1.QUALIFICATIONS
The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) is now accepting applications from overseas students for
study in Japan. Our aim is to foster human resources who will become bridges of friendship between your country and Japan through study in
Japan and who will contribute to the development of both countries and the wider world.
(1) Nationality: Thai.
An applicant who has Japanese nationality at the time of application is not eligible. However, persons
with dual nationality who hold Japanese nationality and whose place of residence at the time of
application is outside of Japan are eligible to apply as long as they choose the nationality of the foreign
country and give up their Japanese nationality by the date of their arrival in Japan. Applicant screening
will be conducted at the Japanese diplomatic mission in the country of applicant’s nationality.
(2) Age: 18-29 years old (must be born between April 2, 1986 and April 1, 1998.)
(3) Academic Background: Applicants must be an undergraduate student at a foreign (non-Japanese) universities majoring in fields
related to Japanese language or Japanese culture at the time of arriving in and leaving Japan. Those who
have not studied Japanese language at a university for a total of at least one year, as of April 2016, will
not be eligible.
(4) Academic Records: Applicants’ academics records are no less than 3.00 grade point averages (G.P.A.).
(5) Japanese Language Ability: Applicants must have Japanese language ability sufficient for receiving education at a Japanese
university in Japanese.
(6) Health: Applicants must be free from any mental or physical disabilities that would impede the pursuit of study
at Japanese universities.