MEXT Scholarship 2016 (Research)

[bononogram]

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.

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?

 

[G.Fortin]

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?

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!

 

[xinnz]

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 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

 

[GAugust]

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

Hey,
I have no idea what is the program you are applying through, but for MEXT scholarship program, the abstract of thesis is the abstract of your bachelor thesis...
Good luck...

 

[Teona]

Guys, official letter for me also.

See you in Japan, Nagoya, can not wait hahah!

Best of luck to the rest of you

 

[xinnz]

Guys, official letter for me also.

See you in Japan, Nagoya, can not wait hahah!

Best of luck to the rest of you

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.

 

[9sei]

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.

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~

 

[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?

 

[Teona]

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？

多谢同学 ヽ(ﾟ∀ﾟ)ﾉ

 

[GAugust]

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?

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...

 

[Vincentwyh]

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...

Oic... Thank you so much for your information.

 

[tanyssg]

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?

 

[GAugust]

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?

Hey,
You need to check with your supervisor and university about this
As the scenarios might be different depending on university and supervisor preferences and goals..
Best...

 

[Lawrence1]

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.

Also see you Xinnz and 9sei in Todai! I was also nominated to join starting this September.

 

[9sei]

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.

Cool! What department are you in and do you know which prof you'll be working with?

 

[9sei]

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?

I'm pretty sure that research students also need to take courses...the MEXT guidance information included a list of courses offered in English.

 

[Lawrence1]

Cool! What department are you in and do you know which prof you'll be working with?

I was accepted as a part of IME graduate program. For the IME graduate program the prerequisite to get a professor to accept you into their lab. It is really exciting!!

 

[tanyssg]

I'm pretty sure that research students also need to take courses...the MEXT guidance information included a list of courses offered in English.

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

 

[Lawrence1]

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 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.

 

[9sei]

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 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.

 

[tanyssg]

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.

Thank you for your help! That one-year as research student wouldn't actually be bad, as I wouldn't mind the extra time to improve my japanese. I think that if I don't get a 'yes' from the embassy, then I can try for uni recommendation, if that's possible. The applications in this case are around November, right?

 

[Lawrence1]

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.

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.

 

[9sei]

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). However, I think most schools offer degree programs with research so they will submit your application as a research student under MEXT.

 

[bononogram]

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).

I disagree - research fellowships and supported periods of research are an essential part of a career in academia.

 

[Jhenry Hamed]

HI DOES ANYBODY WANT TO STUDY FOR THE EXAM OF THIS YEAR?