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※APPLICATION FOR MEXT SCHOLARSHIP UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS/ COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY STUDENTS FOR 2026 are closed.
※You may refer to the application for FY 2026 which is closed now until we will publish the new application for FY 2027 in April 2026 on this page. 

► April 14, 2025
All the required scanned documents into PDF formats must be sent by email to 【 mext-uc@ca.mofa.go.jp 】from 14 April 2025 until on Thursday, 22 May 2025 at 2 PM. 
Japanese Government (MONBUKAGAKUSHO:MEXT) Scholarship for 2026 (Undergraduate Students)
Japanese Government (MONBUKAGAKUSHO:MEXT) Scholarship for 2026 (College of Technology Students)

※APPLICATION FOR MEXT SCHOLARSHIP RESRACH STUDENTS FOR 2026 is closed.
※You may refer to the application for FY 2026 which is closed now until we will publish the new application for FY 2027 in April 2026 on this page. 

► April 14, 2025
All the required scanned documents into PDF formats must be sent by email to 【 mext-r@ca.mofa.go.jp 】from 14 April 2025 until on Thursday, 15 May 2025 at 2 PM. 
Japanese Government (MONBUKAGAKUSHO:MEXT) Scholarship for 2026 (Research Students)

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(1) Research Students 
  
Eligibility
・Nationality: Egyptian Nationality. 
・Age: Not exceeding 35 years old (as of 1st April of year of departure for Japan) .
・Academic Background:

1. Applicants must have completed 16 years of schooling. 
2. Applicants must have an undergraduate degree or a Master's degree until traveling to Japan. 
3. The last obtained degree final score must be 75% or more.

・Please refer the past application information from above mentioned in this page.
　　https://www.eg.emb-japan.go.jp/itpr_en/11_000001_00151.html
 
(2) Undergraduate Students
　
Eligibility
・Nationality: Egyptian Nationality.
・Age: You must be above 18 and under 25 years old.
・Academic Background:

1.  Applicants must be completed 12 years of school education, or must be completed studies in school equivalent to a Japanese high school (including prospective graduates).
2. Achieving an overall score not less than 90% on 3rd year (or 2^nd year score will be applied if applicant is currently in 3^rd year ) in Thanaweya Amma. For STEM School not less than 85% on 3rd year  (or 2^nd year score will be applied if applicant is currently in 3^rd year ). For IB, IGCSE, American school, achieving an overall score equivalent to 90% in Egyptian Thanaweya  And for IGCSE , the score of the related subjects you wish to study about (Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics or Biology) must be A or A+. And for STEM students , the score of the related subjects you wish to study about (Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics or Biology) must be B+ or more.

           https://www.eg.emb-japan.go.jp/itpr_en/11_000001_00152.html

(3) College of Technology Students
　
・Eligibility: Egyptian Nationality.
・Age: You must be above 18 and under 25 years old.
・Background: 

1. Applicants who have completed 11 years of schooling until March of year of departure for Japan. 
2. Applicants who are eligible for transfer admission to a third-year course at a national institute of technology (KOSEN) at the time of application.

・Please refer the past application information from above mentioned in this page.
          https://www.eg.emb-japan.go.jp/itpr_en/11_000001_00153.html
 
(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 Egypt for at least 5 years.
　

(5) Japanese Studies Students

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