The MEXT Scholarship (Embassy Recommendation)

2025/3/31

Application for the MEXT scholarship program 2026 are now open !

Category	Application deadline	Written exam	Interview exam
Undergraduate Students	20th June 2025 (Fri.) 5:00 PM	5th July 2025 (Sat.)	11th July 2025 (Fri.)
Specialized Training College Students
Reserach Students
Teacher training Students	2025 Application closed

Please submit your completed application (hard-copy) to the Embassy of Japan Office.

*Only the Embassy of Japan accepts the application.

Examination:

If you pass the document screening, you'll be invited to the written exam and interview scheduled for July. Detailed information will be provided only to those applicants.

Scholarship Overview

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

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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 * The medical certificate should be submitted after the first screening
Selection Process	1. Document screening (Application review) Results will be provided by the end of June. 2. First screening ・ Written Examination - Japanese, English, Math, Chemistry, and Physics or Biology ・Interview Results will be provided by the end of July. 3. Second screening conducted by MEXT 　→　Acceptance notification : December - the 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 read it carefully before submitting 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 * The medical certificate should be submitted after the first screening
Selection Process	1. Document screening (Application review) Results will be provided by end of June. 2. First screening ・Written Examination - Japanese, English and Math ・Interview Results will be provided by the end of July. 3.Second screening conducted by MEXT 　→ Acceptance notification : December - the 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 read it carefully before submitting 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 to proceed to a further 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 * The medical certificate should be submitted after the first screening
Selection Process	1. Document screening (Application review) Results will be provided by the end of June. 2. First screening ・Written Examination - Japanese, and English ・Interview Results will be provided by the end of July. 3. Second screening conducted by MEXT 　→ Acceptance notification : December - the 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 read it carefully before submitting 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 * The medical certificate should be submitted after the 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 universities in Japan. This program is not designed for those who wish to enter Bachelor’s, Master’s or Doctoral 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