MEXT Scholarships

Introduction

To date, some 92,000 students from approximately 160 countries and regions around the world have studied in Japan under the Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho) Scholarship program established in 1954. As of May 1, 2011, there were 9,396 foreign students studying in Japan as Japanese government scholarship students.

The Consulate General of Japan in Los Angeles accepts application for Japanese government scholarships from candidates who are U.S. citizens and reside or attend universities in Southern California and Arizona ONLY. For our Information Brochure, please click here.

Please read the Application Guidelines for detailed information on each of the five MEXT Scholarships we administer. If, after reading them, you have further questions, please contact:

MEXT Scholarships Desk
350 S. Grand Ave., Suite 1700
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Tel: (213) 617-6700, ext. 309
Fax: (213) 617-6728
mext@ls.mofa.go.jp

If you are a U.S. citizen but do not live or study in our jurisdiction, please click here to find the Consulate General of Japan to which you can apply for a MEXT Scholarship. If you are not a U.S. citizen (including foreign student or permanent resident) please inquire about MEXT through the Embassy of Japan in the country to which you have citizenship. Click here for a list of Japanese Embassies and Consulates.

 

Scholarships

Research Student Scholarship

Deadline	June 12, 2013
Exam and Interview Date	June 25-26, 2013
Application Documents	Application Guideline -- English Translation
	Application Form
	Application Attachment Form
	Field of Study & Study Program Form
	Recommendation Form
	Certificate of Health
	PAST EXAMS

Undergraduate Student Scholarship

Deadline	June 12, 2013
Exam and Interview Date	June 25-26, 2013
Application Documents	Application Guidelines
	Application Form
	Application Attachment Form
	Recommendation Form
	Certificate of Health
	PAST EXAMS

Specialized Training College Student Scholarship

Deadline	June 12, 2013
Exam and Interview Date	June 25-26, 2013
Application Documents	Application Guidelines
	Application Form
	Major & Related Subjects for Fields of Study
	Recommendation Form
	Certificate of Health
	PAST EXAMS

 

The application deadline for the 2013 Japanese Studies Scholarship has now passed. Please use the information below for reference only. New applications for 2014 scholarships will be available in January 2014; please check here again for new materials and deadline information.

Japanese Studies Scholarship

Deadline	CLOSED for the 2013 Program
Exam and Interview Date	March 21-22, 2013
Application Documents
	Application Guidelines
	Application Form & Annex
	Health Certificate
	Recommendation Form
Course Guides	Hokkaido, Tohoku, Kanto Regions
	Tokyo Region
	Chubu Region
	Kinki Region
	Chugoku, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa Regions
Past Exams (all files)	2008	Exam	Answers
	2007	Exam	Answers

Attention Scholarship Applicants:

All application procedures for Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho) Scholarships are conducted through Japanese embassies/consulates in participating countries or through institutions of higher education in Japan.
There is no fee to apply.

Please be aware that there is currently a scam in which Japanese government scholarship applications have been solicited through third party websites requiring an application fee. Please note that organizations or individuals who charge application fees have no relation with the Japanese Government.

If you require information about Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarships, please contact our Consulate directly or visit: http://www.studyjapan.go.jp/en/.

 

Other Scholarship Programs

There are many other scholarship programs for studying in Japan. We have information about the various scholarships in the JICC Library. We also have useful books such as Japanese Colleges and Universities and Japanese Language Institutes in Japan in our library. For further information, please contact the Scholarships Desk. You can also get information regarding scholarships from the Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO).