STUDENT EXCHANGE SUPPORT PROGRAM (SCHOLARSHIP FOR SHORT-TERM STUDY IN JAPAN)

PROGRAM OUTLINE
This scholarship is available for qualified international students accepted by Japanese universities or graduate schools under the student exchange agreement on a short-term basis from about three months to one year.

SCHOLARSHIP
For the 2009-2010 academic year:

• Monthly stipend: ¥80,000 per month (up to 12 months)
• Relocation allowance: ¥80,000(upon arrival only )

*Please note that the amount of relocation allowance for the 2009-2010 academic year is changed from that of the 2008-2009 academic year (¥150,000).

ELIGIBILITY FOR APPLICATION
The applicant must satisfy following conditions:

• MUST hold nationality of countries that have diplomatic relations with Japan.
• DOES NOT hold nationality of Japan.

APPLICATION OVERVIEW

• Japanese universities submit their yearly student exchange plans to JASSO.  According to the yearly plan, JASSO will allocate the quota of scholarships to each Japanese university. Within this quota, Japanese universities will recommend their exchange students to JASSO.  The student will be notified of the screening results through the Japanese host university.
• Recommendations will not be accepted from universities without any quota of scholarships.
• All applications must be processed through Japanese universities.  Direct applications from overseas universities or students will not be accepted.
• Application deadlines for students will differ at each university.  The applicant must contact the university to confirm the application schedule and the necessary documents.

DETAILED APPLICATION PROCESS
1. Distribution of application guidelines (JASSO→Japanese Universities (Host U), Early December)
2. Submission of yearly plan (Japanese Universities (Host U)→JASSO, Early January)
3. Notice of scholarship quota (JASSO→Japanese Universities (Host U), Early February)
4. Recruitment of students on the basis of scholarship quota (Japanese Universities (Host U)→Universities Abroad (Home U))
5. Recruitment of students (Universities Abroad (Home U)→Students)
6. Application (Students→Universities Abroad (Home U))
7. Recommendation of students (Universities Abroad (Home U)→Japanese Universities (Host U))
8. Recommendation of students by each of the following deadlines (Japanese Universities (Host U)→JASSO)
Late February
Late May
Late September

9. Notice of screening results (JASSO→Japanese Universities (Host U))
Mid March
Mid June
Mid October

10. Notice of screening results (Japanese Universities (Host U)→Universities Abroad (Home U))
11. Notice of screening results (Universities Abroad (Home U)→Students)

Notes
Students are placed in three groups depending on when the study programs at  the Japanese host universities begin.

Different deadlines are set for each group as follows.
The 1st Period: for students starting their studies between April 1 and July 31.
The 2nd Period: for students starting their studies between August 1 and November 30.
The 3rd Period: for students starting their studies between December 1 and March 15.

Source: http://www.jasso.go.jp/scholarship/short_term_e.html