The 2023 MEXT Scholarships are currently open for all international students willing to study in Japan on a fully-funded scholarship for postgraduate studies.
The MEXT Scholarships are funded by the Japanese Government to cover the full costs of tuition, admission, travel expenses, and provide a living stipend of 144,000 JPY per month.
The MEXT Scholarships is the most prestigious scholarship in Japan. It offers international students the opportunity to pursue a postgraduate degree in the best Japanese universities on a fully-funded scholarship.
All qualified and interested applicants should click on the button below to begin their application.
Scholarship Abstract
- Scholarship Host: Japanese Government
- Category: Scholarships | Study Abroad | Postgraduate Scholarships | Masters Scholarships | PhD Scholarships
- Benefits: Full Scholarship
- 100% Tuition
- 144,000 JPY per month
- Economy class air travel
- Full admission fee
- Eligibility: All Countries
- Deadline: November 15, 2023
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Scholarship Details
This scholarship is awarded to outstanding international students who are recommended by APU. The Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) provides this scholarship with the aim of enhancing the international competitiveness and promoting the active exchange of international students in Japanese universities.
Scholarship Requirements
All international students applying for the 2023 MEXT Scholarships must;
- Intend to study abroad in Japan from overseas
- Be a national of a MEXT designated country
- Be born on or after April 2, 1989
- Have achieved a GPA of at least 2.30 on a 3.00 scale at their most recent university
Notes:
- Those who are serving on active military duty or civilians employed by the military at the time of application are not eligible for this scholarship.
- Recipients must be able to arrive in Japan during the arrival period stipulated by APU.
- Those who apply for this scholarship cannot have received a MEXT scholarship in the past unless they have more than 3 years of educational research experience after the final payment of the previous MEXT scholarship award.
- Those who apply for this scholarship cannot be applying for another MEXT scholarship.
- Recipients of this scholarship cannot receive a scholarship from another scholarship organization while studying at APU.
- Recipients of this scholarship must have “student” as their status of residence (visa status) in Japan.
- The score validity period requirement for the English Proficiency Test Score: Only scores of examinations taken on or after March 23, 2022 will be accepted.
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Scholarship Benefits and Timeline
The MEXT Scholarships at the Asia Pacific University will offer the following to successful scholars;
- Full admission fee
- 100% of tuition (covered by the APU Tuition Reduction Scholarship)
- 144,000 JPY per month for living expenses (amount subject to change)
- Economy class air travel between the home country and APU at the beginning and end of the program
Required Documents for Midwestern Oil and Gas JV Scholarship
The required documents of the MEXT Scholarships at APU at;
- Personal Information
- Academic Transcripts
- Research Proposal
- Personal Statement
- University Graduation Certificate
- English Proficiency Certificate
- Two Letters of Recommendation
- Passport (Optional)
- Passport photograph
Application Procedure
The application period for 2024 enrollment will open on September 1, 2023, and applicants may submit their application at any time before the deadline for their desired application type. Regardless of the time of submission, applications will not be screened until after the corresponding application deadline
The final application and scholarship results will be posted on the admissions website on the final result notification date. Information regarding how to view the final results will be sent to you by email. Please note that inquiries regarding final results will not be accepted.
Admitted applicants will not be allowed to reapply to the same graduate school for the same enrollment semester (e.g. April 2024/September 2024). If an applicant does reapply, a new interview and online assessment will not be performed and new results will not be given. The application fee will also not be returned.
- Submit the APU application by November 15, 2023 (for September 2024 Enrollment). April enrollment not available. Additional documents are not required to be considered for this scholarship.
- APU reviews application documents and selects outstanding candidates to recommend to MEXT.
- Applicants selected to be recommended for this scholarship are notified with their final APU application results.
- Selected applicants complete and submit additional MEXT application documents to APU.
- The final scholarship award results are decided by MEXT.
