Monbukagakusho Scholarship for Postgraduate!!

[Charles Barkley]

Maybe this has been addressed already, but could any americans tell me about the style of the interview? Is it a panel? How many people? Usually all embassy workers, or Japanese professional, or what? Thanks in advance for the help.

 

[arshana]

i'd still like to know if there's anyone out there who had absolutely no Japanese language skills and still got the scholarship. That would be a huge encouragement for me.
Thanks for all ur help!!!!!

Hey! I didn't take the Japanese exam and I made it. They select based on the result of the English exam. The Japanese exam is just to gauge which level you're in, so that they'll know if you would need Japanese classes later on in Japan.

 

[Rizaric]

Chuck,

In my case, it was a panel of 3, 2 Faculty members at the University as well as the Vice Consul. They asked me a couple of questions in Japanese.

 

[clockworkorange]

Thanks, arshana!!

does this mean that u didn't show up for the japanese exams?

well, i'll need to be shortlisted first anyway.

 

[arshana]

Thanks, arshana!!
does this mean that u didn't show up for the japanese exams?
well, i'll need to be shortlisted first anyway.

The English exam and the Japanese exam are held one the same day. You'll sit for the English paper first. It's for an hour. If you know Japanese, then you can sit for the Japanese paper. There's 3 sets of paper for the Japanese test, an hour each, if I'm not mistaken. I didn't even look at it because I can't even read or write. Or speak as a matter of fact.

 

[clockworkorange]

The English exam and the Japanese exam are held one the same day. You'll sit for the English paper first. It's for an hour. If you know Japanese, then you can sit for the Japanese paper. There's 3 sets of paper for the Japanese test, an hour each, if I'm not mistaken. I didn't even look at it because I can't even read or write. Or speak as a matter of fact.

You have no idea how much ur reply relieved me . I knew there were 3 sets of papers and i thot that if u got shortlisted u'd have to take all 3 regardless of whether u knew japanese onot. I kinda realise now that it would be absolutely pointless to take the papers if u didn't know japanese.

Thanks once again!!!!!

 

[fulhamerica]

Hey everyone, new to the forum but just have some questions. Is anyone else doing the new JET program alumni Monbukagakusho? I have been selected from my embassy to be a participant (passed the stage one), but does this mean that I will be studying in Japan? Are there ever any cases when the embassy recommends you, but when your application gets to Tokyo, they reject you? Or, basically I am in now? Any advice is appreciated!

 

[YoYo=)]

heyyyy people=)

HEYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY to everyone!!!!!!! i've read your posts about the Monbukagakusho mext scolarship! So, i do have a problem also with ih! Last year i tried to pass it, but i failed MATH!I ALWAYS HATED IT! PLZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ would smb, more experienced in such kind of things, give me an advice how could i practice myself in it, esspecially for monbujagakusho, 'cos there are NO any topics posted about HOW to prepare for it, moreover, it's not an european stylE. SO... PLZZZZZZZZ.....HELP! finding the answer, in wich way i could properly study it, what basically????

 

[manhul]

hey everyone !
im new here and i am from
the philippines.

its nice to know that there bunch of MEXT hopefuls like me
btw
Im applying for the gakubu-ryuugakusei this year.
I wish everyone luck this year. this forum really helped me a lot !


thanks


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am i the only filipino here?
anyway, its nice to share some things with you all

 

[mohamed100100]

I was at the embassy of Japan in Cairo from 2 days, introducing my application. I want to study Orthodontics in Japan, I saw soooooo many applications really very competetive. I attached with the application the IELTS and TOEFL results, is that may help? i am afraid really.

 

[manhul]

i guess, good knowledge of the english would really help.
howeever, since we are applying for study i8n japan, japanese language proficiency would be really an advantage. people at our embassy say that a JLPT certificate would be good...


I'm not quite sure though.....

 

[mohamed100100]

the idea is i may be good in English and already hold international certificates as IELTS and TOELF and i attached them with the application, but i am afraid from their tricky english exam, most of previous candidates said this point.

 

[manhul]

I saw some of the exams from the previous years and english is quite tricky


and mathematics was hell!

 

[scarlet]

hello !!
this is my first time to write here, even am following for more than 3 days ..
thank you all for the information you listed above.
I am from Sudan, and am applying as a research student.
I received an acceptance from a professor in University of Shizuoka. and he was so nice that he specified the research topic for me, as i didn't have a specific one.
now i am about to fill that application form and I hate filling them!!!!

I need help in the the following: plz plz plz plz
- I have graduated as electrical and electronics engineer - telecommunication option, but the laboratory am accepted in is for mechanical engineering (i am in contact with a phd student from the lab and he has my case, he told me it is ok). My Question is: what to write in the study program? mechanical engineering? or electrical and electronics ?
- i heard that the japanese embassy have a bad impression about the sudanese females, because they r always quitting after getting the acceptance. so the chances for the females are not that much. is that possbile to be True??

 

[mohamed100100]

Mlle Scarlet;
I ask you to complete way till the end, apply and try, they are practical personalities, and they know that each case is different.
I wish you really good luck, I am Mohamed from Egypt, i applied last week in the embassy in cairo but i am in dental field

 

[scarlet]

Mlle Scarlet;
I ask you to complete way till the end, apply and try, they are practical personalities, and they know that each case is different.
I wish you really good luck, I am Mohamed from Egypt, i applied last week in the embassy in cairo but i am in dental field

(ebn al3am ent )Hello cousin
I am so scared, this is a golden chance and i want to win it, ya mohamed
i applied last year but i wasn't accepted, I may applied wrongly or there is something missed in my application form. because now i know many tips i should do in the application, and i didn't do it before .
I wish you good luck,, I wish more to keep in touch, ya ebn al3am

 

[mohamed100100]

(ebn al3am ent )Hello cousin
I am so scared, this is a golden chance and i want to win it, ya mohamed
i applied last year but i wasn't accepted, I may applied wrongly or there is something missed in my application form. because now i know many tips i should do in the application, and i didn't do it before .
I wish you good luck,, I wish more to keep in touch, ya ebn al3am

but you entered the exams and the interview last year, or you didn't enter from the begining, law mafeesh moshkela we can talk over messenger da asra3

 

[scarlet]

but you entered the exams and the interview last year, or you didn't enter from the begining, law mafeesh moshkela we can talk over messenger da asra3

sure mafe mashakil .. i sent u my email in a pm ..
thank you ,,
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anyone who has an experience in this.. wud u plz help me?
p l z

 

[scarlet]

To saulo and dblbstrd,
Thanks for taking the time to answer my questions!!! Grin.
at least now i'm a little clearer on how to fill up the application form. my main fear was that i'd be rejected on the basis of not filling up the form correctly.

I am so afraid of that too

 

[luvearest]

Hi everyone, I am new here, from Malaysia.Applied for the Postgrad research schol. The exam will be in mid June.

I have a question : about the 3 sets of Japanese tests, do we have an option to IGNORE it, or still have to answer although I do not know japanese，I had a look at the sample questions already.They are all objectives.

Or is there anyway for me to have a quick learn of Japanese? How do you guys suggest?

 

[dionell_dizon]

manhul,

have you passed all the requirements to the japanese embassy already??
im also from manila, and im feeling so nervous na about the application...the selection would be very difficult daw, and unfortunately, i really don't have knowledge abt how challenging this scholarship would be...

 

[MatsuyamaHime]

I'm an ex-JET going for the research scholarship. Sadly I missed the special JET Alum opp, but oh well...

 

[Charles Barkley]

That's too bad about missing the special 2008 JET alumni deadline. I had already finished some of my materials for 2009, and had acquired other necessary things (like transcripts) for language school applications, so I was able to put together all of my documents in a week, send them off from Japan (I am actually currently on JET, just will finish in 3 months), book a flight to atlanta, return home for the interview and find out I got the embassy recommendation all in less than one month. What a whirlwind. Now I am trying to get a sponsor at a university and fretting over the 1% chance this thing falls through at the tokyo approval stage.

The good news for you is that there will still be additional JET scholarships available next year as well, or at least that was what my embassy told me. If you dont mind my asking, did you simply not hear about the scholarship in time, or was there not enough time to put together the application materials, or some other reason?

 

[Charles Barkley]

Hey everyone, new to the forum but just have some questions. Is anyone else doing the new JET program alumni Monbukagakusho? I have been selected from my embassy to be a participant (passed the stage one), but does this mean that I will be studying in Japan? Are there ever any cases when the embassy recommends you, but when your application gets to Tokyo, they reject you? Or, basically I am in now? Any advice is appreciated!

I am in the same position as you fulhamerica. I heard from my consulate (Atlanta) that they expect every consulate to receive at least one scholarship receipient. My consulate said that I was number one on their recommendation list, so they said I had a 99% chance of being accepted, but I don't know if that means they nominated other candidates who would then have the embassy nomination but be less likely to receive it. You would probably be best served by trying to contact your consulate and inquiring about your specific situation. They might be vague about your chance or unable to tell you anything, but then again maybe they will.

I had somewhat special circumstances when I was asking my question because, due to issues that arise when applying for a student visa, I would have rendered myself ineligible for the scholarship if I kept the process moving for my backup plans (applying to language schools in Japan). I wanted to know what my odds were before making an all-or-nothing committment to it, so perhaps that made the consulate more likely to give me information.

Anyway, contact the consulate, and even if they dont say anyhting, from what I have read on other threads here, it looks like it is unusual, though not impossible, for those receiving the embassy recommendation to not receive the scholarship.

I am keeping my fingers crossed for you (and for myself as well).

 

[manhul]

manhul,

have you passed all the requirements to the japanese embassy already??
im also from manila, and im feeling so nervous na about the application...the selection would be very difficult daw, and unfortunately, i really don't have knowledge abt how challenging this scholarship would be...

i havent still....

bad trep nga eh. makunat ung registrar samen....
wla pa ung transcript ko...
ewan ko kung mkkpgpsa ako pero ssbkan k pren

sbi nga mahirap daw. tnakot nga ako nung librarian dun sa jicc eh.
last year isa lang ung nkpsa tapos na sya nung college at nag me-med na sya..
anong year mo na ?
tsaka san ka nag aaral?