Name of the Event: Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship 2025
Place: Japan
Application Period: 10 October - 31 October 2024
Link to Apply:
Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo accepts applications from international students for study in Japan. It aims to foster human resources who will become bridges of friendship between the recipient’s country and Japan through study in Japan and who will contribute to the development of both countries and the wider world.
Eligibility:
International students with outstanding academic records who wish to enter Japan in October 2025 as a new student to study in the Masters or Doctoral Program at the Graduate School of Science. Additionally, applicants who have completed their admission application for entering the Master’s/Doctoral Program following the “Instructions for International Students applying to the Graduate School of Science (Special Selection for International Applicants)”
Nationality:
We are only able to nominate an applicant who holds one of the nationalities specified by MEXT.
This year's nationality provisions have yet to be announced (the announcement is expected to reach us after the application period has closed), however, in the last round, only those who hold a nationality found on MEXT's list of Priority Nationalities below were eligible for nomination.
To see the list of priority nationalities, please click here.
Age
In principle, applicants must be born on or after April 2, 1990.
Field of Study:
Applicants should apply for the field of study that they studied at their previous university or a related field. Applicants should select a field that they are able to research at their chosen host university in Japan.
Language Proficiency:
Applicants must meet one of the language requirements in either English or Japanese as described below:
English
Holds an English proficiency test score equivalent to B2 or above on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) scale (e.g. TOEFL iBT 72 or above, IELTS 5.5 or above).
Japanese
Has passed the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) with a score of N2 or higher.
Has completed an educational program whose primary language of instruction is Japanese that satisfies the entrance requirements to the Master's Program or Doctoral Program at the Graduate School of Science, the University of Tokyo.
Period of Scholarships:
Master's Program = October, 2025 - September, 2027 (2years)
Doctoral Program = October, 2025 - September, 2028 (3years)
Scholarship Benefits:
Allowance - 144,000 yen/month (for a student in a Master's Program), or 145,000 yen/month (for a student in a Doctoral Program) (an additional monthly stipend of 2,000 or 3,000 yen may be added to those students undertaking study or research in some designated regions of the country).
Travelling Costs - -Transportation to Japan: MEXT will stipulate the travel schedule and route, and provide an airline ticket. -Transportation from Japan: In principle, MEXT will issue airline tickets to recipients who return to their home country within the final month of the scholarship period
School Fees - Enrollment and Tuition fees will be exempted.
Applicants must submit the required documents to apply for the MEXT Scholarship after applying for admission to the Graduate School of Science (Master's/Doctoral Program). For an application to count, both MEXT scholarship application as well as the Graduate School of Science admission application must be completed before the application deadline through the respective online forms.
We are not the official organisers of the program. If you have any queries regarding it, kindly contact the organisers at - kyoumu.s@gs.mail.u-tokyo.ac.jp
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