hey! welcome!Hi guys!
I am also planning to apply this year! I've heard that its harder for people from developed countries to get the scholarship, but I will try anyway!
Hi Karinkitoka, I am also majoring in International Relations!Have you decided on a topic yet? I don't know if they're keen on people with IR backgrounds, since I'm seeing mostly engineering, science and computer science students around. The fact that I am also not fluent in Japanese will be a disadvantage. But oh well it doesn't hurt to try! I haven't exactly decided which school I want to apply to but I'm looking around!
isshoni ganbarimashou minna!
hey!I have a question.. Are you able to apply for the MEXT undergraduate scholarship through university recommendation? I know that you can do this for the research scholarship and Post graduate scholarship but can you do this for the undergraduate:?
I have a question.. Are you able to apply for the MEXT undergraduate scholarship through university recommendation? I know that you can do this for the research scholarship and Post graduate scholarship but can you do this for the undergraduate:?
Hello everyone, ^^
I've just found out this page for a while, all members seem to be very nice.
I'm going to apply Mext 2012 undergraduate too and prepared 1 year for it. I always desire to learn and live in Japan. Different from other countries I guess, in my country, applicants have to have at least 1 year in university so it's "taihen ne".
Nice to meet you guys, let's try our best together ne. Perhaps we will meet in the future
oh, i wonder if Japanese government continues this scholarship or not:?
after last disasters???
Anyway, my first wish now is everyone will be alright soon, be strong and recover strongly.
Praying for them
Hi, I'm from Indonesia and would like to apply for the monbukagakusho scholarship this year. this year I plan to apply for the research student program.
in the application form, 12th question we are asked what is the first course that we plan to take.
there are 4 choices
1. research student
2. master course
3. doctoral course
4. professional graduate course
I am just curious. for this question, does choosing 1.research student will give better odd to be accepted compare to choose 2.master degree?
I am willing to choose 1.research student if it has better odd to be accepted.
Im not seeing that much of a difference in terms of monthly allowance, however research student will not make the grantee get a master degree am i right? on the other side research student will not cost that much compare to master degree (in terms of educational fee).
From logical terms isnt master degree is more appealing to you guys? you can finish your research and getting your degree. while research student will only finish your research but not getting a degree.
I am also aware that student who take research student have option to continue his/her study so that he/she able to obtain a master degree. are there any chance where you dont accepted to obtain master degree? what are the steps? (despite need to be accepted in Japan university first)
tell me what will you choose based on the above ground. is it research student or master degree?
kindly share your opinion
For Master Course, you will need to take an entrance exam of the university in Japan (which will be painful given that you're not residing in Japan and the exam will require some preparations). People often study as a research student for 6 months before taking this entrance exam so that they can study Japanese and prepare for the exams.
So if you're not fluent in Japanese and not confident or do not have financial basis to go to Japan just to take an entrance exam, you should go for the research course. That's why most people pick that option!
Btw, you are allowed to remain as a research student for at most 2 years, and if you can't gain entrance to a Master's degree course, you'll have to return to your home country. I've never heard of the second case however
I see,
Last year I met a professor in Japan. its an MBA major. I ask him If I have research topics can I be accepted and enroll. He said pretty straightforward that I need to be accepted to the school first
Sorry, i thought it was his way to reject you, you know Japanese cant say things straightforwardly.
because based on my experience and lots of my friends' experience tht already accepted in Japan,
if the professor say yes, so the university will accept you. It s like almost absolutely, the university will accept you.
for extreme case, I have no research proposal, o have different background with my professor, yet the professor still wants me to be his student, and now im holding a letter of acceptance of TokyoTech.
It s like, good and bad thing in a same time,
find a suitable professor is the key. Once you can impress him, then tht s all you need to get accepted in his lab as well as in his university.
I didn't disagree with your conclusion.
Indeed the professor are inform me the situation. but how can you say no to something that you have not even seen yet :?
on what based he rejects me while he is kind enough to meet me eventhough I only send email to get acquaintances.
I think it is the university rules that forbid him (or, is it?)
from many professors that I contacted, only some of them are replying and only one person agree to meet (finding suitable professor sure is hard)
however congratulation for getting your LoA
if you don't mind can you share us your story on getting acceptance by your professor?