MEXT SCHOLARSHIP
This scholarship is excellent for you if you want to study in Japan. This post will provide a detailed explanation of the MEXT scholarship, including its advantages and a step-by-step guide for applying.
For overseas students, the MEXT Scholarship 2025–2026 is a fully supported opportunity. Training programs, master’s, doctoral, and undergraduate courses are all eligible for this award. The MEXT scholarship will pay for your country’s round-trip airfare as well as your tuition, lodging, monthly living expenses, and other living expenditures.
Under the Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarships Program, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) of Japan provides scholarships to foreign students who want to study as undergraduates or research (master’s / PhD) students at Japanese universities.
The MEXT Japanese Government Scholarship application cycle is typically issued in April. It is not required to have taken the IELTS or TOEFL in order to be eligible for this award. This scholarship has been recommended by the Mext Embassy. Your application will be processed by the Japanese embassy in your nation.
Coverage of the MEXT Scholarship The MEXT Scholarship provides fully funded opportunities for international students to pursue free education in Japan. The following advantages will be given to the recipient of this scholarship:
Allowances: Preparatory Allowance (2024 Rate), Monthly Stipend Allowance Education Fees: MEXT will cover the cost of the entrance exam as well as university tuition. Travel-related costs: Travel to Japan: MEXT will pay for your return airfare from the country of origin to Japan. For the flight, the airline will be providing Economy class tickets. Accommodations: Universities provide overseas students with residence halls.
Qualifications for the MEXT Scholarship 2025
The candidate must meet each of the requirements listed below in order to be eligible for the MEXT Scholarship:
English is the required language. All nations across the world are eligible. The nationality of a nation with diplomatic ties to Japan is a requirement for applicants. A candidate who at the time of application held Japanese nationality is ineligible. Regarding Undergraduate Scholars: You must have finished 12 years of formal education or courses in a school equivalent to a high school (including future graduates) and be at least 17 years old and under 25. For Masters/PhD Students: You must be a college graduate (including aspiring graduates) and under 35 years old. Alternatively, you need to have finished 16 or 18 years of school.
For students enrolled in teacher training programs: You must be a recent college or teacher training college graduate and under 35 years old. You must have worked as a teacher in a primary, secondary, or teacher training college in your nation for at least five years. Applicants for Japanese study programs must be between the ages of 18 and 30. When applicants come to Japan, they must be enrolled as undergraduate students in departments or schools that specialize in Japanese language or culture at a university outside of Japan, and they must be enrolled at their home institution when they return to their home nations.
Kindly adhere to the subsequent guidelines for applying the MEXT Scholarship:
Go to the Japanese Embassy’s webpage in your nation. The MEXT scholarship is located under the Education / Scholarship category. Fill out the application for the MEXT scholarship after downloading it. Send the necessary paperwork to the Japanese Embassy in your nation (see the list provided below). The Japanese Embassy will administer an examination in writing. Here is a sample written test that includes answers. Interviews with the candidates will thereafter take place. The embassy website or email will be used to notify the selected candidates.
Documents Needed for the 2025 MEXT Scholarship
(1) Application for MEXT Scholarship Form
(2) The greatest degree that has been attested by official stamps. Applicants to bachelor’s programs: 12 years of schooling Candidates for master’s programs: a bachelor’s degree Candidates for PhD programs: Master’s degree Note: A notarized copy of an English translation is necessary if the degree is not in English.
(3) The highest degree transcript that has been officially validated by stamps. (With the grading scheme included) Candidates for a bachelor’s degree: 12 years of schooling Applicants for master’s programs: a bachelor’s Recordings Applying to Ph.D. programs: Masters degree Recordings It is necessary to have a notarized copy of an English translation if the diploma is not in that language.
(4) Two letters of recommendation: Teachers, advisors, and employers who can assess your academic standing and research potential must write reference letters for you in either English. (For students doing research)
(5) Passport scan, if it is accessible when the application is submitted.
(6) Curriculum Vitae (CV) (for students doing research)
(7)Images
(8) A study plan or purpose statement. The language of the study plan is English. The purpose of the application, the educational and research background, and the planned study at APU will be covered in the basic content. (For students doing research)
(9) English Language Proficiency Document: Students who completed their language studies in English are exempt from the language test if they provide an English Proficiency Certificate from their home university.
(10) Research students’ academic theses or pertinent publications
(11) Additional reference materials, if any