Previous Japanese language study is not required. Fields of Study Scholarship Benefits Qualifications Application Procedure Term of Scholarship Contact the Monbusho Coordinator Fields of Study Humanities and Social Sciences Literature, History, Aesthetics, Law, Politics, Economics, Commerce, Pedagogy, Psychology, Sociology, Music, Fine Arts, etc. Natural Sciences Pure Science, Engineering, Agriculture, fisheries, Pharmacology, Medicine, Dentistry, Home Economics, etc. Students majoring in medicine or dentistry shall not be allowed to carry out their clinical studies by conducting medical examinations or performing operations, unless they are permitted by the Minister of Health and Welfare under the provisions of the Japanese laws concerned. Fields of study must be one of those available at Japanese universities.
Practical training given by factories or companies is excluded.
Applicants must be nationals of the country to which the scholarships are offered. Those applying to the Japanese Consulate in Los Angeles must be U.S. citizens. Applicants must be university or college graduates and have completed 16 years of school education. Applicants must be willing to study the Japanese language and receive instruction in Japanese. Applicants must have no infectious disease.