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MEXT to pay airfare to bring international scholarship students back to Japan

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This is a notice to inform you that the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) will be implementing support for international students relating to the Great East Japan Earthquake as given below.
We will also be continuing to consider further detailed measures in accordance with the circumstances of the international students.

(Japanese government scholarship students)

  1. MEXT will be paying for the airline tickets to come back to Japan for those international students who were studying in Japan as Japanese government scholarship students and were forced to temporarily return to their home countries owing to the occurrence of the Earthquake (out of those municipalities to which the Act on Disaster Relief applies, international students residing in those areas which continue to require relief). (Notice scheduled to be sent to all of the applicable universities and educational institutes on April 7 (Thursday). Contact: Japanese Government Scholarship Students Section (03-6734-3052)).
  2. Note: With regard to international students from Taiwan whose scholarships are being paid by the Interchange Association of Japan, financial aid shall be given for the airfare to come back to Japan via the Interchange Association of Japan. (Information scheduled to be communicated to all of the applicable students on April 7 (Thursday). Contact: The General Affairs Division of the Interchange Association of Japan (Ext. 03-5573-2600, ext. 14)).

(Privately-funded international students)

  1. MEXT will be conducting additional recruitment for the study grants of privately-funded international students for the first semester (April through to July) for those international students showing excellent academic performance who were studying in Japan as privately-funded international students and suffered economic distress owing to this Earthquake (out of those municipalities to which the Act on Disaster Relief applies, international students residing in those areas which continue to require relief; the criteria for the grades are the same as the criteria for the payment of study grants for privately-funded international students). (To be implemented through the Japan Student Services Organization.)
    (Notice on additional recruitment scheduled to be sent out on April 8 (Friday).
    Contact: International Scholarship Division, International Students Program Department, Japan Student Services Organization (Tel: 03-5520 -6030)

Moreover, there are various systems relating to disaster victim support such as a support system for reconstruction of the lives of disaster victims which apply to those persons who have lost their place of residence owing to the Earthquake.
 This system also applies to international students.
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Sourece: Press Release MEXT

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