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MEXT is now accepting a special recruitement for 2020 MEXT Honors Scholarship for privately financed students, who have financially difficulty due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2020Oct_MEXT_honors_scholarship.zip

For the application, please access to the online form below and input necessary information by NOON, Monday, September 28, 2020:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeroaePbqMTQ4NKb7AnSPZPZNGQs3m3svIv8B7Wzo9aWaT3PA/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1&flr=0&gxids=7628
(Online form is accessible by using DCMail)
* For those who are October 2020 incoming students with no access to DCMail, please directly contact mext-tohoku[at]grp.tohoku.ac.jp

<Scholrship period & amount>
- Only for October, 2020 (one month only)
- 48,000 yen for both undergraduate and graduate students

<Eligibility>
- Privately financed international students at the School of Science whose resident status is "Student" as of October 1, 2020
- Degree course students and research students
- October 2020 incoming students should stay in/enter Japan as of October 1, 2020
- MEXT scholarship students, Government scholarship students (including CSC, Japan-Taiwan Exchange Association, and JICA program), current recipients or candidates of MEXT Honors Scholarship (12-month or 6-month), recipients of JASSO Student Exchange Support Program, and recipients of scholarships that restrict the receipt of this MEXT Honors Scholarship are not eligible.
- Special auditing students, special research students, and credited auditors are not eligible
- Students who are on a leave of absence as of October 1 are not eligible.

<Conditions>
- GPA of 2.30 or higher and language requirements are required.
(Please refer to the application guide for detailed conditions.)

<Required items for application>
- Photocopy of the residence card (both sides)
- Photocopy of JP bank passbook
- Documents proving language proficiency
- Documents verifying the amount of allowance (only if applicable)
- Documents verifying the annual income of the financial supporter in Japan (only if applicable)
- Documents proving the name, amount, and duration of other scholarships (only if applicable)