PERIOD OF SCHOLARSHIP
(1) The scholarship period will last for four years from April 2016 to March 2020, including one-year
preparatory education in the Japanese language and other subjects due to be provided upon arrival in
Japan. For scholarship grantees majoring in maritime engineering, the scholarship period will be four and a
half years, lasting up to September 2020.
(2) If a grantee graduates from a college of technology and is admitted for enrollment in an advanced course
at a college of technology or university as a junior transferee, he/she may have the period of his/her
scholarship extended upon successful examination by MEXT and provided that he/she has outstanding
academic achievement that meets certain criteria. If a grantee completes an advanced course at a college
of technology and satisfies the requirements established by the National Institution for Academic Degrees
and University Evaluation, he/she may apply to the Institution for a bachelor’s degree in engineering.