Application Direction for Entrance Permission under MEXT Scholarship (Embassy Recommendation)

Application Directions for
Entrance Permission under Japanese Government
Nagoya University
Graduate School ofInternational Development(Monbukagakusho: MEXT) Scholarship 2025
(Embassy Recommendation)

Those who passed the first screening for the MEXT (Embassy Recommendation) Scholarship andwish to enroll at the Graduate School of International Development (GSID), Nagoya University, must
apply according to the directions given below. Please note that GSID initially permits applicants toenroll as research students, not as Master’s or the Doctoral program students at the time ofenrollment. In addition, entry into the Master’s Program is in April and entry into the Doctoral
Program is in April and October.
1. Conditions for Application
Applicants must have passed the first screening of the scholarship for academic year 2025 at aJapanese embassy.
2. Documents to Be Submitted(1) Application form (use the acompanying form)(2) Copy of a Passing Certificate of the First Screening, issued by a Japanese embassy or consulate(3) Copy of an English proficiency test score(4) Application form for Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho: MEXT) Scholarship (a PDF ofwhat you submitted to a Japanese Embassy)(5) Field of study and research plan (a PDF of what you submitted to a Japanese Embassy)(6) Certificate of graduation (a PDF of what you submitted to a Japanese Embassy)(7) Certificate of academic record (a PDF of what you submitted to a Japanese Embassy)(8) Letter of recommendation (a PDF of what you submitted to a Japanese Embassy)(9) Master’s thesis in electronic form, if you wish to proceed to the Doctoral Program
NB:
・English proficiency test should be either TOEFL iBT, TOEFL iBT Home edition, TOEFL iBT Special
Home edition, TOEFL Essentials, the revised TOEFL Paper-delivered Test, IELTS, or Duolingo.
・Only scores from English proficiency tests taken within two years of the submission deadline will
be accepted.
・You must attach translations of documents if they are not in either Japanese or English.
3. Review Process
Applications that arrive before the deadline will be reviewed immediately. Results will be sent toapplicants once the review process has been completed. Successful applicants will receive a “Letterof Provisional Acceptance” to enroll as a research student.

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4. Submission Deadline
Applications must arrive at GSID by Friday, August 9, 2024
5. Methods of Submission and Address
You must submit by e-mail. Submission address:*Directions for submissiona) Please submit all documents as PDF files and attach those files to your e-mail with “MEXT
Scholarship Application” in the subject field.
b) The applicant must submit the application package by him or herself. (Friends or relatives mustnot submit the application on behalf of the applicant.)c) Please clearly indicate the deadline for submission of the “Letter of Provisional Acceptance” setby the embassy.
6. Miscellaneous(1) Documents received after the submission deadline will not be accepted under anycircumstances.
(2) Documents submitted cannot be returned to the applicant under any circumstances.
(3) Successful applicants should submit the “Letter of Provisional Acceptance” to the embassy or
consulate and follow further instructions. Note that the “Letter of Provisional Acceptance” issuedby GSID does not guarantee acceptance as a MEXT scholar.
(4) Please refer to the GSID homepage for details of courses and faculty members.
(5) GSID will not answer enquiries about the review process.
(6) Documents and information submitted in the application will not be used for any other purpose.
(7) It is not necessary to obtain prior approval from a professor whom you wish to be yoursupervisor at GSID.
(8) A professor cannot decide entrance permission personally. Therefore, all the applicants must
follow this procedure, even if an accepting professor gives his/her personal approval.
7. Completion(1) Those who are accepted as MEXT scholars will be admitted to GSID as research students, not
as Master’s or Doctoral students, in April or October 2025.
(2) Those who pass the entrance examination after admission as a research student will beadmitted to the Master’s program in April 2026.
(3) This means that a student can obtain a Master’s degree in March 2028, in the shortest case.
(4) As for the Doctoral program, a student must spend at least six months as a research student
at GSID.
8. Contact and Enquiries
International Student Services
Graduate School of International Development
Nagoya University

Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8601 JAPANE-mail:GSID homepage: https://www4.gsid.nagoya-u.ac.jp/
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