Embassy of Japan in Israel is pleased to announce you that the Embassy started a selecting candidates process of "Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship Program for 2017 (Japanese Studies Student) - for Israeli Citizens".

Scholarship term is approximately 1 year from September or October 2017, and recipients of this scholarship will study Japanese language, society, culture etc., in special courses at Japanese universities.

Please see the following announcement on our website(including info "how to get applications"):

http://www.israel.emb-japan.go.jp/html/MextJapanseStudies2017_announcement.html

Deadline for submitting applications to the Embassy is: Friday, Jan. 27, 2017.

Important Notice "Academic Background":

Applicants must satisfy the following two conditions.

①   Applicants must be undergraduates at foreign (non-Japanese) universities majoring in fields related to Japanese language or  Japanese culture at the time of arriving in and leaving Japan.

②   Those who have studied the Japanese Studies at a university for a total period of one year or more as of April 2017.

For further information about more qualifications' details, please refer "Application Guidelines".

http://www.israel.emb-japan.go.jp/html/MEXT_JapaneseStudies2017Guidelines.pdf