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Japanese Government Scholarship Students (MEXT Students)

Osaka University (OU) accepts MEXT Students, international students who have received a scholarship from the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology (MEXT) both at graduate and undergraduate level.

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

Undergraduate level

Embassy recommendation
The selection is conducted by the Japanese embassies or consulate generals to each country. MEXT Students selected through this selection must take Japanese language lessons at the Center for Japanese Language and Culture at Osaka University for a year. After that, they should pass the entrance exam and enroll in an undergraduate course at Osaka University.

  • February - March: Application
  • May - July: First screening
  • October - : Second screening (consultation with the MEXT and the university)
  • February (in the following year): Wait for decision
  • April: Fly to Japan

University recommendation
The applicants first must pass one of the undergraduate programs listed below and be chosen as a MEXT Student candidate. (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

Embassy recommendation
The selection is conducted by the Japanese embassies or consulate generals to each country. Most applicants enroll in Osaka University as research students after passing the embassy selection. They work on their research activities for six months up to one year preparing for the master's/doctoral course. (For those who are notified by the embassy that they need to brush up their Japanese language skill, we offer the Intensive Japanese Language Course at the International Student Center for the first six months.) Research students should pass the entrance exam and enroll in a master's or doctoral program within the designated period.

  • February - March: Application
  • May - July: First screening
  • - August: Request a letter of acceptance to Osaka University
  • October - : Second screening
  • February (in the following year): Wait for decision
  • April or October: Fly to Japan

For those who passed the first screening
To obtain a letter of acceptance, send us a request via email with the necessary documents attached. Follow the instructions as below:

Subject: Request for Letter of Acceptance
Email address: study＠ml.office.osaka-u.ac.jp

Necessary documents:
　1. Letter of Acceptance Request Form (Formats: PDF or Excel)
　2. Certificate of the first screening
　3. Copy of all the documents submitted to the Japanese embassy or consulate general (Application form, research plan, transcript and recommendation letter etc.)

*Specify the graduate school and prospective supervisor in the email. Note that the email request won’t be responded to if it doesn’t contain the necessary information and documents.
*Applicants are strongly encouraged to contact the professor as their future supervisor in advance to consult about research content and study plans.
*Those who wish to contact professors should reach out to them directly or the administrative office of each school. Also refer to Researcher Directory and Administrative office contact list. (If the professors’ contact information is not available in the directory, contact the administrative office of their school.)

University Recommendation
Applicants will be recommended as candidates for MEXT Students to MEXT by each graduate school at OU. The applicants accordingly are first required to enroll in a graduate school at OU. The applicants should graduate from foreign universities that have student exchange agreements or research institutions that are engaged in joint research with OU. (In some cases, this won’t be applicable.) The first semester starts from October only.

  • November - January: Application
  • Around the end of May: Wait for decision
  • October: Fly to Japan

Required documents: application form, research plan, certification of language proficiency, certificate of graduation, official transcript and letter of recommendation to the President of Osaka University.

*For more details about application procedures, see the JASSO Website. Make sure to check out the newest application guidelines announced by each school around December. For more information, contact the administrative office of each school.

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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