Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship for Graduates (University Recommendation (SGU))

Pursued degrees and required grades for application may differ by recruitment round. See the latest guidelines in the "Application" section below.

Applicants must have the nationality of one of the countries designated by MEXT (see appendix).

Applicants, in principle, must be 34 years old or younger as of April 1 of the first year of the MEXT Scholarship period. However, this does not apply to those who received the MEXT Scholarship (University Recommendation (SGU)) in the last academic year and wish to continue receiving the scholarship.

Master’s program applicants must be currently studying in a Tokyo Tech bachelor's program and be expected to successfully complete their undergraduate program by the date of enrollment.

The field must be the one in which the applicant majored at university, or a related field, and be one in which the applicant will be able to do research at Tokyo Tech.

Applicants must possess proficiency in either the English or Japanese language and satisfy one of the following conditions:

(1) Have obtained an English language proficiency test score that is equivalent to CEFR level B2 or higher or have passed N2 or N1 of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT)

(2) Have completed or expect to complete the required curriculum at an institution where all instruction was in English or Japanese and which satisfies the qualifications for enrollment in a master's or doctoral program at Tokyo Tech

(3) Have been determined by Tokyo Tech to possess a level of proficiency in either English or Japanese that is equivalent to or exceeds the level indicated in (1)

Applicants must be determined by Tokyo Tech to be physically and mentally able to pursue their course of studies in Japan.

Applicants must be current Tokyo Tech undergraduate students.

Applicants must be studying at Tokyo Tech under the resident status of “Student” and must retain it until the end of the scholarship period.

The following persons are not eligible for the scholarship, and if non-eligibility is identified after they are selected, the individual must withdraw from the scholarship:

(1) Those who are military personnel or military civilian employees at the time of their arrival in Japan or during the period they receive the scholarship

(2) [For newly enrolled students] Those who are not able to arrive in Japan by the last date of the period specified by MEXT or Tokyo Tech

(3) Those who cannot complete their master’s or doctoral degree within the standard duration of study (Students taking a registered leave of absence are excluded.)

(4) Those who apply for this scholarship through other universities or who are currently also applying to another program under the Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship system. This includes programs for which scholarship payment will begin in the same academic year as that for this scholarship, even if their final selection results have not been decided yet.

(5) Those who intend to receive a scholarship from an organization other than MEXT, including a government organization in the applicant's home country, after the start of the MEXT Scholarship period

(6) Those who do not meet the academic background qualifications by the date required by their program

(7) Those who held dual nationality at the time of application and whose renunciation of Japanese nationality before the date of their arrival in Japan cannot be verified

(8) Those who, at or after the time of application, plan to engage in long-term research (such as fieldwork or an internship) outside Japan or plan to take a long-term leave of absence from Tokyo Tech

The MEXT Scholarship will be granted to those who are willing to contribute to mutual understanding between Japan and their home country by participating in activities at schools and in communities during their studies in Japan while contributing to the internationalization of Japan. After their graduation, (past) recipients are expected to make efforts to promote relations between their home country and Japan by maintaining close relations with the university they attended, by cooperating with surveys and questionnaires, and, after returning to their home country, by cooperating with relevant projects and events conducted by the Japanese diplomatic mission, etc. located there.