Japanese Government: MEXT scholarships 2024
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Important notice MEXT scholarships, nomination through the e3 program (University nomination) Schedule English requirement «Minimum English Requirement» |
- Uniform call for Japanese government MEXT scholarships, nomination through the e3 program /university nomination for October 2024 Intake
- Japanese government MEXT scholarship: nomination through the e3 program, "Global Engineering Leadership Program for Sustainable Development"
- Japanese government MEXT scholarship: University recommendation "General"
- Japanese government MEXT scholarship: University recommendation “Study-in-Japan Global Network Scholarship”
- *Japanese government (MEXT) scholarships: Embassy selection
Uniform call for Japanese government MEXT scholarships, nomination through the e3 program (university nomination) for October 2024 Intake (Application Period: October 23rd - November 28th, 2023)
e3 program calls for scholarship applications by international students who wish to enroll in the Graduate School of Engineering for October 2024 intake being funded by the Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship Program. This is the only solicitation for MEXT Scholarships (University Recommendation) to international students by the Graduate School of Engineering for 2024 academic year enrollment. Applicants seeking enrollment with MEXT scholarship for "Global Engineering Leadership Program for Sustainable Development” or other MEXT scholarships (University Recommendation) such as “General” and “Study-in-Japan Global Network Scholarship” shall follow the guidelines for "Global Engineering Leadership Program for Sustainable Development” below.
Download the application guidelines
Japanese government MEXT scholarship, nomination through the e3 program"Global Engineering Leadership Program for Sustainable Development" (Application Period: October 23rd - November 28th, 2023)
The application starts with screening and selection for the scholarship. Applicants are expected to be academically excellent and strongly motivated to conduct Master's or Doctoral level research at one of laboratories at e3 program. The candidates who passed the first screening (document screening and interview with a prospective supervisor) will proceed to the second screening (interview with nomination committee) and be asked to submit additional documents to complete the procedure. Applicants who are nominated for the scholarship must subsequently apply for admission to the e3 program, the Graduate School of Engineering. (Caution: MEXT Scholarship application and admission of the Graduate School of Engineering are separate procedures.)
Conditions of the scholarship
Monthly allowance
Master's course: 144,000 JPY
Doctoral course: 145,000 JPY
- Application fee: exempted
- Admission fee: exempted
- Tuition fees: exempted
- Arrival ticket: provided
- Return ticket: provided
Possibility to extend the scholarship from Master's to Phd: recipients of this scholarship can apply for scholarship extension to the Doctoral program. Extensions are granted on competitive basis.
Admission:
Admission with this scholarship is possible only in October, 2024.
Eligibility
Applicant’s birthday must be on or after April 2nd, 1989.
Applicants must have nationality of a country that has diplomatic relations with Japan.
Those who reside in Japan are not eligible to apply for the scholarship.
Applicants must have excellent academic record and be proficient in English.
<Minimum English Requirement>
TOEIC (Listening 400, Reading 385, Speaking 160, Writing 150)
TOEFL iBT 79, TOEFL iBT Home Edition 79
IELTS (Academic) 6.0
Medium of Instruction Certificate (MI)
Application deadline and procedure
Download the application guidelines
Selection Schedule for October 2024 Intake
First Screening (Documents screening)
Upload application documents on e3 online system: Oct 23rd - Nov 28th, 2023
Result announcement of the First Screening: Jan 17th, 2024
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
Second Screening
Interview with shortlisted candidates: Jan 22nd – 26th, 2024 (tentative)
Submission of additional documents: by the end of January, 2024
Final Result announcement: Feb 7th, 2024 (tentative, depending on the scholarship type you are nominated for, the results announcement date may vary)
Caution
This is the only solicitation for MEXT Scholarships (University Recommendation) to international students by the Graduate School of Engineering for 2024 academic year enrollment. This guideline is for the scholarship program titled "Global Engineering Leadership Program for Sustainable Develpment." However, candidates for other MEXT scholarships (University Recommendation) such as “General” and “Study-in-Japan Global Network Scholarship” will be selected from the same pool of applicants.
Special considerations
The e3 program recruits’ candidates for MEXT scholarship from all over the world, due regard being given to the geographic diversity of the scholarship recipients. For this scholarship call candidates from the following regions are strongly encouraged to apply: Southwest Asia.
Documents
The following documents must be submitted online by the deadline through e3 online documents submission system (for details please refer to the application guidelines):
- e3 online documents submission system (open during the documents submission period only: October 23rd - November 28th, 2023)
- Motivation to apply and Research Proposal (2 pages max)
- Academic Transcripts
- Graduation/Expected Graduation Certificates
- Recommendation Letter
- Documents to Prove English Proficiency
- Photocopy of your passport
- Application fee: exempted
- Admission fee: exempted
- Tuition fees: exempted
- Arrival ticket: provided
- Return ticket: provided
- Application fee: exempted
- Admission fee: exempted
- Tuition fees: exempted
- Arrival ticket: provided
- Return ticket: provided
Japanese government MEXT: University Recommendation “General”
A very limited number of MEXT scholarship positions is allocated to Hokkaido University under the "General" category. Few highly ranked applicants for the MEXT Uniform call can be reccomeded to the university from the e3 program.
Conditions of the scholarship (as of March 2021)
Monthly allowance
Master's course: 144,000 JPY
Doctoral course: 145,000 JPY
Possibility to extend the scholarship from Master's to Phd: recipients of this scholarship can apply for scholarship extension to the Doctoral program. Extensions are granted on competitive basis.
Number of scholarships: very limited
Admission
Admission with this scholarship is possible only in October.
Application deadline and procedure
If you are interested in this scholarship, please proceed following the application schedule and guidelines for MEXT scholarship for "Global Engineering Leadership Program for Sustainable Development", October 2024 intake and submit your application documents on-line during October 23rd - November 28th, 2023.
Eligibility
Scholarship has age restrictions: Applicants for October 2024 intake must have been born on or after April 2nd, 1989.
Applicants must have nationality of a country that has diplomatic relations with Japan.
Those who reside in Japan are not eligible to apply for the scholarship.
Applicants must have excellent academic record and be proficient in English.
Japanese government MEXT: University recommendation “Study-in-Japan Global Network Scholarship”
Universities which are entrusted from MEXT as a part of the “Study in Japan Global Network Project” can offer few scholarship positions for specific target areas. In 2021-22 intakes e3 program nominated a limited number of high ranked applicants from the MEXT: Uniform call to the scholarship allocated to the Sub-Saharan Africa region.
Conditions of the scholarship (as of March 2021)
Monthly allowance
Master's course: 144,000 JPY
Doctoral course: 145,000 JPY
Possibility to extend the scholarship from Master's to Phd: recipients of this scholarship can apply for scholarship extension to the Doctoral program. Extensions are granted on competitive basis.
Number of scholarships: few
Admission
Admission with this scholarship is possible only in October.
Application deadline and procedure
If you are interested in this scholarship, please proceed following the application schedule and guidelines for MEXT scholarship for "Global Engineering Leadership Program for Sustainable Development", October 2024 intake and submit your application documents on-line during October 23rd - November 28th, 2023.
Eligibility
Scholarship has age restrictions: Applicants for October 2024 intake must have been born on or after April 2nd, 1989.
Applicants must have nationality of a country that has diplomatic relations with Japan and targeted by the “Study-in-Japan Global Network”.
Those who reside in Japan are not eligible to apply for the scholarship.
Applicants must have excellent academic record and be proficient in English.
*Japanese government (MEXT) scholarship, embassy selection –
There is another way to apply for MEXT scholarship - through the Japanese Embassy in your home country using the application form provided by the Japanese Embassy. Candidates selection procedure and timelines are entirely different from the university nomination. If you pass the preliminary screening at the Embassy, you will be asked to submit an acceptance letter from a Japanese university of your choice. To obtain a letter of acceptance from the e3, you should send/email us a set of the same documents as those submitted to the Japanese Embassy, with a confirmation seal of the Japanese Embassy affixed, and a certificate of the primary selection issued by the Japanese Embassy. You should select two professors or laboratories in your message so that we can forward your application to them for consideration. For details, please check the page below:
Apply for acceptance letter - MEXT Embassy, other
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