The call for applications for the 2019 MEXT Research Studies Scholarship & the 2019 MEXT Undergraduate Studies Scholarship is NOW OPEN!
Please find the detailed application information below and feel free to share the scholarship information with any students/scholars that you may be on contact with who may be interested in pursuing research studies in Japan.
The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (in Japanese: Monbukagakusho, English acronym: MEXT) offers scholarships to Canadian students wishing to pursue their studies at a Japanese university.
The scholarship covers:
1. Full tuition
2. Monthly allowance
3. Round-trip flight between Japan and Canada
If you reside in Ontario/Toronto/GTA area, send applications and related documents to:
MEXT Scholarship Programmes Section
CONSULATE-GENERAL OF JAPAN-Toronto
Suite 3300, 77 King Street West
P.O. Box 10, TD Centre
Toronto, ON M5K 1A1
Below are the categories of scholarships currently available for Canadian students.
MEXT RESEARCH STUDIES Scholarship
Currently Open for Application: YES
Duration: 2 years, beginning in April 2019 or 18 months, beginning in October 2019
(Extension may be possible if you proceed to a further degree program.)
Application deadline: Friday, May 18, 2018
Outline of eligibility
Degree: Bachelor’s degree or higher
Age: born on or after April 2, 1984 (for the 2019 recruitment)
Study area: the same field that the applicant has studied, or a related field
Citizenship: Canadian
Departure date: April or October 2019
Placement at University: Designated by MEXT, based on your admission or a letter of provisional acceptance you obtain from Japanese universities.
Application Forms and Guidelines: http://www.toronto.ca.emb-
MEXT UNDERGRADUATE Scholarship
Currently Open for Application: YES
Application deadline: Friday, June 8, 2018
Duration: 5 years, beginning in April 2019 (The first year is language training.)
For those majoring in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or a six-year course in pharmacy, the term of the scholarship is 7 years.
Outline of eligibility
Education: high school diploma or higher
Age: born between April 2, 1994 and April 1, 2002 (for the 2019 recruitment)
Citizenship: Canadian
Departure date: April 2019
Placement at University: Designated by MEXT, based on your fields and subjects choices
Application Forms and Guidelines: http://www.toronto.ca.emb-