International University – Viet Nam National University Ho Chi Minh City would like to announce the MEXT Scholarship 2019. MEXT (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology) offers scholarships to international students who wish to study as graduate students at the Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba for: 

·        Master’s Program in Medical Sciences 

·        Doctoral Program in Biomedical Sciences 

·        Doctoral Program in Clinical Sciences

1) Application deadline:

Application documents must be received by September 21, 2018

2) MEXT Scholarship information:

Please find detail information in the attached files:

1.           MEXT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM_2019.pdf

2.           Application Form (for the University of Tsukuba)_2019.pdf

3.           Application Form (for the MEXT scholarship)_2019.xlsx

4.           Field of Study and Study Program (for the MEXT scholarship)_2019.doc

5.           Application Checklist_2019.xlsx

3) How to apply:

Please verify all the documents carefully and submit the documents by courier (FedEx or similar) to: 
Graduate Courses Educational Affairs, 
Academic Service Office for the Medical Sciences Area, University of Tsukuba
(Room 4A237, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki-ken, JAPAN, Postal Code: 305-8575)

4) Application procedure:

·             Step 1: Find a lab
At first, students have to find a laboratory where they would like to do research. Please check following links to find list of laboratories and research supervisor groups: 
Laboratories in Master's Program in Medical Sciences 
Laboratories in Doctoral Program in Biomedical Sciences 
Laboratories in Doctoral Program in Clinical Sciences 
List of Research Supervisor Groups (Medical Sciences) 
List of Research Supervisor Groups (Biomedical Sciences) 
List of Research Supervisor Groups (Clinical Sciences) 

·              Step 2: Contact the Principal Investigator in the lab and get approval
Students have to contact the Principal Investigator in the lab that students are interested in and get approval for applying for this grant. 

·              Step 3: Fill in and submit the Application Form
Students fill in the Application Form according to the instruction manual and submit it by the deadline.

·              Step 4: Application Deadline, Examination and Enrollment 
* Application Deadline: September 21, 2018.
* Examination: After passing the document screening, students will attend the oral examination. Applicant will be contacted via e-mail after the preliminary screening based on the submitted documents.
* Enrollment: Will be scheduled in October, 2019.

If you have any question about this scholarship, please ask:
Graduate Courses Educational Affairs, Academic Service Office for the Medical Sciences Area, University of Tsukuba
Email: iga-in@un.tsukuba.ac.jp (for this email, please ask in English or Japanese)