MEXT Scholarship

Did you know that for more than 60 years, the Japanese Government has received Filipinos, among other nationals from all over the world, to study in Japan? For the past several years, an annual average of 100 scholars from the Philippines have been sent to study in Japan under six different scholarship programs presented below.

 

Applications are processed through the Japan Information and Culture Center, Embassy of Japan.

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The MEXT Scholarship Categories:

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• Teacher Training Scholarship - This scholarship offers applicants the opportunity to spend one and a half year conducting research on school education at one of several Japanese universities. 

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• Japanese Studies Scholarship - This scholarship offers applicants the opportunity to spend a year continuing their study of Japanese language or culture at one of several universities in Japan. 

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• Undergraduate Student Scholarship - This scholarship offers applicants the opportunity to spend up to 5 years at a Japanese college or university as an undergraduate degree student in one of 2 fields of study: Natural Science and Social Science.

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• Research Student Scholarship - This scholarship offers applicants the opportunity to spend 18 or 24 months conducting independent research under a Japanese professor. Any field of study is eligible for the scholarship, but applicants must find a Japanese professor willing to supervise their research. However, this does not guarantee that the applicant will be placed with that professor.

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• Specialised Training Scholarship - his scholarship offers applicants the opportunity to spend up to 3 years at a Japanese professional training school.

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• College of Technology Scholarship - This scholarship offers applicants the opportunity to spend up to 4 years at a Japanese college of technology.