extension of monbukagakusho scholarship tenure

[arjaysy]

hello there! i'm on my last year as a master's student under the monbukagakusho scholarship and i've been hoping to continue until doctor's degree. i've just submitted my extension of tenure application to my sensei and he said that some applications may not be granted as there have been budget cuts. i've asked my foreign friends here in the university and said they didn't know of anyone here who has been denied of an extension. i'm not sure about the other universities here but has anyone been denied an extension (unless of course his/her work was unsatisfactory or he/she violated some rules )? thanks a lot!!!

[pipokun]

平成21年3月31日限り等奨学金支給期間の満了予定又は� �長希望の国費外国人留学生（研究留学生等）の取扱いについて （通知）
http://www.mext.go.jp/a_menu/koutou/ryugaku/boshu/08092505.htm

The notification says that your extension is not automatically entitled.

For example, your average GPA (http://www.mext.go.jp/a_menu/koutou/ryugaku/boshu/08092505/005.htm)-like score should be better than 2.0.

The application starts from the end of this month, so be sure to catch up with the latest info.

[arjaysy]

hi! thanks for your reply. i've just submitted those forms today. my grades are quite okay,too. the thing is, i've been thinking all this time that you can automatically get an extension of your monbukagakusho scholarship if you apply for it. i just learned today that you have to compete for the alloted slots given to your university and there's a chance you might not get it at all :-(

[Charles Barkley]

My impression is that those conditions are added to the terms of the scholarship so that, in case someone is proving disruptive, it will be easy enough to get rid of them.

I have also been told by the other MEXT scholars at my school that getting the extension is largely a formality. I am applying for it now, and I have my interview for getting into my school's masters program this sunday. Not in the slightest bit worried about the whole process, if that makes you feel any better.

[senseiman]

Hey I'm kind of in the same boat. I'm in a Master's program and am thinking of applying for the Doctoral program at my Uni. I originally thought I would have until February to apply but I've just been told I need to get the scholarship extension stuff in by this month so I'm sort of scrambling. In my case the school only has two spots open for the Doctoral program each year (in the law faculty anyway) so its by no means guaranteed that one will be accepted if more than that number apply.

Good luck to both of you!

[Charles Barkley]

I guess moving to a PhD program is completely different.

Had my interview test/interview today. Pieces of cake. Would be utterly shocked if I weren't accepted. If you're already studying at the school as a research student and are serious about what you are doing, I can't imagine not acing that ****.

[arjaysy]

thanks for all your replies! i didn't get any single bit of worry when i entered the master's program from being a research student. as what charles barkley has said, it's just for formality. i guess transferring from the master's program to a phd program is an entirely different thing.

[dewi aisyah]

HI....
my name is dewi , Iam a univ student from malaysia and I come from Indonesia
I need the information about scholarship to continue my postgraduate to japan...
I dont know how to register and apply...
thk u very much ya :cool: