KUALA LUMPUR : The Japanese Government is inviting applications from
Malaysians for scholarships to pursue undergraduate and postgraduate
studies in Japan for the academic year 2014.
The Japanese embassy in a statement today said the Monbukagakusho
scholarship for undergraduate is open for applicants who have completed
SPM or O-Level with at least 11 years of formal education, as well as
those who have completed STPM, UEC, Matriculation or Diploma.
Applicants must be between 17 to 22 years old on April 1, 2014 and have
a good command of the English language, said the statement.
Those qualified will be given 117,000 yen (about RM3,900) as monthly
allowances and all applications must reach the embassy before 4pm on May
17.
For the postgraduate courses, applicants must be under 35 years old on
April 1, 2014, a degree or master degree holder with a minimum of 3.4
CGPA, and undergraduates in the final year at respective universities,
it said.
Civil servants are also eligible to apply but must be through the
Malaysian Public Service Department (JPA) by visiting www.jpa.gov.my or
contact JPA at 03-8885 3555 or 03-8885 3519.
Postgraduate students will be given 143,000 yen (about RM4,700) as
monthly allowances and the application due date for non-civil servants
is April 12 before 4 pm and April 5 for civil servants.
The statement also said the fees of entrance examination, matriculation
and tuition at the universities will be exempted and a round-trip
airplane ticket will also be provided.
More information can be obtained from the website
www.my.emb-japan.go.jp or by contacting the embassy at 03-2177 2600 (ext
146 for undergraduate, ext 157 for postgraduate). - BERNAMA
(Source: http://www.nst.com.my)
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