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Are you an African students looking for how to get Japan scholarship, below is a list of available scholarships for African students to study in Japan 2025-2026. Some of these African scholarships are fully funded while some are partially funded for both postgraduates and undergraduates studies. Most of these scholarships are majorly funded by universities in Japan, government of Japan and private institutions round the world to enable Africans get quality education in Japan
The Western Union Global Fellowship Program is a fully-funded Impact Fellowship, empowering individuals supporting or hailing from refugee, highly-marginalized, or forcibly displaced communities around the globe. Through this experience, Fellows will gain essential skills, resou
Published: 16 May 2025 Type: Fellowship Study in: Argentina, Bangladesh, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Germany, India, Japan, Lithuania, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Uganda, United Kingdom, United States Deadline: 01 Jul 2025
The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs and the Government of Japan in cooperation with the Kyushu Institute of Technology (Kyutech) have established a United Nations/Japan Long-term Fellowship Programme on Nano-Satellite Technologies for nationals of developing countries or non-space-fari
Published: 06 Nov 2024 Type: Fellowship Study in: Japan Value: 144,000 yen Deadline: 01 Dec 2024
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This scholarship is open to applicants from African Development Bank member countries with relevant professional experience and a history of supporting their countries’ development efforts who are applying to a graduate degree program in energy development and related disciplines.
Published: 14 Aug 2024 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Japan Deadline: 10 Jan 2025
Based on the Memorandum of Understanding concluded between the Canon Foundation in Europe (CFE)and Kyoto University (KU), the Canon Foundation-Kyoto University Japan-Africa Exchange Program started in 2018. The program offers fellowships to highly qualified researchers in f
Published: 01 Aug 2024 Type: Training Study in: Japan Value: 22,500 Euro to 27,500 Euro per year Deadline: 15 Oct 2024
Based on the Memorandum of Understanding concluded between the Canon Foundation in Europe (CFE) and Kyoto University (KU), the Canon Foundation-Kyoto University Japan-Africa Exchange Program started in 2018. The program offers fellowships to highly qualified researcher
Published: 24 Jun 2024 Type: Masters Study in: Japan Value: 22,500 Euro to 27,500 Euro Deadline: 15 Oct 2024
The METI Government of Japan Internship Program is seeking young nationals from developing countries for 3 months internship in Japan. METI Japan Internship Program will facilitates strengthening the structure for tackling overseas development of Japanese (Small and Medium-Size) compani
Published: 13 May 2024 Type: Internship Study in: Japan Deadline: 30 Jun 2024
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The JASSO provides the Follow-up Research Fellowship for former international students in Japan to researchers who have previously come to study in Japan from a developing country, region, etc. These fellowships are available to conduct short-term research of 60-90 consecutive days. The fellowshi
Published: 12 Oct 2023 Type: Fellowship Study in: Japan Deadline: 30 Nov 2023
The Ashinaga Africa Initiative (AAI) is an international leadership program that cultivates the next generation of leaders to contribute to the development of sub-Saharan Africa. AAI Scholars have lost one or both parents and are committed to returning to sub-Saharan Africa to initiat
Published: 18 Aug 2023 Type: Undergraduate Study in: Brazil, France, Japan, Senegal, Uganda, United Kingdom, United States Deadline: 12 Jan 2024
Based on the Memorandum of Understanding concluded between the Canon Foundation in Europe (CFE) and Kyoto University (KU), the Canon Foundation-Kyoto University Japan-Africa Exchange Program started in 2018. The program offers fellowships to highly qualified researcher
Published: 13 Jul 2023 Type: Masters Study in: Japan Deadline: 15 Nov 2023
The Joint Japan/ World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program (JJ/WBGSP) is a scheme aimed at supporting men and women from developing nations who wish to undertake a postgraduate degree in a development-related field. The JJ/WBGSP offers scholarship opportunities for about 26 participating programs a
Published: 16 Jan 2023 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Japan Deadline: 28 Feb 2023
The JASSO provides the Follow-up Research Fellowship for former international students in Japan to researchers who have previously come to study in Japan from a developing country, region, etc. These fellowships are available to conduct short-term research of 60-90 consecutive days. The fellowshi
Published: 12 Oct 2022 Type: Fellowship Study in: Japan Deadline: 30 Nov 2022
The ABE Initiative aims at fostering leaders with proven ability to contribute towards Africa’s development in collaboration with the Japanese private sector. JICA is looking for prominent young South African nationals who are or anticipating to be involved in industrial development activ
Published: 13 Sep 2022 Type: Masters Study in: Japan Deadline: 07 Oct 2022
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The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) has been carrying out the RONPAKU (Dissertation PhD) Program since 1978. The aim of JSPS RONPAKU (Dissertation PhD) Program is to provide tutorial and financial support for promising researchers in Asia and Africa or other specified countries
Published: 01 Jul 2022 Type: PhD Study in: Japan Deadline: 19 Aug 2022
“Special International Program for Urban Infrastructure Engineering in Developing Countries (‘Civil and Development’ program) ” and “International Graduate Program for Innovation of Civil Engineering through ICT technologies (‘Civil and ICT/IoT’ program)&rdq
Published: 13 Dec 2021 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Japan Deadline: 15 Dec 2021
The SDGs Global Leader Program: The Scholarship aims to capacitate young or mid-career human resources who are contributing towards addressing challenges faced in various fields through strengthening the collaboration between Africa and Japan, and through the implementation of po
Published: 19 Oct 2021 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Japan Deadline: 28 Oct 2021
The ABE Initiative aims at fostering leaders with proven ability to contribute towards Africa’s development in collaboration with the Japanese private sector. JICA is looking for prominent young South African nationals who are or anticipating to be involved in industrial development activ
Published: 19 Oct 2021 Type: Masters Study in: Japan Deadline: 28 Oct 2021
The One Young World Summit 2022 will see 2,000 young leaders from 190+ countries descend to Tokyo for the global forum for young leaders. During the Summit, delegates will present and debate solutions to our time’s most pressing issues alongside senior leaders. Underemployment and the lack
Published: 06 Oct 2021 Type: Training Study in: Japan Deadline: 15 Nov 2021
Based on the Memorandum of Understanding concluded between the Canon Foundation in Europe (CFE) and Kyoto University (KU), the Canon Foundation-Kyoto University Japan-Africa Exchange Program started in 2018. The program offers fellowships to highly qualified researcher
Published: 13 Jul 2021 Type: Fellowship Study in: Japan Deadline: 15 Sep 2021
