Applications for 2025 Teacher Training Student Scholarship Now Open

The application window for the 2025 MEXT Teacher Training Scholarship for Kenyan teachers is now open. All applications must be submitted to the Embassy of Japan in Kenya no later than 4:30pm on Friday, 7th February 2025. 

Prospective applicants can download the FREE application forms found on the website below: 

https://studyinjapan.go.jp/en/smap-stopj-applications-teacher.html

*Please be sure to thoroughly read through the Application Guidelines before submitting the necessary documents for your application. When sending hard copies, please use paper clips only, no staples. 

For inquiries regarding the 2025 MEXT Teacher Training Scholarship, kindly send an email to the Scholarships Desk on [email protected] 

 Teacher Training Students

2025/1/6

This scholarship is open to students from Kenya. It is offered to foreign teachers to study at Japanese universities for professional improvement.

Qualifications

• Applicants must be Kenyan citizens.
• Applicants must have been born on or after April 2, 1990.
• Applicants must be graduates of universities or teacher training schools.
• Applicants must have worked as teachers at primary/secondary educational institutions or teacher training schools for a total period of five years or more as of October 1, 2025.

Note: College and university teachers currently in active service are not considered for this scholarship.

Duration of Study

The term of scholarship is either 18 months or two years (including 6 months of Japanese language studies).

Application Forms and Guidelines

Prospective applicants can download FREE application forms found on the Study in Japan website.

Documents to be submitted are listed on the Application Guidelines. Prospective applicants should read the instructions contained therein carefully.

The application documents may be hand delivered, delivered by courier or posted but must be received at the Embassy of Japan in Kenya no later than 4:30pm on Friday, February 07, 2025.

Previous Exams

Previous MEXT Scholarship Exams for the scholarship exams are available online for reference.

Course Guide for the Teacher Training Programme

The Course Guide for the Teacher Training Programmeis available online from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) website.

2024 Scholarship Timeline

Further Information

Scholarship Desk
Japan Information & Culture Centre, Embassy of Japan
Tel +254-20-2898-511
Email [email protected]