Application Information

Application Procedure

January

Maple Program Call for Applications document is uploaded.

End of February

Universities that have entered into a mutual exchange student agreement with Osaka University recommend students for the Maple Program.

End of March

The candidates submit their application.

Near the end of May

Notification of acceptance to the Maple Program

Mid-June

Students submit all necessary documents.

August

Placement test (online)

September

Arrival in Japan

Call for applications

Number of students Approximately 80
Program period 12 months from September to August
Eligibility

All applicants must meet the following requirements:

  1. Applicants must be enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program in a university/ institution that has concluded a mutual student exchange agreement with Osaka University.
  2. In principle, applicants must be in their third year in an undergraduate program or higher.
  3. Applicants must be enrolled at their home university for at least one year and graduate students for at least six months at the time of application.
  4. Applicants must be enrolled in official courses of their respective universities / institutions throughout the Maple Program period.
  5. Applicants must have excellent academic performance at their home university/institution, in order to guarantee their success in studying in Japan.
  6. Applicants must have Japanese language proficiency equivalent to or higher than Level N4 of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT).
  7. Applicants must be studying Japanese language and culture at their home university/ institution.

Before applying, applicants are encouraged to consult either an academic adviser or a student exchange office of their university/institution.
Tuition Tuition is waived for students whose home university/institution and Osaka University have entered into a mutual agreement under which tuition is waived.
Scholarship

Maple Program students are eligible to apply for the following scholarship:

Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO) scholarship

a. Amount:
Monthly stipend: 80,000 yen per 31 days-cycle

b. Eligibility and conditions

  1. Students must be enrolled in a university or an institution that has concluded a mutual student-exchange agreement with Osaka University.
  2. Students must have excellent academic performance at their home university/institution, outstanding character, definite vision and objectives for studying in Japan, and high potential for success in studying in Japan.
  3. Only students who should have financial difficulties studying in Japan at their own expense are eligible.
  4. Students receiving more than 80,000 JPY per month in total from other scholarships for study in Japan are ineligible for this scholarship.
  5. Students may not receive the Honors Scholarship for Privately Financed International Students from JASSO.
  6. Students can neither receive nor apply for a scholarship from the Japanese government (MEXT).
  7. For those students scheduled for approval of credits acquired during the Maple Program by their home university: the recipient of the scholarship is required to submit a document issued by the student’s home university which verifies accreditation after completion of the Maple Program.

For details of the scholarship, please visit the website of the Japan Student
Services Organization (JASSO).
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