1. Japanese Government Scholarship for 2020
Embassy of Japan in Cambodia

2. 1. Categories of Japanese Government Scholarship (MEXT Scholarship)

3. Categories 2. Undergraduate Students 3. College of Technology Students
1. Research Students
2. Undergraduate Students
3. College of Technology Students
4. Specialized Training College Students

4. 1. Research Students (1) Period of study (2) Requirements
Extendable the period of scholarship upon screening by MEXT
Including 6-month Japanese language training for grantees who require such training
(2) Requirements
Academic Background: 16 years or above of formal education
Age: Born on or after April 2, 1985
Transcript: 7 grades or higher out of 10 grades of cumulative GPA (average from first year to final year) in the last university or graduate school attended
Status
Period
Non-regular students
1.5-2 years
Master’s course and Doctoral course (regular course)
Necessary period for the completion of the course

5. Transcript which candidates are required to submit at the application
1. Research Students
Status of candidates
Transcript which candidates are required to submit at the application
Transcript which the Embassy uses to judge the requirement of transcript
Candidates who have already graduated from universities (undergraduate) and have not been enrolled in graduate schools
Undergraduate
Candidates who have already graduated from graduate schools (Master’s or Doctoral courses)
Both undergraduate and graduate school (Master’s and Doctoral courses)
Master’s or Doctoral course (last course)
Candidates who are enrolled in universities (undergraduate)
Undergraduate*
Candidates who are enrolled in Master’s course of graduate schools
Both undergraduate and Master’s course*
Candidates who are enrolled in Doctoral course of graduate schools
All of the undergraduate, Master’s course and Doctoral course*
Master’s course
*Regarding transcript of the course in which candidates are enrolled, submit the transcript from first year to the term for which grades have been determined at the application.

6. Percentage of accepted students
1. Research Students
(3)Fields of study
The field which fulfills both (a) and (b)
(a) The field which you will be able to study and research
in graduate courses at Japanese universities
(b) The field which you majored in university or its
related field
Some courses are taught in English.
(4) Number of the students accepted in Cambodia*
*Except for the candidates who declined before they leave for Japan.
Year
2017
2018
2019
Accepted students 11 12
Applicants
440
296
145
Percentage of accepted students
2.5%
4.1%
8.3%

7. 1. Research Students
You are recommended to research Japanese universities which you want to enroll and professors whom you want to be lectured by in advance, because the successful candidates of the interview will be required to contact them by yourselves in short period.
It is useful to use the website listed below to research them.
Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO)
National Institute of Informatics
Asian Students Cultural Association

8. Possibility to proceed to upper school after graduation*
2. Undergraduate, College of Technology and Specialized Training College Students
(1) Period of study
Category
Period
Possibility to proceed to upper school after graduation*
Notes
Undergraduate
5 years
Graduate school
-Extendable the period of scholarship upon the screening by MEXT
- Including 1-year Japanese language training
College of Technology
4 years
3rd year student of university
Specialized Training College
3 years
* If you have outstanding academic achievement in Japan that meets certain criteria, you may be extended your scholarship period upon a successful examination by MEXT.

9. 2. Undergraduate, College of Technology and Specialized Training College Students
(2) Requirements
Academic Background: 12 years or above of formal education
Age: Born on or after April 2, 1995.
Transcript:
Those who have already graduated from high schools
(ex. University students)
High school students
A or B of the total examination grade at the National examinations for grade 12
7 grades or higher on average out of 10 grades of total scores of grade 10, 11 and Semester 1 of 12

10. 2. Undergraduate, College of Technology and Specialized Training College Students
- The categories which you can apply for are different in accordance with the category of the National examinations for grade 12 which you passed.
category of the National examinations for grade 12
Categories which you can apply
Undergraduate
College of Technology
Specialized Training College
Social Sciences and Humanities
Social Sciences and Humanities A and B
(SSH-A and B) -
All categories
Natural Sciences

11. 2. Undergraduate, College of Technology and Specialized Training College Students
(3) Fields of Study
Category
Fields of Study
Teaching language
Undergraduate
Social Sciences and Humanities, and Natural Sciences
Japanese
(All courses)
College of Technology
Mechanical Engineering
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Information, Communication and Network Engineering
Materials Engineering
Architecture
Civil Engineering
Maritime Engineering
Specialized Training College
Technology
Personal Care and Nutrition
Education and Welfare
Business
Fashion and Home Economics
Culture and General Education

12. Percentage of accepted students
2. Undergraduate, College of Technology and Specialized Training College Students
(4) Number of the students accepted in Cambodia*
(a) Undergraduate
※ Except for the candidates who declined before they leave for Japan.
Year
2017
2018
2019
Accepted students 1 2
SSH-A and B
NS-A
NS-B
NS-C
not recruit
Applicants
250
363
231
Percentage of accepted students
0.4%
0.6%

13. Percentage of accepted students Percentage of accepted students
2. Undergraduate, College of Technology and Specialized Training College Students
(b) College of Technology
(c) Specialized Training College
※ Except for the candidates who declined before they leave for Japan.
Year
2017
2018
2019
Accepted students 6 5 7
Applicants
250
328
148
Percentage of accepted students
2.4%
1.5%
4.7%
Year
2017
2018
2019
Accepted students 8 3 5
Applicants
312
343
151
Percentage of accepted students
2.6%
0.9%
3.3%

14. Accepting institutions
2. Undergraduate, College of Technology and Specialized Training College Students
(5) Accepting institutions and awarded degree
Category
Accepting institutions
Awarded degree
Undergraduate
University
Bachelor’s Degree
College of Technology
(kosen)
Associate
Specialized Training College
(senmon gakkou)
Diploma

15. for MEXT Scholarship in Cambodia
Number of Applicants
for MEXT Scholarship in Cambodia
2015: Students of final year at universities or grade 12 were admitted to apply.
2019: The requirement of transcript was added.

16. Number of Students accepted MEXT Scholarship in Cambodia
2015: Students of final year at universities or grade 12 were admitted to apply.
2019: The requirement of transcript was added.
※ Except for the candidates who declined before they leave for Japan.

17. 2. Process of the selection and Schedule

18. The main process of the selection
Schedule
Notes
Application
Open: 2 May 2019
Close: 29 May 2019 at 16:00
@Scholarship Office,
Department of
Cultural Relations
and Scholarship,
Ministry of
Education, Youth
and Sport
Announcement of the candidates who proceed to the written examination:
12 June 2019
Only the candidates who fulfill all the requirements and submit all the valid necessary documents proceed to the written examination.
If the candidates do not fulfill all the conditions mentioned above, they will be disqualified.

19. The main process of the selection
Schedule
Notes
Written Examination and evaluation of Research Proposal
Written Examination:
Sunday,
16 June 2019
Announcement of the successful candidates:
- Research:
3 July 2019
- Other categories:
27 June 2019
The criteria to decide the successful candidates
Both scores of
written examination
and evaluation of
Research Proposal
Scores of written
examination
Only the successful candidates proceed to interview.

20. The main process of the selection
Schedule
Notes
Interview
Research
15 July 2019
Undergraduate
5 July 2019
College of Technology
8 July 2019
Specialized Training College
9 July 2019
Announcement of the successful candidates:
- Research:
19 July 2019
- Other categories:
12 July 2019
The successful candidates will be recommended to MEXT by the Embassy.
However, this is not the final decision. MEXT will conduct the final selection and the successful candidates of the final selection will be the Japanese Government Scholarship Students.

21. The main process of the selection
Schedule
Notes
Final selection by MEXT
Announcement of the successful candidates:
- Research:
End of December
2019 – January
2020
- Other categories:
November –
December 2019
The final selection is a competition against all the candidates who passed the same selections in their own countries.

22. The Schedule of MEXT Scholarship for 2020
26 April 2019
Explanatory
From 2 May 2019
To 29 May 2019
Application
@Scholarship Office, Department of Cultural Relations and Scholarship, Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport
12 June 2019
Announcement of the candidates who proceed to written examination and room assignment for the examination
16 June 2019
Written Examination
@Institute of Technology of Cambodia (ITC) (tentative)
27 June 2019
【U, C and S】Announcement of the successful candidates of written examination
3 July 2019
【R】Announcement of the successful candidates of written examination and evaluation of Research Proposal
5 July 2019
Embassy
8 July 2019
Embassy
9 July 2019
Embassy
12 July 2019
【U, C and S】Announcement of the successful candidates of Interview

23. The Schedule of MEXT Scholarship for 2020
15 July 2019
Embassy
【R】Deadline of submission of other necessary documents
16 July 2019
【U, C and S】Orientation for the successful candidates
19 July 2019
【R】Announcement of the successful candidates of Interview
23 July 2019
【R】Orientation for the successful candidates
1 August 2019
【U, C and S】Deadline of submission of other necessary documents
9 August 2019
【R】Deadline of Medical Certificate
25 September 2019
【R】Deadline of submission of the Letter of Provisional Acceptance
November-December 2019
【U, C and S】Announcement of the successful candidates of the final selection by MEXT
End of December January 2020
【R】Announcement of the successful candidates of the final selection by MEXT
Beginning of April 2020
Departure for Japan
※ R=Research, U=Undergraduate, C=College of Technology, S=Specialized Training College
※ The schedule is subject to change.

24. 3. Written Examination

25. Subjects of Written Examination
Research (R)
English
Japanese
Undergraduate
Social Sciences and Humanities
(SSH)
Mathematics A
Natural Sciences A (NS-A)
Mathematics B
Chemistry
Physics
Natural Sciences
B and C
(NS-B) and (NS-C)
Biology
College of Technology
Materials Engineering (C-ME)
Mathematics
Others
(C-OT)
Specialized Training College (S)

26. Key subjects of Written Examination
Category
Key subjects
Undergraduate
SSH-A*1
Japanese
SSH-B*2
Mathematics A
NS-A*3
Mathematics B, Chemistry and Physics
NS-B*4
Mathematics B, Chemistry and Biology
NS-C*5
*Candidates of “NS-C” are required especially high scores.
College of Technology
Materials Engineering (C-ME)
Mathematics and Chemistry
Others (C-OT)
Mathematics and Physics
Specialized Training College (S)
Technology and Business
Mathematics
Others
*1 SSH-A: Law, Politics, Pedagogy, Sociology, Literature, History, Japanese language and others
*2 SSH-B: Economics and Business Administration
*3 NS-A: Science, Electric and Electronic Studies, Mechanical Studies, Civil Engineering and
Architecture, Chemical Studies and Other fields
*4 NS-B: Agricultural studies, Hygienic Studies and Biology
*5 NS-C: Medicine and Dentistry

27. Notes for Written Examination
Candidates must take all required subjects, including Japanese.
The language used in written examination is English, not Khmer, except for Japanese.
Getting high scores in key subjects is required for success in categories of Undergraduate, College of Technology and Specialized Training College.
Any scores of other English proficiency tests (such as TOEFL, IELTS) are not required.

28. Notes for Written Examination
Candidates whose majors need Japanese proficiency, such as education of Japanese language, are required high scores in Japanese.
Candidates for Research Students who got 0 point in English and gave in a blank paper in Japanese will not be selected.
Candidates for Undergraduate, College of Technology, and Specialized Training College Students who got 0 point in one of the subjects will not be selected.
You can find past examination questions on the following.

29. Average scores of written examination who passed the final selection for MEXT Scholarship for 2019
Category and the number of candidates who passed the final selection in the world
Subjects
Average scores who passed the final selection for MEXT Scholarship for 2019
Undergraduate
Social Sciences and Humanities A
(U-SSH-A)
(42 persons)
English
74.2 / 100
Mathematics A
17.9 / 100
Japanese
245.9 / 300
Social Sciences and Humanities B
(U-SSH-B)
(15 persons)
83.2 / 100
42.3 / 100
200.0 / 300

30. Average scores of written examination who passed the final selection for MEXT Scholarship for 2019
Category and the number of candidates who passed the final selection in the world
Subjects
Average scores who passed the final selection for MEXT Scholarship for 2019
Undergraduate
Natural Sciences A
(U-NS-A)
(54 persons)
English
74.6 / 100
Mathematics B
68.7 / 100
Chemistry
58.2 / 100
Physics
77.5 / 100
Japanese
106.6 / 300
Natural Sciences B
(U-NS-B)
(6 persons)
77.7 / 100
40.0 / 100
52.5 / 100
Biology
68.3 / 100
123.7 / 300

31. Average scores of written examination who passed the final selection for MEXT Scholarship for 2019
Category and the number of candidates who passed the final selection in the world
Subjects
Average scores who passed the final selection for MEXT Scholarship for 2019
Undergraduate
Natural Sciences C
(U-NS-C)
(3 persons)
English
70.7 / 100
Mathematics B
68.3 / 100
Chemistry
70.3 / 100
Biology
79.3 / 100
Japanese
144.7 / 300
College of Technology
Materials Engineering
(C-ME)
(14 persons)
81.9 / 100
Mathematics
65.6 / 100
72.1 / 100
101.1 / 300

32. Specialized Training College
Average scores of written examination who passed the final selection for MEXT Scholarship for 2019
Category and the number of candidates who passed the final selection in the world
Subjects
Average scores who passed the final selection for MEXT Scholarship for 2019
College of Technology
Other fields
(C-OT)
(41 persons)
English
79.4 / 100
Mathematics
68.6 / 100
Physics
68.7 / 100
Japanese
88.0 / 300
Specialized Training College
(S)
Technology and Business
(35 persons)
74.0 / 100
68.5 / 100
108.5 / 300
(36 persons)
69.4 / 100
34.4 / 100
184.3 / 300

33. 4. Necessary Documents for Application

34. (1) Research Students Application form for Research Students*
No.
Name of documents
Number of copies 1
Application form for Research Students*
Original: 1 2
Transcript for each academic year of the last university and graduate school attended (Refer to the table of page 5)
(The transcript should show the grades earned by the candidate in all the subjects studied for each year and the grade scale applied.) 3
Field of study and research plan*
(Research Proposal)
＊ You must use the prescribed forms for MEXT Scholarship for You can download them on the website of the Embassy. If you do not use the prescribed forms for MEXT Scholarship for 2020 for example the forms for previous years, you will be disqualified.

35. (1) Research Students
No.
Name of documents
Number of copies 4
[Only for the candidates who have already graduated from universities]
Graduation certificate or degree certificate of the following
Candidates who have already graduated from universities and have not been enrolled in graduate schools: Undergraduate
Candidates who have already graduated from graduate schools: All of the undergraduate, Master’s course and Doctoral course
Candidates who are enrolled in Master’s courses in graduate schools: Undergraduate
Candidates who are enrolled in Doctoral courses in graduate schools: Both undergraduate and Master’s course
Original: 1
(copy with seal is OK)

36. <All candidates>
(2) Undergraduate, College of Technology and Specialized Training College Students
<All candidates>
No.
Name of documents
Number of copies 1
Application form for the category which you want to apply*
- Application forms are different in accordance with the categories as follows;
Undergraduate-SSH
Undergraduate-NS-A
Undergraduate-NS-B
Undergraduate-NS-C
College of Technology-ME (Materials Engineering)
College of Technology-OT (Others)
Specialized Training College
Original: 1 2
Agreement of guardian*
＊ You must use the prescribed forms for MEXT Scholarship for You can download them on the website of the Embassy. If you do not use the prescribed forms for MEXT Scholarship for 2020 for example the forms for previous years, you will be disqualified.

37. (b) High school students
(2) Undergraduate, College of Technology and Specialized Training College Students
(a) Those who have already graduated from high schools (ex: University students)
No.
Name of documents
Number of copies 3
Certificate of the result of the National examinations for grade 12
Original: 1
(copy with seal is OK) 4
【Only for university students】
Certificate of enrollment of the university
※Certificate which proves that you enroll in your university as of application.
(b) High school students
No.
Name of document
Number of copies 3
Transcript of the years of grade 10, 11 and Semester 1 of 12*
Original: 1
＊ You must use the prescribed forms for MEXT Scholarship for You can download them on the website of the Embassy. If you do not use the prescribed forms for MEXT Scholarship for 2020 for example the forms for previous years, you will be disqualified.

38. 5. Venue and period of application

39. Venue and period of application
Scholarship Office, Department of Cultural Relations and Scholarship, Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport*
Open: Thu. 2 May 2019
Close: Wed. 29 May 2019 at 16:00
*Location:
#23, St.360, Sangkat Boeung Keng Kang I, Khan Chamkarmon, Phnom Penh
(Around 50m from the east side of APSARA Television Station)
The Scholarship Office never receives your application after the deadline.
Any application which candidate submit directly to the Embassy is invalid.

40. 6. Notes for application

41. Notes for application
The Scholarship Office does not receive your application if you do not fulfill all the requirements or all the necessary documents are not attached with application form.
In case listed below, you will be disqualified, even if the Scholarship Office received your application.
You do not fulfill all the requirements.
You do not submit all the necessary documents.
You do not use the form which the Embassy designated.
You do not submit documents which fulfill all the requirements.

42. Notes for application
You are recommended to apply for issuing certificates to your universities or high schools in enough time well in advance. Usually, it takes time to issue them.
You are also required to submit the application form for the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport at application.
All documents must be written or translated in English or Japanese, except for the Certificate of the result of National examinations for grade 12.

43. Notes for application
The copied document with seal of university or a municipal office is treated as original document if it is difficult to submit original document.
The Embassy decides your category according to the application form which you submitted. You are not allowed to change the category after you submitted your application.
The Embassy does not return any submitted documents, even if you fail written examination, interview or final selection by MEXT.

44. 7. To avoid declination

45. Influence of declination
If you decline the MEXT Scholarship Students after you pass the final selection.
You are not allowed to apply for Undergraduate, College of Technology and Specialized Training College Students any more.
You are not allowed to apply for Research Students unless you have more than 3 years educational research experience after you declined. However, the Embassy and MEXT will seriously consider the fact of your declination at the selection.
The number of Cambodian successful candidates is possible to be reduced by MEXT at the selection of the next year.

46. To avoid declination
Understand details of the contents of each category before you apply.
Deeply consider the category which you apply. Do not choose easily for the reasons of the number of subjects and difficulty of written examination.
Explain your will to study in Japan to your guardians in advance and get agreement of them before you apply.
→The candidates for Undergraduate, College of
Technology and Specialized Training College
Students are required to submit “Agreement of
guardian” at application.

47. For More Information Scholarship Adviser,
Culture and Information Section,
Embassy of Japan in Cambodia
Tel:
Office Hour: 8:00-11:45