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2012 TEACHER
TRAINING SCHOLARSHIP
The MEXT (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology) offers scholarships to foreign students who wish to conduct
research on school education at Japanese universities under the Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship Program for 2012 as follows:
1.
QUALIFICATIONS
(1) Nationality：Applicants
must have the nationality of
a country that has
diplomatic relations with
Japan. An applicant who
has Japanese nationality at
the time of application is
not eligible. Selection
is conducted at facilities
such as the Japanese
Embassy/Consulate General
(hereinafter “Japanese
legation”) located in the
country of the applicant’s
nationality. (This shall not
necessarily be applied in
cases where one embassy
covers multiple nations.)
(2) Age：Applicants
must be born on or after
April 2, 1977.
(3) Academic
Background：Applicants
must be graduate of
universities or teacher
training schools and have
worked as teachers at
elementary or secondary
educational institutions or
teacher training schools in
their home countries for at
least five years in total,
as of April 1, 2012.
(In-service university
faculty members are not
eligible.)
(4) Japanese
Language Ability：Applicants
must be willing to learn
Japanese and receive
research guidance in
Japanese. Applicants must
also have the ability to do
research in Japanese and
adapt to living in Japan.
(5) Health：Applicants
must be free from any mental
or physical disability that
would be an impediment to
the pursuit of study.
(6) Arrival
in Japan：Applicants
must definitely be able to
arrive in Japan within two
weeks counted from the
starting day of the study
course set by the university
in Japan (usually
October) and the period set
by the accepting university.
(If the applicant arrives in
Japan before the designated
period for any reason, their
expenses for travel to Japan
will not be covered by the
government.And, if the
applicant cannot arrive in
Japan during the designated
period, the applicant must
resign.)
(7) Visa
acquisition：Applicants
are required to acquire
“College Student” (ryugaku)
visa when they come to
Japan. Moreover, in
exceptional cases when
successful applicants have
been residing in Japan
before their acceptance
under a status other than
“College Student” and are to
change their visa status
within Japan, they must
acquire a “College Student”
visa by the end of the month
prior to the month in which
they are scheduled to start
receiving the scholarship.
Furthermore, note that those
who change their visa status
to something other than
“College Student” after
arriving in Japan will also
lose their qualifications to
be Japanese Government
Scholarship recipients from
the date when they change
their visa status.
(8) Miscellaneous:
Scholarship recipients must
be able to apply the results
of their research on school
education in Japan to their
teaching after they return
to their home country as
well by becoming reinstated
after they return to their
home country.
(9) Any
applicant who meets any or
all of the following
conditions is not eligible.
a. Those who
currently qualify as
military personnel or
military civilian employees.
b. Those who
can not arrive in Japan
during the period designated
by the university.
c. Applicants who have been
awarded a Japanese
Government Scholarship in
the past will not be
selected as recipients
unless at least three years
have passed since the first
of the month following the
final receipt of the
previous scholarship, as of
October 1, 2012.
d. Recipients
of scholarships from other
institutions (including from
his/her own government) will
not be selected as
recipients of Japanese
Government Scholarships.
(10) Study
courses implemented
Study/training is
implemented only for
university/training courses
indicated in the pamphlet
“Course Guidebook for
Teacher Training,”
distributed at Japanese
legations overseas. (The
Course Guidebook will also
be available on the MEXT
website:
http://www.mext.go.jp/a_menu/koutou/ryugaku/boshu/1300715.htm
)
2.
TERM OF SCHOLARSHIP
The term is
the period necessary to
complete each university’s
training course and should
be between October 2012 and
March 2014. (Extension of
the term is not allowed.)
3. SCHOLARSHIP BENEFITS
(1)
Allowance：The
amount of the scholarship
disbursement per month has
yet to be determined.
However, the figures for the
2011 academic year have been
included here for reference.
(The monetary amount each
year may be subject to
change because of budgetary
reasons.)
Actual amount of
scholarship benefits in 2011: 152,000 yen per month
(2,000 or 3,000
yen per month will be added in case that the recipient researches a specific
area) However, the scholarship is cancelled in principle if the recipient is
absent from the university for an extended period.
The scholarship
will be cancelled in principle in the following situations. And, if the
recipient has been receiving the scholarship despite his/her falling under any
of the following situations, the recipient will be ordered to return the amount
of scholarship that he/she received during the period wherein he/she was
involved with any of the following situations.
1. The recipient is
judged to have made a false statement on his/her application;
2. The recipient
has violated any article of his/her pledge to the Monbukagaku-daijin (Minister
of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology);
3. The recipient
has been subjected to disciplinary action like expulsion or removed from
registration by the university or institution where preparatory
Japanese-language lessons are undertaken;
4. It has been
determined that it will be impossible for the recipient to complete the study
course within the standard time period because of poor academic grades or
suspension from the university;
5. The recipient’s
status, as defined in the Appended Table I-4 of the Immigration Act, has been
changed into one other than “College Student;”
6. The recipient
has received a scholarship from another institution (excluding those specified
as being for research expenditures).
(2) Transportation
a. Transportation
to Japan：The recipient will be provided,
according to his/her itinerary and route as designated by MEXT, with an
economy-class airplane ticket from the international airport nearest to his/her
home address*
to the New Tokyo International Airport (or any other international airport that
the appointed university uses as a normal route). Expenses such as inland
transportation from his/her home address to the international airport, expenses
within Japan such as the airport tax, airport usage fees and special taxes on
travel will NOT be provided and should be borne by the student. (*The
applicant’s official home address will be determined by their address as
indicated on the application form.). Moreover, an airplane ticket will not be
provided from a country other than that of the recipient’s nationality.
b. Transportation
from Japan：
A recipient who returns to his/her home country within the fixed period after
the expiration of his/her scholarship will be supplied, upon application, with
an economy-class airplane ticket for the travel from the New Tokyo International
Airport (or any
other international airport that the appointed university uses as a normal
route) to
the international airport nearest to his/her home address*.
(Note) Any aviation
and accident insurance to and from Japan shall be borne by the recipient. * In
addition, the airport must be one in the country of the recipient’ nationality.
(3) Tuition
and Other Fees：Fees
for the entrance examination, matriculation and tuition at universities will be
paid by the Japanese Government.
4. DOCUMENTS TO BE
SUBMITTED
Applicants
must submit the following
documents together to the
Japanese Embassy/Consulate
General by the required
date. The submitted
documents will not be
returned.
Original
Copy
1.
Application form
(prescribed forms)
Application form - Annex
( prescribed form)
2
1
2. Photographs
or digital image
(Size: 4.5×3.5 cm,
upper half of body,
full-faced, hatless)
taken within the
past 6 months
(should be pasted on
the application
forms and Annex)
3
3.
Certified grade
transcript for each
academic year and
the diploma from the
last university
attended (issued by
that university).
1
1
4.
Recommendation from the
present employer (any
form will be accepted)
1
1
5.
Certificate of
employment (issued by
the present place of
employment)
1
1
6.
Medical certificate on
the prescribed form
1
1
(Note 1)
Please choose universities,
training courses (general
course or advanced program)
and field which you wish to
attend from among those
indicated in the pamphlet
“Course Guide for Teacher
Training Students,” to be
mailed by separately, and
write them down on the
application form (Annex).
(The Course Guide will also
be available on the MEXT
website.)
(Note 2)
These documents must be
written in Japanese or
English, or translations in
either of these languages
should be attached.
(Note 3) Regarding the diploma
mentioned in (3), a photocopy thereof may be an acceptable substitute. However,
this should be attested by the school authority concerned.
(Note 4) No application will be
considered unless the aforementioned application and all other documents are
fully and correctly completed.
5. SELECTION
(1) The
Japanese legation will carry out the preliminary screening from among applicants
by means of an interview, a written examination, and a review of the submitted
documents.
(2) Results
of the preliminary screening examination will be notified on the date separately
designated by the Japanese legation.
(3) Applicants
who pass the preliminary screening examination will be recommended by the
Japanese legation to MEXT.
(4) MEXT
will conduct a final screening examination for the applicants who passed the
preliminary screening and select the scholarship recipients.
(Note) In order to judge the level of language education needed
for successful candidates after their arrival in Japan, written examinations in
Japanese and English will be given for reference purposes at the time of the
preliminary screening examination.
6.
PLACEMENT TO AND SPECIALIZED
TRAINING AT UNIVERSITIES
(1) MEXT,
in consultation with the university concerned, will decide on the university in
which each recipient shall be enrolled, taking into consideration the study
courses he/she wishes to be enrolled in.
Objections
regarding university placement will not be allowed.
(2) The
training at universities
will be conducted in
Japanese, in principle.
(3) International
students whose Japanese
language ability is
insufficient will undergo
Japanese-language education
in a Japanese language study
course at the appointed
university or at a
university designated by
MEXT. Japanese -language
education is generally
provided for six months at
the beginning of the
program, but some of the
accepting universities may
conduct Japanese language
education parallel to the
training.
(4) The training mainly consists of educational administration (such as educational administration and finance, school management),
educational methods (examples: classroom teaching, learning system theory, curriculum, and educational assessment), specialized
subject research (examples: mathematics, physics, chemistry, and gymnastics), and observational tours and practice (examples: class
observations, participation in special educational activities, and tours of educational research facilities). Guidance plans will be
organized flexibly according to the research themes the foreign students wish to study.
(5)
A recipient who has
completed a specified course
at the university concerned
will be given a certificate.
However, the
purpose of this scholarship
program is not to obtain a
diploma. Therefore, a
recipient cannot be enrolled
in an undergraduate course
at a university or a
master’s or doctorate course
at a graduate school as a
Japanese-government-sponsored
(MEXT) international student
during the term of or right
after the completion of this
program.
7.
NOTES
(1) Each
recipient is advised to learn the Japanese language and to acquire some
information on Japanese weather, climate, customs, university education, and
conditions in Japan., as well as about the difference between the Japanese legal
system and that of his/her home country before departing for Japan.
(2)
The
recipient should bring approximately US $1,500 or the equivalent to cover
immediate needs after arrival in Japan
(3) Accommodations:
1. Residence halls for international students established by national university corporations.
National university corporations have residence halls for international students. The recipients enrolled at national universities
where such facilities are available may reside, if they so desire, at these residence halls under certain conditions. However,
because of the limited number of rooms, some of these facilities may not be able to accommodate all the students who wish to live
in them.
2. Private
boarding houses or apartments.
Those who are not able to find
accommodation in the aforementioned facilities may live in regular dormitories
of the university or in a private boarding house/apartment introduced by the
university.
It is very difficult for
recipients with dependents to find appropriate housing in Japan. The recipient
is requested to arrive in Japan alone first to secure housing before having
his/her spouse and/or family come over to Japan.
(4)
More detailed information on this
scholarship program is available at the Japanese legation in your country.
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