Scholarships

It is the time when international students eager to study in Japan can apply for the extremely competitive University of Osaka MEXT Scholarship 2026. It is a Fully Funded government scholarship provided by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology (MEXT). It is an opportunity of a lifetime to study for a bachelor's, master's, or PhD in one of Japan's leading research universities.

The scholarship shall be awarded in any country to which Japan has diplomatic relations. Payment of tuition fee, economy round-trip airfare, monthly living, food, and accommodation allowances, and medical insurance shall be provided in the scholarship. The winners shall be hosted by Osaka University, which was established with the hope of cultivating the spirit of creativity of research as well as Japan's knowledge and innovation hub diversification.

About Osaka University MEXT Scholarship 2026 in Japan

Host Country: Japan

Location: Osaka University

Degree Level: Master's, PhD

Benefits: Fully Sponsored

Deadline: 1st September 2025

Financial Benefits

The Scholarship Includes:

Return Airfare Tickets

Accommodation

Tuition Fee

Stipend

Health insurance

Undergraduate Programs

The candidates need to pass the undergraduate entrance examination and be appointed as a MEXT Student candidate for consideration for nomination.

Human Sciences International Undergraduate Degree Program (HUS)

Website: http://iudp.hus.osaka-u.ac.jp

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International Undergraduate Program in Science (IUPS)

Website: https://www.sci.osaka-u.ac.jp/en/iups/

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Postgraduate Programs

Shortlisted candidates are usually Osaka University research students for 6-12 months. They then proceed for a master's or Ph.D. after clearing the entrance exam in between.

Eligibility Requirements

Nation: Formally supporting non-Japanese countries of Japan diplomatically.

Age: Typically born after April 2, 1990 (exception only in exceptional cases).

Academic: Equivalent bachelor's (16 years of study, or foreign 3+ year degree).

Language: Willing to learn Japanese and acclimatize.

Health: Should certify good health as to.

Arrival: early Apr 2025 or Sept/Oct 2025 (semester-based).

Document to be Filed

Field of Study and Research Plan

Academic Transcript

Certificate of Graduation/Degree

Recommendation Letter from University

Medical Certificate

Abstracts of Theses (optional)

Certificate of Language Proficiency (optional)

Letter of Recommendation

Copy of Passing Certificate of First Screening

Slovakia opened its full scholarship for its Scholarships for Talented Students in Slovakia 2025/26 for foreign students to study at two of the top public universities in Slovakia. Merit-based and mobility and cultural exchange from abroad, the scheme has the aim of accepting talented students all over the world.

195 study scholarships for the period of the following academic year are offered — 150 for Bachelor or Bachelor-Master only and Bachelor-Master only, and 45 for Master degree only. Reasonable economic assistance up to €15,000 per individual is granted by the scholarship, including fees, public health insurance, cost of living, and for Erasmus+ or equivalent programme mobility periods. Recipients receive €5,000 annually of study, or €500 monthly.

Scholarship is open to candidates from programme countries who are undertaking full-time on-campus programmes within the Slovak public higher education sectors participating in the programme. 31st July 2025 is the application submission deadline.

Slovakia, with low cost, high security, and rich campus life, is the best destination for students' education and professional development in Europe. Scholarship will grant a three-year fee exemption for Bachelor or dual studies and two years for Master studies.

In order to be chosen, it is necessary to submit a typed CV and motivation letter in English declaring the scientific interest and desire to study in Slovakia. The person should attach mandatory documents such as a passport or ID card, residence certificate, acceptance letters, and other supporting certificates. There is no age bar, but the participants under the age of 18 years should submit the guardian's permission.

For further details on the eligibility, list of universities and documents to be uploaded, the shortlisted candidates are requested to visit the official website of the scholarship.

Applications for the highly prestigious Lester B. Pearson International Scholarship 2026, a fully-funded scholarship award for exceptional international students for undergraduate studies starting in September 2026, are now available.

Just 37 students worldwide are chosen annually to enjoy this extremely competitive scholarship, which covers full fees. A four-year remission scholarship of full fees, text books, incidentals, and residence fees at one of Canada's oldest and most respected public universities is provided.

University of Toronto provides over 700 undergraduate programs in various faculties such as Life Sciences, Engineering, Computer Science, Commerce, Architecture, Music, Kinesiology, Humanities, and Physical & Mathematical Sciences.

Important Information:

Host Country: Canada

University Level: University of Toronto

Level: Undergraduate

Available Scholarships: 37

Course Start Date: September 2026

Student Application Deadline: October 17, 2025

Eligibility:

Is available for non-Canadian international students.

Must be nominated by the current high school.

In their last year of high school or graduated before June 2025.

Currently enrolled in a post-secondary program is not qualified.

An applicant can only apply to one first-choice University of Toronto undergraduate program.

Timeline:

School Nomination Deadline: October 10, 2025

University Application Deadline through OUAC: October 17, 2025

Scholarship Application & Documents Deadline: November 7, 2025

Application Process:

The student's high school must nominate him/her.

Non-participating schools must register with the University of Toronto.

After being nominated and applying to the university, students receive a personal scholarship link.

For upcoming global leaders, Lester B. Pearson Scholarship offers not only financial support but also the chance to study in one of the world's top-ranked educational institutions that encourage innovation, leadership, and global citizenship.

A gap year can be used by students to maximize their scholarship application.

The traditional way to college is going directly to college from high school, but most of the time, young adults are reconsidering. Some high school graduates take a gap year prior to attending college.

Can actually taking time off put young adults ahead at applying for scholarships, let alone giving them more time to search for best sources to fund tuition and living costs?

• -Public high schools indicated that 2.6% of 2023 graduates spent a gap year.
• A gap year can provide young adults with the time to take care of their health and be better equipped to withstand the demands of college academic life.
• -A gap year can be utilized to develop new skills and experience that will make for strong scholarship applications.
• -Some scholarship applications are time-sensitive and are not accessible after a gap year.
• -Placing initiative behind arranging a gap year and searching for scholarships will obtain maximum use of it and increase your opportunity for obtaining financial assistance.

Gap year refers to the amount of time that high school graduates spend before they go to college. The name has also been applied to other breaks, either in college or in your professional life.

Prior to the COVID pandemic, the Gap Year Association approximated 1.8% of college-bound students who had deferred to take a gap year. In the first year of the pandemic, gap year deferrals were 4.9%.

This percentage has decreased from the peak of the pandemic, and 2.6% of 2023 high school graduates were deferred for a gap year. Although deferrals are probably less common than they were in the early months of COVID, gap year application patterns are on the rise.

Gap year students justify taking a gap year by saying they wish to grow up as an individual, trying a foreign holiday, having a break from studying, studying possibilities, volunteering, and career investigation.

How a Gap Year Could Make Your Scholarship Application Better

While gap years provide young adults with time out of school, they can also prepare themselves better for college along the way. You can gain experiences that will make your scholarship applications stronger.

During a gap year, you may:

• Volunteer with a non-profit organization
• Learn a foreign language
• Job shadowing
• Gain an internship experience
• Work on an independent project
• When a Gap Year Might Hurt Your Choices
• While a gap year will prepare students for college and give them time to write an effective scholarship application, there are possible drawbacks. 

As the academic paradigm of high school, a gap year frees young adults with more autonomy. Unless you're strategic with how you use that time, there's a high likelihood you won't do things that make you more likely to win a scholarship.

Gap years have lots of wonderful potential. You can take time off from school stress, concentrate on gaining more experience, and develop your scholarship application. Even so, you should do something with your school break. Without deciding how you will be spending your time and considering your options for scholarships, you may find yourself in a worse situation.

As a big step towards safeguarding linguistic heritage and empowering future generations of professionals, the World Konkani Centre has declared that students who studied Konkani as their third language in Karnataka schools will now be given the highest priority for its crème-de-la-crème engineering and medical scholarship program from this year.

This is not only intended to assist the students in their studies, but to promote the cultural identity value through education. "It's our way of honouring young minds who choose to keep the language alive while striving for academic excellence," president of the Vishwa Konkani Kendra Nandagopal Shenoy said in a statement on Friday.

The programme is a part of the larger vision of the World Konkani Scholarship Fund, which has already benefited dozens of young doctors and engineers from all over India. But this year, it is creating a strong impact — providing linguistic and cultural dedication a seat in the list of merit.

To enlist, the concerned students have to register by using a Google form on the official website: www.vishwakonkani.org. 

The applicants need to send the following documents:

• Their PUC II marks card,
• Headmaster's certificate from school confirming Konkani was studied as third language,
• College admission evidence,
• Fee structure in details,
• CET/NEET scorecards, and
• Scholarship registration confirmation.

The above documents have to be mailed to the Secretary, World Konkoni Scholarship Fund, World Konkani Centre, Shaktinagar, Mangaluru.

For underrepresented Konkani speakers, this award gives not only delayed economic assistance but also inspires the next generation to remain connected to their linguistic heritage as they pursue new, high-priority careers.

As yet more young scholars introduce Konkani to ORs and engineering classrooms, this program quietly makes certain that an old language will continue to thrive — not merely in books alone, but in the hearts and futures of its people.

Shahu Maharaj Research, Training and Human Development Institute (Sarathi), a state government organization meant to facilitate higher education for Maratha students abroad, has been criticized for adding what student activists call "excessive and unfair" documentation to its 2025 foreign scholarship program.

As per student activist Kuldeep Ambekar, president of Student Helping Hands, Sarathi now requires students to provide land records as part of their scholarship application—a step he calls harassment.

Sarathi has gone beyond limits… Now the only thing remaining is to get students to submit their land documents," Ambekar said. He claimed that in the name of scrutiny and regulation, the institute is enforcing unreasonable procedural hurdles that are deterring and taking a toll on applicants.

According to documents retrieved by The Free Press Journal, students are also asked to file three independent legal statements—an undertaking, a bond, and an affidavit—each on a Rs500 non-judicial stamp paper attested by a public notary. These are necessary even at the application level, taking initial costs into thousands. Also, the schedule of compulsory submissions extends to 24 in number, such as caste validity, domicile, income certificates, and proof of GRE/TOEFL or IELTS scores, many of which have to be certified or notarised.

Ambekar asserted that the scholarship is now a bureaucratic nightmare instead of an assisting mechanism. "This is nothing less than procrastination. Sarathi is adding obstacles day by day through a new 'rulebook' that has made it complicated and time-consuming," he asserted.

While the 2025 application cycle raises fresh concerns, students selected under last year’s cycle are still waiting for financial support. Ambekar revealed that 75 students chosen for the scholarship in 2024 have not received a single rupee. “Some of them are managing expenses through education loans, while others are working part-time jobs abroad just to afford meals. Yet, Sarathi’s only response is—‘there is no budget’,” he said.

In one of such instances, a student who was admitted to the University of Leeds for a postgraduate MSc in Human Resources and Organisations applied with a detailed breakdown of costs, indicating a total of £29,250 (approximately Rs31.46 lakh) for fees, living expenses, travel, and insurance. Though completing all documentation, there has been no transparency regarding funding.

Ambekar reaffirmed that scholarship is a right, not a privilege. "The scheme is well-advertised, but on the ground, it is students being abandoned and asked to fend for themselves. This policy needs to end," he asserted and called for Sarathi to make it easy and disburse funds without any delay.