Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho) MEXT Scholarships 2026 for undergraduate and research study in Japan (Fully Funded)

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Application Deadline: Varying by Country

Applications are now open for the 2026 Japanese Government (MEXT) Teacher Training Scholarships. 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 follow

Requirements

• Nationality: Applicants must have the nationality of a country that has diplomatic relations with Japan.
• Age: In principle, applicants must be born on or after April 2, 1990.
• 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, 2025.
• Japanese Language Ability: Applicants must be willing to learn Japanese.
• 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.

PERIOD OF SCHOLARSHIP

The scholarship period is the necessary period for the completion of the accepting university’s training course, which should be between October 2025 (or the starting month of the course) and March 2027. Even if applicants arrive in Japan in September 2025, the scholarship period will start in October 2025. Extension of the scholarship period is not permitted.

Scholarship Benefits

• 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.
• Education Fees: Fees for the entrance examination, matriculation and tuition at universities are weaved.

Travel Expenses

• Transportation to 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.
• 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.

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For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho) MEXT Scholarships