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Salam untuk para Laskar Beasiswa!!!

Toward the ending of June or the beginning of July, all applicant of MEXT Scholarship via University will have sensation of pounding to wait the final result. May too earlier, but congratulation for the applicant who pass the MEXT final selection and enjoy your experience in Japan for 2-6 years.

Okay, now I'll explain to you there 2 types of MEXT scholarship that you can apply (you can apply the both of scholarship depend on the final information from the  destination university) 1) via embassy recommendation is always open on March/April each year, check on the japan embassy website and 2) via university recommendation (special pathway) is always open in the end of year, from my experience in Kyoto University the application of scholarship is available on the end of December, the schedule of  this scholarship depend on the university.

From my experience (I apply this scholarship via university recommendation) from July to October in last year, I contacted some Professor from several University in Japan to ask the available of position as research student in their lab (tip: don't contact the professor directly, but contacted their associated professor, why?  Please remember, the Professor in Japan are very busy, some of them don't have time to read YOUR email, as my experience it was to long to wait for the reply and the reply came to my inbox that was from their secretary).

And may you will ask to me, how to get their contact?

1) Open the university website > choose your graduate school/department > choose the member/Lab. member > in here you'll find the professor that suitable with your research topic and generally on the website contains some information of Professor profile include with his email.

2) Find some journals that relevant with your topic and generally in the first page of journal there an email address of the Professor or associate professor.

I think it will be enough information for you to get Professor contact.

After you get acceptance from the professor, he will send some file of application to your email when it available (so you need to be patient). When it come to your Inbox, please fill it with right information and in the application 2 (about study plan, discuss it with your professor earlier don't wait to discuss it after you get the application, if you lucky this application sometimes will be created by your associated professor, so you don't need to worry about your study plan).

Okay after you have complete the application form, you need to do medical checkup (the format of medical checkup can you download on japan embassy website) and print all your application, also please translate your documents like birth certificate, graduate certificate, transcript and other to japan or english and issued by notary. After all document complete send it directly to your professor.

Wait for the administration result, if you pass this stage, your professor will contact you and invite to do interview (e-mail, chat, skype and or phone). Prepare yourself about your topic research and also the argument why you choose their university and lab. The interview taken 20-30 minutes.

And after you done the interview you need to wait until June/July for the final result.

What the difference from 2 type of scholarship? 

The scholars who pass via embassy don't need to prepare for ticket of airfare to Japan, it's directly prepared by embassy including VISA and the other document. And for scholars who pass via university you need to prepare some money of ticket to Japan and spend the free time to prepare your VISA and the other document.

May this year I can apply and pass until the final stage without any disturbing like now.