Reservation Program for Monbukagakusho Honors Scholarship for Privately-Financed International Students (EJU 2nd Session in November 2022)

Japan Student Services Organization (hereafter "JASSO") offers Monbukagakusho Honors Scholarship for Privately-Financed International Students who attend a university or other institutions of higher education in Japan. JASSO sponsors a reservation program for privately financed international students who achieve a superior score on the EJU, and enroll as regular students in a university undergraduate school, a junior college, college of technology (3rd grade or upper), or a professional training college in Japan.

(1) Eligibility

Applicants taking the EJU 2nd session in November 2022, by any of the following eight subject test combinations, and enrolling as regular students (excluding research students, trainees, nondegree students, auditing students, etc.) in a university undergraduate school, a junior college, college of technology (3rd grade or upper), or a professional training college in Japan between November 2022 and October 2023.

[Eight EJU subject test combinations]

  • *1
    Those enrolling in a graduate school is not eligible.
  • *2
    If a particular subject test combination is taken by a very small number of examinees, there may be cases when no reservation holders will be selected from that group.
  • *3Applicants will be considered for selection on the basis of the subjects they indicated on their EJU application form, regardless of whether they took those subject tests or not.

(2) Scholarship Monthly Stipend

JPY48,000 (The amount is subject to change each academic year.)

(3) Enrollment Period and Duration of Scholarship

Duration of scholarship depends on the enrollment period.

Applicants who have been selected for Reservation Program set out in (5) Selection 1. may extend duration of scholarship until completing your course of study when the applicant enrolls in a Japanese university undergraduate school, a junior college, college of technology, or a professional training college. The applicants must meet all qualifications (see following document). The enrollment period and duration of scholarship are as stated in the Reservation Notice for Monbukagakusho Honors Scholarship for Privately-Financed International Student.

(4) Application Procedure

(5) Selection

Applicants whose EJU score is in the top rank among candidates will be reservation holders for this scholarship.

(6) Notification of the Selection Results

JASSO will notify the selection results on the EJU Online at the end of January 2023.
Applicants selected as reservation holders can download“Reservation Notice for Monbukagakusho Honors Scholarship for Privately-Financed International Students” from My Page on the EJU online.

We will post the examination registration numbers and the reservation number on our website.

(7) Scholarship Application

In order to receive scholarship, reservation holders need to notify JASSO about school they will enroll in and submit the copy of their Reservation Notice to their school. They will be recommended by school and approved as scholarship recipients by JASSO.

(8) Cancellation of Entitlement

Scholarship reservation will be cancelled if any of the following circumstances occurs.

(9) Scholarship Recipient Requirements (as of April 2022)

To receive the scholarship, a reservation holder must meet all of the following requirements.

(10) Termination of Disbursements

Scholarship payments may be terminated after enrollment if any of the following situations occurs and the President of JASSO deems that termination is necessary.

(11) Other

Reservation holders who enroll as regular students at an institution that does not use EJU scores in its admission process remain eligible to request for their scholarships as long as they enroll in a university undergraduate level, a junior college, college of technology (3rd grade or upper), or a professional training college in Japan.

Inquiries
International Scholarship Division Student Exchange Department
Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO)
  • Address 2-2-1 Aomi, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-8630, Japan
  • TEL +81-3-5520-6030
  • FAX +81-3-5520-6031