JAPANESE GOVERNMENT SCHOLARSHIP 2026: TEACHER TRAINING STUDENTS
2025/12/23
This scholarship is open to trained teachers from Ghana. It is for international teachers who wish to conduct research on school education at Japanese universities.
QUALIFICATIONS
Nationality: Applicants must be Ghanaian citizens.
Age: Applicants must have been born on or after April 2, 1991.
Japanese Language: Applicants must be willing to learn Japanese.
Health: Applicants must have no physical or mental conditions hindering the applicant’s study in Japan. （* Only shortlisted applicants will submit medical certificate. The Embassy of Japan in Ghana will inform those who will submit the medical certificate)
Duration of Study: The term of scholarship is 18 months (including 6 months of Japanese language studies)
Return and Continue to Work after the End of the Scholarship Period: An applicant must assure that he/she would return to his/her home country by the end of the final month of the scholarship period and resume their work as a teacher.
* Please refer to the guidelines for further details. Applications that do not meet these requirements will not be considered.
Application Forms and Guidelines
For other detail information on Qualifications and conditions, please read Application Guidelines carefully. You can find guidelines and Application Forms within website below;
https://www.studyinjapan.go.jp/en/smap-stopj-applications-teacher.html
Application Form Dispatch
Completed application forms should be sent to;
The Registrar
Scholarship Secretariat
P.O. Box M75
Accra
Tel: 0302 662681/66273
Deadline for Form Submission
(Fri) 30th January 2026
(NB: Only short-listed applicants will be informed of further procedures)
Course Guide of Teacher Training Program
Course Guide should be downloaded from the links below;
https://www.mext.go.jp/content/20251222-mxt-kotokoku01-000046488_18.pdf
https://www.mext.go.jp/content/20251222-mxt-kotokoku01-000046488_19.pdf
https://www.mext.go.jp/content/20251222-mxt-kotokoku01-000046488_20.pdf
NB: Please note the following:
*Previous exam papers for written exams are available from the link below;
https://www.studyinjapan.go.jp/en/planning/scholarship/application/examination.html
For more information, please contact;
Embassy of Japan in Ghana (Public Relations/ Cultural Section)
Dr. Hideyo Noguchi Street, West Cantonments
Tel: 0302765060/1
E-mail: prudence.kuuridong@ar.mofa.go.jp
QUALIFICATIONS
Nationality: Applicants must be Ghanaian citizens.
Age: Applicants must have been born on or after April 2, 1991.
Japanese Language: Applicants must be willing to learn Japanese.
Health: Applicants must have no physical or mental conditions hindering the applicant’s study in Japan. （* Only shortlisted applicants will submit medical certificate. The Embassy of Japan in Ghana will inform those who will submit the medical certificate)
Duration of Study: The term of scholarship is 18 months (including 6 months of Japanese language studies)
Return and Continue to Work after the End of the Scholarship Period: An applicant must assure that he/she would return to his/her home country by the end of the final month of the scholarship period and resume their work as a teacher.
* Please refer to the guidelines for further details. Applications that do not meet these requirements will not be considered.
Application Forms and Guidelines
For other detail information on Qualifications and conditions, please read Application Guidelines carefully. You can find guidelines and Application Forms within website below;
https://www.studyinjapan.go.jp/en/smap-stopj-applications-teacher.html
Application Form Dispatch
Completed application forms should be sent to;
The Registrar
Scholarship Secretariat
P.O. Box M75
Accra
Tel: 0302 662681/66273
Deadline for Form Submission
(Fri) 30th January 2026
(NB: Only short-listed applicants will be informed of further procedures)
Course Guide of Teacher Training Program
Course Guide should be downloaded from the links below;
https://www.mext.go.jp/content/20251222-mxt-kotokoku01-000046488_18.pdf
https://www.mext.go.jp/content/20251222-mxt-kotokoku01-000046488_19.pdf
https://www.mext.go.jp/content/20251222-mxt-kotokoku01-000046488_20.pdf
NB: Please note the following:
- The scholarship schedule COULD BE CHANGED OR EVEN CANCELLED depending on prevailing circumstances.
- Only shortlisted applicants will be informed of further procedures.
- It is IMPORTANT to submit certified copies of University or Teacher Training College certificates as well as original transcripts. The copies of certificates should be certified by the awarding institution and should be original NOT photocopy/ colour photocopy. Transcripts should also be original and NOT colour photocopy
- Only shortlisted applicants will submit medical certificate. The Embassy of Japan in Ghana will inform those who will submit the medical certificate.
*Previous exam papers for written exams are available from the link below;
https://www.studyinjapan.go.jp/en/planning/scholarship/application/examination.html
For more information, please contact;
Embassy of Japan in Ghana (Public Relations/ Cultural Section)
Dr. Hideyo Noguchi Street, West Cantonments
Tel: 0302765060/1
E-mail: prudence.kuuridong@ar.mofa.go.jp