Call for Application: Japanese Government Scholarship Program for 2026 (Research Students)

The Government of Japan (Monbu-Kagaku-Sho: MEXT) offers scholarships for postgraduate studies for Syrian nationals under 35 years old (born on or after 2 April 1991). The Application Guidelines and all required forms are available here.

Applicants are allowed to take the written exam at the Embassy of Japan in Syria (Damascus) if she/he passes the document screening. Only short-listed candidates will be informed with further details of the written exam and the interview by mid-June 2025.
 
Minimum Qualifications and Conditions are as follows:

• Applicants must have Syrian nationality (Those who have other nationality should contact Japanese Embassy in their respective countries).
• Holders of Bachelor’s degree with a minimum average point of 70% (including graduates of academic year 2024/2025)
• Under the age of 35 (born on or after 2 April 1991)
• Fluent in English or in Japanese 

Please read the Application Guidelines in English or in Japanese before submitting the necessary documents. It is strongly encouraged to use "the check sheet" and submit it together with the application forms. Applicants must submit a copy of an official document that proves the applicant’s Syrian nationality, such as a copy of the applicant’s passport (pages of the photograph, the date of birth and the expiration date) or the applicant’s ID card.

The selection process might be suspended or canceled at any time, depending on either internal or external situation surrounding Syria.

All the necessary documents must be sent in advance via email<mextscholarship.syria@gmail.com> and received by May 18, 2025 (1 p.m. Syria Time) at the Embassy of Japan in Syria. Applications submitted after 1 p.m. of May 18, 2025 will not be accepted.
 
All application documents must be filled digitally and sent back in the same format, in a single email after being organized and numbered as in "the check sheet". The file size should be less than 9MB (Combining all documents in one PDF file is preferable).
Please make sure not to use last year's application forms (Use 2026 version) and all signatures on application documents shall be hand-written by an appropriate signer. Please re-send the application if you don’t receive a confirmation email from the embassy within 3 working days after the submission (Early submissions are highly encouraged).
Please be reminded that the candidates who successfully have passed the written exam and the interview will be asked to send the original of the Application forms to the Embassy of Japan in Syria (Damascus). Once submitted, the documents will not be returned.

For any further inquiries, please contact the Embassy of Japan in Syria:
E-mail: jpembassy.syria@gmail.com
Phone: +963-(0)11-333-8273 /+963-(0)11-333-2553
Address: No.3537 Sharkasiya, Aljala' Street, Abou Rommaneh, Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic (B.P. 3366)