Application Materials check list

For IJEP (Monbukagakusho: MEXT) admission in 2015(Masters Course)

Name:
Nationality:
Prospective Supervisor:
<<Submitted by Applicant>>

1) Application Form for IJEP in Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kumamoto University.
2) Application form for Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho: MEXT) Scholarship. Please make doublesided printouts.

3) Field of study and study program. Please make double-sided printouts.

4) Health certificate completed within the past 6 months of the date of application.
5) An official certificate of citizenship (original and English translation). Please attach a copy of a passport, if
available.

6) A letter of recommendation from a head of the faculty or graduate school, or someone at a higher position
of the university. The letter should be addressed to the president of Kumamoto University.

7) A letter of recommendation from a professor or a research supervisor who can evaluate the applicants
ability in study and research.

8) Statement of objectives describing reasons for application to the Graduate School of Science and
Technology, Kumamoto University, how the applicant qualifies to be a graduate student, and the applicants
academic, research, and professional goals.

9) A certificate of Bachelors degree (or a certificate of anticipation of completion), or a copy of a diploma

(original and English translation).

10) Official transcripts in English of academic records from each college and university attended, including
information such as GPA and ranking.

11) A summary of the Bachelors thesis or an equivalent in English. An interim report is acceptable for the
applicants who have not yet graduated at the time of application.

12) A letter from the employer indicating the agreement of this application, if the applicant is an employee.
13) An official score of Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), Test of English for International
Communications (TOEIC), or International English Language Testing System (IELTS), if the applicants
native language is not English.

14) A letter from the applicant stating his/her commitment to the enrollment to Kumamoto University when
selected for the scholarship.

<< Submitted by Prospective Supervisor>>

1) Result of interviews including comments from the interviewers and records of interview exchanges in case
of Internet interviews (submitted by the prospective supervisor; see Selection Procedure).

Note:
1.

It is recommended that applicants discuss about a research plan with their prospective supervisors beforehand

2.

All the documents should be typewritten on A4 size paper (21 x 29.5 cm).

3.

Use the forms provided by Kumamoto University for the above documents 1) to 4).

4.

Applications with incomplete information or submitted after the deadline will not be accepted.

5.

All application materials will not be returned to the applicants.