7 Japanese Government (MEXT) Funded Scholarships for International Students 2025
By: Government of JapanLast update:
Applicant criteria
Nationality
No specific nationality requiredAge
- 17 - 40
Gender
- Both
Opportunity criteria
Job location
JapanDegree
Bachelors, Master, PhdNeeded documents
Cover Letter, Transcript of Records, Degree Certificate, Copy of Passport, Research Proposal, Application formOpportunity description
The Japanese Government is offering Seven Funded Scholarshipsfor International Students. They are:
- Research students
- Teacher training students
- Undergraduate students
- Japanese studies students
- College of technology students
- Specialized training college students
- Young Leaders Program (YLP) students.
Benefits
- Research students:
- Scholarship ¥143,000～145,000 per month.
- Tuition Exempted.
- Round-trip travel expenses (airfare) provided (*2)
- Teacher training students:
- Scholarship ¥143,000～145,000 per month.
- Tuition Exempted.
- Round-trip travel expenses (airfare) provided (*2)
- Undergraduate students:
- Scholarship ¥117,000 per month.
- Tuition Exempted.
- Round-trip travel expenses (airfare) provided (*2)
- Japanese studies students:
- Scholarship ¥117,000 per month.
- Tuition Exempted.
- Round-trip travel expenses (airfare) provided (*2)
- College of technology students:
- Scholarship ¥117,000 per month.
- Tuition Exempted.
- Round-trip travel expenses (airfare) provided (*2)
- Specialized training college students:
- Scholarship ¥117,000 per month.
- Tuition Exempted.
- Round-trip travel expenses (airfare) provided (*2)
- Young Leaders Program (YLP) students:
- Scholarship ￥242,000 per month.
- Tuition Exempted.
- Round-trip travel expenses (airfare) provided (*2)
Eligibility criteria
- Research students:
- You must be under 35 years of age and a college graduate.
- Or you must have completed 16 years of schooling.
- Teacher training students:
- You must be under 35 years of age and a graduate of a college or teacher training college.
- You must have at least five years of active experience as a teacher in a primary, secondary or teacher training college in your country.
- Undergraduate students:
- You must be at least 17 and under 25 years of age
- And have completed 12 years of school education or have completed courses in a school comparable to a high school.
- Japanese studies students:
- You must be from 18 to 30 years old.
- You must be enrolled as undergraduate students in faculties or schools which major in Japanese language or Japanese culture in a university outside Japan at the time when they come to Japan
- And must be enrolled in the home institution at the time when they return to their home countries.
- College of technology students:
- You must be at least 17 and under 25 years of age
- And have completed school education comparable to a high school (a minimum of 11 years beginning in primary school) education (includes prospective graduates).
- Specialized training college students:
- You must be at least 17 and under 25 years of age
- And have completed 12 years of schooling or have completed school education comparable to a Japanese high school (includes prospective graduates).
- Young Leaders Program (YLP) students:
- You must be under 40 years of age (in principle)
- And university or college graduates who have practical work experience, young public administrators, etc.
- who are expected to play active role in Asia and other countries.
About MEXT:
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) of Japan offers scholarships to international students who wish to study in Japan at Japanese universities/ colleges under the Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship Program. The aim of this scholarship is to bridge friendship between Japan and other countries.
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