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CALL FOR APPLICATION – JAPANESE GOVERNMENT (MEXT) SCHOLARSHIP FOR 2026 (TEACHER TRAINING STUDENTS)

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Application Deadline: Friday, 30 January, 2026, 12 noon

LOCATION: Japan

The Embassy of Japan in Nigeria is now accepting applications for the MEXT (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology) scholarship program (Teacher Training Students Category).

Please send your application through a post office/courier service or submit it in person to us at the Embassy of Japan, No. 9 Bobo Street, off Gana Street, Maitama, Abuja, on or before Friday, the 30th, 2026

ELIGIBILITY:

Applicants must have the nationality of a country that has diplomatic relations with Japan

Applicants, in principle, must be born on or after April 2, 2001

Academic Background

Applicants must be willing to learn Japanese.

Applicants must submit a health certificate in the prescribed format signed by a physician attesting that the applicant has no physical or mental conditions hindering the applicant’s study in Japan

In principle, applicants must be able to arrive in Japan between April 1, 2026, and April 7, 2026. Departure from the home residence should be on or after April 1, 2026.

Applicants shall, in principle, newly obtain a “Student” visa at the Japanese diplomatic mission located in the applicant’s country/region of nationality and enter Japan with the status of residence as “Student.”

For requirements and guidelines on application, please visit the following link:
Research Student:
https://www.studyinjapan.go.jp/en/smap-stopj-applications-research.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawJtsx1leHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHt8dukFRCIWm6xEOdqnhwGQp0-cliZRkGZtiHL5RO93jgXhiS03pyfs8clVO_aem_h5afmvJphSSU1_LY5gdNZg
Undergraduate students:
https://www.studyinjapan.go.jp/en/smap-stopj-applications-undergraduate.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawJts2pleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHtQs4z_8lgDQx1TKYdToufhYI0rK8IiYXSCMk4nrZ-iJCt2w87ik6CbzbIic_aem_OPy3nQds0GkyJxVbfq5juQ
College of Technology Students:
https://www.studyinjapan.go.jp/en/smap-stopj-applications-technology.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawJts55leHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHt8dukFRCIWm6xEOdqnhwGQp0-cliZRkGZtiHL5RO93jgXhiS03pyfs8clVO_aem_h5afmvJphSSU1_LY5gdNZg
Specialized Training College Students: https://www.studyinjapan.go.jp/en/smap-stopj-applications-specialized.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawJts8NleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHi7xtSHDphnQSBQy42SJYbt3X096Byhn11gASWlTp14eZ4FCLHJZyjTYlxIH_aem_wjCQkDrYsg-_NleujYINRw

BENEFIT:
Allowance of 117,000 yen per month. A supplemental regional allowance of 2,000 yen or 3,000 yen per month will be added to the monthly scholarship amount for the grantees studying or conducting research in specially designated regions.

Fees for the entrance examination, matriculation, and tuition at specialized training colleges and preparatory educational institutions will be waived.

Traveling Expenses

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UNIVERSITY OF OULU  NOKIA SCHOLARSHIPS FOR INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS

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Application form open: January 7th-21st, 2026, 15:00/3pm GMT+2.

LOCATION: Sweden

Applicants of specific programmes can apply for a limited number of Nokia Scholarships. The scholarships are intended to fast progressing in master’s studies in System-on-Chip and Radio Frequency-related courses in the curricula.

ELIGIBILITY:

The scholarship is offered to a limited number of talented, accepted applicants in the following Master’s programmes:

Computer Science and Engineering (Computer Science and Engineering)

Electronics

Wireless Communications and Engineering

Sustainable and Autonomous Systems

Please note that all applicants, including those required to pay tuition fees, can apply for this scholarship.

Applicant must apply for the scholarship on the same online application applicant uses to apply for the programme(s) in the Studyinfo portal; suitable programmes listed above.

Application form open: January 7th-21st, 2026, 15:00/3pm GMT+2.

The application forms are evaluated based on the scholarship criteria. If needed, the applicants are invited to an interview. The scholarship decisions are made by Nokia.

The scholarships are awarded to the best applicants based on academic evaluation, especially in System-on-Chip and Radio Frequency related studies, and interest in SoC or RF-related MSc studies and career paths.

All the applicants will be informed about the scholarship decision by June 18, 2026, at the latest.

Nokia Scholarship recipients are required to confirm the acceptance of the scholarship by July 9, 2026, at the latest.

The scholarship is conditional. To receive the Nokia Scholarship, the applicant who has been awarded the scholarship must also have

Accepted their student place in the Studyinfo portal by July 9, 2026, 15:00/3pm (GMT+3)

Paid the tuition fee (if they are liable to pay tuition fees) by July 9, 2026 (GMT+3)

Registered as present for the Academic Year 2026-2027 by the registration deadline (to be confirmed by the University)

Started their studies according to the instructions by the University.

The Nokia Scholarship is paid during the Autumn semester of 2026 to the recipient’s Finnish bank account. To receive the scholarship payment, the recipient needs to fulfill the scholarship conditions, arrive in Oulu, and open a Finnish bank account.

If the person who has been awarded the Nokia Scholarship fails to fulfill the scholarship conditions stated above, the scholarship can be revoked and awarded to the next best applicant on the waiting list.

The Nokia Scholarship cannot be transferred to another year.

BENEFIT:

The amount of the scholarship is 3000 euros. It is paid in one installment.

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