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Table of contents Types Types and Their Status Eligibility Examinations Required for Embassy Recommendation Application Process 1. Embassy recommendation 2. University recommendation Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship Applicant Qualifying Examinations - Subject Test Questions Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship Types As seen in the chart below, there are seven types of the Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho) Scholarship program. They are Research students, Teacher training students, Undergraduate students, Japanese studies students, college of technology students, Specialized training college students, and Young Leaders Program (YLP) students.Those who wish to study abroad are required to apply in one of two ways: embassy recommendation or university recommendation. Please see the application selection process for details. With regard to application qualifications and procedures, in addition to the actual contents, there are also cases when detailed requirements are established. Because of this, be sure to confirm the latest edition of the application guidelines. If the application qualifications differ from the application guidelines, the contents of the guidelines should be followed. Types and Their Status Research students Teacher training students Undergraduate students Japanese studies students College of technology students Specialized training college students Young leaders program (YLP) students (*2) Embassy recommendation Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No University recommendation (*1) Yes No Yes Yes Yes (Recommendation by College of technology) No No Level of studies Graduate school level Undergraduate level Graduate school level Duration [Embassy Recommendation] Irregular course: within 2 years Regular course: standard school year (when necessary, 6 months preliminary education will be added)[University Recommendation] Duration depends on each school's quota (Up to a standard school year) Within 1 year and 6 months including Japanese language education [Embassy Recommendation]5 years including Japanese language training (7 years for medicine, dentistry, pharmacy and veterinary science) [University Recommendation]Up to a standard school year (Normally, there is no preliminary education) One academic year 4 years including Japanese language training (4 years and 6 months for merchant marine studies) 3 years including Japanese language training 1 year Preliminary training of Japanese etc.(*3) 6 months(Only those who need this training) 1 year(ABK
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