Scholarship Brief Details:
- Level of Study: Master/ PhD
- Institution(s): MEXT University
- Country: Japan
- Coverage: Fully Funded
- Program Period: 2 Master/ 4 Ph.D.
- Deadline: 15 November 2024
Eligibility Requirements
1.Intend to study abroad in Japan from overseas
2.Be a national of a MEXT designated country
3.Be born on or after April 2, 1990
4.Have achieved a GPA of at least 2.30 on a 3.00 scale at their most recent university
Scholarships Benefits
- 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
Application and Selection Process
- Submit the APU application by November 13, 2024 (for September 2025 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.
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 22, 2023 will be accepted.