The Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship for 2027

    The Embassy of Japan in Afghanistan is pleased to announce that the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) of Japan offers scholarships to the Afghan students who wish to study in graduate courses at Japanese universities as Research Students (either regular-students or non-regular students) under the Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship Program for the Japanese academic year of 2027.
 
    Interested and eligible individuals can download “Application Guidelines: Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarships for 2027 (Research Students)”, hereafter “the Guideline”, and the application forms from the below link. Please read the Guideline very carefully as the necessary information is explained in it.
 
Download link: https://www.studyinjapan.go.jp/en/smap-stopj-applications-research.html
 
    Those who are eligible for the scholarship program in 2027 and have prepared ALL the required application documents (see 9. APPLICATION DOCUMENTS of the Guideline) can submit soft copies of the documents through the below e-mail address by 25 May 2026. The submitted documents will not be returned.
 
Email Address: japan.scholarship2027.af@gmail.com
 
 
Timeline of the First screening by the Embassy of Japan in Afghanistan
Deadline of submission of the application documents:                          25 May   2026
Written Examinations (paper test) in Kabul:                                                 18 June 2026
Interview Examinations in Kabul:                                                                      July  2026 (TBD)
 
 
Important Notifications:

1. The Embassy of Japan in Afghanistan and the Japanese Government are independently responsible for all the screening and selection processes of the applicants. The Aga Khan Foundation Afghanistan will be supporting the Embassy of Japan in collecting applications and facilitating the written examintions processes, but it will not bear any responsibility for selecting the candidates.  
2. The Embassy of Japan in Afghanistan and the Japanese Government select scholarship candidates fairly, without any religious, linguistic and ethnic identity. The selection will solely be based on the completeness and quality of the application documents as well as the results of the written examintions and the interview examinations.
3. The application is free of charge, and the scholarship is fully funded (see 6. SCHOLARSHIP BENEFITS of the Guideline). If applicants are asked by any third party for any financial contributions, it could potentially be a scam. It is, therefore, the applicants’ responsibility to be vigilant and avoid scams.
4. No applications will be accepted by any means other than those sent via the e-mail address provided above.
5. Document screening will be based solely on the content of the submitted application documents. Therefore, the applications submitted must be complete.
6. Age limits set by the MEXT Guidelines are definite. No exceptions can be made under any circumstances.
7. Due to the large number of applications received every year, only those who pass the document screening will be contacted for the written examintions.  The reasons for the acceptance or rejections will not be communicated to the applicants.
8. The date of the written examintions and the interview examinations could potentially change in case any unforeseen circumstance disrupts the schedule. Applicants will be notified in advance if any such changes happen.
9. The written examinations and the interview examinations will be held in Kabul and no one can remotely participate both of them from outside Afghanistan.
10. The Embassy of Japan in Afghanistan will select Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship candidates only for research students. Applications for Undergraduate scholarships will not be accepted.

 
 
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