The Vietnamese Ministry of Education and Traing is recruiting up to 80 local candidates for graduate scholarships to study master’s and doctoral programs in Japan.

Short-listed applicants will be recommended to the Japanese Embassy in Hanoi which will then select scholarship winners via written and oral tests.

The Japanese government will grant return tickets, living costs, and full tuition to successful candidates who are expected to begin their studies in April or October next year.

Contenders must be 35 or younger when they are awarded the scholarships (April 1, 2014) and be able to meet health and ethical requirements, with priority given to state employees and those working at junior colleges and universities.

They are required to have good academic performance at university (for master’s degree candidates) or at gradudate school (for PhD candidates). A good command of English or Japanese is a must.

By May 17, application forms in Vietnamese and English/Japanese must be submitted online at http://tuyensinh.vied.vn and in hard copy to the Vietnam International Education Development office at 21 Le Thanh Tong Street, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi.

Refer to http://vied.vn/vn/content/thongbao/tuyensinh/thong-bao-tuyen-sinh-di-hoc-sau-dai-hoc-tai-nhat-ban-theo-hoc-bong-chinh-phu-nhat-ban-cap-nam-2014_39608.aspxfor further details.