Monbukagakusho Scholarship program

[msafiri]

So, I'm sort of thinking about applying for one of these because it seems like a great way to get to go study and live in Japan for a year, even though I don't know any Japanese. It seems like I would have to do a full degree, either MA or PhD, which could be complicated by the fact that I'm currently enrolled in a PhD program. Has anyone applied for one in the past or knows more about the program and applying? I'd really appreciate any advice and comments I can get.

For those of you that haven't heard of it, see here for more information.

[elementwil]

With a name like that it's got to be good...

[Lingmom]

My son is considering applying for this as well. He has not done so yet, but here are two resources you might find useful:

1. Monbukagakusho Prep. Guide

http://www.graduateinjapan.com/

2. Blog entitled "How I Got the Monbusho Research Scholarship"

http://larsmartinson.com/how-i-got-the-monbusho-research-scholarship-part-1-of-4/

Good luck!

[green_tea09]

I applied for and was awarded the Monbukagakusho a couple years ago (to study at Tsukuba University) but turned it down to pursue a PhD at a top ranked university. You don't need to have Japanese language skills in order to be awarded the grant. In fact, my grant came with several months of language courses before the research portion of the grant. Anyway...if there are any questions I could answer please feel free to PM me.

[time_consume_me]

This remains the only thread about this scholarship.

 

I applied yesterday.  Anyone have any experiences with it?

[time_consume_me]

I've received the scholarship and will be going to Kobe University in October 2016!