MEXT Scholarship (Embassy Recommendation)

2025/3/31

The application for MEXT scholaship program 2026 is opend!

Category	Application deadline	Written exam	Interview exam
Undergraduate Students	20th June 2025 (Fri.) 5:00 PM	4th July 2025 (Fri.)	11th July 2025 (Fri.) Not confirmed
Specialized Training College Students		4th July 2025 (Fri.)
Reserach Students		5th July 2025 (Sat.)
Teacher training Students	Application is not opened yet	TBC	TBC

Submit Completed your application (hard-copy) to the Embassy of Japan Office.

*The Application is accepted by only the Embassy of Japan.

Examination:

Screened applicants can proceed to written examinations and interviews to be held on July. Detailed information on the written examinations and interview will be provided only to the screened applicants.

Scholarship Overview

The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Schience and Technology(MEXT) of Japan offers scholarship to international students who wish to study at Japanese university.

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・Full tuition fees
・Monthly living allowance
・travel expenses (Round trip flight between your country and Japan)

Categories

Undergraduate Students

Program Duration	5 years (Including 1 year preparatory education in the Japanese language and other subjects. )
Eligibility Requirements	1. Nationality 2. Age 3. Academic background	- Samoan Nationality - Born on or after April 2nd, 2001 - completed 12 years schooling (or equivalent) - Graduated from a school equivalent to a Japanese upper secondary school.
Application Documents	Applicatoin forms can be downloaded from here. Applicatoin document * Submisson of Medical certificate will be after first screening
Selection Process	1. Application documents review Results will be proided by end of June. 2. First screening - Written Examination (Japanese and English) : 4th July - Interview : 11th July Results will be provided by end of July. 3. Acceptance notification : December - middle of February 2026 4. Departure for Japan : April 2026

＊All applicants are responsible for reading and following the instructions in the Application Guideline. Please carefully read before submit application.

Specialized Training College Students

Program Duration	3 years (Including 1 year preparatory education in the Japanese language and other subjects. )
Eligibility Requirements	1. Nationality 2. Age 3. Academic background	- Samoan Nationality - Born on or after April 2nd, 2001 - completed 12 years schooling (or equivalent) - Graduated from a school equivalent to a Japanese upper secondary school.
Application Documents	Applicatoin forms can be downloaded from here. Application document * Submisson of Medical certificate will be after first screening
Selection Process	1. Application documents review Results will be proided by end of June. 2. First screening - Written Examination (Japanese and English) : 4th July - Interview : 11th July Results will be provided by end of July. 3. Acceptance notification : December - middle of February 2026 4. Departure for Japan : April 2026

＊All applicants are responsible for reading and following the instructions in the Application Guideline. Please carefully read before submit application.

Reserch students

Program Duration	2 years The first 6-month period of the scholarship will be devoted to preparatore educatio of Japanese language for those who require. *Extension may be possible if you need proceed to a furthur degree program.
Eligibility Requirements	1. Nationality 2. Age 3. Academic background	- Samoan Nationality - Born on or after April 2nd, 1991 - completed 16 years schooling (or equivalent)
Application Documents	Applicatoin forms can be downloaded from here. Application document * Submisson of Medical certificate will be after first screening
Selection Process	1. Application documents review Results will be proided by end of June. 2. First screening - Written Examination (Japanese and English) : 5th July - Interview : 11th July Results will be provided by end of July. 3. Acceptance notification : December - middle of February 2026 4. Departure for Japan : April 2026 or October 2026

＊All applicants are responsible for reading and following the instructions in the Application Guideline. Please carefully read before submit application.

Teacher training Students (2025 Closed)

Program Duration	2 years Extension may be possible if you need proceed to a furthur degree program.
Eligibility Requirements	1. Nationality 2. Age 3. Academic background	- Samoan Nationality - Born on or after April 2nd, 1990 - 5+ years of teaching experience in primary/secondary schools or teacher training institutions
Application Documents	Applicatoin forms can be downloaded from here. Application document * Submisson of Medical certificate will be after first screening
Selection Process	CLOSED

This is a non-degree training course, however, a certificate will be provided in completion of required course at the university in Japan. This program is not designed for those who wish to enter Bachelor’s, Master’s or Doctor’s degree courses.

Contact

The Embassy of Japan in the Independent State of Samoa
(Level 2, B-Building, SNPF Plaza, Savalalo, Apia)

Email: japanese.embassy@ap.mofa.go.jp
Phone: +685 21187