Important notice

【Call for Applications: MEXT University Recommendation for October 2026 Intake】
The application period: November 21st to November 30th, 2025.
The e3 online system will open on November 21st at noon, and close after November 30th, 11:59 pm (Japan Standard Time).
Please upload all the required documents on e³ online system, and click the “submit” button to complete your application by the deadline.
No late submissions will be accepted under any circumstances, and no consideration can be given to your personal circumstances.

Please download and read the guidelines and FAQs carefully before submitting your application.

[The following formats have been updated]
Even if you have already prepared documents using the older form, please make sure that you prepare and submit them using the new form.
-Motivation to Apply and Research Plan
-Abstracts of Graduation Thesis
-Recommendation Letter

MEXT scholarship (University Recommendation, Embassy selection)
MEXT Scholarship application and admission screening to e³ program are separate procedures.
If you wish to enroll in the e3 program with a MEXT scholarship, you must first apply for the scholarship.

Japanese Government: MEXT scholarships 2026AY

Japanese government MEXT scholarship (University Recommendation), nomination through the e3 program "Next-Generation Green Transformation Leader Development Program" for October 2026 Intake

e³ program calls for scholarship applications by international students who wish to enroll in the Graduate School of Engineering for October 2026 intake under the Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship Program.

The application starts with screening and selection for the scholarship.
Applicants are expected to be academically excellent and strongly motivated to conduct Master's or Doctoral-level research at a laboratory within e³ program.
Shortlisted candidates who passed the first screening (document screening and interview with a prospective supervisor) will proceed to the second screening (document screening and interview with the nomination committee) and be asked to submit additional documents to complete the procedure.

Applicants who are nominated for the scholarship must subsequently apply for admission screening to e³ program, the Graduate School of Engineering, called "e³ Special Selection".
(Caution: MEXT Scholarship application and admission screening to e³ program are separate procedures).

Selection schedule for October 2026 Intake

Guideline (MEXT Scholarship: University Recommendation)

FAQs (MEXT Scholarship: University Recommendation)
＊Please download and read the guidelines and FAQs carefully before submitting your application!

First Screening
Upload application documents on e³ online system	・Document screening ・Interview with a prospective supervisor	Result announcement of the First Screening
November 21st – November 30th, 2025	November 21st, 2025 – January 5th, 2026	January 22nd, 2026

*Only shortlisted candidates will be called for the final interview.

Second Screening
・Document screening ・Interview with the nomination committee	Submission of additional documents	Final Result announcement
January 26th - January 30th, 2026 (tentative)	by the end of January, 2026 (tentative)	February 16th, 2026 (tentative)

List of the documents

The following documents must be submitted online by the deadline through e³ online documents submission system (for details, please refer to the application guidelines):

e3 online documents submission system

*Open during the documents submission period only: November 21st at noon - November 30th 11:59 pm, 2025 (JST)

No.	Requreied Documents	e3 Format
1	Motivation to Apply and Research Plan Format: e³ designated format/ Length: maximum 2 pages (excluding the citation page).	Word
2	Abstracts of Graduation Thesis Format: ^e3 designated format/ Length: maximum 2 pages	Word
3	Abstracts of Publications [if any] Format: free format/ Length: maximum 2 pages
4	Academic Transcripts
5	Graduation/Expected Graduation Certificates
6	Recommendation Letter	Word
7	Documents to Prove English Proficiency
8	Photocopy of your passport

*Japanese government MEXT scholarship (Embassy selection)

There is another way to apply for MEXT scholarship - through the Japanese Embassy in your home country using the application form provided by the Japanese Embassy.
Candidates' selection procedure and timelines are entirely different from the university nomination.
If you pass the preliminary screening at the Embassy, you will be asked to submit an acceptance letter from a Japanese university of your choice.
To obtain a letter of acceptance from the e3, you should send/email us a set of the same documents as those submitted to the Japanese Embassy, with a confirmation seal of the Japanese Embassy affixed, and a certificate of the primary selection issued by the Japanese Embassy. You should select two professors or laboratories in your message so that we can forward your application to them for consideration. For details, please check the page below:

Apply for acceptance letter - MEXT Embassy, other