Graduate Student or Research Student?

[dcat]

Hullo TF members and TF lurkers, I have written this long guide for B.S. and B.A. degree holders in the Philippines who are interested in continuing their studies in Japan. I hope that it will be useful to someone out there. :)

Applying for Graduate Studies or Research Studies

For students in the Philippines who have finished their undergraduate degree and who want to continue their studies here in Japan, there is mainly one way they can do this and have funding for their studies: apply for Japanese Government Scholarship recommendation to study as a researcher.

As a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) and Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree holders, students in the Philippines who want to continue their studies often think of getting a Masters Degree or even a Doctorate Degree. However, since the Philippine education system only have four years of High School and no Middle School whatsoever, Filipino BS and BA degree holder lack the qualifications to go directly to graduate studies here in Japan – universities in Japan requires potential graduate students to posses at least 16 years of academic studies.

It is therefore difficult for students in the Philippines to continue their studies abroad. Now, there is a way – that not many (I think) know – how to get around that problem. At least in Japan, many universities backed by the Japanese Ministry of Education will accept B.S. and B.A. degree holders as researchers here in Japan with only 14 years of academic experience as long as they pass rigorous application procedures. It is a little bit complicated procedure, but highly doable. It requires patient and relentless researches in the internet of universities accepting foreign researchers who have only 14 years of studying experience. If the specific information needed is not written at their website students must be determined to send enquiry emails.

Of course, it goes without saying that the university must be offering or have the research fields that the prospective researcher wants to pursue. For example, an engineering graduate who wants to be admitted at Masters Program in Engineering or related fields will not find luck applying at Osaka University of Foreign Studies, since OUFS is mainly a social science or arts university, and it does not offer engineering program or the like. When you already found a potential university or two, you have to make a rigorous research proposal (research goal, literature review, and research design all included), and apply at the said universities and the Japan Embassy at the same time. The Embassy will actually screen the applicants’ documents, and will recommend those it sees fit to go on to be a researcher in Japan.

If you are one of the lucky ones who have been granted the go ahead by the Embassy of Japan, the next step is to inquire at the universities you have chosen and that could offer you a place where you could pursue your research, and contact a prospective faculty member that could be your adviser (supervisor) during your research in Japan (this is an important step, without this you can never be accepted as a researcher). Although this takes a lot of time – you have to be patient exchanging emails with busy professors but don’t loose hope, just keep at it – this is relatively easy step already since even before being accepted by the Embassy you already know which university you want to pursue your research at. After getting a professor’s acceptance letter to be your supervisor, you have to bring this document to the Embassy and then wait. This will almost always result in admission.

The most difficult part in this procedure is the part where your documents are screened at the Embassy. The Japanese Embassies all over the world will understandably get many applicants for research students. Your admission will be determined first by your academic background (is your academic background support your prospective research interests?). Secondly, your research proposal (are your research goal and research design unique and workable? Is your research important? Does it have anything to do with Japan?). A very very distant third factor is well, luck, I guess, heheh. :D So I wish all of prospective research students lots of luck, in addition to lots of hard work! When you get accepted as a researcher, whether you want to continue to graduate studies (i.e. masters or doctorate degree) or not will be up to you. Yes, you still have to take examinations, but you are already in Japan (and that’s a leverage), and your scholarship could be extended for around 5 years! Of course, everything is all up to you, even whether you will be lucky or not.;)


I'm going away for a while, but I will constantly check TF if there are questions regarding this. Please be good to each other. :)

[aka_love]

di ba kelngan mo din magpasa ng transcript? kailangan ba talaga uber taas ng grade mo??

gusto ko kasi mag graduate studies sa tokyo u. nakita ko kasi ung economics-finance program nila maganda..

tska yung test na binibigay nila, pano kung hindi ka pa marunong magjpanese. pwede bang english nalang yung exam??

tska pwede ko po ba ipacheck sayo yung research proposal na ginawa ko? kung okay na ba yun? hanggang anung part ba yung dapat kong gawin?? hanggang methodology naman usually di ba pag proposal?

Thank you!

[dcat]

di ba kelngan mo din magpasa ng transcript? kailangan ba talaga uber taas ng grade mo??
hullo aka_love!
Welcome to Timog Forum. Hmmn, i guess it is not needed but it would not hurt to have ubertop grades, of course. I guess they will be more interested in the quality of your past university papers or thesis if you did one.

tska yung test na binibigay nila, pano kung hindi ka pa marunong magjpanese. pwede bang english nalang yung exam??
which exam? the one at the embassy or the one given by Tokyo University? I don't think you need to take the exams in Japanese, but maybe for research students you must. If you directly apply at Tokyo University, you may find some course where a Research Plan is the only big thing you need to submit.

tska pwede ko po ba ipacheck sayo yung research proposal na ginawa ko? kung okay na ba yun? hanggang anung part ba yung dapat kong gawin?? hanggang methodology naman usually di ba pag proposal?
i'm neither a teacher nor a student at the moment so not really the one whom you should ask for an advice, but i would give it a look if you insist.

Just so you know, a well written research plan (proposal) consist of the following:
I. Your goals for your research

II. Background or Literature Review
(or former studies about your research, usually someone else has done some research if not directly related then indirectly related to yours. you must show that you know enough about the topic you want to further study.)

III. Significance of your research
(How will your research add to a body of knowledge? After doing the literature review of your research, what else could you add up to the existing body of knowledge? Do not loose heart, even if someone else has done your research before, if you could give evidence that there was a flaw in former studies, or if you could give a better method of how to a approach a particular research, or even, if you want to throw in your take (new evidence) about a particular scholastic debate that is presently on a stalemate, then that is more than worth a research already. just do it well.)

IV. Preliminary result of your own research
You must show of course that you've begun already with your research and you already have preliminary results that could (even if slightly) support your hypothesis.

V. Research Design
This is the difficult part. How do you intend to approach your research. What method will you use. Is your method (e.g. quantitative) appropriate for the type of research (e.g. comparative, survey-questionnaire, case study) you want to do? Is it doable? Could you specifically demonstrate how you will go about doing this?

^^ don't worry, you'll have the chance to redesign your research later on, for now what you want to do is to impress on your evaluator that you know your research well and you are already well aware of the difficulty doing a research since you've already done a preliminary one.

Write these, and you will be ahead of most people who submit a research proposal every year with only a faint idea what a research proposal is all about - it's about knowing well what you want to do. You're just asking the Japanese government to give you enough finance for you to do it. http://www.timog.com/gallery/files/7/icon_wink.gif

[aka_love]

Thank you po sa reply sobra.:D

actually po ang major concern ko sa paper mejo weird nga lang eh yung pages. baka po kasi may limit. pag gumawa po kasi ako napaper mahaba po dahil na din kasi sa revlit. kailngan kasi di ba maexplore ko maigi yung topic ko. and then, yung topic po ba kailngan related sa japan kahit papano?? or mas yun po ba prefer nila? so far yan nalang po yung concern ko sa paper. I'll just ask my prof to check it. :)

tapos po yung research scholarship pwede po yun mauwi sa graduate studies scholarship d po ba? gusto ko po kasi talaga sa Tokyo U mag masters sa Eco. kasi nakita ko yung curriculum nila sa Economics-Finance program maganda talaga yung foundation at subjects na binibigay. sobrang angkop po talaga sa field ko.

pag hindi ako natanggap ngayon kukuha pa rin ako next year. try and try. :p

[shuzuku]

hullo aka_love!
Welcome to Timog Forum. Hmmn, i guess it is not needed but it would not hurt to have ubertop grades, of course. I guess they will be more interested in the quality of your past university papers or thesis if you did one.


I have a question regarding papers. Do i need to submit abstracts of ALL of my past research papers? Will that increase my chances? I have written 8 "can be considered as" research papers in total. I'll be starting my thesis by november this year.

I will apply for the research scholarship next year. :)

[engr_jazon]

Mod DCAT...

natry ko mag inquire sa isang University rito sa Kansai trough email......

may alam ka bang case wherein nandito na sa Japan yung mag aapply at hindi na manggagaling sa Pinas? Then what scholarships ang pwede sa case na ganito?

Nung mag email ako, kailangan raw eh magaling na sa Nihongo kapag Masters Degree ang aapplyan...
Then kung di pa masyado eh kailangan research student muna... Wherein, hahanap ka ng professor in that university na pareho ng interests mo sa research then magpaalam sa kanya kung pwede syang gawing parang adviser mo...

May professor na rin ako na napapayag...ang problema ay ang schedules...
May trabaho akong tao ng weekdays.... Pero mukhang papayagan naman siguro ng company kung magpapaalam basta konting oras lang siguro per week...

Sa iba pang proseso, baka may maipayo ka naman sa aken...

Respectfully yours,

Jazon

[rya]

Thank you po sa reply sobra.:D

actually po ang major concern ko sa paper mejo weird nga lang eh yung pages. baka po kasi may limit. pag gumawa po kasi ako napaper mahaba po dahil na din kasi sa revlit. kailngan kasi di ba maexplore ko maigi yung topic ko.

hi aka_love! ala namang limit sa number of pages ng research proposal kaso lang you would want to be as clear and concise as possible kasi sa dami ng applicants, i doubt if papansinin pa ang ilang pages ng related lit. As long as you have stated the justification of your study and indicated the important points, then i think you are good to go. ang importante kahit maikli kung may katas... di naman sila nagbibilang ng mga pages.. if you kan explore your topic using fewer words, the better.

[quote=aka_love;56129 6]and then, yung topic po ba kailngan related sa japan kahit papano?? or mas yun po ba prefer nila? so far yan nalang po yung concern ko sa paper. I'll just ask my prof to check it. :)

meron na bang nag accept sa yo na professor dito sa japan? kung meron na, it means the proposal you have submitted is already ok (to the prof ha). alang epekto ke ang topic mo ay related sa japan or wala. ang importante ay may relasyon sa research activities ng prof mo.


tapos po yung research scholarship pwede po yun mauwi sa graduate studies scholarship d po ba? gusto ko po kasi talaga sa Tokyo U mag masters sa Eco. kasi nakita ko yung curriculum nila sa Economics-Finance program maganda talaga yung foundation at subjects na binibigay. sobrang angkop po talaga sa field ko.

pwedeng pwede. depende na rin sa yo yun. as long as may mag aaccept sa yong sensei at maipasa mo ang entrance test to master`s ay didiretso ka.


pag hindi ako natanggap ngayon kukuha pa rin ako next year. try and try. :p

that`s the spirit! Ganbatte ne!

[rya]

I have a question regarding papers. Do i need to submit abstracts of ALL of my past research papers? Will that increase my chances? I have written 8 "can be considered as" research papers in total. I'll be starting my thesis by november this year.

I will apply for the research scholarship next year. :)

Hi Shuzuku! When you say "can be considered as" does it mean they were published? If they are, then yes you should include all the abstracts as stated in the application form. Are you studying for your Master`s degree now?


８．State the titles or subjects of books or papers (including graduation thesis authored by the applicant), if any, with the name and address of the publisher and the date of publication.
（著書，論文（卒業論文を含む｡）があれば その題名，出版社名，出版年月日，出版場所 を記すこと｡）
Please write the title of your graduation thesis or project paper.
* Please attach abstracts of those papers to this application.
（(注)論文の概要を添付のこ と｡）

[shuzuku]

Hi Shuzuku! When you say "can be considered as" does it mean they were published? If they are, then yes you should include all the abstracts as stated in the application form. Are you studying for your Master`s degree now?

I'm not yet sure if they are already published. I'll check them out. But usually in our department, they publish the students' papers later after submission and put them in the library's archive to serve as reference to other students. Nope, im slated to finish my undergrad in UP by march next year. i tried to apply for it this year but got problems on getting my transcript of records so i'll just apply for the scholarship by next year.

I have a question, i'm currently contacting people who got the RESEARCH monbusho scholarship by embassy recommendation (during the last 3 years preferably) as reference. are you one of them? hehe. By the way, thanks for the reply. :)

[rya]

Yes I was under the Research Program by embassy recommendation....hm mmm I came here April 2004. Check out the requirements for the scholarship especially on the number of school years. Dun nadidisqualify minsan yung iba. Kahit may mga nag accept ng prof pero kulang sa number of years in school. iba kasi ang Japanese education system. 6-3-3-4 system (6 years of elementary school, 3 years of junior high school, 3 years of senior high school and 4 years of University)... So bilangin mo muna if you meet this requirement.You need 16 years not including kindergarten or preschool.

I'm not yet sure if they are already published. I'll check them out. But usually in our department, they publish the students' papers later after submission and put them in the library's archive to serve as reference to other students. Nope, im slated to finish my undergrad in UP by march next year. i tried to apply for it this year but got problems on getting my transcript of records so i'll just apply for the scholarship by next year.

I have a question, i'm currently contacting people who got the RESEARCH monbusho scholarship by embassy recommendation (during the last 3 years preferably) as reference. are you one of them? hehe. By the way, thanks for the reply. :)

[shuzuku]

Yes I was under the Research Program by embassy recommendation....hm mmm I came here April 2004. Check out the requirements for the scholarship especially on the number of school years. Dun nadidisqualify minsan yung iba. Kahit may mga nag accept ng prof pero kulang sa number of years in school. iba kasi ang Japanese education system. 6-3-3-4 system (6 years of elementary school, 3 years of junior high school, 3 years of senior high school and 4 years of University)... So bilangin mo muna if you meet this requirement.You need 16 years not including kindergarten or preschool.

yup, i already checked the requirements way ahead. I had 16 years because i shifted course during my 1st year to a five year course (1+5) in college plus (6+4) from elementary and highschool. i also enrolled in a technical school for 2 months (is it counted? the main application form also specify months kase). And from the people i consulted they indeed count it as 16 yrs.

Good. I'll contact you from now on, if its ok with you? hehe. i have lots of questions :D

[rya]

ok thats good then...sige ok lang basta ba i have the answers. no problem. kung di ko naman masagot e im sure maraming tao din dito na makakatulong.

yup, i already checked the requirements way ahead. I had 16 years because i shifted course during my 1st year to a five year course (1+5) in college plus (6+4) from elementary and highschool. i also enrolled in a technical school for 2 months (is it counted? the main application form also specify months kase). And from the people i consulted they indeed count it as 16 yrs.

Good. I'll contact you from now on, if its ok with you? hehe. i have lots of questions :D

[shuzuku]

here's my initial questions:

1. nag acquire ka muna ba ng acceptance letter from a professor in japan before ka nag apply for the scholarship? ang sabi kase sa embassy nung pumunta ako para magconsult, di raw sya kelangan. sila na raw hahanap at mag aassign ng prof sayo after you get accepted sa screening. pero nasa latest application form nila for 2009, tinatanong yung mga prefered universities mo (3 in total) and indicated dun na ilagay yung name ng professor and kung may direct contact ka na sa kanya. alin ba dapat talaga, find a professor ahead or not?

2. gaano kayo karami na nag apply for the research and ilan kayo natanggap? puro may masters na ba? undergrad palang kase ako eh.

3. i'm targeting tokyo institute of technology, keio or tohoku university. slim ba ang chances na maassign sa mga ito? btw sang university ka nga pala nagreresearch?

eto nalang muna. sensya kung medyo mahaba at marami. hehe. thanks a lot :D

[rya]

here's my initial questions:

1. nag acquire ka muna ba ng acceptance letter from a professor in japan before ka nag apply for the scholarship? ang sabi kase sa embassy nung pumunta ako para magconsult, di raw sya kelangan. sila na raw hahanap at mag aassign ng prof sayo after you get accepted sa screening. pero nasa latest application form nila for 2009, tinatanong yung mga prefered universities mo (3 in total) and indicated dun na ilagay yung name ng professor and kung may direct contact ka na sa kanya. alin ba dapat talaga, find a professor ahead or not?

--- meron na ako acceptance letter nung nag apply ako kasi naghanap sila and we were told na mas maigi chances if meron na... but i know nagchange na requirements.... di na nga kailangan ang acceptance letter. this is just a supposition but i think kaya nila ginanito dahil marami ding mga nag apply noon na meron nang acceptance letter but di sila napasama sa shortlist...i guess it is just practical nga not to go through all that trouble muna till maassess mga basic qualifications. But, i think it would be to your advantage if you are in touch with a professor this early....malay mo pag napasama ka sa mga pumasa e you get to choose where you want to go.

2. gaano kayo karami na nag apply for the research and ilan kayo natanggap? puro may masters na ba? undergrad palang kase ako eh.
Im sorry I cant remember na. heheheh I didnt hear anything about a quota or slots though...mga 30-40 plus sa batch namin kasama na dun yung mga ibang grantees..(AYF, undergrad, research for masters/Phd) --- yung mga nagapply ng research leading to PhD syempre may masters na...yung mga iba mga naka one-year lang sa master's just to qualify for the number of school years requirement.


3. i'm targeting tokyo institute of technology, keio or tohoku university. slim ba ang chances na maassign sa mga ito? btw sang university ka nga pala nagreresearch?

eto nalang muna. sensya kung medyo mahaba at marami. hehe. thanks a lot :D

im sorry di ko masasagot to since i dunno how is it in these universities...Nung sa amin kasi, ang chances na makapasa ka ay nakasalalay ng malaki sa acceptance ng prof... and ang acceptance ng prof, nakasalalay sa research thrusts nya and the number of students (foreign) na under his/her laboratory, and of course, sa applicant (sa yo). Plus, kung ang embassy na ang maghahanap ng university and prof para sa mga new scholars ngayon, I dont have any idea how they are going to assign students to a specific university...Correct me if I am wrong but it seems nagbago ang process in the last year lang ata. I am not sure. Hintayin natin dito baka may mga kararating lang sa Japan na magshashare ng kanilang mga experiences.

Sa Shizuoka University ako... Dalawa lang kaming Filipino students dito. In my friend's case, there was a time that he was adviced to wait kasi marami ng foreign students na nasa laboratory nila. I think they have to maintain the balance din sa number ng Japanese students.

Sige post mo na lang dito mga questions mo kasi iba iba rin ang experience ng mga grantees e.

[clovergirl]

Ang sabi po better kung may contact professor ka na, pero kung wala naman ang MEXT na daw ang bahala mag-assign sayo ng University yun nga lang pag naiassign ka na wala ka syempre choice kung hindi tanggapin yung desisyon nila, so ibig sabihin kailangan mo pumunta kung saang university ka man nila ipadala.

[shuzuku]

--- But, i think it would be to your advantage if you are in touch with a professor this early....malay mo pag napasama ka sa mga pumasa e you get to choose where you want to go.


Im sorry I cant remember na. heheheh I didnt hear anything about a quota or slots though...mga 30-40 plus sa batch namin kasama na dun yung mga ibang grantees..


im sorry di ko masasagot to since i dunno how is it in these universities...

Sa Shizuoka University ako... Dalawa lang kaming Filipino students dito. In my friend's case, there was a time that he was adviced to wait kasi marami ng foreign students na nasa laboratory nila. I think they have to maintain the balance din sa number ng Japanese students.



Ah i see.. Its exactly the same thing the embassy told me na lahat naman daw may acceptance letter beforehand so parang inalis na nga nila as requirement yun. kase daw inaaccept ng prof then di naman nakakalusot. mahabang paliwanagan pa daw un. Actually my prof who's a former monbusho and currently a jsps scholar told me na she can hook me up with a professor at tokyo tech. hehe

30-40 lang? ang konti naman pala. hehe :confused:

so first choice mo talaga ang shizuoka? ang bilis mo magreply haha grabe. salamat ulet. :cool:

[shuzuku]

Ang sabi po better kung may contact professor ka na, pero kung wala naman ang MEXT na daw ang bahala mag-assign sayo ng University yun nga lang pag naiassign ka na wala ka syempre choice kung hindi tanggapin yung desisyon nila, so ibig sabihin kailangan mo pumunta kung saang university ka man nila ipadala.

yeah, i've read accounts na mext ang nag aasign ng university. wala ka nga raw talaga magagawa kundi iaccept since nasabi na daw sa prof na may darating na research student. eh di ba parang ang taas ng tingin sa mga profs sa japan, and it will look like as if the prof is rejected daw kung di mo iaaccept. :eek:

[rya]

Ah i see.. Its exactly the same thing the embassy told me na lahat naman daw may acceptance letter beforehand so parang inalis na nga nila as requirement yun. kase daw inaaccept ng prof then di naman nakakalusot. mahabang paliwanagan pa daw un. Actually my prof who's a former monbusho and currently a jsps scholar told me na she can hook me up with a professor at tokyo tech. hehe

30-40 lang? ang konti naman pala. hehe :confused:

so first choice mo talaga ang shizuoka? ang bilis mo magreply haha grabe. salamat ulet. :cool:

kung maihohook up ka ng prof mo e thats good. just establish your communication with your future sensei then para at least malaman mo mga research activities nya. and pag dumating na yung result ng screening e nakahanda ka na.

yup alam ko nang dito talaga ako pupunta heheheh... bilis ba? harap ako ng computer buong araw. di ako pumunta ng lab e. maya maya punta ako.

at talagang mataas ang tingin sa mga profs dito. pag ang tawag ng tao sa yo ay sensei, nasa pedestal ka...karpetong respeto yan. tsaka isa pa, it is not as if sila (mga profs) ang nagseek na maging researcher ka sa kanila kasi e heheheh

[shuzuku]

kung maihohook up ka ng prof mo e thats good. just establish your communication with your future sensei

yup alam ko nang dito talaga ako pupunta heheheh... bilis ba? harap ako ng computer buong araw. di ako pumunta ng lab e. maya maya punta ako.

at talagang mataas ang tingin sa mga profs dito. pag ang tawag ng tao sa yo ay sensei, nasa pedestal ka...karpetong respeto yan.

sige i'll try to communicate with the prof asap. pwede kayang sya ang magrecommend ng research topic ko na related sa specialized field nya or sa ongoing research nya? or ako talaga ang mag iisip ng topic ko? binase mo ba yung topic mo sa prof o nakagawa ka na ng topic bago ka pa mangontak ng prof? dami tanong again haha. i'm already working on 2 possible research topics this summer (la magawa sa buhay, haha) pero di sya ganun ka-specific so far.

maya maya punta ka ng lab?? meaning di kayo required na pumasok sa lab for a specified time like 1-4pm? and open sya palagi? so anytime na matripan mo ituloy ang research pwede? haha masaya ata yun. :D

sensei din ba ang tawag sa mga english teacher dyan? hehe. naisip ko lang. karaniwan daw kaseng part time (baito?) dyan eh magturo ng english? :rolleyes:

[rya]

sige i'll try to communicate with the prof asap. pwede kayang sya ang magrecommend ng research topic ko na related sa specialized field nya or sa ongoing research nya? or ako talaga ang mag iisip ng topic ko? binase mo ba yung topic mo sa prof o nakagawa ka na ng topic bago ka pa mangontak ng prof? dami tanong again haha. i'm already working on 2 possible research topics this summer (la magawa sa buhay, haha) pero di sya ganun ka-specific so far.

hmmm kilalanin mo ang sensei mo. alamin mo ano ang research interests nya at kung ano theme ng lab nya... syempre dapat in line sa laboratory nya yung proposal mo. good way to do this is check out his publications. icheck mo muna mga ito bago ka makipag usap sa kanya. mag isip ka na rin ng proposal na nasa theme ng research nya. cover all your ground. "know the enemy" ika nga sa art of war.

maya maya punta ka ng lab?? meaning di kayo required na pumasok sa lab for a specified time like 1-4pm? and open sya palagi? so anytime na matripan mo ituloy ang research pwede? haha masaya ata yun. :D
depende sa lab. depende sa sensei. depende sa experiments...ano nga pala ang course mo? syempre pasok ka everyday...usually 8 AM simula... sometimes kasi may mga work sa lab na kailangang bantayan or kailangan gawin at a specific time...medyo maluwag sensei ko...akin ang oras ko basta magawa ko ang mga tasks ko pero dito sa university, sa aming college ay ok anytime...may security system naman tsaka may kanyakanyang security cards.


sensei din ba ang tawag sa mga english teacher dyan? hehe. naisip ko lang. karaniwan daw kaseng part time (baito?) dyan eh magturo ng english? :rolleyes: oo syempre. teacher nga e. dito makikita mo ang kaibahan ng estado ng estudyante sa nagtuturo. may hierarchy ba.

[sweetscrazy]

hello,

is it true that according to some mombusho sites the requirements are:

- Applicants must have received from their university a GPA of 3.0 or higher or must have achieved a total score of 260 or higher in 2 subjects (except the subject of “Japanese”) in the Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students (EJU).
- a minimum TOEFL score of 550 or equivalent or The Japanese Language Proficiency Test Level 2 or higher.

Question 1:
My CGPA in college was 2.0 and i have 14 years of education (7+4+3). I passed JLPT3 last year and TOEFL too. Am I elligible?

Question 2:
Kelan ang deadline?!?!?! :D

[holyfennel]

hello,

is it true that according to some mombusho sites the requirements are:

- Applicants must have received from their university a GPA of 3.0 or higher or must have achieved a total score of 260 or higher in 2 subjects (except the subject of “Japanese”) in the Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students (EJU).
- a minimum TOEFL score of 550 or equivalent or The Japanese Language Proficiency Test Level 2 or higher.

Question 1:
My CGPA in college was 2.0 and i have 14 years of education (7+4+3). I passed JLPT3 last year and TOEFL too. Am I elligible?

Question 2:
Kelan ang deadline?!?!?! :D


1. hindi ka kailangan kumuha ng EJU para magqualify sa Monbusho!!!
2. you are qualified sa undergrad program ng monbusho. if you want to go to research= kailangan 16 years of study
3. about the gpa= hindi malaking bearing ang gpa but it is used by the embassy to screen out who are the people qualified to take the examination. yun lang. ang impt is yung score sa qual. exam.
4. Toefl is not required sa undergrad, i dont know about sa grad school.
5 Level 3 prof. is a good advantage especially if nagqualify ka sa final selection in Tokyo---mas kinoconsider na nila nowadays yung nihongo level sa undergrad category. lam ko deadline ng papers is on the last week of may.

[aka_love]

--- meron na ako acceptance letter nung nag apply ako kasi naghanap sila and we were told na mas maigi chances if meron na... but i know nagchange na requirements.... di na nga kailangan ang acceptance letter. this is just a supposition but i think kaya nila ginanito dahil marami ding mga nag apply noon na meron nang acceptance letter but di sila napasama sa shortlist...i guess it is just practical nga not to go through all that trouble muna till maassess mga basic qualifications. But, i think it would be to your advantage if you are in touch with a professor this early....malay mo pag napasama ka sa mga pumasa e you get to choose where you want to go.


Im sorry I cant remember na. heheheh I didnt hear anything about a quota or slots though...mga 30-40 plus sa batch namin kasama na dun yung mga ibang grantees..(AYF, undergrad, research for masters/Phd) --- yung mga nagapply ng research leading to PhD syempre may masters na...yung mga iba mga naka one-year lang sa master's just to qualify for the number of school years requirement.

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nagtanong ako 43 daw yung mga umalis last april..

teka lang im confused. kelngan muna ng acceptance letter from the prof? bakit ganun ang nabasa ko kelngan mo muna makuha yung letter galing sa embassy bago ka humingi ng acceptance letter meaning kelngan mapasa mo muna yung reqt's, exam, and interview before you could proceed. yun din yung nakalagay sa website ng tokyo univ..:confused: hala, hindi pa ko nakikipag in touch sa mga prof.. but i made sure naman na yung topic ko based sa research theme nila para if ever hindi ako mahirapan maghanap... naka ilan palit ako para lang dun.. sayang yung una kong topic ang ganda pa naman buti nalang timely din yung next choice of topic ko.. hay..

isa pang tanong anu bang university ang magandang applyan for an eco(finance) program. so far tokyo univ lang ang alam ko..
thank you. thank you.

kinakabahan na ko. submission na sa friday.. :eek:

sweetscrazy - don't worry pareho tayong nasa 2sumthing lang ang cgpa. nagtanong ako wala daw kaso yun sa kanila. ;) anung inaanpplyan mo undergrad, research??

[dcat]

may alam ka bang case wherein nandito na sa Japan yung mag aapply at hindi na manggagaling sa Pinas? Then what scholarships ang pwede sa case na ganito?

Nung mag email ako, kailangan raw eh magaling na sa Nihongo kapag Masters Degree ang aapplyan...
Then kung di pa masyado eh kailangan research student muna... Wherein, hahanap ka ng professor in that university na pareho ng interests mo sa research then magpaalam sa kanya kung pwede syang gawing parang adviser mo...

May professor na rin ako na napapayag...ang problema ay ang schedules...
May trabaho akong tao ng weekdays.... Pero mukhang papayagan naman siguro ng company kung magpapaalam basta konting oras lang siguro per week...
hullo engr_jazon,
i am not very sure. but what i know is that if you are presently in Japan, you could not apply for monbukagakusho without presently studying as a researcher or a graduate student. to do this you have to be a 私費留学生 (Shihiryuugakusei) or privately financed (research or graduate) student first, you have to pay first, and then you could apply later when you get in, you could send your application to the university you're enrolled in and they will send your application to MEXT.

the logic it seems is that you have to be at school to apply for the scholarship, since if you are not, then you might be doing something else here in japan.

when in the Philippines, there are two methods for applying for research student category: 1. through embassy recommendation; 2. through university (in Japan) recommendation. If you are applying for masters or PHD degree, then you only have one choice: embassy recommendation.

[dcat]

it's nice to see that this thread is finally being used actively.
it means that there are students out there that are really interested.
For more information on Monbukagakusho scholarships as well as others go to JASSO (http://www.jasso.go.jp/study_j/scholarships_sfisij_ e.html).

[rya]

hello,

is it true that according to some mombusho sites the requirements are:

- Applicants must have received from their university a GPA of 3.0 or higher or must have achieved a total score of 260 or higher in 2 subjects (except the subject of “Japanese”) in the Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students (EJU).
- a minimum TOEFL score of 550 or equivalent or The Japanese Language Proficiency Test Level 2 or higher.
---- well i think this is quite understandable kasi pag lower than 3.0 ka na e di ibig sabihn nun super bagsakin naman na hehehe...so meaning "normal" grades e ok di ba? as to the exams, ala po akong alam dun ala pa po kaming exams nun.
Question 1:
My CGPA in college was 2.0 and i have 14 years of education (7+4+3). I passed JLPT3 last year and TOEFL too. Am I elligible?--- baka sa number of years of education ka madidisqualify...unl ess hindi research (16 years) ang aapplyan mo (undergrad)

Question 2:
Kelan ang deadline?!?!?! sa MAY 30 na..you still have time...errr...check your number of years pala baka masayang lang efforts mo:D


nagtanong ako 43 daw yung mga umalis last april..

teka lang im confused. kelngan muna ng acceptance letter from the prof? bakit ganun ang nabasa ko kelngan mo muna makuha yung letter galing sa embassy bago ka humingi ng acceptance letter meaning kelngan mapasa mo muna yung reqt's, exam, and interview before you could proceed. yun din yung nakalagay sa website ng tokyo univ..:confused: hala, hindi pa ko nakikipag in touch sa mga prof.. but i made sure naman na yung topic ko based sa research theme nila para if ever hindi ako mahirapan maghanap... naka ilan palit ako para lang dun.. sayang yung una kong topic ang ganda pa naman buti nalang timely din yung next choice of topic ko.. hay..

---- tama yung nabasa mo...di pa kailangan ng ACCEPTANCE sa screening...read the previous posts... but it would be an advantage to your part to get to know your prof na para sakaling nakapasa ka e sasabihan mo na lang sya and he just writes the acceptance letter.

[shuzuku]

hmmm i have another question. the topics for research are restricted to SOCIAL SCIENCE or NATURAL SCIENCE as indicated in the guidelines. what fields are actually included specifically on the natural science? all i can think of when natural sciences are involved are biology, physics, chemistry, geology, astronomy, molecular biology.. parang ganyang mga fields ba. tama ba? kase engineering ang course ko so baka off yung naiisip kong topic for research (wala syang relation sa environment o kung anu pa mang natural phenomenon, more on technology) . panu un.. :confused:

[rya]

welcome back!

hmmm san mo nabasa ang restriction? as far as i know e as long as andito yung course mo at may university na nagtuturo nun at may sensei na tatanggap e ok ang kahit anong field of study.

1. FIELDS OF STUDY

Fields of study must be subjects which applicants will be able to study and research at Japanese universities.

Keep in mind, however, that a student who majors in medicine, dentistry or welfare science will not be allowed to engage in clinical training such as medical care and operative surgery until he/she obtains a permit from the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare under applicable Japanese laws. Majors in traditional entertainment such as Kabuki and classical Japanese dances, or in subjects that seek practical training in specific technologies or techniques at factories or companies are excluded.

[shuzuku]

hi there, yah im back mula sa probinsya haha. wala kaseng net dun eh :D

here: http://www.ph.emb-japan.go.jp/culture/scholarship/index.htm

Research Scholarship (may lead to a Master's degree or a Ph.D.)

This scholarship covers a 1 1/2 to 2-year period of study in Japan for individuals who are interested in conducting research in a field related to what they have previously studied within the scope of humanities, natural sciences or social sciences.


-ayan nakapost sa website ng embassy ng japan. even dun sa ads nila sa mga dyaryo yan din ang nakasulat na field. hmmm. kasama kaya dyan ang engineering? makatawag nga sa jicc. :(

maybe i can come up with a topic na under sa environmental science kung ganyan talaga ang required field of research.. pero.. wag naman sana. T.T

[sweetscrazy]

I didn't make it to the deadline, but there is another PhD scholarship from another country that I intend to take. However, if I get accepted in the PhD Scholarship program of country X, then won't that make me inelligible for MEXT scholarships anymore?


(4) Major Field of Study: Applicant should apply for the field of study he/she studied at the previous university or any related field. Applicant must choose a field on which he/she can receive education and perform research at the university of his/her choice

As a general rule, a person who has completed a doctoral course may not apply unless he/she seeks to obtain a degree.

(9) Scholarships will not be awarded in the following cases:

5: The Applicant is already the recipient of a scholarship from an organization (including a governmental organization in his/her country of origin) other than the Japanese government (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology - MEXT)

[rya]

i think that as long as you havent accepted any other scholarship, you are still eligible for the monbukagakusho... ang ayaw lang nila ay dalawa ang ineenjoy mong scholarships.... the word there is "RECIPIENT".... from what i understand sweetscrazy san is, you have your master's degree already?

@shuzuku san--- di ba sabi mo may mga kakilala ang prof mo sa pinas na mga prof dito sa japan who can accept you in their lab? as long as your research proposal is in line with their research thrust, then you will be alright.

[shuzuku]

@shuzuku san--- di ba sabi mo may mga kakilala ang prof mo sa pinas na mga prof dito sa japan who can accept you in their lab? as long as your research proposal is in line with their research thrust, then you will be alright.

ah ok. hehe. just making sure. mahirap na baka mayari pa haha.. dami ko ng naubos na oras kakagather ng infos yet andami ko pa rin di alam. whew :O

nga pala, maiincrease ba ang aking chance (kahit mga 5 percent lang hehe) na maaccept kung may knowledge ako sa japanese language? zero knowledge ka ba sa jap nung nag apply ka dati? may nagooffer kase sa asian center sa up kaso effort malayo kase and baka di naman sya ganun ka helpful din sa application.

sa mga nabasa ko may nagsasabi na wala daw kaso un, yung exam eh for measurement lang for placement sa language institution. meron namang iba na may bearing din daw un "kahit papaano". what do ya think? :rolleyes:

[rya]

zero knowledge ako sa japanese bago pumunta dito. para sa akin alang kaso yun sa chances mo na pumunta dito. unless japanese language/culture major ka. nasa yo na rin kung gusto mo mag aral ng japanese i think di rin naman magiging useless to... sa mga research students kasi usually binibigyan sila ng 6 months na intensive course apgdating sa japan. others e 1 year intensive (depende sa sensei). ngayon, pede ka rin palang mag apply sa AYF na scholarship... where you will have a one year Japanese language training in Malaysia (ewan ko kung dun pa din) prior to your research/MS scholarship.

Just make sure na complete ka sa requirements, and solid ang proposal mo tsaka samahan mo na rin ng dasal. ala kang dapat ika worry. When I applied, nagsubmit lang ako hehehe i just made sure all blanks are filled up, my recommendation letters are in order, my transcripts updated, my research proposal is in place (and well, my acceptance letter kasi kailangan nun yun).Awa ng Diyos napasama sa shortlist.

[holyfennel]

ah ok. hehe. just making sure. mahirap na baka mayari pa haha.. dami ko ng naubos na oras kakagather ng infos yet andami ko pa rin di alam. whew :O

nga pala, maiincrease ba ang aking chance (kahit mga 5 percent lang hehe) na maaccept kung may knowledge ako sa japanese language? zero knowledge ka ba sa jap nung nag apply ka dati? may nagooffer kase sa asian center sa up kaso effort malayo kase and baka di naman sya ganun ka helpful din sa application.

sa mga nabasa ko may nagsasabi na wala daw kaso un, yung exam eh for measurement lang for placement sa language institution. meron namang iba na may bearing din daw un "kahit papaano". what do ya think? :rolleyes:


just wanna share my view on it... our case might be different kasi sa undergrad ako. sa undergrad, there are moves na talagang maiincrease ang chance mo if may alam ka na sa nihongo... :rolleyes:

I dont know sa research category, but i think its not as important sa research category kasi sa undergrad, we will be taking all the courses and subjects in nihongo kaya malaking factor siya. sa research, i dont think you have to undergo a lot of specilaization classes na nasa nihongo ang medium of instruction (some of the classes for the masters are offered in english).

of course sa jap majors, reqt talaga siya (hindi lang advantage), sa undergrad (its really an advantage) but in your case, i dont know, it might or maybe wala lang.:rolleyes:

[shuzuku]

ngayon, pede ka rin palang mag apply sa AYF na scholarship... where you will have a one year Japanese language training in Malaysia (ewan ko kung dun pa din) prior to your research/MS scholarship.



yeah, i've read some details about AYF. di na sya sa malaysia. sa japan na din ang jap language training and for 7 months lang sya. sa july pa daw sila maglalabas ng details for the 2009 application. pero last year november ang deadline ng application sa pinas so matagal tagal pa ito. and i'm doubtful kung magaaply ba ako for this. sa mga nabasa ko, usually 2 lang (tama ba? not so sure din) ang kinukuha mula sa pinas every year. so baka di ko na rin itry to (mababa ang probability na makuha ako, eh medyo sigurista kase ako eh. haha) :D

to holyfennel:

i agree na sa undergrad eh malaki ang effect nya. pero sa research, mukang trivial lang ang weight nya sa application. hehe :rolleyes:

[rya]

yeah, i've read some details about AYF. di na sya sa malaysia. sa japan na din ang jap language training and for 7 months lang sya. sa july pa daw sila maglalabas ng details for the 2009 application. pero last year november ang deadline ng application sa pinas so matagal tagal pa ito. and i'm doubtful kung magaaply ba ako for this. sa mga nabasa ko, usually 2 lang (tama ba? not so sure din) ang kinukuha mula sa pinas every year. so baka di ko na rin itry to (mababa ang probability na makuha ako, eh medyo sigurista kase ako eh. haha) :D



--- true...my sister applied... out of 100 napasama sya sa nashortlist na 12. kaso ang pinaka masaklap e isa lang ang slot nun hehehe

[shuzuku]

--- true...my sister applied... out of 100 napasama sya sa nashortlist na 12. kaso ang pinaka masaklap e isa lang ang slot nun hehehe

haha. saklap nga. sa research nalang ako aasa hehehe :D

[sweetscrazy]

i think that as long as you havent accepted any other scholarship, you are still eligible for the monbukagakusho... ang ayaw lang nila ay dalawa ang ineenjoy mong scholarships.... the word there is "RECIPIENT".... from what i understand sweetscrazy san is, you have your master's degree already?

nope, i'm still applying for my master's admissions in country X.

sabi kasi nung embassy, i need 16 years of schooling for MEXT. I only have 14 so I intend to study 2 years Masters in a university in country X to make it 16 and then start my PhD in Japan through MEXT (sana). I already found the school/s in Japan but I don't know if they will recognize my units from country X.

has anyone of you tried this? I mean sacrificing 2 years of your life by studying for 2 years Masters in non-Japanese Universities in order to be elligible for PhD studies in Japan thru MEXT

[rya]

nope, i'm still applying for my master's admissions in country X.

sabi kasi nung embassy, i need 16 years of schooling for MEXT. I only have 14 so I intend to study 2 years Masters in a university in country X to make it 16 and then start my PhD in Japan through MEXT (sana). I already found the school/s in Japan but I don't know if they will recognize my units from country X.

has anyone of you tried this? I mean sacrificing 2 years of your life by studying for 2 years Masters in non-Japanese Universities in order to be elligible for PhD studies in Japan thru MEXT

I did. heheheh ang 16 years naman di ibig sabihin you have to finish the program para madagdagan ng two years e...but well if you get your program from another university or country i dont think that would be a waste. doing nothing would be a waste. :) I know many though who came to japan with Master's degree but their senseis still asked them to do another masters degree here. Especially if the prof thinks that the student needs additional instruction for his/her PhD. So ang nangyari, dalawa masteral degrees nila. then off to PhD... Japan will not care about units. Just the degrees and the number of years.