国費奨学金（大使館推薦）の申請手順について / Application procedure for the MEXT scholarship (Embassy Recommendation)

在外の日本国大使館・総領事館を通じて募集及び選考する方法を大使館推薦といいます。2月から3月頃に、翌年度の4月または10月に渡日する留学生の募集があります。第1次選考(書類審査、筆記試験、面接)は在外公館で行われます。第1次選考後、文部科学省での選考委員会、受入希望大学との協議を経て、最終合格者を決定します。
なお大使館推薦の研究留学生で日本語能力が十分でない学生については、東京外国語大学の日本語研修コースを6カ月間受講し、その後研究生として各研究科に配属後、各研究科の入試を受け、その後進学します。

Through the Japanese Embassies and Consulate Generals overseas, applications are accepted and the screening is conducted. From February to March, the recruitment of students wishing to come to Japan in April or October of the following year is conducted. The preliminary screening (documentary examination, written examination, and interview) is done at the Japanese Embassies and Consulate Generals overseas. After the preliminary screening, in consultation with the MEXT’s selection committee and the university, the recipients are determined.
Research students recommended by the embassy, but whose Japanese ability is insufficient, take a 6-month Japanese training course at Tokyo University of Foreign Studies. After that, the student joins the graduate school of Sophia University as a research student and takes the entrance examination of the school in order to enroll in the degree program.

スケジュール / Schedule