The scholarship grantees shall take a preliminary training in the Japanese language and other basic subjects for approximately 14 months at an educational institution near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Grantees shall live in the attached dormitory throughout the Program . Those who have completed the AYF program may have a chance to take the entrance examination before coming to Japan. Field of Study Humanities and Social Sciences in principle, such as History, Archaeology, Aesthetics, Law, Politics, Economics, Commerce, Education, Sociology, etc, but students majoring in Engineering and Natural Sciences are also encouraged to apply. The field of study must be one of those available at Japanese universities.
Practical training given by factories or companies is excluded.
Japanese Studies or Japanese Culture Studies do not fall within the ambit of this Program. Applicants must be university or college graduates, who have completed the fundamental education of their countries, basically 16 years. Applicants should not have Japanese language proficiency. Those who have learned the Japanese language and already acquired Japanese language proficiency comparable to the Japanese Proficiency Test Level 3 are excluded. Proficiency in English is required.