Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship For International
Teachers 2026: (Deadline Ongoing)
The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and
Technology (MEXT) of Japan offers scholarships to international teachers who
wish to conduct research on school education at designated Japanese
universities as Teacher Training Students under the Japanese Government (MEXT)
Scholarship Program as follows.
Japanese Government (Mext) Training
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Application
Deadline |
Not
Specified |
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Value |
Fully Funded |
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Country
to study |
Japan |
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Type |
Training |
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Sponsor |
Japanese
Government MEXT |
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Gender |
Men and Women |
Aim and Benefits of Japanese Government (Mext) Training
(1) Allowance: After arrival in Japan, 143,000 yen per month
will be paid. A supplemental regional allowance of 2,000 or 3,000 yen per month
will be added to the monthly scholarship amount for the grantees studying or
conducting research in specially designated regions. Due to the situation of
the Japanese Government’s budget, the amount of payment may be subject to
change each fiscal year. If a grantee is absent from the university for an
extended period, the scholarship shall be suspended for that period.
(2) Education Fees: Fees for the entrance examination,
matriculation and tuition at universities are weaved.
(3) Travel Expenses
?Transportation to Japan: For grantees arriving in Japan
during the fixed period stipulated in 1. (6) “Arrival in Japan,” MEXT
stipulates the travel schedule and route, and provides an economy-class airline
ticket for the flight from the international airport closest to the grantee’s
residence (in principle, the country of nationality) to an international
airport in Japan used on the normal route to the accepting university. The
grantee shall bear at his/her own expense all costs related to domestic travel from
the grantee’s residence to the nearest international airport, airport taxes,
airport usage fees, special taxes necessary for travel, travel expenses within
Japan (including airline transit costs), travel insurance expenses, carry-on
luggage or unaccompanied baggage expenses, etc. In a case of (a) or (b) below,
MEXT will provide an economy-class airline ticket from the grantee’s country of
nationality to the said third country, and from the third country to an
international airport in Japan used on the normal route to the accepting
university, while the grantee shall also bear at his/her own expense travel and
lodging costs incurred in a third country:
(a) The grantee must travel to a third country before coming
to Japan for visa purposes because there is no Japanese diplomatic mission in
his/her country or because the Japanese diplomatic mission in his/her country
is temporally closed, or
(b) There is no direct flight from the grantee’s country of
nationality to Japan. In such cases, In principle, the address given in the
space for “Current address”, on the application form shall be recognized as the
“residence,” (if the grantee plans to move within his/her country of
nationality after application, the address given in the space for “Your address
before departure for Japan” on the application form shall be recognized as the
“residence”) and the airline ticket will be arranged for a flight from the
international airport nearest to that address. Except for cases when the
grantee must travel to a third country to obtain a visa, MEXT will not provide
an airline ticket for cases of travel to Japan from a country other than the
grantee’s country of nationality due to the grantee’s personal circumstances.
Moreover, if, due to the grantee’s personal circumstances, the grantee arrives
in Japan outside of the fixed period stipulated in 1. (6) “Arrival in Japan”
above, the travel expenses for the trip to Japan will not be provided.
?Transportation from Japan: Based on the application by the
grantee, MEXT will provide an airline ticket to grantees who shall complete the
training course at the accepting university and return to the home country by
the end of the final month of the scholarship period (See “3. PERIOD OF
SCHOLARSHIP”) designated by MEXT. MEXT, in principle, shall provide an
economy-class airline ticket from an international airport in Japan used for
the normal route to and from the accepting university to the international
airport (in principle, in the country of nationality) nearest to the returning
grantee’s residence. The travel schedule change or route change is not allowed
after provision of airline ticket. The grantee shall bear at his/her own
expense all costs related to travel from the grantee’s residence in Japan to
the nearest international airport, airport taxes, airport usage fees, special
taxes necessary for travel, travel expenses within the country of nationality
(including airline transit costs), travel insurance expenses, carry-on luggage
or unaccompanied baggage expenses, etc.
Requirements for Japanese Government (Mext) Training
Qualification
MEXT accepts applications from international students for
study in Japan who satisfy the following qualifications and conditions. Its aim
is to foster human resources who will become bridges of friendship between the
grantee’s country and Japan through study in Japan and who will contribute to
the development of both countries and the wider world.
(1) Nationality: Applicants must have the nationality of a
country that has diplomatic relations with Japan. An applicant who has Japanese
nationality at the time of application is not eligible. However, persons with
dual nationality who hold Japanese nationality and whose place of residence at
the time of application is outside of Japan are eligible to apply as long as
they choose the nationality of the other country and renounce their Japanese
nationality by the date of their arrival in Japan (the acquisition of student
status). The First Screening must be conducted at the Japanese diplomatic
mission in the country of which the applicant chooses the nationality.
(2) Age: In principle, applicants must be born on or after
April 2, 1991. Exceptions are limited to cases in which MEXT deems that the
applicant could not apply within the eligible age limit due to the situation or
circumstances of the applicant’s country (military service obligation, loss of
educational opportunities due to disturbances of war, etc.). Personal
circumstances (financial situation, family circumstances, state of health,
circumstances related to applicant’s university or place of employment etc.)
will not be considered for exceptions.
(3) Academic and Career Background: Applicants must be
graduates of universities or teacher training schools and have worked as
teachers at primary/secondary educational institutions or teacher training
schools (excluding universities) in their home countries for a total period of
five years or more as of October 1, 2026. In-service faculty members in a
higher education institution are not eligible.
(4) Japanese Language Ability: Applicants must be willing to
learn Japanese. Applicants must be interested in Japan and be willing to deepen
their understanding of Japan after arriving in Japan. Applicants must also have
the ability to do research and adapt to living in Japan.
(5) Health: Applicants must submit a health certificate in
the prescribed format signed by a physician attesting that the applicant has no
physical or mental conditions hindering the applicant’s study in Japan.
(6) Arrival in Japan: In principle, applicants must be able
to arrive in Japan by the designated period (usually September or October)
between the day two weeks before the course starts and the starting date of the
course. If the applicant cannot arrive in Japan during the specified period for
personal reasons, travel expenses to Japan will not be paid. Excluding cases in
which MEXT deems as unavoidable circumstances, the applicant must withdraw from
this scholarship program if the applicant cannot arrive in Japan by the end of
the specified period (7) Visa Requirement: An applicant shall, in principle,
newly obtain a “Student” visa at the Japanese diplomatic mission located in the
applicant’s country of nationality, and enter Japan with the resident status of
“Student.”
Please be aware that if the grantee comes to Japan without
newly obtaining the “Student” visa, the provision of the scholarship will be
suspended.
(8) Non-Eligibility: Those who meet any one of the following
conditions are ineligible. If identified ineligible after being selected as a
scholarship student, he/she must withdraw from the scholarship:
? Those who are military personnel or military civilian
employees at the time of their arrival in Japan or during the period of the
payment of the scholarship,
? Those who cannot arrive in Japan by the final date of the
period specified by MEXT or the accepting university;
? Those who are previous grantees of Japanese Government
(MEXT) Scholarship in the past (including those who have withdrawn from the
scholarship program after the arrival in Japan). It does not apply to those
receiving the Monbukagakusho Honors Scholarship for Privately-Financed
International Students in the past;
Those who are
currently also applying for another program for which scholarship payments will
begin in fiscal year 2026 through a Japanese Government (MEXT) scholarship
scheme;
? Those who are already enrolled in a Japanese university or
other institution with a residence status of “Student,” or who are going to be
enrolled, or plan to enroll, in a Japanese university or other institution as a
privately-financed international student from the time of application to the
MEXT scholarship program in the applicant’s country until the commencement of
the period for payment of the MEXT scholarship. However, this stipulation does
not apply to privately-financed international students who, even though they
are enrolled, or are planning to enroll, in a Japanese university or other
institution, verifiably complete their studies and return to their home country
before the start of the scholarship payment period and then newly acquire the
“Student” residence status to come to Japan;
? Those who have a plan to receive other scholarships or
fellowships from Japanese government, a Japanese government-related
organization and others after the start of the scholarship payment period;
? Those who have dual nationality at the time of application
who will not be able to verify that they renounced Japanese nationality by the
time of their arrival in Japan (the acquisition of student status);
? Those who are found to have attempted or actually
committed any kinds of cheating prohibited by the examiner during the written
examination of the First Screening.
Those who change
their status of residence of “Student” to any other status after their arrival
in Japan.
(9) Return and Continue to Work after the End of the
Scholarship Period: Applicants must assure that they return to their home
country by the end of the final month of the scholarship period and resume
their work as a teacher at his/her primary/secondary educational institution or
teacher training school. Applicants shall utilize the results of their research
on school education in Japan. If a grantee does not satisfy both conditions,
he/she may be ordered to return the entire amount of the scholarship paid
during the full scholarship period from the start of the payment retroactively.
Those who are uncertain about whether they will return and resume their work
after the end of the scholarship period should not apply for this program.
(10) Others: MEXT Scholarship will be granted those who are
willing to contribute to mutual understanding between Japan and their home
country by participating in activities at schools and communities during their
study in Japan while contributing to the internationalization of Japan. They
shall also make efforts to promote relations between the home country and Japan
by maintaining close relations with the university attended after graduation,
cooperating with the conducting of surveys and questionnaires and cooperating
with all relevant projects and events conducted by Japanese diplomatic missions
after they return to their home countries.
Application Deadline
Not Specified
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