Charles Barkley
TNT Basketball Analyst
- 14 Jun 2007
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Sorry to break the bad news, but here is what's happening according to a flyer posted outside my school office:
"Amidst increasingly severe financial conditions, the Ministry of Finance and various other related quarters have requested reconsideration of the amounts of the stipends for Japanese Government SChoalrship Students. Therefore, to promote "300,000 International Students Plan", in consideration of the actual living expenses of international students and regional differences in the cost of living, the amounts of monthly stipends, regardless of the year of selection, will be changed as follows after April 2009:
Undergrade, College of Tech, Special Training, Japanese Language Students: 125,000 per month
Research Students: 152,000 per month
Masters Course: 154,000
Doctoral Course: 155,000
It also said something about an possibly adding 2000 to 3000 yen for students in certain regions, so perhaps this will apply to Tokyo, but I am not holding my breath.
Damn.
"Amidst increasingly severe financial conditions, the Ministry of Finance and various other related quarters have requested reconsideration of the amounts of the stipends for Japanese Government SChoalrship Students. Therefore, to promote "300,000 International Students Plan", in consideration of the actual living expenses of international students and regional differences in the cost of living, the amounts of monthly stipends, regardless of the year of selection, will be changed as follows after April 2009:
Undergrade, College of Tech, Special Training, Japanese Language Students: 125,000 per month
Research Students: 152,000 per month
Masters Course: 154,000
Doctoral Course: 155,000
It also said something about an possibly adding 2000 to 3000 yen for students in certain regions, so perhaps this will apply to Tokyo, but I am not holding my breath.
Damn.