Finally heard back from the embassy! Looks like I'm off to Kyoto Institute of Technology in April! I have updated my entry in the Google Doc.
Thanks! Haha ya, I was getting a little worried. I am not sure yet if the Vancouver Cons-Gen will be hosting a meeting yet, but I will update as soon as I find out! I am not sure how many are going, but I hope to find out soon!Wow! What a lag between consulate-gens/embassy within Canada!
Congratulations! I am really excited to be living in Kansai this time around. Between Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and Nara there is so much to do and see.
Does the Consulate-Gen in your town have a meeting or soiree planned for you guys? Also, how many are going?
Hey there, congratz!Hello!
I'm applying to Todai for research in Engineering and found this forum while trying to answer some of my questions. I just received some documents yesterday from the Foreign Student Office asking me to provide documents for the MEXT scholarship, but after reading the guidelines I'm not sure I'm eligible. It asks me to provide my degree (which I won't have until June and Todai should be well aware of) and part 11.6 of the Qualifications section seems to be asking me to give up the scholarship because I won't be able to provide a degree by March.
Have any of you applied for and received MEXT while graduating or is the common procedure to take a gap year? I already sent an email to the FSO about this but thought it might be faster to post here.
Cheers!
Hey,Hey there, congratz!
I have been shortlisted for geotech from t-cens too. One question, for the "Abstract of Thesis" document they asked to provide, do you know whether if it is the Bachelor graduation thesis or the thesis for research proposal? There is no guideline for it and FSO takes forever to respond. Thanks a bunch1
Thanks a lot! I checked the MEXT website directly,it also says to provide the graduation thesis. I was confused because it was not mentioned explicitly that this document was for MEXT.Guys, official letter for me also.
See you in Japan, Nagoya, can not wait hahah!
Best of luck to the rest of you
Congrats to you too! I assumed it was graduation thesis so I just resubmitted the one I gave Todai earlier. Hope to see you there~Thanks a lot! I checked the MEXT website directly,it also says to provide the graduation thesis. I was confused because it was not mentioned explicitly that this document was for MEXT.
你是中国人吗？Thanks a lot! I checked the MEXT website directly,it also says to provide the graduation thesis. I was confused because it was not mentioned explicitly that this document was for MEXT.
Hi @Vincentwyh ,Hi :joyful::joyful::joyful:. Is it possible that I want to extend my studies until phD after master graduation? Do I need to go through all the selection process again?
Oic... Thank you so much for your information.Hi @Vincentwyh ,
Yes, it is possible to extend the scholarship to PhD...
As far as i know, you will go through a screening by MEXT only...
Best wishes...
Hey,Hello everyone,
This year I'm finally going to apply for the MEXT scholarship, but I was wondering something: if you apply as a Research Student, that means you won't attend any classes, just do research? So, you don't have to choose a master's course and just focus on having a professor who's willing to be your advisor. Is this right?
In general that is true. But they really want you to focus on studying for the entrance exam, doing research, and studying Japanese. I think this is case for Todai at least.Hello everyone,
This year I'm finally going to apply for the MEXT scholarship, but I was wondering something: if you apply as a Research Student, that means you won't attend any classes, just do research? So, you don't have to choose a master's course and just focus on having a professor who's willing to be your advisor. Is this right?
Cool! What department are you in and do you know which prof you'll be working with?In general that is true. But they really want you to focus on studying for the entrance exam, doing research, and studying Japanese. I think this is case for Todai at least.
Also see you Xinnz and 9sei in Todai! I was also nominated to join starting this September.
I'm pretty sure that research students also need to take courses...the MEXT guidance information included a list of courses offered in English.Hello everyone,
This year I'm finally going to apply for the MEXT scholarship, but I was wondering something: if you apply as a Research Student, that means you won't attend any classes, just do research? So, you don't have to choose a master's course and just focus on having a professor who's willing to be your advisor. Is this right?
Cool! What department are you in and do you know which prof you'll be working with?
Thank you. I'm really wondering whether I should apply for a Master's course or just Research Student. I've been told that it's easier to obtain the scholarship if you go as Research S., but I wonder about that. I'm wondering about everything right nowI'm pretty sure that research students also need to take courses...the MEXT guidance information included a list of courses offered in English.
I can completely relate. I wondered about this myself when I was deciding. Basically what set me to do university recommended was that I forget about the embassy recommended deadline and I was forced to do university recommended.Thank you. I'm really wondering whether I should apply for a Master's course or just Research Student. I've been told that it's easier to obtain the scholarship if you go as Research S., but I wonder about that. I'm wondering about everything right now
The entrance exam is only for students in Japan right? I didn't have to take an exam and I'm pretty sure that the webpage also says so.I can completely relate. I wondered about this myself when I was deciding. Basically what set me to do university recommended was that I forget about the embassy recommended deadline and I was forced to do university recommended.
To decide which one is better, I recommend doing some research to see what is the quota for accepted MEXT scholarship students in your country, and look at how many people are accepted for any scholarship from the university recommended in the school.
Todai actually gives you the information how how many scholarships were awarded last year for the IME program.
Based on which one is better you can decide.
I must note that the getting the embassy recommended scholarship does not guarantee admission (at least for todai). It just gives you a year to prepare for the entrance exam, learn japanese, and do research. So you might feel like it may be a risk or you may be wasting a year depending on if you want your graduate degree as soon as possible.
Also some programs on the embassy recommended do not allow you to extend your masters program to a ph.D. In which case you can not get the mext scholarship for your ph.d since they require you to be back in your origin country for 3 years before you can get another scholarship.
I have heard some people say that the embassy recommended route requires a better understanding of Japanese (since you are graded based on the level at which you know). I am not entirely sure. Just look at the benefits of both and decide which way to go. Just remember you can only go one route not both, and the embassy deadline will likely be sooner than university deadline route.
I can completely relate. I wondered about this myself when I was deciding. Basically what set me to do university recommended was that I forget about the embassy recommended deadline and I was forced to do university recommended.
To decide which one is better, I recommend doing some research to see what is the quota for accepted MEXT scholarship students in your country, and look at how many people are accepted for any scholarship from the university recommended in the school.
Todai actually gives you the information how how many scholarships were awarded last year for the IME program.
Based on which one is better you can decide.
I must note that the getting the embassy recommended scholarship does not guarantee admission (at least for todai). It just gives you a year to prepare for the entrance exam, learn japanese, and do research. So you might feel like it may be a risk or you may be wasting a year depending on if you want your graduate degree as soon as possible.
Also some programs on the embassy recommended do not allow you to extend your masters program to a ph.D. In which case you can not get the mext scholarship for your ph.d since they require you to be back in your origin country for 3 years before you can get another scholarship.
I have heard some people say that the embassy recommended route requires a better understanding of Japanese (since you are graded based on the level at which you know). I am not entirely sure. Just look at the benefits of both and decide which way to go. Just remember you can only go one route not both, and the embassy deadline will likely be sooner than university deadline route.
The entrance exam for everyone that applies normally (both domestic and international) and is thus much much harder than international admission. This is based on Todai's engineering requirement. Not sure if other universities are like this or other departments in todai are like this.The entrance exam is only for students in Japan right? I didn't have to take an exam and I'm pretty sure that the webpage also says so.
I did a bit more digging and it seems that some schools do offer non-degree research programs, for which you don't have to take classes but you also don't get a degree (which IMO is the objective of going in the first place). However, I think most schools offer degree programs with research so they will submit your application as a research student under MEXT.Thank you. I'm really wondering whether I should apply for a Master's course or just Research Student. I've been told that it's easier to obtain the scholarship if you go as Research S., but I wonder about that. I'm wondering about everything right now
I did a bit more digging and it seems that some schools do offer non-degree research programs, for which you don't have to take classes but you also don't get a degree (which IMO is the objective of going in the first place).