GMD1990:
Please I want to know if Japan has started issuing visa other than tourist now, can someone get a visa now from Japan in Nigeria now, I really want to know please

padua1234:
Please is there any school that is giving Admission now. Is there any other secret way of getting a professor that will accept to supervise a student. I have been researching on this for so long now, yet no positive response

majisuka:
Just an info for you guys from an insider (as well as some Sub-Saharan African students I get along with in the university). Apparently the Ministry of Education of Japan (Monbukagakusho) is trying to increase African student quota in Japanese universities, perhaps as an effort to spread the soft power into the continent. I'd say African applicants are given a little bit more leeway to obtain the scholarship, provided one already has gotten an approval from a prospective supervisor/professor. For the procedures, required documents, and deadlines, you can check out the website of Embassy of Japan in Nigeria (I'm not gonna spoon-fed you guys, I'm busy and there is Google to help you out). The website is here btw https://www.jasso.go.jp/en/study_j/scholarships/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2019/04/17/scholarships_2019_e.pdf

Now it's up to your effort because the next is the hardest part. Please read and study thoroughly some scientific journal articles that suits your academic background and try to come up with ideas. Be sure as well to check the professor's current projects in each lab's webpage (typically in top universities a lab/research group has a functioning and updated website) before doing so. You are also encouraged to check their relevant publications, which are often posted in the website too.

Afterwards, try to contact them in professional manner, that is, introduce yourself and give a brief academic background and explain your plan in the lab and Japan (as well as the research idea you conceive). You are needed to attach your CV/resume along with the first communication e-mail so that the professor can be ascertained that you are indeed willing to join the lab. Be patient to wait for the responses because they are super busy (sometimes up to a week). They only recruit very good (even though raw talents) students with strong grasp of respective field's concept so be very, very prepared. Upon convincing the professor that you are worthy to be the member, you'll subjected to entrance interview and test, which is just as rigorous and depends on down to the policy of the department the lab belongs to. Yes it's easy to get scholarship up to a point you earn trust from the prof but in the test they will try to weed out those who don't have the basic concepts. Some universities have low acceptance rate even for Master and PhD level entrance

I know you Nigerians are very hard-working given being in conductive situation. Good Luck.

GMD1990:
Please I want to know if Japan has started issuing visa other than tourist now, can someone get a visa now from Japan in Nigeria now, I really want to know please

GMD1990:
Please I want to know if Japan has started issuing visa other than tourist now, can someone get a visa now from Japan in Nigeria now, I really want to know please

rasheylaw:
Please have anyone work or take an interview with Gaba Corporation Japan? How is their interview like?

EbyNicole:

Hi, I have an interview with them next week, how did yours go?

Elchechereche4e:
Hi fam...where do I find mail of prospective professors i whish to apply for my masters program, I line with the admission procedure? I am applying to the university of Osaka in June

blackbriar:


Look for the department website form the university page.
There is always a research list of all the professors so that you can see their research publications and interest.

chaiks:
if you applied for mext via the school route and after the interview, they mail you that you are now being considered as one of the people the university will recommend, can you say at this point you will make it?

LorhdSamstar:


Hello sir.
I need to talk to you on WhatsApp sir..
Can I please have your WhatsApp number?

VcStunner:

Cheers mate and thanks for this info. I was filling up my scholarship application and then there's a page that requires me to write about my research Theme and Research plan. I have managed to coin a topic together, but I need an input from a student based there in japan. So quick one,
I. I need to know the challenges of Nigerian students for instance on the curriculum and instructional approach there as pertains classroom management.
I will be grateful fam.

blackbriar:
Admissions for Graduate school in Japan for September 2022 Enrollment will soon start.

1. Have you enrolled for IELTS
2. Have to contacted your prospective department and Professor in charge.
3. Have you familiarized yourself with the admission process ( most especially how to pay the 30,000 yen application fee).
4. Are you prepared for the Online Quiz/Test?


Please note Admission process is all paper based in Japan.
You have to download the application forms from the school admission webpage.
Fill the forms correctly
submit the form by post (dhl or most suitable) with accompanying documents required

Admission Schedule lasts only 2 weeks.

Goodluck.
My 2 cents

Kassidy4luv:


Is IELTS mandatory?
Which date is the application process commencing

donfelix4sure:
I will need guidance house. I am currently in touch with a Professor and it looks he will accept to supervise me but there’s no funding. I wouldn’t be able to apply for MEXT because my documents are not ready. I am thinking of self funding but my budget is just 2m for tuition. Their school website shows 880,000 yen but it’s looks confusing. Is it feasible? How do I get the actual tuition fee? Can I work while schooling?

moonraker:


hate to break it to you but No. it is not feasible.

donfelix4sure:
I will need guidance house. I am currently in touch with a Professor and it looks he will accept to supervise me but there’s no funding. I wouldn’t be able to apply for MEXT because my documents are not ready. I am thinking of self funding but my budget is just 2m for tuition. Their school website shows 880,000 yen but it’s looks confusing. Is it feasible? How do I get the actual tuition fee? Can I work while schooling?

donfelix4sure:
I will need guidance house. I am currently in touch with a Professor and it looks he will accept to supervise me but there’s no funding. I wouldn’t be able to apply for MEXT because my documents are not ready. I am thinking of self funding but my budget is just 2m for tuition. Their school website shows 880,000 yen but it’s looks confusing. Is it feasible? How do I get the actual tuition fee? Can I work while schooling?

peacefull:


Have you checked any other scholarship?
Not MEXT. But other scholarship?

Gerrard59:


Looks like you applied to a public or private university. Well, unless you have plenty of money or got MEXT (the only realistic and encompassing scholarship a Nigerian living in Nigeria can apply for), it's pointless applying to a public or private university. Looking at how much you have, you are better off applying to a national university, preferably outside the Kanto-Kansai regions.

TIP: Target national universities in Hokkaido prefecture.

Going forward, the truth is: you don't have the money to fund your studies in Japan as you will be required by the university to present an account showing you can fund your living expenses for the next two years in that particular city the university is located. If it's in Tokyo, on average, you will be required to spend at least ¥100K per month X 12 months. Note: this does not include your tuition fees o. Yes, you can work while schooling, just that you get fewer student jobs outside the major cities. I don't know about public or private universities but in national universities, you pay tuition fees per semester not the whole year. So, divide the tuition fees by 2, that's what you will pay for your first semester. On the other hand, there are many scholarships available for privately funded students when you get admitted. You could win many scholarships depending on your grades, calibre of university (many scholarships exist in Imperial universities and those top private universities such as Waseda and Keio) and supervisor's support the moment you gain admission, which will greatly reduce your living costs.

Now, what you should do is to ensure you can provide the naira equivalent of your living expenses (the more expensive a city is, the higher your naira should be. Which means no city's immigration bureau other than Tokyo will require more than ¥100K per month X 12 months) for immigration authorities as that's a prerequisite to be issued the certificate of eligibility, without the COE, you cannot be issued a Japanese visa.

Gerrard59:


MEXT is the only realistic scholarship to apply as a Nigerian living in Nigeria.

donfelix4sure:


Well detailed. Thank you for taking time to write this. I am actively searching for cheaper schools. It’s actually Hiroshima University that I have made contact with a potential supervisor. Though I am still searching and sending cold-emails.

peacefull:


Really?
Very difficult to get other scholarship?

Gerrard59:


The money required for living expenses will be lower than say Tohoku or Kyoto. But I am still surprised at the fee considering it is a national university. Are you applying for a law or medical program?

You should ensure the funds are available (at least 6M naira since it is outside the Kanto-Kansai regions) rather than look for more schools. The koko is the funds. Scholarships while in Nigeria are very very few

donfelix4sure:


I am actually applying for PhD aquaculture under basic biology. I am not too sure of the tuition because their website self dey complicated. I have written to their student support service in that department for exact tuition for my desired program. I am even confused on what to write back to the potential supervisor as a follow up mail because I don’t want him to see me like unserious person. I will be doing a follow mail tomorrow shall. Or is it okay to ask him for idea of possible tuition since I am thinking of self funding?
6m much ooo for proof of fund.

Gerrard59:


Maybe because there are very few?

https://www.ng.emb-japan.go.jp/itpr_en/edu.html#Sch

Gerrard59:


No wonder. If so, then I will advise you shelve the idea of doing PhD in Japan. There are few scholarships for those who are outside Japan to fund their graduate studies - most of which are for masters and largely aimed at Asian students esp those from South East Asia. No where in the developed world do students fund their PhD research, no one does it. It's either scholarship from the school/private organisation, loan from the government or funded by the department.

Yes, you should ask him for funding as you are applying for a PhD program. Alternatively, you should check for funded PhD programmes at RIKEN and JSPS. Those places are where research jobs (PhD, postdoc and assistant professorships) are posted. In there, you can directly apply for PhD positions as they are funded in part by the government or the professor has research grants. But say you want to fund yourself? Nah. It's not possible. In fact, it's ill-advised.

The 6M naira is for a master program. A PhD program will require at least 10 - 12M naira to present to immigration authorities. To explain the impossibility, check those who japa'd to the UK for further studies (self funding), which of them are doing a PhD? The other option (best in my opinion) is to use the funds you have now in preparing for PhD applications to schools in the United States. You have greater chances of getting sponsored to the US while in Nigeria than applying to Japanese universities for your PhD. I'm being very realistic here.

You might want to ask, so how do foreign students get sponsored for their PhDs apart from MEXT and JSPS?

Answer: they get funded by private organisations (scholarships) or the professor while finishing their MSc in Japan or their undergraduate universities have exchange relationships with Japanese universities. There are many scholarships available while in Japan but very few while outside the country. Alternatively, if you are still young and/or want to relish the Japanese experience, you apply for another masters. It's not overlooked but that is where you will be required to provide an account statement with at least 6M naira.

donfelix4sure:


Well understood. I really appreciate your response. I think I will go with this other option of using the available funds to prepare for PhD applications to schools in the United States. It’s cool. Thank you once again for your time.