🇯🇵 Japan

Japan Postgraduate Scholarships

11 Master’s, PhD and graduate-research funding opportunities currently represented in the STC audit. Closed cycles are not presented as open; annual and upcoming awards are clearly labelled.

STC status policy: “Upcoming”, “annual”, “automatic” and “post-enrolment” labels are intentional. Always reconfirm the current official call before applying.

🇯🇵 JapanOpen now

Scholarship Opportunity — JPN-PG-08

Fully FundedGraduate / Postgraduate

Level: PhD / Doctoral Research

Funding: Fully funded 5-year PhD; tuition support + approximately JPY 2.6–3.6 million financial support + research/travel support

Timing: 15 November 2026, 23:59 JST

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🇯🇵 JapanCurrent 2027 programme

Scholarship Opportunity — JPN-PG-10

Fully Funded / ComprehensiveGraduate / Postgraduate

Level: Master’s / PhD

Funding: Tuition exemption + ¥143,000–145,000 monthly stipend + round-trip airfare under current rules

Timing: 2027 — programme-dependent; confirm exact deadline with STC

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🇯🇵 JapanCurrent institutional route

Scholarship Opportunity — JPN-PG-11

Fully Funded / ComprehensiveGraduate / Postgraduate

Level: Master’s / PhD

Funding: Tuition exemption + monthly stipend; travel support depends on university-recommendation quota

Timing: University-specific nomination timetable

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🇯🇵 JapanCurrent scheme

Scholarship Opportunity — JPN-PG-07

Fully Funded / ComprehensiveGraduate / Postgraduate

Level: Master’s / Postgraduate

Funding: ¥150,000 per month for up to 2.5 years + travel and school expenses under programme rules

Timing: Current programme; institution/prefecture nomination timetable applies

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🇯🇵 JapanCurrent scheme

Scholarship Opportunity — JPN-PG-09

Fully Funded / ComprehensiveGraduate / Postgraduate

Level: Master’s / Postgraduate

Funding: ¥160,000 per month + full tuition + round-trip airfare + arrival/Japanese-language support

Timing: Current programme; foundation/university timetable applies

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🇯🇵 JapanUpcoming – annual

Scholarship Opportunity — JPN-PG-02

Fully Funded / ComprehensiveGraduate / Postgraduate

Level: Master’s / Postgraduate

Funding: Full tuition + monthly subsistence/housing + books + medical insurance + travel

Timing: Normal intake September; application deadline early January

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🇯🇵 JapanAnnual / programme-specific

Scholarship Opportunity — JPN-PG-06

Fully Funded / ComprehensiveGraduate / Postgraduate

Level: Master’s / Postgraduate

Funding: Full tuition + monthly subsistence/housing + books + medical insurance + travel

Timing: Normal intake September; deadline typically early April

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🇯🇵 JapanAnnual / programme-specific

Scholarship Opportunity — JPN-PG-04

Fully Funded / ComprehensiveGraduate / Postgraduate

Level: Master’s / Postgraduate

Funding: Full tuition + monthly subsistence/housing + books + medical insurance + travel

Timing: Normal intake April; institutional deadline listed around mid-June for scholarship process

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🇯🇵 JapanAnnual / programme-specific

Scholarship Opportunity — JPN-PG-05

Fully Funded / ComprehensiveGraduate / Postgraduate

Level: Master’s / Postgraduate

Funding: Full tuition + monthly subsistence/housing + books + medical insurance + travel

Timing: Normal intake October; deadline typically November

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🇯🇵 JapanAnnual / programme-specific

Scholarship Opportunity — JPN-PG-01

Fully Funded / ComprehensiveGraduate / Postgraduate

Level: Master’s / Postgraduate

Funding: Full tuition + monthly subsistence/housing + books + medical insurance + travel

Timing: Normal intake September; deadline typically January

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🇯🇵 JapanAnnual / programme-specific

Scholarship Opportunity — JPN-PG-03

Fully Funded / ComprehensiveGraduate / Postgraduate

Level: Master’s / Postgraduate

Funding: Full tuition + monthly subsistence/housing + books + medical insurance + travel

Timing: Normal intake October; deadline typically March

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