Tuesday 4 December 2012

Japan: Japanese Government Scholarship young leaders program 2013

Deadline: Contact Japanese Embassies in your country

JAPANESE GOVERNMENT (MONBUKAGAKUSHO: MEXT) SCHOLARSHIP FOR 2013
YOUNG LEADERS’ PROGRAM (YLP) STUDENT (SCHOOL OF GOVERNMENT)

1. Objectives

The Young Leaders' Program (YLP) aims to cultivate national leaders of the future in Asia and around the world. In addition, while enhancing the participants' understanding about Japan, it should help form a network among national leaders, contributing to the establishment of friendly relations and improved policy planning activities between worldwide, including Japan.
The YLP is one of the Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho: MEXT*) Scholarship Student systems.
*MEXT = Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
2. Eligible Countries and Participants
Participants are selected from the countries listed below. They should be young public administrators and government officials who are expected to play active roles in the future as national leaders in their home countries. 

 Eligible Countries:

P. R. China, Rep. of Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Brunei Darussalam,
Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, Cambodia, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Australia, Hungary, Czech, Slovakia, Poland, Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey (29 Countries)

3. Host University

National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS)

4. Number of Students

Approximately 20 students
5. Recruitment and Selection
(1) Method of Recruitment
Recruitment will be conducted through the recommending authorities of each eligible country. Please ask the
Japanese Embassy for further information.
(2) Screening Procedure
① First screening by the recommending authorities
② Second screening by GRIPS
③ Final screening by the YLP committee organized by MEXT

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