The Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho: MEXT) scholarship program for foreign students, established in 1954, comprises 8 different categories. These include research students, (144,000・145000/month), teacher training students (143,000/month), undergraduate students (117,000/month), Japanese studies students (117,000/month), and others.
Exchange students who get scholarships from these programs are called “Japanese Government Scholarship Students”. There are 3 ways to use for the scholarships: embassy suggestion, university suggestion, or domestic selection.
Embassy suggestionEvery 12 months, scholarship recipients are recruited by a Japanese embassy (or consulate general, depending on the country). Please inquire on the Japanese embassy or consulate general for more details.University suggestionEvery 12 months, Nagasaki University recruits graduate students from overseas and recommends the chosen candidates to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.Domestic selectionPrivately financed foreign students (undergraduate and graduate) already enrolled in Nagasaki University are eligible for this scholarship. Every 12 months, Nagasaki University recommends the chosen candidates to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
Please contact the Liaison Center for International Education office for more details as undergraduate students should not eligible in some cases.Guidelines for the Japanese Government Scholarships Students who wish to interact in activity aside from that permitted by the status of residence previously granted.In principle, Nagasaki University doesn’t allow Japanese Government Scholarship students to carry part time jobs. However, with the approval by the Director of the Liaison Center for International Education, students may go inside a limited range of activities based on the university guidelines. For more information, please confer with the rules below.
Guidelines (PDF)
Application for permission to interact in activities aside from that permitted by the status of residence previously granted (WORD)
Reasons to use for permission to interact in activities aside from that permitted by the status of residence previously granted (WORD)
Application for change in activities aside from that permitted by the status of residence previously granted (WORD)
