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Find fully funded scholarships for international students to study in Japan 2026-2027.
The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) of Japan offers scholarships to international students who wish to study in graduate courses at Japanese universities as Research Students (either regular students or non-regular students) under the Japanese Government (MEXT)
Published: 23 Apr 2026 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Japan Deadline: Not Specified
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The Special Scholarship Program (SSP) was established in 2003 in order to support the development of advanced research at the university through the contribution of highly capable doctoral students. Through the 3-year curriculum, Kochi University of Technology (KUT) provides comprehensive education
Published: 07 Apr 2026 Type: PhD Study in: Japan Value: Fully Funded Deadline: 10 Apr 2026
The Young Leaders’ Program (YLP) aims to contribute to cultivate future national leaders in Asian and other countries, to contribute to establish friendly relationship among various countries and to improve policy planning activities by forming a network among national leaders through deepenin
Published: 07 Apr 2026 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Japan Value: Fully Funded Deadline: Not Specified
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
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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) provides scholarships for master's students for one year, which may possibly be extended to the second year of study if appropriate, on the condition that the student maintains a satisfactory level of performance as determined by Institute of Science Tokyo. The m
Published: 06 Nov 2025 Type: Masters Study in: Japan Value: Fully Funded Deadline: Not Specified
This scholarship is awarded to outstanding international students who are recommended by APU. The Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) provides this scholarship with the aim of enhancing the international competitiveness and promoting the active exchange of
Published: 15 Aug 2025 Type: Masters Study in: Japan Deadline: 12 Nov 2025
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The Japan Africa Dream Scholarship (JADS) is a capacity building program by the African Development Bank and the Government of Japan. The overarching goal of the African Development Bank and the Government of Japan is to enhance human resources capacity in Africa, in keeping with the Bank’s Hi
Published: 08 Aug 2025 Type: Masters Study in: Japan Deadline: 09 Jan 2026
The Abe Fellows Network of the Social Science Research Council and the Japan Foundation New York announces the SSRC-JFNY Japan Global Workshop. The workshop supports research explicitly focused on policy-relevant and contemporary issues with a comparative or transnational perspective that can benefi
Published: 30 Jul 2025 Type: Fellowship Study in: Japan Deadline: 01 Oct 2025
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 JASSO Study Abroad Support Scheme (Agreement Dispatch) aims to foster human resources who can thrive in the global community, as well as to contribute to the internationalization and strengthening of the international competitiveness of Japan's higher education institutions by enabling Japan
Published: 19 Jun 2025 Type: Undergraduate Study in: Japan Deadline: Not Specified
In the scheme of the MEXT Scholarship with University Recommendation, each Japanese university will conduct the preliminary selection and recommend their candidates to MEXT. All prospective applicants’ first contact must be the university/graduate school where they wish to study.
Published: 05 Jun 2025 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Japan Deadline: 22 Dec 2025
The ADB-Japan Scholarship Program (JSP) offers about 135 graduate scholarships a year for studies in economics, business and management, science and technology, and other development-related fields.
Published: 05 Jun 2025 Type: Masters Study in: Japan Deadline: Not Specified
