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Research Students (University Recommendation) Research Students (University Recommendation) Updated on December 16, 2025 University Recommendation is a type of selection that students are recommended to MEXT by the Japanese university which will accept you as a research student. It is divided into 4 categories, “General”, “Special Program”, “SATREPS” and “e-Asia”.

Yokohama National

University recommends students under the two categories: “General” and “Special Program”.

Special Program For “Special Program” category, each of the following programs accepts applications and conduct the screening respectively. See the admission schedule and selection method on the website of the program, and contact them directly for any inquiries. The selected candidates are recommended to MEXT from the university, and MEXT conducts a screening and selects scholarship grantees at the end of June (tentative). The grantees normally arrive in Japan in the end of September.

The Graduate

School of International Social Sciences ・International Economics and Data Analytics The Graduate School of Engineering Science ・Program for fostering engineers and researchers taking essential roles in the digital transformation of Japanese and foreign heavy industries ・Human Resources Development Program for Sustainability Transformation in Emerging Countries through Fundamental Science The Graduate School of Setting and Information Sciences ・Educational Program to integrate Environments and Informatics for safe and sustainable society The Graduate School of Urban Innovation ・International Graduate Program for Innovation of Civil Engineering through ICT technologies ・Special International Program for Urban Infrastructure Engineering in Developing Countries General If you wish to be recommended under the “General” category, please follow the application procedures below and submit the necessary documents by uploading them from the following form between Monday, 22 December 2025 and Wednesday, 7 January 2026 (Japanese Standard Time). YNU recommended candidates are selected and announced on Thursday, 5 February 2026. (They must then submit the originals or certified copies during the designated submission period.) The selected candidates are recommended to MEXT from the university, and MEXT conducts a screening and selects scholarship grantees by mid-June (tentative). Therefore, it must be noted that being recommended by YNU as a candidate does not guarantee that he/she will be selected as a grantee.

They normally arrive in Japan in the end of September. Application form Important Notes for October 2026 Admission (“General”) The number of YNU recommended candidates is 3 (three), which is same as last year.





Applicants must satisfy ONE OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS (Self-recommendation is not acceptable): ① they are officially recommended by one of the international partner universities of YNU; (Applicant must be from the applicable graduate school if the agreement is made only between the graduate schools); ② they are officially recommended by a university that has either organizational or personal relationship with YNU; or ③ they are officially recommended by the college or graduate school of YNU from which they have graduated.

Nationality: Applicants must have the nationality of a country designated by MEXT which is listed here.

For other qualifications and conditions, application procedures, and application documents, etc, please read Application Guidelines very carefully. Application procedures Check application qualification and conditions Check Application Guidelines and Academic Performance Entry Sheet to confirm whether your grade point average is 2.30 (out of 3.00) or above as well as whether you satisfy other qualifications and conditions.

Find a prospective academic advisor If you can confirm that you satisfy all the necessary qualifications and conditions,look for prospective academic advisor(s) from the List of Faculty Members, contact him/her to consult about your research details, acceptance conditions and the like, and obtain the Conditional Acceptance Form(template format) before the stated application deadline. (In case his/her e-mail address is not disclosed, ask the office of the graduate school he/she belongs by email to forward your message to him/her.)

Submit application documents Please fill out the form and upload all the necessary documents during the designated application period.

Documents to be submitted NB: Although the documents need not be originals at the time of application, the successful applicants who wish to be recommended to MEXT by YNU must submit the originals (or the certified true copies issued by public institutions such as the applicant’s university) during the designated submission period (those marked by below). YNU may also ask them to submit some additional documents or correct minor errors.

Conditional Acceptance

Form (Template format by PDF or JPEG )

Application Form (Template format by PDF) and copy of passport (by PDF or JPEG)

Field of Study and Research Plan[Research Proposal] (Template format by Word)

Academic transcript for all academic year of university attended (graduate and/or undergraduate, by PDF or JPEG )

Academic Performance Entry Sheet (Template format by Excel)

Certificate of graduation or degree certificate of the university attended (by PDF or JPEG )

Document that certifies that the applicant is ranked top 10% or 30% in the department of the last university attended (If any, by PDF or JPEG )





Official Recommendation letter from a high-ranking person (such as Dean or Director) at the current or last university attended, must be directed to President of YNU. (by PDF or JPEG )

Abstract of thesis (If any, by PDF)

Documents that demonstrate the linguistic ability of the applicant which meet one of the conditions (by PDF or JPEG *) Announcement of the results The result of university screening will be notified to applicants on Thursday, 5 February 2026, and of MEXT screening by mid-June (tentative). In both cases, the International Students Section will inform you of the result via email.

Note: if you wish to enter YNU as a regular student, you must pass an entrance exam conducted by each graduate school.

Application Guidelines For details, please refer to the following guidelines.

Application

Guidelines for YNU Recommended Candidates of Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship 2026 (Research Student by University Recommendation (General)) Note: This application procedures are conducted in accordance with MEXT’s “Application Guidelines for Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship 2026 (Research Students by University Recommendation (General))” released in December 2025.

Note: The office will be closed from 26 December 2025 to 4 January 2026 for a winter vacation. Contact YNU International Students Section Global Promotion Division Student Affairs and International Strategy Department Yokohama National University 79-8 Tokiwadai, Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama 240-8501 E-mail ： global.student（atmark）ynu.ac.jp Admissions & Aid Prospective Students Why Study at YNU?

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