2021 APPLICATION FORM FOR CANDIDATE SELECTION OF JAPANESEGOVERNMENT (MEXT) SCHOLARSHIP(For Global Agriscience Program Preliminary Education in Fac. of Agr., Okayama Univ.)
1. Qualifications for Application
Applicant must meet all of the following requirements.
(1) Applicants must meet one of the following conditions by September 2021.
① Applicants must have completed 12 years of school education. (including those who are expected tocomplete at the time of admission)② Applicants must have graduated from a school equivalent to an upper secondary school in Japan.
③ Those who qualify for universities in Japan due to qualifications other than the above.
(2) In principle，applicants must have been born on or after April 2, 1996.

(3) In principle，Applicants who have Japanese nationality at the time of application is not eligible.
However, persons with dual nationality who hold Japanese nationality and whose place of residence atthe time of application is outside of Japan are eligible to apply as long as they choose the nationality of
the foreign country and give up their Japanese nationality by the date of their arrival in Japan.
(4) Applicant apply to Japanese government (MEXT) scholarship for Global Agriscience Program (GAP)
for human resources, contributing to sustainable development goals (SDGs). You must enroll in Faculty ofAgriculture, Okayama University, if you are accepted.
2. Period of enrollment
6 months
3. Application process(1) Documents to be submitted① Application Form
Downloadable at the following address:
https://www.mext.go.jp/content/20201214-mxt_gakushi02-20201211170222_8.xlsx② Essay on reason to apply for this program (A4 size free form, PDF file is acceptable)③ A photocopy of the passport (description page with name and photograph), a photocopy of family
register or proof of citizenship of the applicant's country.
④ Transcript of academic records of each academic year of the last upper secondary school (senior highschool) or undergraduate school attended (issued by the school or the university which the applicant hasattended)⑤ Graduation certificate or degree certificate of the last upper school attended (or an attested document
certifying that the applicant will graduate from the school, where applicable)⑥ Certificate of Japanese-Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) (N2 or higher is desirable)⑦ Optional certificate（Highly recommended）
i) Transcript of record of Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students(EJU)ii) Transcript of record of English proficiency examination (Ex. TOEFL, TOEIC, IELTS etc.)⑧ Certificate of enrollment (for an applicant currently enrolled in a university)⑨ Transcript of academic record (for an applicant currently enrolled in a university) (optional)*It is necessary to attach the Document④ ~ ⑨ translated in Japanese when documents are describedin native language except English.
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must be submitted at a later date.
(2) Application fee
Candidates do not pay the application fee at the time of application. Successful applicant has to apply
to research student for Global Agriscience Program preliminary education and pay 9,800 yen. (Theapplication fee of 9,800 yen will be refunded later to successful applicant).
(3) Application period
Candidates must apply by Friday, May 14, 2021
(4) Documents to be sent
Instruction and Student Section, Faculty of Agriculture, Okayama University
・Digital data (Document ①〜⑨) must be sent by Friday, May 14, 2021 by email toqgg8286@adm.okayama-u.ac.jp
Applicants must send their original application documents by registered airmail or express mailservice (DHL, EMS, FedEx, OCS, etc.) by Thursday, June 10, 2021 to the following address:
Instruction and Student Section of Faculty of Agriculture, Okayama University, 1-1-1 Tsushimanaka, Kita-ku, Okayama, 700-8530, Japan.
4. Screening Process
Based on all submitted documents, Okayama University will select the qualified candidates foronline an interview which is held on Friday, May 21 and tells the results to each applicant at a later
date. Those who are selected for the interview will be notified the information by Wednesday, May19, 2021. The interview will be conducted online (either Zoom or Microsoft Teams), connecting theapplicants' location and Okayama University. Okayama University will forward the results to theMEXT, who will conduct the final screening process. The Admission results will be announced to theapplicants on early August, 2021.
5. Contact for inquiry
Instruction and Student Section, Faculty of Agriculture, Okayama University
qgg8286@adm.okayama-u.ac.jp
Question are expected to be in Japanese.
TEL: +81-86-251-8286, 8287 (Japanese only)

6. OtherIn addition to 4 Japanese government scholars, GAP Program will accept 4 privately-financed international
students. Privately-financed international students will be selected through the Special Selection for Privately
Financed International Students 2022 (conducted in February 2022).

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