What MEXT Japanese Government Scholarship actually covers.
The MEXT scholarship covers tuition, monthly allowance, and round-trip airfare for international students studying in Japan. One of the most generous government scholarship programs globally.
Who can apply.
Open to undergraduate, masters, phd applicants seeking to study in Japan. Eligible nationalities are listed below.
2 more eligible countries — full list available on the official application page.
Accepted fields.
MEXT Japanese Government Scholarship currently lists the following eligible fields of study. Other related disciplines may also be considered — check the official call.
Four steps to a complete application.
Scholar Africa is a discovery and tracking platform — the application itself is submitted directly through the official provider site. The steps below mirror our HowTo schema.
Check eligibility
Confirm your nationality, academic level, and field of study match the criteria above.
Eligibility checklist
Prepare documents
Transcripts, recommendation letters, personal statement, and a valid passport.
Document checklist
Submit the application
Submit before April 30, 2026 via the official portal.
Submission checklist
Track your application
Use your Scholar Africa dashboard to monitor status and deadline reminders.
Post-submission checklist
What we checked, when we checked it.
Scholar Africa runs a link-liveness check on every listing before it goes live. Five additional checks (contact, organisation, winners, third-party, manual review) are on the roadmap. MEXT Japanese Government Scholarship currently scores 3.5/10.
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Other scholarships worth a parallel application.
Same eligibility window or destination. Many strong applicants apply to three or four programmes per cycle.