Study in Japan

► April 14, 2024
APPLICATION FOR MEXT SCHOLARSHIP UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS/ COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY STUDENTS FOR 2025 are closed. Please check this page in April 2025 to find the announcement of application for 2026.
Please refer the past application details and process from the below link until we upload the new application announcement in April 2025. 
Japanese Government (MONBUKAGAKUSHO:MEXT) Scholarship for 2025 (Undergraduate Students)
Japanese Government (MONBUKAGAKUSHO:MEXT) Scholarship for 2025 (College of Technology Students)

► April 2, 2024
APPLICATION FOR MEXT SCHOLARSHIP RESEARCH STUDENTS FOR 2025 is closed. Please check this page in April 2025 to find the announcement of application for 2026. Please refer the past application details and process from the below link untill we upload the new application announcement in April 2025. 
Japanese Government (MONBUKAGAKUSHO:MEXT) Scholarship for 2025 (Research Students)

 

Information for international student from Study in Japan Youtube Channel
MEXT Scholarship Information https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wz6xYHiSpB8
Over view of Study in Japan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DW6ISGGbv_s

Q&A for Japanese Government (MONBUKAGAKUSHO:MEXT) Scholarship

General Information Japanese Government (MONBUKAGAKUSHO:MEXT) Scholarship (Arabic)

معلومات عامة عن المنح الدراسية لوزارة التعليم والثقافة والرياضة والعلوم والتكنولوجيا اليابانية MEXT

Study in Japan Website
https://www.studyinjapan.go.jp/en/planning/about-scholarship/

Japan Student Service Organization (JASSO) Website
https://www.jasso.go.jp/en/index.html

(1) Research Students [ Click here for further details ]
  
Eligibility: Egyptian Nationality. You must be under 35 years of age. You must be graduated from a university until traveling to Japan. You must have completed 16 years of schooling. 
Please refer the past application information from above mentioned in this page.
 
(2) Undergraduate Students
　
Eligibility: Egyptian Nationality. You must be under 25 years of age and have completed 12 years of school education, or have completed studies in school equivalent to a Japanese high school (including prospective graduates).
Please refer the past application information from above mentioned in this page.
 
(3) College of Technology Students
　
Eligibility: Egyptian Nationality. You must be under 25 years of age, and have completed 11 years of school education, or have completed studies in school equivalent to a Japanese high school (including prospective graduates).
Please refer the past application information from above mentioned in this page.
 
(4) Teacher Training Students

Application should be made through the Ministry of Education, Egypt. For details, please inquire to the Ministry of Education, Egypt.
Applicants must be graduates of universities or teacher training schools, and have worked as teachers in primary, preparatory or secondary schools in their home countries for at least 5 years.
　

(5) Japanese Studies Students

The Applicants must be Egyptian undergraduate students who are majoring in Japanese language or Japanese study. This scholarships are offered only for students enrolled in the following departments and universities. For application details, please inquire to the universities.:
   (a) Department of Japanese Language & Japanese Literature, Faculty of Arts, Cairo University
   (b) Department of Japanese Language, Faculty of Al-Alsun, Ain Shams University
   (c) Department of Japanese Languages & Translation, Faculty of Foreign Language, Misr University for Science and Technology
   (d) Department of Japanese Languages, Faculty of Foreign Language, Aswan University
   (e) Department of Japanese Languages, Faculty of Foreign Language, Banha University
   (f) Department of Japanese Languages, Faculty of Language & Translation, Ahram Canadian University
   (g) Department of Japanese Languages, Faculty of Language & Translation, Al Azhar University


Outline of Schedules for the Scholarship Programs conducted by the Embassy of Japan in Egypt
*The selection schedules are subject to change or the cancellation without prior notice depending on the situation of the spread of COVID-19.
 

	(1). Call for Applications (posted on this page)	(2). Application Deadline (Submit to the Embassy)	(3). Documents Screening condacted by the Embassy	(4). Written Exams	(5). Interviews	(6). Result Announcement	(7). Second Screening by MEXT	(8). Final Result Announcement	(9). Orientation at the Embassy in Egypt	(10). Departure to Japan
(1). Research Students	April	May	May and June	June	July	July	From September to January	After January	February or August	1st-7th April or September/ October
(2). Undergraduate Students	April	May	May and June	June	July	July	From September to November	November	February	1st-7th April
(3). College of Technology Students	April	May	May and June	June	July	July	From September to November	November	February	1st-7th April
(4). Teacher Training Students	January	February	March	February	February	March	From March to August	August	September	September/October
(5). Japanese Studies Students	January	February	March	February	February	March	From March to August	August	September	September/October