MEXT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME [Applications Closed on 13th June 2025]
2025/6/16
The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) of Japan offers scholarships to Zambian students who wish to study postgraduate courses at Japanese universities as Research Students (either regular students or non-regular students) under the Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship Programme.
The scholarship covers following benefits:
1. Full tuition
2. Monthly allowance
3. Round trip flight between Zambia and Japan
Currently we do not accept applications for MEXT scholarships.
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The scholarship covers following benefits:
1. Full tuition
2. Monthly allowance
3. Round trip flight between Zambia and Japan
Currently we do not accept applications for MEXT scholarships.
Please FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK as we will be announcing any updates, including scholarship availability, most likely in mid-April 2026.
👉 https://www.facebook.com/JAPANinZAMBIA/
RESEARCH STUDENTS [Information of the selection process in 2025, for reference only]
1. Currently Application is Not Open:
Applications closed on 13th June 2025.
2. Duration:
a) Non-regular students: 18 or 24 months until the end of March 2028
b) Regular students: Necessary period for the completion of the regular course
Extension may be granted if you proceed to a further degree programme.
3. Departure Date:
April or September/October 2026
4. Placement at University:
MEXT conducts university placement, based on your “Placement Preference Application Form” and a letter of provisional acceptance you obtain from Japanese universities.
5. Application Deadline:
No later than Friday, 13 June 2025, 16:35 hrs
6. Selection Process:
a) Application deadline: 13 June (Friday)
b) Notification of results to shortlisted applicants: by 20 June (Friday)
c) Written test: 27 June (Friday) at the Embassy
d) Notification of results to shortlisted applicants: by 2 July (Wednesday)
e) Interviews: 4 July (Friday) at the Embassy
f) Notification of results of the Interviews by 9 July (Wednesday)
7. Application Guidelines and Application Forms:
Applicants MUST read through the Application Guidelines which can be found at the link below and follow the instructions.
👉https://www.studyinjapan.go.jp/en/smap-stopj-applications-research.html
Carefully check required documents for the application described in the Application Guidelines. Application forms can be downloaded from above website.
Applications closed on 13th June 2025.
2. Duration:
a) Non-regular students: 18 or 24 months until the end of March 2028
b) Regular students: Necessary period for the completion of the regular course
Extension may be granted if you proceed to a further degree programme.
3. Departure Date:
April or September/October 2026
4. Placement at University:
MEXT conducts university placement, based on your “Placement Preference Application Form” and a letter of provisional acceptance you obtain from Japanese universities.
5. Application Deadline:
No later than Friday, 13 June 2025, 16:35 hrs
6. Selection Process:
a) Application deadline: 13 June (Friday)
b) Notification of results to shortlisted applicants: by 20 June (Friday)
c) Written test: 27 June (Friday) at the Embassy
d) Notification of results to shortlisted applicants: by 2 July (Wednesday)
e) Interviews: 4 July (Friday) at the Embassy
f) Notification of results of the Interviews by 9 July (Wednesday)
7. Application Guidelines and Application Forms:
Applicants MUST read through the Application Guidelines which can be found at the link below and follow the instructions.
👉https://www.studyinjapan.go.jp/en/smap-stopj-applications-research.html
Carefully check required documents for the application described in the Application Guidelines. Application forms can be downloaded from above website.
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
The MEXT Scholarship programme for undergraduate students has been suspended in Zambia. There are currently no plans to resume the programme.