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The Ministry for Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan (MEXT) is now taking applications from Irish students for the 2024 Japanese Government MEXT Undergraduate Student and Research Student Scholarships.
The Undergraduate Student Scholarship is available to secondary school graduates or equivalent to study in a Japanese University. In principle, you need to have been born on or after 2 April 1999 to apply.
The term of the scholarship is between four and seven years, depending on the field of study. This includes one year of preparatory education in the Japanese language and other subjects, if required, which is provided upon arrival in Japan.
MEXT will cover entrance examination, matriculation and university tuition fees, flights to and from Japan, and provide a monthly allowance of JPY 117,000 (subject to change). Successful applicants will depart for Japan between April and October 2024.
Further details of the scholarship and all relevant information and application materials can be found at the following websites:
The Research Student Scholarship is open to all university or college graduates who want to study in a Japanese university as a research student, from April 2024 to March 2026.
This MEXT scholarship will cover entrance examination, matriculation and university tuition fees, flights to and from Japan, and provide a monthly allowance of between JPY143,000 and JPY145,000 (subject to change). Successful applicants will depart for Japan between April and October 2024.
Further details of the scholarship and all relevant information and application materials can be found at the following websites:
Submit your application to the Department of Further and Higher Education Research, Innovation and Science by email to Scholarships@dfheris.gov.ie by Friday, 16 June 2023 .
Include your name and “2024 MEXT [Scholarship Type] application” in the subject line of your email (for example, “2024 MEXT Undergraduate Student Scholarship application”.
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Shortlisted candidates will be required to sit a written Japanese language examination and take part in an interview at the Embassy of Japan in Dublin in-person in late June or early July. Those shortlisted will be notified individually of the date and time of their examinations and interviews.