Types of Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho) Scholarships
As can be seen in the chart below, there are six types of Japanese government-sponsored scholarships available under the Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho) Scholarship program.
Those who wish to study abroad are required to apply in one of two ways: embassy recommendation or university recommendation. Please see the application selection process for details.
Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship Students and Their Status
| Research students |
Teacher training students |
Undergraduate students |
Japanese studies students |
College of technology students | Specialized training college students |
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| Embassy recommendation |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| University recommendation |
Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Level of studies | Graduate school level | Undergraduate level | ||||
| Eligibility requirement |
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Age Restriction (when granted) |
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| Duration | More than 1 year and 6 months including Japanese language education | Within 1 year and 6 months including Japanese language education | 5 years including Japanese language training (7 years for medicine, dentistry, pharmacy and veterinary science) | One academic year | 4 years including Japanese language training (4 years and 6 months for merchant marine studies) | 3 years including Japanese language training |
| Preliminary Japanese Training |
6 months Those with sufficient Japanese language skills are not required to go through preliminary Japanese training |
1 year(Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Osaka University) | None | 1 year (JASSO Tokyo Japanese Language Education Center) |
1 year (Bunka Institute of Language, JASSO Osaka Japanese Language Education Center) |
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| Field of study | Major in field of specialty at a graduate school | Special training at a teacher training | Undergraduate education | Special training in Japanese language or Japanese affairs | Third year college of technology courses | Post secondary courses |
| Scholarship | ¥143,000～145,000 per month | ¥117,000 per month | ||||
| Tuition | Paid for by MEXT | |||||
| Travel allowance | Round-trip travel expenses (airfare) provided | |||||
Examinations Required for Embassy Recommendation
| Research students |
Japanese and English |
|---|---|
| Teacher training students |
Japanese and English |
| Undergraduate students |
Japanese, English, mathematics, science (*Only science faculty examinees are required to choose two out of the following three subjects: chemistry, physics, or biology) |
| Japanese studies students |
Japanese |
| College of technology students |
Japanese, English, mathematics, and physics or chemistry |
| Specialized training college students |
Japanese, English, and mathematics |