Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho: MEXT) Scholarship of Embassy Recommendation is now open for 2022.
APPLICATION OPENS SEPARATELY BY EACH JAPANESE EMBASSY/CONSULATE.
List below will be updated as the opening is officially announced.
IMPORTANT POINTS TO NOTE
- Before inquiring the Japanese Embassy/consulate, please take a moment to read the basic eligibility thoroughly.
- MEXT scholarship is one of the few opportunities covering full expense hence very competitive in nature. Being eligible and having a high academic performance (GPA 2.3 or above out of 3.0) is vital.
- Submission of application should be done to the Embassy/consulate of Japan of your home country. DO NOT SUMBMIT TO MEXT. Application forms can be found here: College of Technology students, Specialized training college students, Undergraduate Students, and Research students.
- Enrollment types, screening procedure and deadlines for submission differs by the country, check the application detail on at the website of the Japanese Embassy/consulate of your home country.
- Previous years examination can be found here
- Some Japanese Embassy/Consulate are in charge of multiple countries. Do double check the submission address.
LIST: COUNTRIES ACCEPTING APPLICATION and application deadline (subject to change)
Click the country name linked to Japanese Embassy/Consulate in charge. Last update 25 May
Benin 28 May
Burundi 21 June
Cabo Verde 31 May
Cameroon 31 May
Chad 31 May
Cote d'Ivoire 25 June
Ethiopia 31 May
Gabon 31 May
Gambia 31 May
Guinea-Bissau 31
May
Kenya 21 May
Madagascar 31
May
Mauritius 31
May
Nigeria 31 May
Rwanda 14 June
Senegal 31 May
Seychelles 28
May
South Sudan 4 June
Uganda 28 May
Zimbabwe 31 May
College of Technology students
Benin 28 May
Cabo Verde 31 May
Cote d'Ivoire 25 June
Equatorial Guinea 25 May
Gabon 31 May
Guinea-Bissau 31
May
Kenya 21
May
Madagascar 31
May
Mauritius 31
May
Mozambique 4 June
Nigeria 31 May
Rwanda 14 June
Senegal 31 May
Seychelles 28
May
South Africa 24
May
Specialized training college students
Benin 28 May
Botswana
4 June
Burundi 21 June
Cabo Verde 31
May
Cameroon 31 May
Central African Republic 31
May
Chad 31 May
Cote d'Ivoire 25 June
Ethiopia 31 May
Gambia 31 May
Guinea-Bissau 31
May
Kenya 21 May
Madagascar 31
May
Nigeria 31 May
Rwanda 14 June
Senegal 31 May
Seychelles 28
May
South Africa 24
May
Sudan 27
May
Uganda 28 May
Zambia 14 May
Zimbabwe 31 May
Undergraduate students
Angola 31 May
Benin 28 May
Botswana 30
June
Burundi 21 June
Cabo Verde 31 May
Cameroon 31 May
Central African Republic 31
May
Chad 31 May
Cote d'Ivoire 25 June
Eswatini 24 May
Ethiopia 31 May
Ghana 31 May
Guinea-Bissau 31
May
Kenya 21 May
Lesotho 24 May
Liberia 31
May
Madagascar 31
May
Malawi 4 June
Mauritius 31
May
Mozambique 4 June
Namibia 4
June
Nigeria 31 May
Rwanda 14 June
Senegal 31 May
Seychelles 28
May
Sierra Leone 31
May
South Africa 24
May
South Sudan 4 June
Sudan 27
May
Tanzania 31 May
Uganda 28 May
Zambia 14 May
Zimbabwe 31 May