Backup of MEXTScholarship(No. 10) - Plant

MEXT Scholarship for Foreign Students †

17:00 24 Feb. 2006
- Good News! : The deadline is postponed. Hope you can prepare TOEIC/TOEFUL score.
- Applications should be submitted to Administrative office (Student section) of Chiba Univ.

9:30 14 Jan. 2006 (T.K.)
MEXT do require Certificate of Language Proficiency and they recommended TOEFL and TOEIC
Please see the following part of an official announcement from MEXT
Here is the exact translation of the part in red rectangle:
- Materials that objectively prove the candidate's ability of language and professional competence. (For example, TOEFL, TOEIC, transcripts or scores of Japanese language of Japan Students Servies Organization)

APPLICATION FOR JAPANESE GOVERNMENT (MEXT) SCHOLARSHIP (cf. 001.doc)
1. APPLICATION FOR MEXT SCHOLARSHIP
2. Field of Study and Study Program
3. APPLICATION FOR JAPANESE GOVERNMENT
bona fide diploma of university
academic transcript of university
bona fide diploma of graduate school
academic transcript of graduate school
certificate that the candidate student had excellent score in university
- objective score is necessary (example, GPA score, ABC class or Score in the class)
certificate that the candidate student had excellent score in graduate school
- objective score is necessary (example, GPA score, ABC class or Score in the class)
copy of family register or citizenship
recommendation letter from the president or dean of your university addressed to the president of Chiba University
2 copies of photo: upper half of the body, 6 x 4 cm, taken within 6 months
Abstract of your master thesis in English
Certificate of language skill: TOEFL or TOEIC score. Published paper written in English will be also a good evidence for professional skill.
All the above documents should be prepared in A4 size paper

Recommendation letter (cf. 002.doc in Japanese: prepared by the host researcher or the judgement committee)
- some information would be filled according to 001.doc.
- some are filled by the comittee after qualification process
Letter of evaluation (cf. 003.doc in Japanese: 003ENG.doc)
- I translated the form of evaluation for your refference.
- result of evaluation will be written by the judgement committee
- web interview is necessary
  - Need to Set Up Web Interview System using Skype or ichat

Deadline of the application: 17:00, 24 Feb. 2006
A4 size paper must be used for all applications.
Candidates:
- Those who officially recommended by the foreign university according to the agreement with Chiba University
- Those who officially recommended by the president or dean (or in other equivalent posts) of the university, that have interaction with Chiba University (interaction between researchres, at least)
Other Notices:
1. Certificate to prove the appicant student had excellent score in University/graduate school. Objective score is necessary (example, GPA score, ABC class or Score in the class)
2. Host researchers should have interviews with applicants. If face-to-face interviews are impossible, more than two members of the school of the applicant's choise must have interview via internet. Each of the school member should have more than two times in this case.
  - (This means you will have interviews nine times at least.)
3. It must be confirmed that the applicant have never applied to other university at the same time.