Level of studies |
Graduate school level |
Undergraduate level |
Eligibility requirement |
University or college graduate |
University, college graduate or equivalent |
Secondary school graduate or equivalent |
University student (undergraduate level) |
Graduates of secondary schools or equivalent |
Age limit (at time of granting) |
Under 35 |
At least 17 and under 25 |
At least 18 and under 30 |
At least 17 and under 25 |
Duration |
Maximum 2 years including Japanese-language training |
Maximum 1 year 6 months including Japanese-language training |
5 years including Japanese-language training (7 years for medicine, dentistry, pharmacy and veterinary science) |
One academic year |
4 years including Japanese-language training(4 and a half years for merchant marines studies) |
3 years including Japanese-language training |
Preliminary Japanese-language training |
6 months (54 universities such as Hokkaido University)
Those with sufficient Japanese proficiency are not required to go through preliminary Japanese- language training. |
1 year
(Tokyo University of Foreign Studies and Osaka University) |
None |
1 year
(Independent Administrative Institution: Japan Student Services Organization, Tokyo Japanese Lanugage Education Center) |
1 year
(Bunka Institute of Language, Independent Administrative Institution: Japan Student Services Organization, Osaka Japanese Lanugage Education Center) |
Fields of study |
Major in field of specialty at a graduate school |
Special training at a teacher training department |
Undergraduate education |
Japanese language or special training related to Japan |
Third year college of technology courses |
Post secondary courses |
Designated countries |
Worldwide (168 countries and regions) |
Developing countries, etc. (64 countries and regions) |
Worldwide (100 countries and regions) |
Worldwide (74 countries and regions) |
Developing countries (40 countries and regions) |
Developing countries, etc. (49 countries and regions) |
Planned number of new scholarship recipients |
4,042 people |
89 people |
460 people |
190 people |
86 people |
90 people |
Scholarship stipend |
¥143,000?148,000 per month |
¥117,000?120,000 per month |
Tuition |
Tuition for national universities and Institute of National College of Technology waived; tuition for public and private universities paid for by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology |
Travel allowance |
Roundtrip fare (air ticket) provided |
Embassy recommendation |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
University recommendation (overseas application) |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
University recommendation (local acceptance) |
Yes |
No |
Yes (For the final only) |
No |
No |
No |
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