Hi. I have been told that I have essentially secured a postgraduate MEXT scholarship scheduled to start from October this year. (I say "essentially secured" because I have not actually signed any contract, but I have been told that all candidates in the past 10 years or so who have made it this far have received a scholarship, provided that all their paperwork was in order.)
However, this was before the earthquake/tsunami, and before the government suddenly had a 100 billion-dollar (or something like that) rebuilding task on their hands.
Do you think it's a valid fear that this cost will cut into this year's education budget, and that the number of scholarships offered will be reduced?
Note: I know that my concern is minuscule compared to the suffering that many are enduring as a result of this disaster, but this question is quite important to my future.
However, this was before the earthquake/tsunami, and before the government suddenly had a 100 billion-dollar (or something like that) rebuilding task on their hands.
Do you think it's a valid fear that this cost will cut into this year's education budget, and that the number of scholarships offered will be reduced?
Note: I know that my concern is minuscule compared to the suffering that many are enduring as a result of this disaster, but this question is quite important to my future.