Scholarship: Japan Africa Dream Scholarship (JADS) Program
Type: Undergraduate
Value: Tuition fees and others
Location: Japan
Who Can Apply: International students in selected field of study
About The Scholarship
The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) of Japan offers scholarships to
international students who wish to study at Japanese universities as Undergraduate Students under the Japanese
Government (MEXT) Scholarship Program as follows.
Requirements
- MEXT accepts applications from international students for study in Japan who satisfy the following qualifications
and conditions. Its aim is to foster human resources who will become bridges of friendship between the grantee’s
country and Japan through study in Japan and who will contribute to the development of both countries and the
wider world. - (1) Nationality: Applicants must have the nationality of a country that has diplomatic relations with Japan. An
applicant who has Japanese nationality at the time of application is not eligible. However, persons with dual
nationality who hold Japanese nationality and whose place of residence at the time of application is outside of
Japan are eligible to apply as long asthey choose the nationality of the other country and renounce theirJapanese
nationality by the date of their arrival in Japan. The First Screening must be conducted at the Japanese diplomatic
mission in the country of which the applicant chooses the nationality. - (2) Age: Applicants, in principle, must be born on or after April 2, 1997. However, applicants who satisfy the
conditions for Academic Background stipulated in ③ below must be 18 years of age or older at the time of
admission to a university in Japan.
Exceptions are limited to cases in which MEXT deems that the applicant could not apply within the eligible age
limit due to the situation or circumstances of the applicant’s country (military service obligation, loss of
educational opportunities due to disturbances of war, etc.). Personal circumstances (financial situation, family
circumstances, state of health, circumstances related to applicant’s university or place of employment, etc.) will
not be considered for exceptions. - (3) Academic Background: Applicants must satisfy any one of the following conditions. However, applicants
desiring direct placement must satisfy either the following ①, ③ or ④ condition.
① Applicants who have completed 12 years of schooling in countries other than Japan. (Applicants who will
meet the above condition by March 2022 are eligible. However, applicants wishing to enroll from the autumn
term through direct placement must be expected to complete 12 years of schooling by August 2022.)
② Applicants who have completed their studies at a school equivalent to a Japanese upper secondary school in
countries other than Japan. (Applicants who will meet the above condition by March 2022 are eligible.)
③ Applicants who have successfully passed an academic qualification examination that is equivalent to the
completion of 12 years of schooling in countries other than Japan. (Applicants who will meet the above
condition by March 2022 are eligible.)
④ Other than the above ①, ② and ③ conditions, applicants who are eligible for enrollment in a Japanese
university at the time of application. - (4) Japanese Language: Applicants must be willing to learn Japanese. Applicants must be interested in Japan and
be willing to deepen their understanding of Japan before and after arriving in Japan. In addition, in principle,
applicants must be willing to carry out their academic studies in Japan in Japanese. - (5) Health: Applicants must submit a health certificate in the prescribed format signed by a physician attesting that
the applicant has no physical or mental conditions hindering the applicant’s study in Japan. - (6) Arrival in Japan: In principle, applicants must be able to arrive in Japan between April 1, 2022, and April 7,
2022. Departure from the home residence should be on or after April 1, 2022. If an applicant is to enroll in
his/her university from the fall semester through direct placement, he/she must be able to arrive in Japan during
the period specified by the accepting university within two weeks before and after the starting date of the
university’s relevant academic term for that year.
Excluding cases in which MEXT deems as unavoidable circumstances, the applicant must withdraw from this
scholarship program if the applicant cannot arrive in Japan by the end of the specified period above which
decided by MEXT or the accepting university. - (7) Visa Requirement: An applicant shall, in principle, newly obtain a “Student” visa at the Japanese diplomatic
mission located in the applicant’s country of nationality, and enter Japan with the residence status of “Student.”
Accordingly, even if the applicant already has other residence status (“Permanent resident,” “Long-term
resident,” etc.), the applicant must change it to the “Student” status and re-enter Japan. Moreover, the applicant
should be aware that after expiration of the status as a MEXT Scholarship student and even if the student again
applies for their original resident status of “Permanent resident” or “Long-term resident,” such resident statuses
might not be necessarily granted. The applicant should also be aware that the scholarship will be cancelled if
he/she arrived in Japan without a newly obtained “Student” visa. - (8) Non-Eligibility: Those who meet any one of the following conditions are ineligible. If identified ineligible after
being selected as a scholarship student, he/she must withdraw from the scholarship.
① Those who are military personnel or military civilian employees at the time of their arrival in Japan or during
the period of the payment of the scholarship;
② Those who cannot arrive in Japan by the last date of the period specified by MEXT or the accepting
university;
③ Those who are previous grantees of Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship programs (including those
who withdraw from the scholarship program after the arrival in Japan). The Monbukagakusho Honors
Scholarship for Privately-Financed International Students is not included in the Japanese Government
(MEXT) Scholarship programs;
④ Those who are currently also applying to another program under the Japanese Government (MEXT)
Scholarship system. This includes the programs for which scholarship payments will begin in FY2021,
although their final selection results have not been decided yet, and the programs for which scholarship
payments will begin in FY2022;
⑤ Those who are already enrolled in a Japanese university or other institution with a residence status of
“Student,” or who are going to be enrolled, or plan to enroll, in a Japanese university or other institution as a
privately-financed international student from the time of application to the MEXT scholarship program in
the applicant’s country until the commencement of the period for payment of the MEXT scholarship.
However, this stipulation does not apply to privately-financed international students who, even though they
are enrolled, or are planning to enroll, in a Japanese university or other institution, verifiably complete their
studies before the start of the scholarship payment period, return to their home country at the time of the
scholarship application, and newly acquire the “Student” residence status and come to Japan;
⑥ Those who are planning to receive scholarship money from an organization other than MEXT (including a
government organization of the applicant’s country) on top of the scholarship money provided by MEXT
after the start of the scholarship payment period;
⑦ Those who are expected to graduate at the time of application and cannot satisfy the condition of academic
background by the deadline given;
⑧ Holders of dual nationality at the time of application who cannot verify that they will give up Japanese
nationality by the time of the arrival in Japan;
⑨ Those who change their residence status to that of other than “Student” after their arrival in Japan;
⑩ Those who plan to, from the time of application for the MEXT scholarship program, engage in long-term
research (such as fieldwork or internship) outside Japan or plan to take a long-term leave of absence from
the preparatory educational institution or the university. - (9) Others: MEXT Scholarship will be granted those who are willing to contribute to mutual understanding between
Japan and their home country by participating in activities at schools and communities during their study in
Japan while contributing to the internationalization of Japan. They shall also make efforts to promote relations
between the home country and Japan by maintaining close relations with the university attended after graduation,
cooperating with the conducting of surveys and questionnaires, and cooperating with relevant projects and
events conducted by the Japanese diplomatic mission after they return to their home countries.
How To Apply
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