Various scholarships by Japenese Gorvernment

There are seven types of Japanese government-sponsored scholarships available under the Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho) Scholarship program: those for research students, teacher training students, undergraduate university students, Japanese studies students, college of technology students, special training students and YLP students.

For more information: http://www.studyjapan.go.jp/en/toj/toj0302e.html

Japenese Scholarships for Pakistani Students

Sato International Scholarship Foundation, Japan

The Sato International Scholarship Foundation grants two types of scholarship for self-supporting students from ASEAN countries as well as Southwest Asian countries enrolled in a Japanese undergraduate or graduate institution:
1. Scholarship for Self-Supporting Students
2. Scholarship for Short-Term Exchange Students.

Students from the Following Countries are Eligible to Apply:

Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, East Timor, Vietnam.
Scholarship for Self-Supporting Students
The applicant must be residing in Japan, enrolled in or accepted to a legitimate program. Please apply through the students’ office of your university.

Amount of Scholarship:

Undergraduate students: 120,000 yen/month

Graduate students: 180,000 yen/month

plus additional support to cover cost for attending conferences

Duration of Scholarship:2 years

Number of Scholarships Granted:Around 10 students will be accepted.

Eligibility:
The applicant must be a citizen from the aforesaid countries, who does not hold Japanese citizenship and must be enrolled in a Japanese undergraduate or graduate institution, under the jurisdiction of the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.

The applicant must also fulfill the following requirements:

Have interest in promoting international understanding and friendship, and is able to attend SISF meetings (meetings are held 6 times/year).Does not receive any sort of scholarship or funding from other parties.
Holds legal residence status as a college student.

Does not have a parent employed in Japan.

Is enrolled in a program with more than 1 year left until graduation/completion (from April 2011). This restriction does not apply to doctorate program.

Have good communication skill in Japanese.

Selection Process:

Selected by screening committee:

1. First round of selection: review of application form and documents
2. Second round of selection: interview

Deadline: Monday August 23, 2010

Further Information: http://sisf.or.jp/eng/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=19&Itemid=36

http://www.tj.kyushu-u.ac.jp/international/files/SATO%20International%20Scholarship%20Foundation%20in%20English.doc

Japanese ambassador’s farewell to MEXT Scholarship Grantees

Japanese embassy reception for Pakistani scholarship holders

Sunday, March 15, 2009
By Our correspondent
Islamabad

To bid bon voyage to the newly selected MEXT (Ministry of Education, Science and Culture, Japan: Monbukagakusho) Scholarship Grantees 2009, the ambassador of Japan and Mrs Chihiro Atsumi hosted a reception at their residence.

This has become a tradition with the Japanese embassy since the programme began over a decade ago but for the first time the ambassador’s wife was present; a few other guests with a ‘Japanese connection’ were invited and ladies of the embassy dressed in their traditional kimono were also present to grace the occasion. This made for a very pleasant change and more of a social occasion than a business-like one, while the fact that the grantees witnessed the tea ceremony gave them a glimpse into the culture of the country where they will be spending the next two and a half years.
Acting as anchorperson for the evening, embassy member, Ghazala Ali welcomed the guests and invited Ambassador Atsumi to address the gathering. He began with a greeting in Japanese, ‘Youkoso’ and Urdu.

‘Assalam-o-alaikum’ then went on to thank Dr Muhammad Akbar president of the Monbukagakusho Alumni Association of Pakistan (MAAP) for his and the other members dedication in helping with the selection of the grantees.

"Living and researching in Japan will give you many opportunities to touch our traditions, mindset and culture," he said to the eleven candidates "and I thank the spouses of the embassy officials who have given you this brief introduction. I hope you will benefit from your stay and after your return to your country, contribute to the betterment of its society."

He concluded by asking them to get to know each other, MAAP members and the other guests and ended with a ‘thank you’ (Bahout shukria) in Urdu and the wish ‘mujhay umeed hai kay aap kamiab hongay’ (I hope you will be successful)

Dr Akbar then shared his personal experiences of the caring nature and hospitality of the Japanese people and wished the scholarship recipients success in their studies, while asking them to remember that they were all ambassadors of Pakistan.

Ghazala Ali then asked the recipients — two women and nine men — to introduce themselves and say a few words about their research topics. They are Maryam Zafar, Saba Batool Miyan, Saad Gul, Asad Habib, Muhammad Arif Khan, Hidayat Ullah Khan, Muhammad Ishfaq, Muhammad Naeem Mushtaq, Muhammad Imran Khan, Muhammad Farzik Ijaz and Umer Habib, representing all parts of Pakistan. They will be studying in different universities in Japan in diverse subjects of their choice and capability. There are two type of scholarships: Research (Kenkyu-sei) and Undergraduate (Gakubu-sei) details of which can be found on the embassy website.

The ceremony concluded with a Japanese style toast ‘Kanpai Cheers’ (also a first!) and after a photo shoot, everyone sat down to enjoy dinner in which both Pakistani and Japanese cuisine was served — a very thoughtful gesture indeed! Lots of photographs were taken for posterity, especially near the Japanese doll display, which reminded of the ‘Doll Festival’ one of many celebrated in Japan.

MAAP is an organisation of the scholars, scientists, doctors, engineers etc. who were awarded scholarships by the MEXT for higher studies in Japan and was founded in 1996 in Islamabad. The objectives of this organisation are to develop contacts with the Monbukagakusho scholars not only in Pakistan but also in other countries, with the view of exchanging information of mutual benefit. This organisation also contributes in strengthening friendly relationship between Japan and Pakistan. The organization provides guidance to the students on how to study in Japan, arranges an annual get-together for all the members, takes out a bi-annual newsletter, in addition to collaborating with the Embassy of Japan and the Pakistan-Japan Cultural Association in arranging cultural functions.


Source: daily The NEWS

MEXT scholarships awarded to Pakistani students

ISLAMABAD—The Government of Japan has awarded MEXT research scholarships for the year 2009 to 11 postgraduate Pakistani students aiming to provide them an opportunity to pursue higher studies in their respective fields of study in Japanese Universities. This fully funded scholarships program is designed to contribute to the long-term development needs of Pakistan for promoting good governance, economic growth and human development, said a press release issued here Friday.

The scholarship grantees have been selected by the Embassy of Japan, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan and the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan (MEXT) in collaboration with the MEXT Alumni Association of Pakistan (MAAP).

Chihiro Atsumi, the Ambassador of Japan to Pakistan, hosted a reception here in honor of the scholarship grantees. The alumni of the scholarship programme were also invited to exchange views and share their knowledge with the fresh scholarship grantees. Addressing on the occasion, the Japanese Ambassador asked the students to prepare for the changes they would encounter in Japan.

He also expressed the hope that the students would come back to Pakistan and work towards the betterment of Pakistan-Japan relations with the knowledge and expertise which they would have obtained in Japan. Over 100 MEXT research scholarship students have successfully returned to Pakistan after obtaining their PhD /Masters degrees in Japan.

They are actively working in various fields, making a significant contribution to the Japan-Pakistan relationship by different means.

—Agencies

Source: http://dailymailnews.com/200903/14/news/dmcitypage04.html

Scholarships in Japan by Shundou International Foundation

Self-supporting international students with nationalities other than Japanese, coming to Japan to study, and enrolled in the master’s or doctoral course of the graduate school (includes those who will be enrolled in the master’s or doctoral course in April 2009).
Requirements for Candidates:
Excellent academic record, good personality, and health.
Willingness for contribution to international understanding and friendship.
Those receiving a scholarship or will receive a scholarship are not eligible to apply.
Under 30 years of age for master’s students and under 32 years of age for doctoral students as of April 1, 2009.
Scholarship amount per month: 100,000 Yen
Scholarship granted for a period: Within 12 months from April 2009 to March 2010. (Scholarship for April and May will be provided in May)
Deadline: Apply until February 10, 2009
Applicants are expected to abide by the deadline and submit application on time.
Selection result will be notified to the university and applicants after documents screening and interview (held at the end of April 2009).

Contact:
Dr. Neelam Ramaiah
Office for Internation al Coope ration & Exchange (OICE)
Graduate School of Agricu ltural and Life Sciences,
The University of Tokyo + 81-3-5841-8122

MEXT Scholarship at Waseda University, Japan

MEXT Scholarship Candidates for Future Leadership Program 2009 in the Fields of Global Information and Telecommunication Studies, Info-communication Industry and Info-communication Policy

The above named program offered by the Graduate School of Global Information and Telecommunication Studies (GITS), Waseda University, has been selected for one of the International Priority Graduate Programs (PGP) of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Japan, since it is recognized as internationally attractive and competitive program.

As a privilege of being selected for PGP, GITS has been given priority for allocation of international students sponsored by MEXT. Those interested in studying in the program with MEXT Scholarship are cordially invited to apply. Overview of the program and application guide are given below.

Scholarships Available:
Master’s Program: Seven
Doctrate Program: Three

Applications must arrive by February 18 (Wed.), 2009

Further information, please refer to this link: http://www.giti.waseda.ac.jp/GITS/index_en.php?href=top_en.html

International Graduate scholarships at Tohoku University, Japan

International Graduate Program for Advanced Science (IGPAS) is an interdisciplinary graduate program in the Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University.

IGPAS offers courses in English for international students who are eager to obtain master ad doctoral degrees from the Graduate School of Science. It is also aims to educate Japanese students to exert their abilities as internationally-active, professional scientists.

IGPAS has proudly reserved positions of Japanese government scholarship for its master’s students since its foundation, and in 2008, IGPAS-Super Doctoral Course (SDC) has been started for doctoral students jointly with the Institute for the International Advanced Research and Education (IIARE) of Tohoku University. Students of IGPAS-SDC benefit from fellowship by IIARE to promote world top-level, interdisciplinary research at the Graduate School of Science.

Prospective students will have excellent opportunities to study modern science and conduct cutting-edge research with top-level scientists currently working at Tohoku University.

IGPAS is a 5-year graduate program as the combination of a 2-year master’s program and a 3-year doctoral program.

In the interdisciplinary program, students are affiliated to one of six departments in three groups based on the GCOE programs:
(i) Chemistry, (ii) Mathematics, Astronomy, and Physics, and (iii) Earth Science and Geophysics.

The academic year of IGPAS starts in October. The Graduate School of Science will admit at most 20 students each for the master’s and doctoral programs for IGPAS 2009.

Doctoral Program
IGPAS-SDC fellowship for 2 students by the Institute of International Advanced Research and Education (IIARE), Tohoku University
* Monthly stipend of 200,000 yen/month
* 300,000 yen to compensate for admission fee
* 250,000 yen/semester to compensate for tuition
* Research grants of up to 500,000 yen/semester (up to 1,000,000 yen/year)

Contact Information
Academic Affairs Section for IGPAS
Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University
6-3 Aramaki-Aza-Aoba, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8578 JAPAN

Email: direct@mail.sci.tohoku.ac.jp

Application deadline: January 31, 2009