Japanese Government Scholarship 2024: The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) of Japan offers scholarships to international students who wish to study in graduate courses at Japanese universities as Research Students (either regular students or non-regular students) under the Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship Program as follows.
Those who are enrolled in a master’s course, a doctoral course, or a professional graduate course at a graduate school, or who are conducting research in a specialized field at an undergraduate department, graduate school, institute attached to a university, etc. without the aim of completing the course, or who are receiving preparatory education in the Japanese language and other subjects prior to placement at the university, etc. (Excluding Young Leaders’ Program Students or Teacher Training Students.)
Brief Description
Scholarship Sponsor(s): Japanese Government
Scholarship Type: Full Funded Scholarships
Host Institution(s): Universities in Japan
Scholarship Worth: see below
Number of Awards: Several
Study Level: Undergraduate/Postgraduate
Nationality: International Students
Eligible Criteria | Japanese Government Scholarship 2024
 MEXT accepts applications from Ghanaian Students to study in Japan who satisfy the following qualifications and conditions.
- Applicant must be a citizen of Ghana
- Applicants, in principle, must have been born on or after April 2, 1989.
- 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.
- 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.　（* Only shortlisted applicants will submit medical certificate. The Embassy of Japan in Ghana will inform those who will submit the medical certificate )
- Applicants must choose (between i. April 2024 and ii. September or October 2024) and fill in the application form indicating preferred month to begin studies in Japan.
Scholarship Benefits | Japanese Government Scholarship 2024
- Tuition Fees
- Allowance: 117,000 yen per month, A supplemental regional allowance of 2,000 yen 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
- Traveling Expenses
- Airline ticket (Economy-class ticket)
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*For other detail information on qualifications and conditions, please read Application Guidelines carefully. You can find guidelines within website below;
https://www.studyinjapan.go.jp/en/smap_stopj-applications_research.html
2. Form Distribution
Qualified candidates may download application forms from the website below;
https://www.studyinjapan.go.jp/en/smap_stopj-applications_research.html
3. Application Form Dispatch
Completed application forms should be sent to;
The Registrar, Scholarship Secretariat
P.O. Box M75, Accra
Tel: 0302 662681/662732
4. Deadline for Form Submission
(Fri) 16th June 2023