Monbukagakusho Scholarship Application Information

The call for applications for the 2019 MEXT Research Studies Scholarship & the 2019 MEXT Undergraduate Studies Scholarship is NOW OPEN!

Please find the detailed application information below and feel free to share the scholarship information with any students/scholars that you may be on contact with who may be interested in pursuing research studies in Japan.

 

The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (in Japanese: Monbukagakusho, English acronym: MEXT) offers scholarships to Canadian students wishing to pursue their studies at a Japanese university.

The scholarship covers:

1. Full tuition

2. Monthly allowance

3. Round-trip flight between Japan and Canada


If you reside in Ontario/Toronto/GTA area, send applications and related documents to:
MEXT Scholarship Programmes Section
CONSULATE-GENERAL OF JAPAN-Toronto
Suite 3300, 77 King Street West
P.O. Box 10, TD Centre
Toronto, ON M5K 1A1

 

Below are the categories of scholarships currently available for Canadian students.

 

MEXT RESEARCH STUDIES Scholarship                    

Currently Open for Application: YES         

Duration: 2 years, beginning in April 2019 or 18 months, beginning in October 2019

(Extension may be possible if you proceed to a further degree program.)

Application deadline: Friday, May 18, 2018

Outline of eligibility

Degree: Bachelor’s degree or higher
Age: born on or after April 2, 1984 (for the 2019 recruitment)
Study area: the same field that the applicant has studied, or a related field
Citizenship: Canadian         

Departure date: April or October 2019 

Placement at University: Designated by MEXT, based on your admission or a letter of provisional acceptance you obtain from Japanese universities.

Application Forms and Guidelines: http://www.toronto.ca.emb-japan.go.jp/itpr_en/b_000036.html

                                              

MEXT UNDERGRADUATE Scholarship       

Currently Open for Application: YES         

Application deadline: Friday, June 8, 2018

Duration: 5 years, beginning in April 2019 (The first year is language training.)
For those majoring in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or a six-year course in pharmacy, the term of the scholarship is 7 years.        

Outline of eligibility                 

Education: high school diploma or higher
Age: born between April 2, 1994 and April 1, 2002 (for the 2019 recruitment)
Citizenship: Canadian 

Departure date: April 2019 

Placement at University: Designated by MEXT, based on your fields and subjects choices 

Application Forms and Guidelines: http://www.toronto.ca.emb-japan.go.jp/itpr_en/b_000036.html

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