Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho: MEXT) Scholarships for Postgraduate Students

Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho: MEXT) Scholarships for Postgraduate Students

Japanese Government Postgraduate Scholarship

Course(s) Offered: Any field

Course Level: Masters, PhD, Professional, Undergraduate research, Pre-university training, etc

Provider: Japanese Government

Country to Study in: Japan

Scholarship Description

The Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) is offering scholarships for International students to study at Japanese universities.

There are two types of scholarships available: Japanese Government (MEXT) Postgraduate Scholarship and Japanese Government (MEXT) Undergraduate Scholarship. This page is the call for the postgraduate scholarship.

The postgraduate scholarship programme is for a period of 18 months to two years and is awarded to graduate students who wish to pursue independent research or enrol on a postgraduate course at a Japanese university. Subjects are open to any discipline, however those who wish to study Law, Japanese History and Japanese literature must have high level of Japanese ability at the time of the application.

Eligibility

QUALIFICATIONS AND CONDITIONS: 

Nationality: Applicants must have the nationality of a country that has diplomatic relations with Japan. An applicant who has Japanese nationality at the time of application is not eligible. However, persons with dual nationality who hold Japanese nationality and whose place of residence at the time of application is outside of Japan are eligible to apply as long as they choose the nationality of the foreign country and give up their Japanese nationality by the date of their arrival in Japan. Applicant screening will be conducted at the Japanese diplomatic mission in the country of applicant’s nationality.

Age: Applicants generally must be 35 years or below. Applicants over the age of 35 are asked to contact the Embassy of Japan before applying.

Academic Background: Applicants must be a graduate from a Japanese university or have academic ability equal or superior to that of a Japanese university graduate. A person will be deemed to have academic ability equal or superior to that of a university graduate, if he/she:

has completed or will complete 16 years of school education in a foreign country (or 18 years of school education if he/she desires to enroll in a doctoral course in the field of medicine, dentistry or veterinary science, or pharmacy which is based on a 6-year course in a department or faculty); or

is or will be aged 22 or older and has taken an individual entrance qualification examination and has been judged by a Japanese graduate school as being equal or superior in academic ability to a university graduate (or 24 or older if he/she desires to enroll in a doctoral course in the field of medicine, dentistry or veterinary science, or pharmacy which is based on a 6-year course in a department or faculty). Eligible applicants include those who otherwise satisfy or will satisfy qualification requirements for admission to a Japanese graduate school. As a general rule, a person who has completed a doctoral course may not apply unless he/she seeks to obtain a degree.

Japanese Language Ability: Applicants must be willing to learn Japanese. Applicants must be interested in Japan and be willing to deepen their understanding of Japan after arriving in Japan. Applicants must also have the ability to do research and adapt to living in Japan.

Health: Applicants must be free from any mental or physical disabilities that would impede the pursuit of study at Japanese graduate school.

Please see the official website for the complete eligibility requirements

Eligible groups

Citizens of ANY country in Africa, Europe, Middle East, Asia, etc (having diplomatic relations with Japan)

Participating Institution(s)

All recognized Japanese universities, graduate schools, university institutes, and related institutions

Field(s) of study

Applicant should apply for the field of study he/she majored in at university or its related field.

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