Japan Scholarship for Research, Undergraduate and College of Technology Students (Fully funded)

Opportunity Details

Opportunity ID 2471
Degree Bachelor Master PH.D School
Language Requirement Not Required
Fields of study All Fields
Opportunity Type : Fully Funded
Gender Male Female
Language of Instruction English Japanese
Application Fee Required No

Opportunity Description

**Call for Applications:**

The Japan Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) is offering Japanese Government Scholarships in three categories: Research, Undergraduate, and College of Technology. These scholarships are available for studies leading to a college degree, undergraduate degree, master’s degree, or PhD at Japanese universities.

Applicants from any country should review the requirements and benefits outlined below. Please confirm that the Japanese embassy in your country has announced the scholarship and ensure you apply before the respective deadline set by the embassy.

Currently, details are available only for the Undergraduate and Research programs (master’s and PhD). Information regarding the College of Technology scholarships will be announced later. Please check this website or the MEXT website regularly for updates.

Important dates:

Application submission opens – Mid-April 2025
First screening – May to July 2025
Request provisional university acceptance – Until September 1, 2025
Submit Placement Preference Form – Mid-September to early October 2025
Second screening & university placement – From November 2025
Final results notification – January to March 2026

Location: Japan

Place to submit your application: Japan Embassy in your country

Deadline to apply: May (deadline may vary depending on each embassy)

Level of study:

Research (graduate and doctorate )
Undergraduate
College of Technology students

Duration:

College of Technology 3 years (4 years if the language course is needed)
Undergraduate 5 years, for the medicine and pharmacy fields 6 years. Plus one year if the preparation course is needed.
Research (master’s degree, two years, and doctorate, 3 years )

Field of study for College Technology Students

Mechanical Engineering
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Information, Communication and Network Engineering
Materials Engineering
Architecture
Civil Engineering
Maritime Engineering
Other Fields

Field of study for undergraduate studies

Social Science and Humanities
- A :
  1. Law
  2. Politics
  3. Pedagogy
  4. Sociology
  5. literature
  6. history
  7. Japanese language
  8. Others (excluding “1. Economics and 2. Business administration ” in humanities B.)
- B:
  1. Economics
  2. Business Administration
Natural Sciences
- A:
  1. Mathematics
  2. Physics
  3. chemistry
  4. Electronics
  5. Electrical Engineering
  6. Information Engineering
  7. Mechanical Engineering
  8. Naval Architecture
  9. Civil Engineering
  10. Architecture
  11. Environmental Engineering
  12. Applied Chemistry
  13. Chemical Engineering
  14. Industrial chemistry
  15. Textile Engineering
  16. Metallurgical Engineering
  17. Mining Engineering
  18. Maritime Engineering
  19. Biotechnology
- B
  1. Agriculture
  2. Agricultural chemistry
  3. Agricultural engineering
  4. Animal Sceince
  5. Veterinary medicine
  6. Forestry
  7. Food science
  8. fisheries
  9. Pharmacy
  10. Hygienics
  11. Nursing
  12. Biology
- C
  1. Medicine
  2. Dentistry

Field of study for research:

The field of study that you majored in at the university, or a relevant field of study that the applicant can study and research in a graduate course in Japanese universities.

You may also apply:

Benefits/scholarship value

143,000-145000 yen Monthly allowance
Educational fee
Travel cost

Qualification:

be a national of a country that has diplomatic relations with Japan
was born after April 2, 1991, for Master’s and Ph.D., after April 2, 2001, for Undergraduate and College of Technology.
Education
- Completed 11 years of schooling(or will complete by March 2026) in a country other than Japan for College of Technology applicants.
- Completed 12 years of schooling(or will complete by March 2026) in a country other than Japan for undergraduate applicants.
- obtained a bachelor degree (16 years of school education) outside Japan, or completed a standard study program of three years or more equivalent to a bachelor’s degree for applicants who apply to a Master degree and doctoral course (first phase)
- Ph.D. applicants should have completed a master degree or professional degree or have been involved in a research study for two years or more having academic competency equivalent to a master degree
- Note: for PhD in Faculties of medicine, dentistry, veterinary, sciences and certain parts in pharmaceutical fields should have completed one of the following:
  - 18 years of school education in countries outside Japan
  - a 5-year study period or more, equivalent to a bachelor degree in Japan
  - 16 years of school education + involved in a research study at a university or in a research center for two year or more.
  - Or eligible to a doctoral program in Japan
Be interested in learning Japanese
Submit a health certificate signed by a physician attesting that the applicant is healthy.
Do not be applying to another program of Japanese Government Scholarship.