Application Process
1．Embassy recommendation
In this type of scholarship, scholarship recipients are recruited and initially screened by a Japanese embassy (or consulate general, depending on the country).
As the application process differs according to the country in which the Japanese embassy is located, please inquire at the Japanese embassy or consulate general in your country for details.
Research student, Undergraduate student, College of technology student, and Specialized training college student
Recruitment for those arriving in Japan in next April is made between April and May. The initial screening (documentary examination, written test and interview) is made at the embassy between June and July. The embassy then recommends the selected candidates to the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs by late August.
Teacher training and Japanese studies student
Recruitment for those arriving in Japan in next September-October is made between December of the previous year and the following February. Screening is conducted between February and March. Selected candidates are recommended to the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs by the beginning of April.
2．University recommendation
University recommendation is a scheme in which Japanese universities etc. recruit scholarship candidates based on their student-exchange agreements with schools overseas.
After a screening of candidates, universities recommend them to Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) as potential recipients. Programs offered within this scheme are Research students, Undergraduate students, Japanese and Japanese culture students, as well as College of Technology.
MEXT scholarship recipients recommended by university usually arrive in Japan in September or October, but some arrive in late March or early April.
３．【Caution】About Application Procedures for Japanese Government((Monbukagakusho:MEXT) Schoarships (MEXT site)
Application fee is not charged. So please be aware that organizations or individuals who charge application fee or deposits have no relation with the Japanese Government.