Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship for 2027 : Undergraduate Students - Now Open

<Duration> 5 years from April 2028 include 1 year of Preparatory Education
*Preparatory Education : Japanese affairs, Mathematics, English, Social studies for those majoring in Social Science A/B and Humanities, Physics, Chemistry ,Biology for those majoring in Natural Sciences A/B/C
 
<Important : Please read carefully>

• After completing 1 year of preparatory education, a grantee needs to take and pass the entrance exams for a University designated by MEXT.
• If a grantee is deemed incapable of completing the preparatory education, the scholarship will be cancelled, and the grantee will be required to return to his/her home country.
• If a grantee is unable to enter a university designated by MEXT despite having completed the preparatory education, the scholarship will be cancelled, and the grantee will be required to return to his/her home country.

<Written Exam>

• Social Science A,B & Humanities : Japanese, English, Mathematics
• Natural Sciences A : Japanese, English, Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics
• Natural Sciences B,C : Japanese, English, Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology

*Printed copies of Guidelines and Application Forms are available at the Embassy.

Guidlines 

Please read the Guidelines carefully to confirm your eligibility.

• Application Guidelines for Undergraduate Students

Application Documents

Applicants must submit the following documents to the Embassy of Japan in Solomon Islands by Friday, 22nd May 4:00 p.m.  
Email submissions are NOT accepted, and the submitted documents will not be returned.
**LATE OR INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. PLEASE READ THE GUIDELINES CAREFULLY**

• Application Form for FY2027 <1 Original & 1 Copy>
• Direct Placement Preference Application Form for FY2027
• Attachements(Please use this checklist to confirm all required documents and submit it together with all required attachments)  <1 Original & 1 Copy>
• Recommendation Letter Sample <1 Original & 1 Copy>
• Certificate of Health *Submission will be required at a later date for successful applicants

Selection Schedule

• Application Deadline : Friday, 22nd May 4:00 p.m.
• Announcement of document screening results : Friday, 29th May
• Written Examination : Wednesday, 17th June
• Announcement of Examination results: Wednesday, 24th June
• Interview : Mid-July
• Announcement of Interview results: Mid-July
• Second Screening by MEXT : Late-November
• Announcement of Successful Candidates: December

Successful candidates will be contacted at each stage of the screening process.

You can download all of the Guidelines, Application Documents  from here (STUDY in JAPAN).

●Past exams can be viewed here.
 

Inquiries

Kelton Marau 
Embassy of Japan in Solomon Islands
☎ 22953
✉scholarship.solomon@sm.mofa.go.jp
Email submissions are NOT accepted.