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Greetings from the Consulate General of Japan:
The Application Guide and Forms are now available for the Government of Japan’s, 2016 MEXT Japanese Studies Scholarship. Further details and links to the application documents are available on the Consulate General of Japan’s website: http://www.vancouver.ca.emb-japan.go.jp/en/culture/mext.htm.
The Japanese Studies Scholarship is aimed at undergraduate students attending university, who are interested in deepening their knowledge of Japanese language, culture and affairs.
Applicants should be:

• Born between April 2, 1986 and April 1, 1998 (for the 2016 scholarship year).
• Ideally, currently enrolled in the 2nd or 3rd year of a full-time university or have completed at least one full academic year of university studies (by April 2016 for the 2016 scholarship year).
• Undergraduate students at a foreign (non-Japanese) university, majoring in Japanese language or fields related to Japanese culture, at the time of arriving in Japan and returning to the same foreign university, after completion of the scholarship, to complete a bachelor’s degree program. (Students transferring from one college/university to another, after completing the scholarship, are not eligible.).
• Proficient enough in Japanese language ability to receive education taught in Japanese at a Japanese university, and have studied Japanese language at a university for at least one year, as of April 2016.

The term of the scholarship is approximately one year, beginning in October 2016. Allowance is approximately 117,000 yen per month. Flight transportation from the recipients country of nationality to Japan and return is also covered. Terms subject to change.
Application forms may be submitted until Friday, March 4, 2016 to the Consulate General of Japan in Vancouver. Selected applicants will be asked to attend an interview and Japanese language examination at the Consulate on Thursday, March 10, 2016 (Date subject to change).
Questions can be directed to jet@vc.mofa.go.jp or 604-684-5868.
 
Sincerely,
Steve Chevalier
Information and Culture Section/
JET Programme Coordinator
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Consulate General of Japan
900-1177 West Hastings Street
Vancouver, BC V6E 2K9
604-684-5868/education@vc.mofa.go.jp