Japanese Government Funded International Students -MEXT Students-

Categories of Japanese Government Funded International Students -MEXT Students-

◆Recommendation by Japanese diplomatic establishments overseas (Embassy Recommendation)

"Embassy Recommendation" refers to the recruitment and selection of scholarship students by Japanese embassies and consulates abroad. All necessary documents and interviews are handled by the Japanese embassy in your country, so please contact your local Japanese embassy for more details.

◆Recommendation by Tottori University for International Students wishing to come to Japan (University Recommendation)

The "University Recommendation" is a method whereby Tottori University recruits and screens applicants from partner universities wishing to study abroad, and then recommends them to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) as scholarship students. The program is open to research students (graduate students) and Japanese language and culture research students (undergraduate students). The time of arrival for "MEXT students" recommended by Tottori University is September or October (October enrollment). There is a limit to the number of students that can be recommended by Tottori University.

Application method	Apply to the Academic Affairs Section of your Tottori University faculty, through your expected academic supervisor.
Application period	Around January to March

Amount of the scholarships

　The amount of scholarships for MEXT Students：PDF

Category		Monthly allowance
・Undergraduate students*		117,000 yen
・Japanese studies students：Course guide 　（Details: Faculty of Regional Studies website (Japanese only)（https://www.rs.tottori-u.ac.jp/index.html））		117,000 yen
・Research Students ・Teacher Training Students：Course guide 　（Details: Faculty of Regional Studies website (Japanese only)（https://www.rs.tottori-u.ac.jp/index.html））	Non-degree students	143,000 yen
	Master's course	144,000 yen
	Doctor's course	145,000 yen

*Including students in the Japan-Korea Joint Exchange Program in Science and Engineering.

Application to extend the terms of a scholarship

Students who are eligible to apply for an extension of the term of their scholarship will be notified by the International Affairs Division.
* Since the number of students wishing to extend the terms of their scholarship is increasing yearly, applications for scholarship extensions may be refused in some cases.