title: Monbukagakusho Scholarship
text: The , formerly known as Monbusho Scholarship that supports foreign students, is an academic scholarship offered by the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Monbu-kagaku-shō, or MEXT), and selected on the recommendation of the Japanese Embassy/Consulate General, University, or Authority.
  Over 65,000 students from approximately 160 countries and regions around the world have studied in Japan under this Scholarship program which was established in 1954.
  
  Scholarship types 
  There are seven types of Japanese government-sponsored scholarships available under the Japanese Government Scholarship program: those for research students, teacher training students, undergraduate university students, Japanese studies students, college of technology students, special training students and YLP students.
  
  Recommendations
  Every year a large number of students are enrolled by embassy recommendation. Each half of the contingent undergoes a 1-year preparatory program at either Osaka University or Tokyo University of Foreign Studies before entering a 4-year undergraduate program at one of 87 Japanese national universities.
  
  References
  
  External links
  Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) Japan
  The Monbusho (Monbukagakusho) Scholars Homepage
  Engineering Scholarships in the UK
  Monbukagakusho Scholarships News
  
  Education in Japan
  Scholarships
  Government scholarships