Scholarships Prior to Matriculation

Japanese Government Scholarship opportunity

1.GSAPS Nomination

Waseda University Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies International Relations Program was selected for the International Priority Graduate Program (PGP) of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT).

The PGP program, which was created by MEXT to support programs which have international appeal to foreign students, provides priority allocation for government financed foreign students.

Students should apply for the scholarship at GSAPS. GSAPS selects students and recommend them to the Japanese Government. Period of the scheme was from 2007 to 2011, but recently this program has been admitted to continue for another year by MEXT. A detailed outline of the selected program and the application procedure are as follows.

Program	"Future Leader's Program for Regional Integration and Cooperation in Asia"
Number of Students	4 for MA Program ,2 for PhD Program
Application Period	February 6 (Monday) - 13 (Monday), 2012 (Deadline)

* Application fee must be paid within the designated application period above. However, applicants may waive the application fee in some cases. For more details, please refer to the 2012 Program contents / Application guide above.

• 2012 Program contents / Application guide(PDF)

Please see below to download the designated forms.

MEXT's designated forms

• Scholarship application form for the Japanese government(MEXT)
• Scholarship application form for the Japanese government(MEXT)
• Research plan for the Japanese government(MEXT)
• Research plan for the Japanese government(MEXT)

MEXT's URL (Japanese only) :
http://www.mext.go.jp/a_menu/koutou/ryugaku/boshu/1299166.htm

Waseda GSAPS's designated forms

• Application Form for 'Future Leader's Program for Regional Integration and Cooperation in Asia'
• Scholarship Application Form Prior to Matriculation for September 2012 Admissions

* GSAPS 2012 Application Forms can also be downloaded from the Admissions section of the GSAPS website.

• MA Program Application Documents download
• PhD Program Application Documents download
• GSAPS Application Guide

Please send your complete application documents to:

Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies (GSAPS)
WASEDA University
Nishi-Waseda Building 7F
1-21-1 Nishi-Waseda, Shinjuku-Ku
Tokyo 169-0051, JAPAN
Attn: Admissions Office (Scholarships Prior to Matriculation)

2.Embassy Nomination

An embassy recommended, government sponsored international student is a student who applies to receive a government scholarship through the Japanese embassy or consulate in their home country. Please refer to CIE (Center of International Education, Waseda University) Website.

Students should apply for the scholarship at the Japanese embassy or consulate. The Embassy or consulate select students through document screening, examination and interviews. Please contact the Japanese embassy or consulate for further details.

[Link for the Japanese embassy or consulate (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) ]
http://www.mofa.go.jp/about/emb_cons/mofaserv.html

*There is the government sponsored scholarship for private financed international students who are enrolled as regular degree-seeking students at Waseda University.
Also there is government sponsored scholarship for studying-abroad international students who come from universities that currently have an academic exchange agreement with Waseda University. Please refer to FAQ for MEXT Scholarship.

3.University Nomination

This government sponsored scholarship is for studying-abroad international study abroad students who come from universities that currently have an academic exchange agreement with Waseda University. Please refer to FAQ for MEXT Scholarship.

4.Domestic Selection

This is the government sponsored scholarship for private financed international students who are enrolled as regular degree-seeking students at Waseda University. Please refer to FAQ for MEXT Scholarship. This scholarship will apply only AFTER matriculation.