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find fully funded scholarships in Japan for African students 2026-2027
The JAPAN STUDY SUPPORT Scholarship (JPSS) is now open to international students interested in studying in Japan.
Published: 29 Apr 2026 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Japan Value: 300,000 yen Deadline: 31 May 2026
This Dual Award PhD project aims to unveil the nature of heavily dust-obscured galaxies and clarify their role in the co-evolution of galaxies and SMBHs by combining advanced millimetre/submillimetre observations with cutting-edge theoretical modelling. The project uniquely bridges observational and
Published: 30 Mar 2026 Type: PhD Study in: Japan, United Kingdom Value: Fully Funded Deadline: 27 Apr 2026
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The OIST Graduate University offers an individualized PhD program providing a secure foundation in the fundamentals of your field, with unparalleled opportunities for cross-disciplinary research. A fully-funded 5-year program that begins with lab rotations and develops into an individually tailored
Published: 23 Mar 2026 Type: PhD Study in: Japan Value: Fully Funded Deadline: 31 Mar 2026
The research internship program at OIST is a short-term placement of 3-6 months in a laboratory of their choice given the suitability of the intended research, academic background, available funding, and available space in the desired host unit. Students may choose their short-term research pro
Published: 23 Mar 2026 Type: Internship Study in: Japan Value: Fully Funded Deadline: 15 Apr 2026
The Rotary Peace Fellowship is designed for leaders with work experience in peace and development. Rotary fellows are committed to community and international service and the pursuit of peace. Each year, The Rotary Foundation awards up to 50 fellowships for master’s degrees and up to
Published: 03 Feb 2026 Type: Fellowship Study in: Australia, India, Japan, Sweden, Uganda, United Kingdom, United States Value: Fully Funded Deadline: 15 May 2026
Yokohama National University, with a grant funded by the Government of Japan and administered by the World Bank under the Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program (JJ/WBGSP), is now seeking prospective students for its inter-faculty Master's Degree Program in Infrastructure Management
Published: 14 Jan 2026 Type: Masters Study in: Japan Value: Fully Funded Deadline: 19 Feb 2026
The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology (MEXT) of Japan offers scholarships to international teachers who wish to conduct research on school education at designated Japanese universities as Teacher Training Students under the Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship Program
Published: 02 Feb 2026 Type: Training Study in: Japan Value: Fully Funded Deadline: Not Specified
The scholarship is competitive and may be awarded to eligible students who have been accepted for enrolment in the PhD programme. There is no separate application form for the scholarship as it is part of the main online application form for admission. Interested applicants must provide the necessar
Published: 17 Dec 2025 Type: PhD Study in: Japan Value: Fully Funded Deadline: 11 Feb 2026
Japan Youth Summit (JYS) is an international program organized by Youth Break the Boundaries (YBB), dedicated to empowering young leaders to take an active role in shaping a sustainable future. As a prestigious platform, JYS brings together youth from across nations, cultures, and backgrou
Published: 02 Dec 2025 Type: Fellowship Study in: Japan Value: Fully Funded Deadline: 11 Apr 2026
JADS is a capacity building project organized by the African Development Bank and the government of Japan. They provide two-year scholarship awards to African students studying at master level at their designated institutions.
Published: 26 Jun 2025 Type: Masters Study in: Japan Deadline: 30 Nov 2025
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
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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
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
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
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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 2022 Type: Fellowship Study in: Japan Deadline: 30 Nov 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
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 Japan Africa Dream Scholarship (JADS) Program – capacity building in energy sector through skills development for sustainable development– is a joint initiative by the AfDB and Japan that aims at providing two-year scholarship awards to highly achieving African graduate students to e
Published: 25 May 2021 Type: Masters Study in: Japan Deadline: 31 Aug 2021
Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho: MEXT) Scholarship of Embassy Recommendation is now open for 2022
Published: 21 Apr 2021 Type: Training Study in: Japan Deadline: Not Specified
