to New Tokyo International Airport according to the flight schedule designated by MEXT.
  • Transportation from Japan: The grantee who returns to his/her home country within the fixed period after the expiration of the scholarship will be provided, upon application, with an economy class air ticket from New Tokyo International Airport to the international airport nearest to his/her home address. Such expenses as inland transportation from his/her home address to the international airport, airport tax and special taxes on the travel will NOT be provided (The address in the country of the grantee’s nationality stated in the application is in principle considered as the “home address”).* Any aviation and accident insurance to and from Japan should be contracted by the grantee.
  • Transportation for Research: The expense will be provided within the budget.

(3) Tuition Fees: Grantees will be exempted from fees for the entrance examination, matriculation and tuition.

(4) Accommodations:

  • The International Student Houses of the Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO): If the grantees so desire, they may reside at the accommodation provided in the Tokyo International Exchange Center operated by JASSO and the other international student house. However, some of these facilities may not be able to accommodate all the grantees, due to the limitation of the number of rooms available.
  • Private Boarding Houses or Apartment Houses: Those who are not able to find accommodation in the above facilities will have to take private boarding houses or apartments recommended by the Student Office of GRIPS.

For more information, please visit JPA Malaysia.