Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho: MEXT) Scholarship of Embassy Recommendation is now open for 2022.
Application Deadline: Varies (see below)
Type: Undergraduate, Masters, PhD, Training
Eligibility: Before inquiring the Japanese Embassy/consulate, please take a moment to read the basic eligibility thoroughly.
Eligible Countries:
College of Technology students
- Benin 28 May
- Cabo Verde 31 May
- Ethiopia 31 May
- NEW Gabon 31 May
- Gambia 31 May
- Guinea-Bissau 31 May
- Kenya 21 May
- NEW Madagascar 31 May
- Mauritius 31 May
- Nigeria 31 May
- Senegal 31 May
- Uganda 28 May
Specialized training college students
- Benin 28 May
- Cabo Verde 31 May
- NEW Equatorial Guinea 25 May
- NEW Gabon 31 May
- Guinea-Bissau 31 May
- Kenya 21 May
- NEW Madagascar 31 May
- Mauritius 31 May
- Nigeria 31 May
- Senegal 31 May
- South Africa 24 May
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- Benin 28 May
- Botswana 4 June
- Cabo Verde 31 May
- Ethiopia 31 May
- Gambia 31 May
- Guinea-Bissau 31 May
- Kenya 21 May
- NEW Madagascar 31 May
- Mauritius 31 May
- Namibia 4 June
- Nigeria 31 May
- Senegal 31 May
- South Africa 24 May
- Uganda 28 May
- Zambia 14 May
Research students | Masters course and Doctoral course
- NEW Angola 31 May
- Benin 28 May
- Botswana 30 June
- Cabo Verde 31 May
- Eswatini 24 May
- Ethiopia 31 May
- NEW Gabon 31 May
- Gambia 31 May
- Ghana 31 May
- Guinea-Bissau 31 May
- Kenya 21 May
- Lesotho 24 May
- Liberia 31 May
- NEW Madagascar 31 May
- Mauritius 31 May
- Mozambique 4 June
- Namibia 4 June
- Nigeria 31 May
- Senegal 31 May
- Sierra Leone 31 May
- South Africa 24 May
- Tanzania 31 May
- Uganda 28 May
- Zambia 14 May
To be Taken at (Country): Japan
Number of Awards: Numerous
Value of Award: MEXT scholarship is one of the few opportunities covering full expense hence very competitive in nature. Being eligible and having a high academic performance (GPA 2.3 or above out of 3.0) is vital.
How to Apply:
- Submission of application should be done to the Embassy/consulate of Japan of your home country. DO NOT SUMBMIT TO MEXT. Application forms can be found here: College of Technology students, Specialized training college students, Undergraduate Students, and Research students.
- Enrollment types, screening procedure and deadlines for submission differs by the country, check the application detail on at the website of the Japanese Embassy/consulate of your home country.
- Previous years examination can be found here
- It is important to go through all application requirements in the Award Webpage (see Link below) before applying.
- GOODLUCK
