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Monbukagakusho Scholarship for Postgraduate!!

take it easy, Reonagg... you see... he's suppose to sit on test in May
kind of missed it, I suppose.

note to all taking test sooner or later: English test is not so hard. anyway, you only have to show basic knowledge of English. you need it just for making your way around in Japan before you learn Japanese.
 
Reonagg said:
Oooh, boy... this doesn't even make sense...
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I guess it's typo, but just wanted to make a little fun. I'm sure he doesn't mind

anyway, reonagg, I don't know how far did you get with procedure? (and why you do not activate yourself at the rest of the forum, beside this thread?)
 
I'm still waiting for the results of the first screening

...I still want to know

Alma said:
why you do not activate yourself at the rest of the forum, beside this thread?
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Mmm, I found this forum while looking for scholarship information so that's my main interest and the main reason for posting really. But when I have some free time (will that ever happen? ) I'll take a look around and I'll post something if I feel like that.
 
So.... I just got a letter in the mail: I passed the embassy recommendation phase!

Words cannot describe how happy I am.

Well... maybe they can...

ばんざあぁ～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～い！


So, now I've got to go out and get accepted by an adviser somewhere. Anyone have experience with this part of the scholarship?
 
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oh, just take your time. and don't worry about results. good luck!


congratulations!!!

and about your question, I think I wrote in details about my experience, search a little bit. good luck!

 
a 1 hour test... (life short, play hard)

oh, Hello here,
Does anybody know about the examination , especially the contents of the english test?
I get a trainning with the past test (2007), but i think that is very hard for a non native English-speaker.
I called me to sit on test next 27.jun.2007
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This is so sad, disgraceful and infuriating that I can't even think of any polite answer right now.
Maybe later.
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PLEASE, HELPME A BIT !
 

If you're looking for the questions or answers to this year's test, I'm afraid you're out of luck - no one here (myself included) is willing to give you an unfair advantage.

I myself worked my butt off to get the scholarship recommendation, and I would be hurt beyond words to see someone else get the recommendation in place of me through underhanded tactics.

If you've looked through the past tests, that's about the best you're going to get for information on the contents of this year. The test does not change all that much in format from year to year, only in the specific questions.

If you're looking for something ethical that will help you on the test, feel free to reply and I'm sure people would be willing to help you out.
 
hello everybody
i am from saudia arabia and my exam and interview for the undergraduate scholarship will be in 30 june ☝
all the Applicants this year in saudia arabia are 11 including me
and my exams are math and english and japanese
the problem is that i dont know english math at all ... i have studied the math in arabic T-T
i am using a site that have translation for alot of english math to arabic. i knew about the cosine and sin only T-T.
so can anyone help me naming the lessons in the exam A from the last year exam? (because at least there is something i can study before the exam )
i will really really really appreciate it if anyone gonna help me T-T
ps:sorry i know my english writing sux XD
 
ahhhh i am scared to death because of this math exam ...
i know that this year exam will be different in just the clueses and Numbers from last year's... but i cant answer any Question from it ....
i am gonna die T-T
 
SOS!!!

Hi everyone!!!!
I'm applying to the scholarship and on saturday will be my engliSh examen. I've been preparing for TOEFL examen SO an english examen seemed easy. However after doing the examen from the last year I got shock. It's really hard
Please can you send me past examens
My email is tulia(dot)Veliz@gmail(dot)com
I don't have many days too study but al least I can review some important things.
Thank you very much
Tulia
 
Postgraduate Research Student

Dear forum friends,

After almost half a year not posting on this forum, I have some news back here - I have received the Monbukagakusho Scholarship as a Research Student on 30 June 2007. Expected departure date: Early October 2007.

I would need your friendly advise regarding the following:

1) Any comments on Yokohama National University? I am pursuing both Japanese classes and Research in Mobile Communications.

2) Is 170,000 Yen enough to survive in Yokohama area? What's the breakdown expenses, i.e. 1-bedroom studio, cost of meal per day, etc.?

3) This scholarship would definitely help in mastering Japanese language and understanding the culture. I am currently working in a Telecommunications MNC and have just recently promoted to APAC Solution Manager (~3 years working experiences).
If I pursue this scholarship for 1.5 years, it would mean losing my current job opportunity. The question is will this scholarship opportunity another advancement to my career path?
The opportunity that I could see is that it will advance myself to look for job as APAC Solution Manager or Technical Sales, covering Japan region as well.

Anyone with working experiences, could you please kindly advise me?

Appreciate it if you could provide me with some fruitful advice.

Thank you very much!

Best Regards,
Chanoil
 
First of all, congrats.

And now, maybe I should apologize in advance for what I'm gonna say, I don't want to be bitchy about this but I just can't keep quiet.

chanoil said:
Is 170,000 Yen enough to survive in Yokohama area? What's the breakdown expenses, i.e. 1-bedroom studio, cost of meal per day, etc.?
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chanoil said:
If I pursue this scholarship for 1.5 years, it would mean losing my current job opportunity. The question is will this scholarship opportunity another advancement to my career path?
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Shouldn't you have asked yourself (and answered) these questions BEFORE applying?​
I mean, seriously man, I even know what 'omiyage' I would give my adviser and I'm still stuck in the pre-first screening stage.
On the other hand, what if the answer to both questions is negative? Let's suppose that such amount of money is not enough to live according to your standards and let's suppose as well that with regard to your career it's gonna be a waste of time.

So what?

Are you gonna turn it down?

The burocratic procedures take a long time and even if there are some substitutes it's very likely they won't be able to take your place if you refuse.
Please don't take it the wrong way. It's just that I can't believe that someone actually has gotten the scholarship without having these ideas crystal clear. Weren't these aspects supposed to be tested in the interview? 'to have a clear sense of purpose', 'to have gathered information about Japanese universities' and so on? Jeez...

I think most of your questions can be Googled. Those which not, only you can answer them. After all, in this sense this opportunity is like all the others: it's what you make of it.


You're so lucky...
 
Dear Reonagg,

Thank you very much for your comments. I fully understand how you are feeling right now, right there.
You have been struggling hard and eager to "win" this scholarship/opportunity to Japan, studying your most desired course. And there is another person,who has actually received the scholarship after going through the whole application process, and now he is reconsidering the scholarship opportunity.

I could fully understand how you feel.

There are times in life that we would need to consider the opportunities lying in our hands, in which we would need to make tough decisions. Leaving your current life and going forward to a challenge that cannot be foresee now, could somehow be challenging, and in the same time, "frightening".

As of that, gathering information would therefore be very useful. Be it before the application, during the application or even after the application.

Hope that you will understand that.

All the best in your Monbusho application. As of interviews and application, just be yourself and be confident. You would breeze through it without knowing it.

Cheers!

Best Regards,
Chanoil
 
ahhh the interview was kinda shock ! it's like they can read ur mind and ask Questions u don't want to be asked :S..sometimes the interview Qs will all be about ur field of study and other people may be asked in all the interview about the culture of japan and other staff so be ready for this !

and the english exam i find it more easier than past year's exam... especially the first Question...

now i am waiting if they gonna recommend me or not..when maybe they will tell me? ☝
 
yes! i have made it .... and now i am waiting for the final results from japan in January or February :S
good luck everyone
 
Update:

I have now applied and gotten accepted to the three universities I applied to under the scholarship:
1. Tokyo University
2. Waseda University
3. Hokkaido University

Tokyo was the last holdout and made me nervous.

So, now all I have to do is wait for the results at the beginning of March and find out where they place me.

Anyone here have any clue on how the lottery/decision stage works?
 
Anyone here have any clue on how the lottery/decision stage works?
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I have never heard of anyone applying from a US Consulate being rejected after receiving the Japan University recommendation. Basically Monbusho just stamps them and off you go. It takes like 6 months to get done, but they do it.

Regarding which college you get placed to, that's uncertain. Some people will submit the application listing 3 professors from the same university, to ensure that they get in to their first choice institution.

I'm referring to the research student scholarship, not the undergrad btw.
 

Wow, that's a strategy I didn't think about, but feel silly for not doing so.

I wasn't too worried about the government selection, but rather the school.

I guess I'll just have to wait and see!
 
Just a quick question. Does your degree grades matter when applying for the scholarship?
 
Hi,
This is my first post here.
I have pass the exams in my country and now I'm waiting for the final results of Japan which should come in January. Can somebody tell me if there is any possibility to be rejected after the embassy recommended you and you got an acceptance letter from your chosen university? I'm a little concerned because it take so much time to get a final result. I hope everything will be well.
 
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