JAPANESE STUDIES STUDENTS

2022/2/8

COVID-19 Impact on Scholarship Round in 2022
As we are all well aware, COVID-19 has made international travel and forward planning considerably difficult.
MEXT informs applicants that under some circumstances such as travel restrictions or curfews, there remains the possibility that the selection process will be cancelled or that applicants will not be able to come to Japan even after being selected as scholarship students.

Japanese Studies Students

This scholarship aims at providing an opportunity for Hong Kong and Macau students who wish to study for a period of one year at designated Japanese universities as Japanese studies in order to deepen their understanding of the Japanese language, Japanese affairs and Japanese culture.

Currently Open for Application NO

Duration
1 year

Outline of eligibility
Age: born between April 2, 1992 and April 1, 2004
Education: must be an undergraduate student at a non-Japanese university majoring in fields related to the Japanese language or culture

Departure date
September or October 2022

Placement at University
Designated by MEXT, taking into account your placement preference

Application period
23 December 2021 (Thursday) to 28 January 2022 (Friday) at 5:00 p.m.
*Please submit the required documents by registered mail due to COVID-19 control measures.

Selection process
1. Documents review
2. Written Test (Japanese): Postponed
3. Interview: Early in March 2022 (To be confirmed)
4. Acceptance notification: August 2022

* Shortlisted candidates will be notified of the date, time and venues of their interviews and exams. The interviews may be conducted online.

Application forms can be download
Study in Japan
https://www.studyinjapan.go.jp/en/smap-stopj-applications-japanese.html
MEXT
https://www.mext.go.jp/a_menu/koutou/ryugaku/1423055_00006.htm

Please refer to “Course Guide for Japanese Studies Students” to consider your placement preference.

All students must submit all documents mentioned in Point 7 （1）-（8） * and a copy of passport.
*It is not necessary to fill in Point 7 （7）Medical certificate before passing the written test and interview, as this is the first stage of the application procedure.