MEXT Japanese Studies (2016-2017)

Oh man that sucks It seems a lot of people didn't get in this year.
I haven't received my results yet but I am 99% confident I didn't get in now. I have never done the JLPT so I didn't send proof of my skills and I screwed up on the written test.

It's gonna feel soooo bad to hear the results v_v. I can't apply next year either because I'll have gruduated by then (hopefully )

Fingers crossed for the others who still haven't gotten their results! I hope at least a few people here will make it!

Yeah that sucks, we can't believe it even now. At the uni, everybody talks about that, everybody is very astonished (23 people got the scholarship last year in France, 5 this year. 15 of us got rejected). Even the director thought it would end differently. We are a bit depressed, further, we are taking our final exams right now, so we are a bit demotivated now. Anyway, we are disappointed because there were a problem of communication between France and Japan apparently. I hope you will be chosen anyway, I cross my fingers for you !

Hey guys!
Since you were so helpful, I thought I would share my news!
Doshisha told me I was accepted for the MEXT Japanese Studies scholarship! I got my results on the 21st.

I am so ecstatic, I can't believe it even happened to me!

Yay ! Congratulations ! I'm happy for you, you applied thanks to your university, right?

Yeah! I didn't expect that I was qualified enough to get it, and I am sorry about your news

Woah, congratulations! Happy to see at least a couple of passes here .

I still haven't received my results... Not sure if that's good or bad, lol. I don't wanna call either because I'm worried they'll say "oh you didnt get the letter? Yeah you failed" xD. Speaking of which, how were you all notified of the results?

I'm also a bit curious about the difference between university and embassy recommendation. I got an e-mail from my teacher saying that the university wanted to recommend me for the scholarship, so I (happily) accepted and applied using the form posted online, with a recommendation letter from school. Is that how everyone else applied as well? Should my university have done anything special to get a "university recommended" application?

Congrats 久利寿 ! I'm very happy for you, enjoy your stay !

Kubus: in France we received an e-mail with a .PDF file attached, and the pdf was a kind of letter.

I'm not sure but I think you are more likely to go to Japan if you applied through the university. With the embassy, there are exams and so on, I guess it's more complicated.

Good luck to you, I hope you will get good news !

Argh, apparently I had new reply notifications turned off or something. Didn't see your reply until today

I just called the embassy and they informed me that I am likely to receive a letter this week with more information about my application (so... I guess the final result?). Holy crap I'm so nervous now, even though I'm already convinced I didn't make it...

I don't think I applied through the university though... I sent in my application, got the invitation for the interview and test and went to the embassy to do both, just like everyone else. I'm just confused what a application through university means? Because my school approached me saying they wanted to nominate me for the scholarship, but I then did everything myself: filling in the papers, requesting a letter of recommendation, etc. and sent it to the embassy before the deadline. Like, should I have done something different? lol

Anyone else still in the running? It's gotten quiet here . I'm really sad so many people didn't get the scholarship u_u

That's weird, I thought I had already written a post here because I remember replying to mangojam's post... But i'm not seeing my post so maybe I dreamt it

Anyway, I think you're right about the university recommendation mangojam! Your explanation makes sense. I think my uni approached me because they knew my grades were relatively high and they thought I'd have a chance at winning the scholarship.

Speaking of which... I got the results and I actually got it ... ?! I was so super shocked because I honestly didn't expect this result. And I didn't just get the scholarship, I also got locked in my first uni choice, TUFS! I am absolutely beyond excited and terrified at the same time. I feel really terrible about having to leave my boyfriend behind for one year, after I already went on an exchange for 5 months last year. But he knows I'll never get a chance like this in my life ever again.

I'm just waiting for more info from the embassy now... Like, when do I have to leave? What do I have to arrange? When do I even start. October is so close already, it's making a little nervous. There's supposed to be an orientation at the embassy in September but, like, isn't that a little late? Haha.

Mangojam, you too congratulations on getting into an uni in Okinawa! Hope you're prepared for the weather .

Wow, my flights are all booked (through MEXT) and I only have to worry about going to the consulate for my visa (I live in Hawaii so I need to fly for that :/)

Doshisha asked me to apply too, not sure why, my grades were good but not perfect but I did have N3-N2 level Japanese so maybe that's why!

I leave on September 6th!

Less than a month away!

Hope you had a good flight 久利寿!

I picked up my visa last week and I'm flying on the 23rd. I also finally received some information from the university about the dorm and the program for the first couple days . I'm so nervous though, haha.