MEXT Scholarship 2026

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The Graduate School of Engineering and the Graduate School of Environmental Studies at Nagoya University, as well as the Graduate School of Engineering at Gifu University are accepting applications from foreign students who wish to pursue a master or doctoral degree in the field of Civil and Environmental Engineering, with the financial aid of the Japanese Government (Monbu-Kagaku-sho: MEXT) Scholarship Program.
The selection will be made by the submitted documents and internet interviews, and all applicants can apply for this examination without visiting Japan.
Those who pass the selection process will be allowed to enter the master's or the doctoral program in October 2026.
The professors who will supervise the master's or the doctoral students in this program and their research fields can be found in the following official websites:
■Nagoya University:  http://www.civil.nagoya-u.ac.jp/index.html
■Gifu University:       http://www.eng.gifu-u.ac.jp/syakaikiban/e/

■Scholarship Recipients

2 master students: Nagoya University
4 doctoral students: Nagoya University
2 doctoral students: Gifu University
 

■Scholarship Benefits

 
If you are selected a scholarship student, the following are provided:
 
(1) Monthly Allowance
    Master students: Apporx. 144,000 yen per month
    Doctoral students: Apporx. 145,000 yen per month
    (subject to change depending on the annual budget of each year)
(2) Travel Expenses from/to the student’s country
(3) Exemption from paying the university matriculation and tuition fees
 
 

■Schedule

  • Opening for application: Mid of September, 2025
  • Closing for application: November 28, 2025 by 16:00 (Japan Time)
  • Announcement of the first screening result: Mid of December, 2025
  • Announcement of the admission result: End of December, 2025

 

■Qualifications

●Age
   under 35 years of age as of April 1, 2026 (born on or after April 2, 1991)
●Academic background
 Master students: earned (or will earn by September 2026) a bachelor’s degree
 Doctoral students: earned (or will earn by September 2026) a master’s degree
●English requirement
The applicant who has graduated from a university where the primary language of instruction is not English must satisfy one of the following requirements.
 
(1) TOEFL: minimum score of 80 iBT;
(2) IELTS: minimum band score of 6
(3) Other evidence showing that the applicant has English proficiency at least equivalent
     to requirements (1) or (2) above.
 
However, an applicant who is a native speaker of English or who has received their education in a university program in which English was the primary language of instruction is exempted from this requirement.
 
●Current country of residence
The international applicants is eligible to apply for this scholarship if they meet the following criteria: 
       Nagoya University: he/she is eligible for enrollment with student visa status and not residing in Japan,
       or currently resigning in Japan.
       Gifu University: he/she is eligible for enrollment with student visa status and not residing in Japan.
If the applicant is unable to make a decision about the plan, he/she should inquire in advance about the qualification
 
Note: This call for applications will start in the fiscal year 2025, and will be implemented when the budget of Japanese government is approved. If other eligibility requirements are given by Japanese government, they will be applied to the applicants.

 ■Admission Procedure

(1) Decide the preferred research laboratories/research groups and supervisors to apply for from the faculty list. [Faculty list]
    Note: it is possible to specify up to the second choice in the application form.
(2) Make a pre-application inquiry regarding research projects to potential supervisors
    (make sure to contact at least one supervisor as your first choice)
(3) Send the electronic data of all the required documents to the International Programs office (fso@civil.nagoya-u.ac.jp) by
     e-mail by November 21, 2025
(4) Submit the original documents to the following address by November 28, 2025
     If necessary, the office may ask the applicant to submit additional documents.

    • Civil Engineering Joint International Program Office
    • for Nagoya University and Gifu University
    • Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering,
    • Graduate School of Engineering
    • Nagoya University
    • Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8603, JAPAN
    • Tel: +81-52-788-6050

 
For details, please refer to:[Guidelines for master students][Guidelines for doctoral students]
 
 

■ Documents to be submitted

For Both Master and Doctoral courses

(1) Application for Admission  [Template format by Word]
(2) Application for Japanese Government Scholarship Applicants who passed the first screening process will be asked to submit.
(3) Field of Study and Study Program on the prescribed form [Template format by Word]
(4) Medical Certificate  [Template format by Word]
(5) Certificate of the completion of university or college work
(6) Certified academic records of undergraduate course attended
(7) Information to calculate the Grade Point Average (GPA)
(8) Certificate of national registration or citizenship, and Photocopy of passport
(9) Photography of residence card (only for applicants who are currently residing in Japan)
(10) Two letter of reference addressed to the presidents of Nagoya University and Gifu University [Template format by Word]
(11) Three Photographs (4.5 × 3.5cm)
(12) Certificate of English proficiency  Valid only for tests taken after November 2023.
(13) Copy of the master’s/undergraduate thesis and/or brief description of the research being carried out in the master’s/undergraduate program.
(14) Technical papers published in journals, if any.
(15) Certificate/s of academic awards, if any.  
(16) Declaration of applicable specific categories [Template format by word]
For Doctoral course
(17) Certificate of a Master’s degree
(18) Certified academic records of Master’s course
 
 

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