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Scholarship details

Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho) Undergraduate Scholarship
Study levels Undergraduate
Value Monthly 125,000 yen (an additional monthly stipend of 2,000 or 3,000 yen may be provided).
Length A five-year scholarship is offered (first year in Japanese language training) beginning in April.
Close date Tuesday, 6 June 2023

About the scholarship

The Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture (monbukagakusho) of the Government of Japan offers scholarship to foreign students who wish to study at Japanese universities.

Offered to students who wish to study at Japanese universities as undergraduate students.

How To Apply

For an application form and full guidelines please download from the website details provided.

Each applicant must submit three sets of documents as specified in application procedure. One set is required to be original documents.

Entry requirements

This scholarship is available to applicants who are between 17 and 22 years old at the point of application and have completed 12 years of school education or have completed courses in a school comparable to a high school (includes prospective graduates). Applicants must be New Zealand citizens. A five-year scholarship is offered (first year in Japanese language training) beginning in April. For those majoring in medicine, dentistry or veterinary medicine the term of scholarship is seven years.