MEXT Scholarship

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

Category	Status
Undergraduate Category	2027 APPLICATIONS - OPEN
Research Category	2027 APPLICATIONS - OPEN
Teacher Training Category	2026 APPLICATIONS - CLOSED
Japanese Studies Category	2026 APPLICATIONS - CLOSED

Stories of MEXT Scholars

 Episode 1 – Interview with Embassy staff
        Episode 2 – Interview with textile artist and researcher
 Episode 3 - Viola performance at EXPO 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan


                                    
 

The Undergraduate scholarship is offered in principle for 5 years, including 1 year of preparatory study of the Japanese language and other subjects. There are opportunities to study in a variety of areas of the Social Sciences and Humanities or Natural Sciences. Benefits of the scholarship include all tuition fees, return airfares and a monthly allowance of 117,000 Yen (amount subject to change). Upon successful completion of their courses, students will be awarded a Bachelor's degree.

Application deadline
5 PM 11 June (Thursday) 2026 AEST


Application submission
Complete Online Application Form (Microsoft Forms)
Email required documents specified in the READ FIRST Instructions to:
Email: cultural-application@cb.mofa.go.jp
Subject line: MEXT 2027 Undergraduate Students - Full name (first and last)


Please direct enquiries to:
MEXT Scholarship Desk
Telephone: 02 6273 3244
Email: cultural-application@cb.mofa.go.jp

If your application progresses forward in the selection process, you will be asked to post or deliver a hard-copy application to the Embassy of Japan in Canberra in June/July 2026.

Examination and Interview

Examination date: Tuesday, 7 July 2026 (Subject to change)
 
It is highly recommended that you go over past examination papers before sitting the exams.
Past examination papers on STUDY in Japan Website: https://www.studyinjapan.go.jp/en/planning/scholarship/application/examination/index.html
More papers are available in the Application Instructions, Guidelines and Resources section below.
 
Exam Subject Areas: Applicants who wish to major in the Social Sciences and/or Humanities are required to take exams in Mathematics, English and Japanese (3 subjects in total).
 
Applicants who wish to major in the Natural Sciences are required to take exams in Mathematics, English, Japanese, Chemistry and either Physics or Biology depending on your nominated area of study (5 subjects in total).

Interview: Those who successfully pass the examinations will be required to undertake an online interview. Shortlisted candidates will be informed of the details at a later date.

Application Instructions, Guidelines and Resources
To apply, please read through the READ FIRST Application Instructions and click on the link below to download the necessary documents:

The Research scholarship is offered to those who have the intention of obtaining a master’s, doctoral, or professional graduate degree in Japan. (A six-month Japanese language preparatory course will be offered if deemed necessary). Benefits of the scholarship include all tuition fees, return airfares to Japan and a monthly allowance of 143,000 Yen (amount subject to change).
If your application progresses forward in the selection process, you will be asked to post or deliver a hard-copy application to the Embassy of Japan in Canberra in June/July 2026.

Examination and Interview

Examination date: Tuesday, 7 July 2026 (Subject to change)
 
It is highly recommended that you go over past examination papers before sitting the exams.
Past examination papers on STUDY in Japan Website:https://www.studyinjapan.go.jp/en/planning/scholarship/application/examination/index.html
More papers are available in the Application Instructions, Guidelines and Resources section below.

Exam Subject Areas: All applicants who pass the documents selection stage are required to sit the Japanese language exam in Australia.

Interview:  Those who progress to the interview stage will be required to undertake an online interview. Shortlisted candidates will be informed of the details at a later date.

Application Instructions, Guidelines and Resources
To apply, please read through the READ FIRST Application Instructions and click on the link below to download the necessary documents:

MEXT offers scholarships to teachers outside of Japan who wish to conduct research on school education at designated Japanese universities as "Teacher Training Students" under the Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship Program. Please read the guidelines for further details, including eligibility and benefits.
 
Program length: The duration required to complete the training course at a designated university, within the period from October 2026 (or the month the training course starts) to March 2028.
 
Japanese language ability: Please confirm if the university’s course is conducted in English or Japanese in the course guide. If the course is available in English, Japanese language ability is not required.


   


Examination and Interview
It is highly recommended that you go over past examination papers.
https://www.studyinjapan.go.jp/en/planning/scholarship/application/examination/index.html
(Please refer to the past Japanese examinations listed under “Research Students”).
 
All applicants who pass the documents selection stage are required to sit the Japanese and English language examinations in Australia. Travel expenses to and from examination venues are borne by the applicant. Those who progress to the examination stage will be required to undertake an online interview. Shortlisted candidates will be informed of the details of the examination and interview at a later date.

Application Instructions, Guidelines and Documents
To apply, please read through the READ FIRST Instructions and click on the links below to download the necessary documents: