JAPANESE GOVERNMENT (MEXT) SCHOLARSHIP FOR 2021 (TEACHER TRAINING STUDENTS)

The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) of Japan offers scholarships to international teachers who wish to conduct research on school education at designated Japanese universities as Teacher Training Students under the Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship Program as follows.

The Embassy of Japan in Kuwait will accept applications for (TEACHER TRAINING STUDENTS) as below.
【Important Notice】

1. If the situation is not suitable for the selection due to COVID-19 pandemic, the entire selection schedule may be cancelled.
2. Applicants must have Kuwaiti nationality (Those who have other nationality should contact Japanese Embassy in their respective countries).
    

[Overview of the Scholarship for Teacher Training Students]

1. Period of scholarship is from October 2021 to March 2023.
2. Applicants ' date of birth must be on or after April 2, 1986.
3. Applicants must be graduates of universities or teacher training schools and have worked as teachers at primary/secondary educational institutions or teacher training schools (excluding universities) in their home countries for a total period of five years or more as of October 1, 2021.Applicant must choose a major field of study related to his/her previous university study.
4. Applicant must have a good command of English and willing to learn Japanese language.
5. Applicants must assure that they return to their home country by the end of the final month of the scholarship period and resume their work as a teacher.
6. Applicants must read the guideline carefully and send all the required documents only by email (soft copy) to the Embassy.All documents must be in PDF format and total file size must be less than 10 MB (No need to send copies).
7. Incomplete applications will NOT be considered.
8. Late application will NOT be considered.
9. Embassy will start receiving application from January 10, 2021 (Sunday).
10. Deadline of receiving applications is February 18, 2021 (Thursday). The application screening result will be announced by email/phone at the end of February.
11. Applicants who pass the application screening will have the written examinations on March 2, 2020.The result will be announced in a few days after the examinations by email/phone.
12. Applicants who pass the examination will have an interview in March. The result will be announced in a few days after the interview by email/phone.
13. Applicants who pass the examination and interview will be recommended to MEXT, and MEXT will conduct the second screening. The final result will be announced sometime around July 2021.

 
 Please go to the links below and read the guidelines. You can download ALL the necessary application documents from the link.
 
● General Information and Application Forms:
https://studyinjapan.go.jp/en/smap-stopj-applications-teacher.html
● Guideline:
https://studyinjapan.go.jp/en/smap-stopj-applications-teacher.html
 

【Important information】
Past examinations are available here:-
https://studyinjapan.go.jp/en/planning/scholarship/application/examination/index.html
Embassy will receive applications by email only.
 
 
【The Mailing Address of the Embassy of Japan】
 Email address: dana.zibar@kw.mofa.go.jp
For more information, please call 25309426.
 Cultural Section, Embassy of Japan