Study in Japan

2026/4/21

Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho: MEXT) Scholarships

The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT or Monbukagakusho) of the Government of Japan offers scholarships to foreign students who wish to study at Japanese universities.
 
As of 1 May 2024, 9,304 foreign students were studying in Japan under the Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho) Scholarship program, which was established in 1954. 

Since 1994, the Government of Japan awarded Research (Graduate) Student Scholarships to over 50 Jamaicans and six Bahamians to pursue Master's or Ph.D studies in Japan.  

Application  [Deadline: 4:00 pm on Friday, 5 June 2026]

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