MEXT University Recommendation scholarship for the Civil Engineering special programme at Yokohama National University's Graduate School of Urban Innovation, for October 2027 entry. Under the official MEXT 2027 guidelines, the package covers: tuition, entrance examination and matriculation fees waived; a monthly stipend of 144,000 yen for Master's students or 145,000 yen for Doctoral students, plus a possible regional supplement of 2,000 to 3,000 yen; and an economy air ticket to Japan, with a return ticket if you graduate and return home within the scholarship period. Not covered: accommodation (university residence halls are limited and rent is paid from the stipend), National Health Insurance premiums, and your first weeks in Japan. MEXT advises bringing about US$2,000 because the first stipend payment arrives 1 to 1.5 months after arrival. Proof of English is required: either a TOEFL or IELTS score at CEFR B2 or above covering all four skills and taken within 2 years, or a degree from an institution where the medium of instruction was English. Applicants must be born on or after 2 April 1992 and be able to arrive in Japan before the 2027 fall semester begins. Apply through the YNU Web Application System by 10 December 2026. Applications by post, fax or email are not accepted.
This listing is narrower than its headline suggests, and applicants should understand the scope before investing time. Yokohama National University does not run one university-wide MEXT University Recommendation call. Under the university's own admissions pages, recommendation happens through named special programmes, and each programme sets its own schedule and screening. This Parwaz listing covers the Civil Engineering special programme in the Graduate School of Urban Innovation, which accepts MEXT applicants for October 2027 entry only, through the YNU Web Application System between 25 September and 10 December 2026.
The money, itemised from the official MEXT 2027 guidelines for research students: tuition, entrance examination and matriculation fees are waived. The monthly stipend is 144,000 yen for Master's students and 145,000 yen for Doctoral students, with a possible regional supplement of 2,000 to 3,000 yen. MEXT provides an economy air ticket to Japan, and a return ticket if the scholar graduates and returns home within the scholarship period. Two common claims about this scholarship are not supported by the official text. Accommodation is not included: residence halls exist at some universities in limited numbers, and rent is paid by the scholar from the stipend. There is no separate medical allowance: scholars must enrol in National Health Insurance on arrival. MEXT also advises bringing roughly US$2,000, because the first stipend payment arrives one to one and a half months after arrival.
English proof is required, but a test score is only one route. The Civil Engineering guidelines accept either a TOEFL or IELTS score at CEFR B2 or above, covering all four skills and obtained within two years, or a degree awarded by an institution where the medium of instruction was English. The programme may still interview applicants online to check proficiency. Eligibility basics: applicants must be born on or after 2 April 1992 and be able to arrive before the 2027 fall semester. Places are few (the published allocation is 2 Master's and 5 Doctoral places for Civil and Development, and 1 Master's and 3 Doctoral places for Civil and ICT/IoT), documents must be in English, the research plan is capped at five pages, and both recommenders must use official institutional email addresses. Screening results are announced on the programme website by early February 2027, with final MEXT confirmation by the end of July 2027.
Who should apply: civil engineering graduates whose research fits one of the two tracks and who can fund the arrival gap described above. Anyone looking for a different YNU field should check the university's general MEXT page, because other special programmes run their own schedules and this 10 December 2026 deadline does not apply to them.
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