Office of International Relations
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Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship：Embassy Recommendation
Screening is carried out by a Japanese embassy overseas. For the details, please directly contact the Japanese embassy or consulates in your country of nationality.
Details of the recruitment process for MEXT (Embassy Recommendation) for admission in April 2026 and October 2026 will be available here from early July.
Recruitment of AY2025 MEXT Scholarship Students (Research Students) Recommended by the Embassy:
Those who wish to obtain a “Letter of Provisional Acceptance” from Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, the University of Tokyo, for MEXT scholarship application, first must pass a first screening given by the Japanese Embassy/Consulate General in your home country. After you pass the first screening, read the following sections 1~4 and follow the instructions in “Online Application Procedures” below.
- Deadlines
●For MEXT Scholarship Applicants
Application registration deadline: August 9, 2024 (23:59 JST)
Document submission (upload) deadline: August 16, 2024 (23:59 JST)
●For 中国赴 Applicants
Application registration deadline: August 30, 2024 (23:59 JST)
Document submission (upload) deadline: September 1, 2024 (23:59 JST)
* Applications will not be accepted if you fail to complete your application by the deadlines indicated above.
- How to apply
Those who have passed the first screening of the MEXT scholarship Embassy Recommendation and wish to enroll in Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, the University of Tokyo, should register on the online application system by the application registration deadline. Then, convert all the necessary documents to PDF and upload them to the online application system by the document submission deadline.
If you do not receive an email confirming your application registration, please contact us by email at the following address by August 5, 2024.
(Office of International Relations, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo: istoir.t(at)gs.mail.u-tokyo.ac.jp)
- Selection
We will make an inquiry to desired prospective supervisor(s) of your choice. When you are provisionally accepted by the desired prospective supervisor, after a review within the graduate school and your provisional acceptance is officially approved, a “Letter of Provisional Acceptance” will be issued in the name of the Dean of the graduate school around mid-September 2024.
- Important Notes
(1) Acceptance Status
In principle, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, the University of Tokyo, accepts MEXT Scholarship Students (Research Students) Recommended by the Embassy as an “International Research Student (non-degree)”.
(2) Those who wish to enter a degree program of Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, the University of Tokyo, must take and pass the entrance examination for the master’s or doctoral program. Please refer to past entrance examination questions and check in advance whether you can solve them.
https://www.i.u-tokyo.ac.jp/edu/entra/examarchive_e.shtml
(3) “Letter of Provisional Acceptance” (from 3. Selection) will be sent to you as a PDF. You must submit it to your Japanese Embassy on your own.
(4) Search for a desired prospective supervisor
https://www.i.u-tokyo.ac.jp/news/search_e/search-a_e.shtml (keyword search)
https://www.i.u-tokyo.ac.jp/edu/intro/index_e.shtml (department search)
Online Application Procedures
- Prepare the necessary materials for your application. (List of Documents to Submit)
- Log into and check the details of your application through the application system below.
●For MEXT Scholarship Applicants
Go to WEB application system for MEXT Scholarship Students (Research Students) Recommended by the Embassy here.
Deadline for registering: August 9, 2024 (23:59 JST)
●For 中国赴 Applicants
Go to WEB application system for 中国赴 Students (Research Students) Recommended by the Embassy here.
Deadline for registering: August 30, 2024 (23:59 JST)
- Submit (upload) your application documents.
【Important】 Application documents must only be submitted by uploading the files to the WEB Application System. (*No need to mail them by post.) Convert all the required documents into PDF files and upload them to the WEB Application System: My Page.
●For MEXT Scholarship Applicants
Deadline for uploading: August 16, 2024 (23:59 JST)
●For 中国赴 Applicants
Deadline for uploading: September 1, 2024 (23:59 JST)
・Applications which do not contain all the required documents by the deadline cannot be accepted.
・Do not forget to click ‘Confirm’ after you have uploaded the required documents on ‘My Page’.
・When your application has been confirmed on ‘My Page’, Application Confirmed will be displayed on ‘Status of Your Application’, and you will receive a confirmation notice at your registered email address. Please make sure to check ‘Status of Your Application’ on ‘My Page’ if your application has been confirmed.
・Even after you have confirmed your application on ‘My Page’, you will be able to edit it, replace documents, and cancel it until the deadline.
Office of International Relations (OIR)
Graduate School of Information Science and Technology
The University of Tokyo
Room 131, 1F, Engineer Building No.6
7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, JAPAN
Email: istoir(at)gs.mail.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship：University Recommendation (General Selection)
- What is Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship Students (University Recommendation [General Selection])?
Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship (University Recommendation [General Selection]) allows each Japanese university to conduct the recruitment and preliminary selection and recommend candidates to Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, MEXT. The scholarship is designed for students to start their studies only in October each year. If accepted as a MEXT scholarship student, applicants will enroll as a “Graduate International Research Student (non-degree)” in the Graduate School of Information Science and Technology. To advance to a master's or doctoral program while receiving the MEXT scholarship, applicants must take and pass the regular admission of the Graduate School of Information Science and Technology after arriving in Japan.
- Things You Need to Check Before Applying
Applicants are advised to send an inquiry via email to Office of International Relations (istoir.t[at]gs.mail.u-tokyo.ac.jp) to confirm their eligibility based on their nationality. If deemed eligible, applicants should first contact the professors at the Graduate School of Information Science and Technology to obtain an unofficial agreement for acceptance. Once this agreement is received, applicants should prepare and submit all application materials in accordance with the guidelines provided.
- Online application submission period
Monday, October 6 until Friday, October 17, 2025 at 17:00 (JST)
- Online Application Procedures
Further details will be uploaded after May 2025.
- Contact：
Office of International Relations (OIR)
Graduate School of Information Science and Technology
The University of Tokyo
Email: istoir(at)gs.mail.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Japanese Student Services Organization (JASSO) "Scholarship for Private-Financed International Students"
- Qualifications
If you meet the following conditions, you are eligible to apply:
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- "Student" visa holder
- Degree program students and research students
- Applicants must have acquired higher academic records than the criterion.
- The average monthly remittance must be less than 90,000 yen.
- You must not be receiving any other scholarships that have restrictions on the concurrent payment.
- Supporter in Japan earns less than 500 million yen a year.
※For details, please check the application guidelines for each year.
- Amount: 48,000 yen a month (as of 2025)
- Term of Scholarship: 1 year or 6 months
- Application Period: Once a year (as a general rule) around April. If there are vacancies, second recruitment will be done in October.
The University of Tokyo Fellowship Program (UTokyo Fellowship)
The Graduate School of Information Science and Technology at the University of Tokyo offers research grants to exceptionally qualified self-funded international students who are admitted to its doctoral program. This initiative aims to support their academic pursuits and research activities at the University as they work toward the completion of their doctoral degrees. Detailed information regarding the application and selection process will be communicated directly by the Graduate School to eligible individuals only.
UTokyo Foundation for Supporting International Students
The University of Tokyo collects contributions for supporting international students. UTokyo grants scholarships to international students who are doing well in study and have difficulties financially.
- Amount of Subsidy: 50,000 yen a month
- Term of Scholarship: 1 year or 6 months
- Application Period: Twice a year
Scholarship Offered by Private Organizations
The Graduate School of Information Science and Technology and the School of Engineering have a private scholarship registration system (twice a year, in February and August) to recommend privately financed international students for private scholarships that require a university recommendation. International students who wish to apply for scholarships that require a university recommendation must register within the period. Students who have registered in the past also need to register again with all the documents ready. Please note that we will not accept anything outside the registration period under any circumstances.
**Students cannot choose which scholarships to apply for.
