2025 JAPANESE GOVERNMENT(MEXT) SCHOLARSHIP (UNIVERSITY RECOMMENDATION)[Special Selection]“Graduate Program for Environmental Conservation Leadership for Post SDGs”

2024-10-07

We started calling for scholarship applications by international students who wish to enroll in the Graduate School of Environmental Science for October 2025 intake under the Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship Program “Graduate Program for Environmental Conservation Leadership for Post SDGs”.

*Please make sure to contact prospective supervisors to discuss your suitability for this scholarship, and obtain agreement from your prospective supervisor before submitting your application. All the documents must be submitted via your prospective supervisor.
To find and contact your prospective supervisor, please refer to Staff Information page.

1. A number of Slots

3 for Master’s Course and 4 for Doctoral Course

2. Qualifications

1) Eligibility:

International students with outstanding academic achievements of graduate school level who enter Japan as new students or those already staying in Japan.
* Applicants must have earned a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 2.30/3.00 or above in their degreed (for those who are employed) or currently enrolled courses, and be able to maintain that GPA while receiving the scholarship. Furthermore, applicants must meet any one of the language requirements stated in 2) .

2) Language level/ability:

Applicants must satisfy any one of the following conditions to prove that they have sufficient English language ability.
(1) Applicants must pass or achieve scores in English language proficiency tests that correspond to B2 or higher level in the CEFR at the time of application.
(2) Applicants must complete school curriculums that meet the conditions for admission in masters’ or doctoral courses at a Japanese graduate school by using English as the main language.

3)Others

Please ask your prospective supervisors about other qualifications.

3. Scholarship Period and Benefits

1)Duration of scholarship:

Master’s course: 2 years
Doctoral course: 3 years

2) Monthly allowance:

Master’s course: 144,000 JPY
Doctoral course: 145,000 JPY

3) Travel Expenses

MEXT will provide arrival and return ticket.

4) Tuition and other academic fees

Application fee: exempted
Matriculation fee: exempted
Tuition fees: exempted

4. Selection schedule

Application submission deadline: Ask your prospective supervisor.
Nomination deadline from prospective supervisors: December 5, 2024
The internal notification date: Early January 2025(tentative)
Submission of additional documents (only successful candidates of the internal screening): by the late January 2025
The final notification date: Late-May 2025(tentative)

5. Required Documents

1) Documents for Internal Screening

* The following should be prepared by an applicant. Please submit all documents via your prospective supervisor by email.

1) Application form for MEXT scholarship

2) Field of Study and Study Program (should include relevance of your research plan to SDGs)

3) A copy of applicant’s passport (or a copy of a certificate of family register, certificate of citizenship or other identification issued by the government of his/her home country)

4) Official academic transcript(s) for all years of last university/graduate school attended (issued by the university/graduate school attended. Grading System or Grading Scale information must be attached.)

5) Certificate of (prospective) graduation or a Diploma of last university/graduate school attended

6) Document(s) attesting to the applicant’s outstanding academic achievements at the last university attended (If applicable)

7) Recommendation letter from dean (or above) at the current university or institutions, addressed to the president of Hokkaido University

8) Abstracts of theses (should be concise and to the point)

9) Proof of language ability that meets any one of the conditions in above “2. Qualifications” (English Language proficiency test scores or a Medium of Instruction certificate)

English Language proficiency tests	Minimum Scores (CEFR B2)
TOEFL iBT	Total Score 72 (Reading 18, Listening 17, Speaking 20, Writing 17)
IELTS (Academic)	5.5 (Overall Band Scores and all four skills)
TOEIC L&R and TOEIC S&W	Listening 400, Reading 385, Speaking 160, Writing 150

10) Career plan

2) Additional Documents (for only successful candidates of the internal screening)

1) Application Form

2) Official academic transcript(s) for all years of last university/graduate school attended (issued by the university/graduate school attended)(ORIGINAL document must be sent via post)

4) Certificate of (prospective) graduation or a Diploma of last university/graduate school attended(ORIGINAL document must be sent via post)

5) PLEDGE(ORIGINAL document must be sent via post)

6. Admissions

If the scholarship application is accepted, applicants need to take entrance examination in the summer of 2025. They will start master’s or doctoral program in October, 2025. There will not be a research student period.
See the Graduate School website for details of the regular entrance examination. (https://www.ees.hokudai.ac.jp/?page_id=2720&lang=en)

Contact
The Academic Affairs Section, Graduate School of Environmental Science, Hokkaido University.
E-mail: kyomu＠ees.hokudai.ac.jp
Kita 10, Nishi 5, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan