MEXT Scholarship

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. 

The Research scholarship is offered for graduate-level studies. (A 6-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).

Eligibility
Applicants must possess Australian citizenship, be born on or after April 2 1989 and hold at least a Bachelor’s Degree.
 
Examination and Interview
All applicants must sit the Japanese language exam.
Those who successfully pass the examinations will be required to undertake an online interview.

Application deadline
Friday 2 June 2023
Complete, hard-copy applications must arrive at the Embassy of Japan in Canberra by 5pm on this day.

**INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED**

Application Instructions and Guidelines
Please click on the links below to download the necessary documents:
​- READ FIRST: Application Instructions​
- Application Documents:Please note that only those who pass the first stage of screening are required to undergo an X-ray. As such you may leave that section (only) of the Certificate of Health blank.
- Exam Location Form 2024


For enquiries please contact:cultural-application@cb.mofa.go.jp
or call MEXT Scholarship Coordinator: (02) 6272 7252

• This scholarship is offered to teachers of primary school, high school or college level who have a total period of five years or more of teaching experience as of 1 October 2023. (Tertiary teachers are not eligible to apply).
• The term of scholarship is only for the period required to complete your course and must occur between October 2023 and March 2025.
• Applicants must return to their home country by the end of the final month of the scholarship period and resume their work as a teacher.
• Applicants must have been born on or after April 2 1988 and must hold Australian citizenship.
• Applicants must have graduated from university or teacher training college.
• Applicants are required to take Japanese and English exams and must demonstrate a sufficient level of Japanese language ability to be able to receive research guidance in Japanese.
• Language examinations will take place on Wednesday 1 March 2023 (TBC).
• Examinations will be conducted at the Embassy of Japan in Canberra and at the Consulates-General of Japan in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Brisbane.  After reviewing applications other examination venues may also be considered. Travel expenses to and from exam venues are borne by the applicant. Please indicate your preferred city to sit for the exam if you reside outside of any of the above-mentioned cities by sending an email to the Embassy as soon as possible.
• Those who pass the exams may be asked to attend an interview in mid-March 2023 (TBC).
• Benefits include return airfares and an allowance of ¥143,000 per month (Subject to change).
• Hard-copy application documents must arrive at the Embassy of Japan in Canberra by 5PM (AEDT) on Friday 17 February 2023.
• Please take note of Australia Post delivery times when posting.  We recommend you send your application by Express Post.

• The scholarship is offered to foreign university undergraduate students who major in a field related to the Japanese language or Japanese culture, for the duration of one year from September or October 2023.
• Applicants must have been born between April 2, 1993 and April 1, 2005 and must hold Australian citizenship.
• Applicants must be current university students and must return to study at the same university to continue their studies in Japanese language and/or Japanese culture upon their return to Australia after the program.
• Applicants must major in fields related to the Japanese language and/or Japanese culture.
• Applicants must have studied the Japanese Studies at a university for a total period of one year or more as of September 1, 2023.
• Applicants must demonstrate a sufficient level of Japanese language ability to be able to receive an education in Japanese.
• Examinations will take place on Wednesday 1 March 2023 (TBC).
• Examinations will be conducted at the Embassy of Japan, Canberra and at the Consulates-General of Japan in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Brisbane.  After reviewing applications other examination venues may also be considered. Travel expenses to and from exam venues are to be covered by the applicant. Please indicate your preferred city to sit for the exam if you reside outside of any of the above mentioned cities by sending an email to the Embassy as soon as possible.
• Those who pass the exams may be asked to attend an interview in mid-March 2023 (TBC).
• Benefits include return airfares and an allowance of ¥117,000 per month (Subject to change).
• Hard-copy application documents must arrive at the Embassy of Japan in Canberra by 5pm (AEST) on Friday 17 February 2023.​ 
• Please take note of Australia Post delivery times when posting.  We recommend you send your application by Express Post.
   
  Please click on the links below to download the necessary documents:
• READ FIRST: Application Instructions
• Application Documents note that only those who pass the 1^st screening are required to undergo an X-ray, you may leave that field (only) empty on the Certificate of Health.
• Exam Location Form
  
  **INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. PLEASE READ INSTRUCTIONS & GUIDELINES CAREFULLY**