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Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship Students

If you wish to apply for Japanese government (MEXT) scholarship

MEXT: Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology

Osaka University (OU) accepts MEXT scholarship students, international students who have received a scholarship from the Japanese government (MEXT) both at graduate and undergraduate level.

There are two types of application for MEXT Scholarship: Embassy Recommendation and University Recommendation.

Undergraduate level

Embassy recommendation

Scholarship recipients are recruited and initially screened by the Japanese Embassy or Consulate General, depending on the country.

Scholarship recipients must take Japanese language lessons at the Center for Japanese Language and Culture at Osaka University for a year. Those who pass the entrance exam will be eligible to enroll in an undergraduate course at Osaka University.

  • February - March: Application is made to the Japanese Embassy/Consulate General, depending on the country
  • May - July: First screening (documentary examination, written examination, interview)
  • October - : Second screening (consultation between MEXT and the university)
  • February (in the following year): Notification of the scholarship award is sent
  • April: Scholarship recipients arrive in Japan

University recommendation
The applicants first must pass one of the undergraduate programs listed below and be chosen as a MEXT Student candidates. (No recommendation will be made before passing the entrance examination).

Contacts for further details:
1) Human Sciences International Undergraduate Degree Program (HUS)
　Website: http://iudp.hus.osaka-u.ac.jp
　E-mail: englishprogram@hus.osaka-u.ac.jp

2) International Undergraduate Program in Science (IUPS)
　Website: https://www.sci.osaka-u.ac.jp/en/iups/
　E-mail: internationalcollege@office.osaka-u.ac.jp

Graduate level

Successful applicants usually enroll in OU as research students to engage in research work for 6 ~12 months. If they pass the entrance examination, they will go on to a master’s course or doctoral course.

Embassy recommendation

Scholarship recipients are recruited and initially screened by the Japanese Embassy or Consulate General, depending on the country.

Those who received embassy recommendation and need to brush up their Japanese language skill will receive the Intensive Japanese Language Course at the International Student Center for the first six months and then will be assigned to a graduate school as research students. If they pass the entrance examination, they will go on to a regular (degree) program of a master’s course or doctoral course.

  • February - March: Application is made to the Japanese Embassy/Consulate General, depending on the country
  • May - July: First screening (documentary examination, written examination, interview)
  • - August: Request a letter of acceptance to Osaka University *See below for procedures.
  • October - : Second screening (consultation between MEXT and the university)
  • February (in the following year): Notification of the scholarship award is sent
  • April or October: Scholarship recipients arrive in Japan

*To those who passed the first screening by the Japanese Embassy/Consulate General

Request a letter of acceptance via the Admissions Assistance Desk (AAD).

Application Deadline for AY2025: Friday, August 9, 2024 (Japan Time) *Any applications received on August 10 or later will not be accepted.

Applicants from China must apply to AAD by the deadline specified by the Embassy of Japan in China/China Scholarship Council (CSC).

Any applications received after the deadline (Japan Standard Time) will not be accepted.

Please upload all of the necessary documents listed below to the AAD System in PDF format.

A set of copies of the documents submitted to the Japanese Embassy/Consulate General for the first screening, which have been stamped by the Japanese Embassy/Consulate General.

  1. Application Form
  2. Field of Study and Research Plan
  3. Academic transcript for all academic year of university attended
    (*Graduates/expected graduates whose home country/region/university issues academic achievement certificates should submit the digital version of their transcript.)
    (*When submitting a transcript that is not in Japanese or English, attach a translation in either Japanese or English.)
  4. Certificate of graduation (completion) /certificate of degree from your home university
    (*Graduates/expected graduates whose home country/region/university issues academic achievement certificates should submit the digital version of said document.)
    (*When submitting a certificate that is not in Japanese or English, please attach a translation in either Japanese or English.)
  5. Recommendation letter from the president/dean or the academic advisor at the current or last university attended
  6. Medical certificate
  7. Abstracts of theses (*Only if applicable)
  8. Certificate of language proficiency (*Only if you have acquired one)
  9. Letter of recommendation from present employer (*Only if submitted to the Japanese Embassy or Consulate General)
  10. Photograph(s) showing applicant’s own works of art or a digitally recorded media of musical performance (*Only if submitted to the Japanese Embassy or Consulate General)
  11. Copy of a Passing Certificate of the First Screening issued by the Japanese Embassy or Consulate General

*Please make sure that you have submitted all of the necessary documents and that they are both legible and complete.
*All of the documents submitted should be numbered from 1~11 according to the list above.

Reference: Application Guidelines, Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship for 2025 (International Students) (page 8)

Websites to aid you in searching for an academic advisor:

Admissions Assistance Desk (AAD) webpage

University Recommendation

Basically, OU recommends students to MEXT: 1) from universities with which OU has university-to-university agreements and school-to-school agreements and 2) from research institutes with which OU promotes exchange through joint research projects. Scholarship recipients arrive in Japan in October only.

  • November - January: Application is made to the Japanese Embassy or Consulate General, depending on the country
  • Around the end of May: Scholarship recipients are selected by MEXT
  • October: Scholarship recipients arrive in Japan

*For more details about application procedures, see the JASSO Website. Make sure to check out the latest information from school around December. For more information on procedures, contact the administrative office of your choice.

Contact

Undergraduate level

Embassy recommendation: Japanese embassy or consulate general to your region/country

University recommendation:
　1. Human Sciences International Undergraduate Degree Program (HUS)
　　E-mail: englishprogram@hus.osaka-u.ac.jp
　2. International Undergraduate Program in Science (IUPS)
　　E-mail: internationalcollege@office.osaka-u.ac.jp

Graduate level

Embassy recommendation:
　International Affairs Division, Department of International Affairs
　Email: study@ml.office.osaka-u.ac.jp

University recommendation: Administrative office contact list

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