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Categories and Contents of MEXT Scholarship
| Research Students | Teacher Training Students | Under-graduate Students | Japanese Studies Students | |
| Academic level | Graduate | Undergraduate | ||
| Required qualification | Applicants must have graduated or will graduate from universities. | Applicants must have graduated from universities or teacher training schools. | Applicants must have completed 12 years' schooling. | Applicants must be undergrads at foreign universities at the time of arrival in and departure from Japan. |
| Age limit | Applicants must be under 35 years old. | Applicants must be at least 17 and not more than 22 years old. | Applicants must be at least 18 and not more than 30 years old. | |
| Japanese-language training | 6 months If applicants have sufficient Japanese language skill to conduct researchh, they do not need to take language training courses. |
1 year | － | |
| Professional education | Applicatns will study their specialized fields at graduate schools. | Applicants will receive special trainings at the Faculty of Teacher Education. | Applicatns will study at undergraduate schools. | Applicants will take special trainings on the Japanese language and Japanese affairs. |
| Monthly stipend |
JPY143,000～145,000 |
JPY117,000 |
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| School fees | Fees for entrance examination, enrollment, tuition, etc. are covered by the Japanese government. | |||
| Traveling fees | Round-trip travel expenses are provided in kind (an economy class air ticket) by the Japanese government. | |||
| Scholarship period | 2 years including 6-month Japanese-language training. | 1.5 years including 6-month Japanese-language training. | 5 years including 1 year Japanese-language training (7 years for faculties of medicine, dentistry, and veterinary medicine). | 1 year |
| Extension of scholarship period＊ | Possible | Not possible | Possible | Not possible |
| ＊Regarding the students with outstanding academic achievements who meet certain criteria, the scholarship period may be extended if they want to pursue further study. For details, please refer to MEXT website. |