JASSO Student Exchange Support Program (Scholarship for Short-term Study in Japan) Program Outline Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO) offers scholarship for qualified international students who are accepted by a Japanese university, graduate school, junior college, college of technology (3rd grade or upper) or professional training college (hereinafter referred to as “Japanese school”) under a student exchange agreement or other student exchange arrangement on a short-term basis from 8 days to one year between Japanese school and their home higher educational institution outside Japan (hereinafter referred to as “home school”). Scholarship For the 2015-2016 academic year:
Qualifications and Conditions for Students The applicant must satisfy following conditions:
*1) Academic Requirements Every score obtained at applicant’s home institution during the last academic year will be converted into the JASSO Grading Score on the basis of 3-point grading scale (See Chart A). The overall score will be calculated using the following formula: Overall score = [(No. of credits obtained at 3)*3 + (No. of credits obtained at 2)*2 + (No. of credits obtained at 1)*1 + (No. of credits obtained at 0)*0] / (Total No. of credits obtained) Only those applicants with the overall score of 2.3 points or more will be eligible for the scholarship. However, in the case that the home university regards the applicant as eligible for this scholarship and the application gets accepted by the JASSO assessment, students with 2.0-2.3 points may also be able to receive the funding. [Chart A]
*2) Visa Students who are exempted from obtaining visa to stay in Japan for 90 days or less may enter the country as tourists and participate in the program. For information on visa exemption, please visit the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan: http://www.mofa.go.jp/j_info/visit/visa/short/novisa.html |