Application for the Japanese Government (MEXT) Undergraduate Scholarship 2027 is Open 

The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) of Japan offers scholarships to international students who wish to study at Japanese national universities as Undergraduate Students under the Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship Program as follows. Those who are enrolled in an undergraduate course at a university, or who are receiving preparatory education in the Japanese language and other subjects prior to placement in an undergraduate course at the university.

Benefits

The scholarship covers: 

  • Allowance
  • Education fees
  • Traveling Expenses

Requirements

MEXT accepts applications from international students for study in Japan who satisfy the following qualifications and conditions. MEXT’s aim is to foster human resources who will become bridges of friendship between the grantee’s country and Japan through study in Japan and who will contribute to the development of both countries and the wider world.

  1. 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 other country and relinquish their Japanese nationality by the date of their arrival in Japan (when the acquisition of student status is established at the receiving school). The First Screening must be conducted at the Japanese diplomatic mission in the country whose citizenship the applicant chooses.
  2. Age: Applicants, in principle, must have been born on or after April 2, 2002. However, applicants who satisfy the conditions for Academic Background stipulated in below must be 18 years of age or older at the time of admission to a university in Japan.
  3. Academic Background: Applicants must satisfy any one of the following conditions. However, applicants desiring direct placement must satisfy condition, or condition, or condition.
    1. Applicants who have completed 12 years of schooling in countries other than Japan. (Applicants who will meet the above condition by March 2027 are eligible. However, applicants wishing to enroll from the autumn term through direct placement must be expected to complete 12 years of schooling by August 2027.)
    2. Applicants who have completed their studies at a school equivalent to a Japanese upper secondary school in countries other than Japan. (Applicants who will meet the above condition by March 2027 are eligible.)
    3. Applicants who have successfully passed an academic qualification examination showing equivalency to the completion of 12 years of schooling in countries other than Japan. (Applicants who will meet the above condition by March 2027 are eligible.)
    4. Other than the above and  conditions, applicants who are eligible for enrollment in a Japanese university at the time of application.
  4. Japanese Language: Applicants must be willing to learn Japanese. Applicants must be interested in Japan and be willing to deepen their understanding of Japan before and after arriving in Japan. In addition, in principle, applicants must be willing to carry out their academic studies in Japan in Japanese.
  5. Health: Applicants must submit a health certificate in the prescribed format signed by a physician attesting that the applicant has no physical or mental conditions hindering the applicant’s study in Japan.
  6. Arrival in Japan: In principle, applicants must be able to arrive in Japan between April 1, 2027, and April 7, 2027. Departure from the home residence should be on or after April 1, 2027. If an applicant is to enroll in his/her university from the fall semester through direct placement, he/she must be able to arrive in Japan during the period specified by the accepting university, normally within two weeks before and after the starting date of the university’s relevant academic term for that year.

Method of Application

Application Guidelines
Application Guidelines for Undergraduate Students
Application Guidelines for Undergraduate Students (in Japanese)
Application Forms
Application Form for FY2027
Direct Placement Preference Application Form for FY2027
Certificate of Health
Note: Certificate of Health must be filled in by a professional medical doctor.
Recommendation Letter Sample
Note: This is a sample. Any form/style of letter is to be accepted.

For More Information,

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