Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship

Applications are now open for the University of Tokyo MEXT Scholarship 2024-25 in Japan. The Government of Japan is providing scholarships to international students from around the world. The scholarships cover all expenses and are available for both Master and PhD degrees at the University of Tokyo. If you are interested, you can apply for these fully funded scholarships for the academic session of 2024-2025.

Qualifications

(1) Number of Places

The number of applicants to be nominated by the Graduate School of Science to the University of Tokyo, as well as the number to be subsequently nominated by the University of Tokyo to MEXT, shall be finalized after the application period has closed. In the last round (application for 2023 entrance) each Graduate School was allowed to nominate at most one applicant, and the University of Tokyo was allowed to nominate at most three applicants to MEXT.

(2) Eligibility

International students with outstanding academic records who wish to enter Japan in October, 2024 as a new student to study in the Master’s or Doctoral Program at the Graduate School of Science.

• Applicants who have already graduated from their latest degree program should have a final grade point of 2.30 or higher, while current students should have a grade point of 2.30 or higher for their current courses, and both should be expected to maintain the same academic standards during the course of the scholarship program.
• Furthermore, students must meet one of the criteria given under “Language Proficiency” given below.

(3) Nationality

• We are only able to nominate an applicant who holds one of the nationalities specified by MEXT. To see the list of priority nationalities, please click here.
• Also, applicants must have the nationality of a country with diplomatic relations with the Japanese government. Applicants who have Japanese nationality at the time of application are ineligible. However, Japanese nationals that reside outside of Japan at the time of application, holding dual nationality with another country, and plan to renounce their Japanese nationality before arrival (equivalent to the time when they enroll as a student at a Japanese university), may apply.

(4) Age

In principle, applicants must be born on or after April 2, 1989.

(5) Academic background

Applicants must have the necessary qualifications to be admitted to the Graduate School of Science, the University of Tokyo as a Master’s or a Doctoral Program student.

(6) Field of Study

Applicants should apply for the field of study that they studied at their previous university or a related field. Applicants should select a field that they are able to research at their chosen host university in Japan.

Review all details on the scholarship at https://www.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/admission/scholarship.html