Beginning from the 2025 Academic Year, MEXT Scholars (with the exception of Chinese “中国赴日本国 留学生”) are allowed to receive other scholarships alongside their MEXT Scholarships. Exact details can be found on the Japanese language-only site linked at the very bottom of this page. Please consult with the International Center in advance if you are interested in applying for a separate scholarship or fund but aren’t sure whether you may apply for/receive it while concurrently receiving the MEXT Scholarship.
The following is a summary of the important points from MEXT’s notice.
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- As a greater incentive to attract talented young students to Japan, from April 2025 onward MEXT Scholars (with the exception of Chinese “中国赴日本国留学生”) are allowed to concurrently receive other scholarships.
- As of March 2025, item (6) of the PLEDGE is “To refrain from receiving other scholarships or fellowships from the Japanese government, a Japanese government-related organization or others […]”, however, from April 2025 onwards MEXT Scholarship will not be revoked on this basis.
- All of the above said, however, MEXT Scholars may not concurrently receive awards from any of the following: Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), or the Japan Foundation (JF).
MEXT Notice, original Japanese text: https://www.mext.go.jp/content/20240801-mxt_kotokoku01-100001310_01.pdf