The Hokkaido University MEXT Scholarship supports international students enrolling in the graduate programs at Hokkaido University, starting in October 2025.
The MEXT Japan Scholarships provided by the Japanese Government will cover tuition, and travel expenses, and provide a monthly allowance for selected Master’s and Doctoral students.
Eligibility Requirements
To be considered for the MEXT Japan Scholarship, you must:
- Be international students with outstanding academic achievements of graduate school level who enter Japan as new students or those already staying in Japan.
- have earned a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 2.30/3.00 or above in their degreed (for those who are employed) or currently enrolled courses, and be able to maintain that GPA while receiving the scholarship.
- Furthermore, applicants must meet any one of the language requirements stated below;
- Applicants must pass or achieve scores in English language proficiency tests that correspond to B2 or higher level in the CEFR at the time of application.
- Applicants must complete school curriculums that meet the conditions for admission in masters’ or doctoral courses at a Japanese graduate school by using English as the main language.
Benefits
- Duration of scholarship:
Master’s course: 2 years
Doctoral course: 3 years
- Monthly allowance:
Master’s course: 144,000 JPY
Doctoral course: 145,000 JPY
- Travel Expenses
MEXT will provide arrival and return ticket.
- Tuition and other academic fees
Application fee: exempted
Matriculation fee: exempted
Tuition fees: exempted
Required Documents
To apply, candidates must be ready to submit the following documents;
- Application form for MEXT scholarship
- Field of Study and Study Program (should include relevance of your research plan to SDGs)
- A copy of applicant’s passport (or a copy of a certificate of family register, certificate of citizenship or other identification issued by the government of his/her home country)
- Official academic transcript(s) for all years of last university/graduate school attended (issued by the university/graduate school attended. Grading System or Grading Scale information must be attached.)
- Certificate of (prospective) graduation or a Diploma of last university/graduate school attended
- Document(s) attesting to the applicant’s outstanding academic achievements at the last university attended (If applicable)
- Recommendation letter from dean (or above) at the current university or institutions, addressed to the president of Hokkaido University.
- Abstracts of theses (should be concise and to the point)
- Proof of language ability that meets any one of the conditions above.
Method of Application
- Click on the button below to visit the program’s webpage.
- Contact a prospective supervisor from Hokkaido University to discuss your suitability for the scholarship.
- Submit the required documents (via your prospective supervisor) by email.
- If the scholarship application is accepted, applicants need to take entrance examination in the summer of 2025.
- They will start master’s or doctoral program in October, 2025. There will not be a research student period.
Click Here to Apply
Application Deadline: December 5, 2024.
