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Scholarships in Japan scholarships, by the numbers

A live snapshot on Scholarship Union — how many are open, where they are, when they close, and what people are looking at right now.

Updated daily · Jun 7, 2026
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Open right now
54 scholarships accepting applications
38 are always open (no fixed deadline)
When they close
Within 30 days · 4 31–60 days · 3 61–90 days · 3 90+ days · 6
7
Closing within 60 days
10
Closing within 90 days
96%
Of funded ones are fully funded
38
Always open (no deadline)

When deadlines fall

Open deadlines by month over the next year — the busiest months to prepare for.

Busiest: September 2026 · 5

Funding mix

Of those tagged with a funding level.

Fully funded · 49 Partially funded · 2

By study level

How these open scholarships split across degree levels.

Postgraduate Scholarships 34 Masters Scholarships 29 PhD Scholarships 24 Bachelor Scholarships 14 Undergraduate Scholarships 14 Post Doctoral Scholarships 10

What seekers are viewing

The most-viewed open scholarships in this slice.

1 University of Tokyo Scholarship 2026 in Japan | Fully Funded Scholarships in Japan · Always open 6,551 views 2 MEXT Scholarship 2027 in Japan | Fully Funded Scholarships in Japan · Always open 3,615 views 3 Kyushu University Scholarships 2026-2027 in Japan | Fully Funded Scholarships in Japan · Always open 3,218 views 4 Japan Youth Summit 2026 in Osaka | Fully Funded Scholarships in Japan · Always open 3,090 views 5 Osaka University MEXT Scholarship 2027 in Japan | Fully Funded Scholarships in Japan · 1 Sep 2026 2,567 views 6 Japan Culture Camp Scholarship 2026 in Japan | Fully Funded Scholarships in Japan · 15 Jul 2026 2,315 views

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Counts, funding mix, deadlines and popularity are pulled live from current listings. Award amounts aren't shown yet — they live in scholarship descriptions and would need a one-time extraction pass to chart.