Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho: MEXT) Scholarship for 2015

Undergraduate Students (GAKUBU)

College of Technology Students (KOSEN)

2015 applications have been closed on 13th June 2014.
Information about the 2015 scholarships is included below for reference only.

 

MEXT(Monbukagakusho: Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan) offers two types of scholarships (Undergraduate students, College of Technology students) to Cameroonian nationals who wish to study at a Japanese institution of higher learning.


Eligibility Criteria

Applicant must

- be a Cameroonian national, and born between April 2, 1993 and April 1, 1998;

be a holder of Baccalaureates or G.C.E. Advanced Level certificate , and submit an attested copy to the Embassy of Japan in Yaounde on 11 August 2014 at latest;

- have good knowledge in English language: scoring grade A or B in the G.C.E. Ordinary Level exams for Anglophones, or “mention Bien /Très bien” in the Probatoire exams for Francophones;

- be willing to learn the Japanese language and receive education at university / college;

- leave for and arrive in Japan between 1 and 7 of April 2015.


Worth of Scholarships

- Monthly allowance

- Economy class air ticket between the international airport nearest to the applicant’s place of residence and a Japanese international airport.

- School fees


Length of Scholarships

Undergraduate students:

- 5 years from April 2015 to March 2020

- 7 years for grantees majoring in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or a six-year course in pharmacy

- Both including one-year preparatory education in the Japanese language and other subjects if necessary

College of Technology students:

- 4 years from April 2015 to March 2019

- 4.5 years for grantees majoring in maritime engineering

- Both including one-year preparatory education in the Japanese language and other subjects included


2015 Scholarships Schedule

1. Deadline of applications: at 4pm of Friday 13 June 2014
 The form and the documents may be hand delivered or posted but must be received by the Embassy of Japan before the deadline.
Applicants are advised to apply long before the deadline.

2. Result of documents screening : Until Monday 30 June 2014

Only the applicants who pass through the documents screening will be contacted, and the contact date will be posted on this website.
On 30th June 2014, the Embassy of Japan announced the schedule of written examinations and interview only for the applicants who passed through the documents screening.

3. Written examinations and interview :2 days between Tuesday 8 to Friday 11 July 2014

4. Primary screening decision notification:By the end of August 2014
Candidates' documents will be sent from the Embassy to MEXT for a secondary screening.

5. Final results : Around January 2015

On 8 December 2014, the Embassy of Japan announced the final results to the candidates.
There is one Cameroonians who will study in Japan from April 2014 as a College of Technology student. No one was selected as an Undergraduate student.

6. Departure to Japan from Cameroon : April 2015


Previous Exams

Previous exam papers for the 2007 to 2010 scholarship exams are available online for reference.

http://www.studyjapan.go.jp/en/toj/toj0308e.html


Application Forms and Guidelines

Please download PDF application forms and other relevant documents below.

download Undergraduate Students (GAKUBU)

download College of Technology Students (KOSEN)

- Application Guidelines
- Application Form
- Placement Preference Form
- Recommendation Form
- Certificate of health
- Undergraduate Students: Checklist for Cameroonian nationals

- Application Guidelines
- Major elements for Fields of Study
- Application Form
- Recommendation Form
- Certificate of health
- College of Technology Students: Checklist for Cameroonian nationals

Candidates are authorized to apply for one category only.

Documents to be submitted are listed on each Application Guidelines. Cameroonian applicants are required to fill in Checklist for Cameroonian nationals, and paste it on the file cover/envelope.


Useful links

Study in Japan "For Prospective Students" : http://www.studyjapan.go.jp/en/toj_stope.html

Japan Student Services Organization : http://www.jasso.go.jp/index_e.html

KOSEN Portal by Institute of National Colleges of Technology : http://www.kosen-k.go.jp/english/kosen-portal.html


Further Information for Cameroonian nationals

Cultural Section (Scholarships 2015)

Embassy of Japan in Cameroon

1513, Rue 1828, Bastos-Ekoudou, BP 6868, Yaounde

Tel: +237-2220-6202, Fax: +237-2220-6203

Email: studyjapan@yd.mofa.go.jp (Please mention the name of interested scholarships and the departure year such as "GAKUBU 2015", "KOSEN 2015", on the subject line.)