SCHOLARSHIPS
| Japanese Government Monbukagakusho Scholarships |
| Japanese Government Scholarship 2020 (Monbukagakusho – MEXT) |
| STUDY in JAPAN |
| Past Papers of Qualifying Examinations |
Japanese Government Monbukagakusho Scholarships
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 City Planning, Water Supply & Higher Education, No.18, Ward Place, Colombo 7. The Ministry of City Planning, Water Supply & Higher Education advertises this scholarship and invites applications from prospective candidates from Sri Lanka. Thereafter, the Ministry of City Planning, Water Supply & 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 City Planning, Water Supply & Higher Education, Colombo 7 or by visiting the web site.
JAPANESE GOVERNMENT
SCHOLARSHIP 2020
(MONBUKAGAKUSHO – MEXT)
The Government of Japan will award scholarships to Sri Lankan Students under the Monbukagakusho (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology: MEXT) Scholarship scheme 2020, in the categories of Postgraduate Research, Undergraduate and College of Technology. Selection of candidates will be done through an examination conducted jointly by the Embassy of Japan and the Ministry of Higher Education & Highways.
Those who wish to apply for either Undergraduate or College of Technology schemes should apply for ONE SCHEME ONLY. Applicants who have passed G.C.E. A/ L, only in Mathematics stream, desirably with a basic knowledge of Japanese Language, are eligible to apply.
Prospective candidates are kindly requested to forward their applications to the Ministry of Higher Education & Highways, No. 18, Ward Place, Colombo 07 on or before 10th June, 2019. Application forms can only be downloaded from the website of the Ministry of City Planning, Water Supply & Higher Education
- For further information regarding this scholarship, click here.
- For Past Papers of the qualifying examination, click here.