The application for the MEXT Scholarship 2024 is now open by each Embassy of Japan.

The MEXT Scholarship can only be applied through the Japanese Embassy in your home country. The application deadlines and the scope of Scholarship (i.e. undergraduate, postgraduate) are set by each Embassy, so if you are interested in applying, pleaes make sure you check the details at the website of the Japanese Embassy in your country.

Below is the list of Japanese Embassies and the links to the MEXT Scholarship application on their websites.

• Embassy of Japan in the Republic of Angola (Deadline: 31 May 2023)
• Embassy of Japan in Benin (Deadline: 26 May 2023)
• Embassy of Japan in Botswana (Deadline: 31 May 2023)
• Embassy of Japan in Burkina Faso (Deadline: 1 June 2023)
• Embassy of Japan in Cabo Verde (Deadline: 9 June 2023)
• Embassy of Japan in Cameroon (Deadline: 2 June 2023)
• Embassy of Japan in the Central African Republic (Deadline: 2 June 2023)
• Embassy of Japan in Chad (Deadline: 2 June 2023)
• Embassy of Japan in Côte d'Ivoire (Deadline: 26 May 2023)
• Embassy of Japan in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Deadline: 26 May 2023)
• Embassy of Japan in Djibouti (Deadline: 6 June 2023)
• Embassy of Japan in Ethiopia (Deadline: 22 May 2023)
• Embassy of Japan in Eswatini  (Deadline: 2 June 2023)
• Embassy of Japan in Gabon (Deadline: 29 May 2023)
• Embassy of Japan in Gambia (Deadline: 9 June 2023)
• Embassy of Japan in Ghana (Deadline: 16 June 2023)
• Embassy of Japan in Guinea (Deadline: 16 June 2023)
• Embassy of Japan in Guinea-Bissau (Deadline: 9 June 2023)
• Embassy of Japan in Kenya (Deadeline: 19 May 2023)
• Embassy of Japan in Lesotho (Deadline: 2 June 2023)
• Embassy of Japan in Liberia (Deadline: 16 June 2023)
• Embassy of Japan in Madagascar (Deadline: 26 May 2023)
• Embassy of Japan in Malawi (Deadline: 26 May 2023)
• Embassy of Japan in Mali (Deadline: 16 June 2023)
• Embassy of Japan in Mauritania (Deadline: 2 June 2023)
• Embassy of Japan in Mauritius (Deadline: 9 June 2023)
• Embassy of Japan in Mozambique (Deadline: 16 June 2023)
• Embassy of Japan in Namibia (Deadline: 9 June 2023)
• Embassy of Japan in Niger (Deadline: 26 May 2023)
• Embassy of Japan in Nigeria (Deadline: 26 May 2023)
• Embassy of Japan in São Tomé and Príncipe (Deadline: 29 May 2023)
• Embassy of Japan in Senegal (Deadline: 9 June 2023)
• Embassy of Japan in Seychelles (Deadline: 31 May 2023)
• Embassy of Japan in Sierra Leone (Deadline: 16 June 2023)
• Embassy of Japan in Somalia (Deadline: 19 May 2023)
• Embassy of Japan in South Africa (Deadline: 2 June 2023)
• Embassy of Japan in Tanzania (Deadline: 5 June 2023)
• Embassy of Japan in Togo (Deadline: 26 May 2023)
• Embassy of Japan in Uganda (Deadline: 16 June 2023)
• Embassy of Japan in the Republic of Zambia (Deadline: 31 May 2023)
• Embassy of Japan in Zimbabwe (Deadline: 31 May 2023)