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Description: Applications for the University Recommended Japan Government MEXT Scholarship 2024/2025 for International Students are now open. The MEXT Scholarship is a fully funded award that covers the tuition fees of selected students and also provides them with annual stipends worth ¥1,774,000 ($11,328) per year while also covering the full tuition fees at the University of Tokyo.
Eligibility
Applicants mus:
- Be International students with outstanding academic records
- have already graduated from your latest degree program should have a final grade point of 2.30 or higher, while current students should have a grade point of 2.30 or higher for your current courses, and both should be expected to maintain the same academic standards during the course of the scholarship program.
- meet the English Language Proficiency criteria
- have the nationality of a country with diplomatic relations with the Japanese government.
- be born on or after April 2, 1990.
- 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.
- be physically and mentally healthy enough to pursue their studies in Japan.
- in principle, be able to arrive in Japan by a date specified by the accepting university which in principle shall be within two weeks before or after the first day of the semester.
Benefits
- Enrollment and Tuition fees will be exempted.
- Monthly Allowance: 144,000 yen/month (for a student of a Master’s Program), or 145,000 yen/month (for a student of 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.
- Recipients awarded travel allowance will be provided, according to the itinerary and route designated for them by MEXT, with an economy class air ticket from the international airport closest to their place of residence
- MEXT will issue airline tickets to recipients who return to their home country within the final month of the scholarship period
- For a recipient who will enroll in a Master’s Program or Doctoral Program, the scholarship will be payable for the standard period of time necessary for the recipient to complete his or her program (standard course term), starting from October 2023.
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Fields
Tourism
Accounting
Aerospace Engineering
Agricultural Science
Agricultural Science
Anthropology
Archaeology and Ancient History
Architecture and Design
Artificial Intelligence
Arts and Culture
Astrophysics
Banking and Finance
Biochemistry
Biological Sciences
Biology
Biomedical Science
Building Technology
Business and Economics
Chemical Engineering
Chemistry
Civil Engineering
Communication
Computer Engineering
Computer Science
Criminology
Data Science
Dentistry
Ecology
Economics
Education
Engineering
Entrepreneurship
Environmental Science
Epidemiology
Food science Technology
Forestry
French
Geographic Information Systems
Geography
Geosciences
Health Science
History
History of Art and Film
Horticulture
Hospitality and Management
Human Kinetics
Human Resources
Humanities
Information Systems
IT
Journalism
Journalism
Law
Library
Library and Information Science
Linguistics
Literature
Machine Learning
Management
Marine Science
Marketing
Material Engineering
Material Science
Mathematics
Mechanical Engineering
Media
Medicine
Microbiology
Modern Languages
Museum Studies
Music
Neurobiology
Neuroscience
Nursing
Nutrition
Office Technology Management
Peace and Conflict
Pharmaceutical Science
Philosophy
Physics
Physiology
Plant Science
Political Science
Politics and International Relations
Psychiatry
Psychology
Public Health
Public Policy
Real Estate
Science
Social Science
Social Welfare
Social work
Sociology
Software Engineering
Soil Science
Space Science
Special Education
Sport Science
Supply Chain
Sustainable Development
Theology
Transportation Science
Urban Planning
Wild-life management
Zoology
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Qualifications
Bachelor
Master
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