JAPANESE GOVERNMENT SCHOLARSHIP 2026: TEACHER TRAINING STUDENTS
2025/12/23
This scholarship is open to trained teachers from Sierra Leone. It is for international teachers who wish to conduct research on school education at Japanese universities.
QUALIFICATIONS
Nationality: Applicants must be Sierra Leonean 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;
Office of the Honorary Consul-General of Japan
82/88 Kissy Dock Yard
P. O. Box 369
Freetown
Sierra Leone
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 link 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:
82/88 Kissy Dock Yard
P. O. Box 369, Freetown, Sierra Leone
In addition to the official transcript, applicants must also submit copy of certificate(s) authenticated by their previous University or Teacher Training College.
*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 Sierra Leonean 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;
Office of the Honorary Consul-General of Japan
82/88 Kissy Dock Yard
P. O. Box 369
Freetown
Sierra Leone
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 link 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.
- Sierra Leonean applicants are to note that they must request and pick up sealed official transcript(s) from their previous University or Teacher Training College which must be addressed to
82/88 Kissy Dock Yard
P. O. Box 369, Freetown, Sierra Leone
In addition to the official transcript, applicants must also submit copy of certificate(s) authenticated by their previous University or Teacher Training College.
- Only shortlisted applicants will be informed of further procedures.
- Only shortlisted applicants will submit medical certificate. The Embassy of Japan in Ghana will inform those who will submit the medical certificate.
- Please DO NOT use the forms for the previous year.
*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