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Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO) offers Reservation Program For Honors Scholarship For Privately Financed International Students who attend a university or other institution of higher education in Japan. In conjunction with this scholarship, JASSO sponsors a reservation program that sets aside scholarship allotments for privately financed international students who achieve a superior score on the EJU, and enroll in a university undergraduate school, a junior college, or a specialized training college in Japan.
 
Scholarship Amount
¥50,000 per month (tentative)
The scholarship (undergraduate level) is paid in the monthly amount determined for that school year. (The amount is subject to change each year. For reference, the monthly stipend for the 2006-7 school year was ¥50,000)
 
Eligibility / Conditions For Applying
1. Applicants taking the EJU in June 2007, and enrolling as regular students (excluding research students, trainees, nondegree students, auditing students, etc. in a university undergraduate school, a junior college, or a professional training college in Japan between September 2007 and April 2008.
2. Applicants taking the EJU in November 2007, and enrolling as regular students (excluding research students, trainees, nondegree students, auditing students, etc. in a university undergraduate school, a junior college, or a professional training college in Japan between April 2008 and October 2008.
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Applicants must take any of the following eight EJU subject test combinations.
[1] Japanese as a Foreign Language only
[2] Japanese as a Foreign Language and Mathematics (Course 1 or 2)
[3] Japanese as a Foreign Language, Mathematics (Course 1 or 2), and Japan and the World
[4] Japanese as a Foreign Language, Mathematics (Course 1 or 2) and Science
[5] Japanese as a Foreign Language and Science
[6] Japanese as a Foreign Language and Japan and the World
[7] Mathematics (Course 1 or 2) and Science
[8] Mathematics (Course 1 or 2) and Japan and the World
  Those taking the English version of the Mathematics (Course 1 or 2), Science, or Japan & the World tests are also eligible to apply.
 
Note 1: Those enrolling in a graduate school is not eligible to participate in this reservation program.
Note 2: If a particular subject test combination is taken by a very small number of examinees, there may be cases when no scholarship candidates will be selected from that group.
Note 3: Applicants will be considered for selection on the basis of the subjects they indicated on their EJU application form, regardless of whether they are not taking certain subject tests.
 
Duration Of Scholarship
After a scholarship has been reserved for an applicant, it is awarded for a certain period that is based on the time that the applicant enrolls in a Japanese university undergraduate school, junior college, or professional training college.
(1) For enrollments initiated by October 2007 ( June 2007 EJU examinees only):
Six months, from October 2007 to March 2008
(2) For enrollments initiated between November 2007 and April 2008:
Twelve months, from April 2008 to March 2009
(3) For enrollments initiated between May and October 2007
(November 2007 EJU examinees only):
Six months, from October 2008 to March 2009
 
Application Procedures
In order to be considered for reservation, applicants need to mark a circle in the appropriate box on the EJU application form.
 
Selection
Scholarship candidates will be selected from those applicants whose EJU score is in the top rank.
 
Notification Of The Selection Results
Applicants selected for the scholarship will be notified with the Reservation Notice for Honors Scholarship for Privately Financed International Students (hereafter, “Reservation Notice”).
 
Acceptance Of Scholarship
In order to be able to claim their scholarships, candidates need to submit their Reservation Notice and the prescribed scholarship application to their host university/college, which will forward the documents to JASSO.
Please note that anyone who changes affiliation (by transferring to another school, etc.) after being selected as a scholarship recipient cannot receive the scholarship again as a reservation holder, even if affiliation changed during the scholarship payment period indicated in section "Duration of scholarship")
 
     
   
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