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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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LANCASTER MASTER’S EXCELLENCE SCHOLARSHIP

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LOCATION: United Kingdom

The scholarship amount awarded varies by the programme fee level and the grade of your undergraduate degree at the point of entry. The scholarship programs are the Management School Master’s Excellence Scholarship, Science and Technology Master’s Excellence Scholarship, Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences Master’s Excellence Scholarship, and Health and Medicine Master’s Excellence Scholarship. To find out which faculty your chosen course falls under, visit the relevant course page and look for the section “Your department.”

ELIGIBILITY:

Study level: Master’s-level postgraduate taught students

Fee status: Home students, International students (about fee status)

The scholarship is available for eligible applicants to all full-time postgraduate taught degree programmes, offered fully on campus by Lancaster University for 2026 entry.

Management School Master’s Excellence Scholarship—You will automatically be considered for this scholarship if you:

Accept a conditional or unconditional offer from Lancaster University for 2026 entry

Have an average grade to date at a 1st (home and international), 2:1, or 2:2 level (international) in your undergraduate studies (to include equivalent classifications). If you have already completed your undergraduate studies, then you will need to have already achieved a 1st (home and international), 2:1 degree, or 2:2 level (international).

Science and Technology Master’s Excellence Scholarship—You will automatically be considered for this scholarship if you:

Accept a conditional or unconditional offer from Lancaster University for 2026 entry

Have an average grade to date at a 1st (home and international) or 2:1 level (international) in your undergraduate studies (to include equivalent classifications). If you have already completed your undergraduate studies, then you will need to have already achieved a 1st (home and international) or 2:1 (international) degree.

Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences Master’s Excellence Scholarship—You will automatically be considered for this scholarship if you:

Accept a conditional or unconditional offer from Lancaster University for 2026 entry

Have an average grade to date at a 1st class honours degree (or equivalent) in your undergraduate studies. If you have already completed your undergraduate studies, then you will need to have already achieved a 1st

Health and Medicine Master’s Excellence Scholarship—have an average grade to date at a 1st class honours degree (or equivalent) in your undergraduate studies. If you have already completed your undergraduate studies, then you will need to have already achieved a 1st

Accept a conditional or unconditional offer from Lancaster University for 2026 entry

Applicants in receipt of external funding will only be eligible for this scholarship where the external funding covers less than 50% of the tuition fee.

Scholarships are awarded based on the classification of your degree award and fee status for the duration of your studies. If your fee status changes during your studies, your scholarship will be adjusted in line with your new fee status.

If an applicant is eligible for both the Lancaster Master’s Excellence Scholarship and a scholarship and/or tuition fee discount from any of our international teaching partnerships, only the award of the highest value will be made.

If successfully awarded a named departmental scholarship, it can be combined with this scholarship.

This scholarship cannot be combined with the International Regional Scholarship – Postgraduate.

BENEFIT:

Management School Master’s Excellence Scholarship—£6,000

Science and Technology Master’s Excellence Scholarship—£9,000

Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences Master’s Excellence Scholarship—£5,064

Health and Medicine Master’s Excellence Scholarship—£7,728

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