JAPANESE GOVERNMENT (MONBUKAGAKUSHO) SCHOLARSHIP
The Government of Japan provides international students around the world with an opportunity of pursuing higher studies in Japanese Universities and Colleges under the "Monbukagakusho" scholarship scheme.
Under this scheme students may apply for College of Technology, Undergraduate or Post Graduate Research scholarships.
In Sri Lanka the Japanese Government "Monbukagakusho" scholarship is channeled through the Ministry of Higher Education, No.18, Ward Place, Colombo 7. The Higher Education Ministry advertises this scholarship and invites applications from prospective candidates from Sri Lanka.
Thereafter, the Ministry of Higher Education will screen these applications and forward a list of eligible candidates to the Japanese Embassy in Sri Lanka. Selected candidates will be requested to sit for a qualifying examination in Sri Lanka conducted by the Embassy of Japan in Sri Lanka. Thereafter, these candidates will be invited for a personal interview by the Embassy. Candidates who pass the written examination and are successful at the interview would be recommended by the Embassy of Japan to the relevant authority in Japan for due consideration. Final selection and awarding of the scholarship is made by the relevant authorities in Japan.
More information regarding this scholarship can be obtained from the following office of the Ministry of Higher Education in Sri Lanka
Ministry of Higher Education
Colombo 7.
or by visiting the web site 
Japanese Grant Aid for Human Resource Development Scholarship
The JDS (Japanese Grant Aid for Human Resource Development Scholarship) is a new programme introduced in Sri Lanka from 2009 to provide young government officers with opportunities for academic research at Japanese higher educational institutions under the Grant Aid assistance by the Government of Japan.
The objective of this program is to support Sri Lanka in its efforts to facilitate its own plans for human resource development, and thereby extend and enhance the bilateral relationship with Japan. Prospective candidates are expected to play leadership roles in their specialties as well as to become leaders in their homeland in the 21st century after returning to Sri Lanka.
Please visit the following website of JDS for detailed information (http://sv2.jice.org/e/jds/index.htm). The closing date for application is 17th September 2009.
Embassy of Japan in Sri Lanka 