Scholarship Opportunity | SDGs Global Leader (JFY2027) @ Japan – for Staff

📢Call for Applications!

🎓 Scholarship Opportunity for Master’s and Doctoral Studies in Japan!

SDGs Global Leader Scholarship (JFY2027) is a scholarship for lecturers or educational staff with positions equivalent to operational government officials and above.

📅Duration of Study: Master’s Degree: 2 years | Doctoral Degree: 3 years

✨Benefit

• Full coverage of tuition fees and educational expenses throughout the program.

• Round-trip international airfare.

👨🏻‍🎓Eligibility

• Master’s applicants: Must be 35 years of age or younger.

• Doctoral applicants: Must be 40 years of age or younger.

• Must be a university lecturer or educational personnel holding a position equivalent to an operational government official or higher.

• Must hold a valid English proficiency score (taken within 2 years of the test date): TOEFL iBT ≥ 80 or IELTS ≥ 6.5

• Must be in good health and capable of studying and conducting research in Japan.

• Must not currently be applying for other scholarships managed by the Thailand International Cooperation Agency (TICA) or subject to other restricted conditions.

• Must not be a recipient of, or currently applying for, other Japanese government-sponsored scholarships/grants during the program period (e.g., JASSO, JSPS, JST, Japan Foundation).

👉How to Apply?

📌 4-Step Nomination Process by Chiang Mai University: (Click to See More Detail)

▶1️⃣ Review Program Details and Eligibility Requirements:

• General Information on SDGs Global Leader Enrolment 2027 Autumn (Southeast Asia and Pacific): https://cmu.to/AAnK3

• Thailand International Cooperation Agency (TICA) Eligibility Requirements: https://cmu.to/caXVM

• Participating Universities under the SDGs Global Leader Program 2027: https://cmu.to/dKUKJ

▶2️⃣ Prepare Required Documents:

• Japanese Government Scholarship Application Form: https://cmu.to/lRQiT

• TICA Application Form (Thun 1): PDF | Word

• Copy of English proficiency test score (TOEFL iBT ≥ 80 or IELTS ≥ 6.5, taken within 2 years from the test date)

• Official Educational Documents (Graduation Certificate and Academic Transcript)

• Copy of passport information page

• Certificate of Health: https://cmu.to/w3B35

▶3️⃣ Submission by Faculty/Affiliated Unit to the Global Mission Administration Center (By September 25, 2026):

• Original & Hard Copies: Send to Ms. Thipsirin Yindi, International Relations adminstration Center, University Central Office.

• Digital Files (.xlsx & .pdf): Email to irdcmu@cmu.ac.th

▶4️⃣ Nomination Review:

The International Relations adminstration Center will

• Collect documents

• Submit them for university consideration

• Nominate selected candidates

To the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI) by October 1, 2026. (Interview schedules, if any, will be announced later.)

📞 Inquiries

Inquiries regarding university searches, interviews, and Japanese government scholarship applications:

Dr. Kobchai Songsrisanga | Senior Officer, JICA Thailand Office

Tel: 0 2261 5250 ext. 149

Email: kobchai.ti@jica.go.jp

Inquiries regarding internal CMU coordination:

Ms. Thipsirin Yindi | General Adminstrative staff, IRA Center

Tel: 40269

Email: irdcmu@cmu.ac.th

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📌NOTE FROM INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ADMINSTRATION CENTER📌

***For Interested applicants***

🚨Interested applicants must contact their faculty to receive an official nomination ONLY.

🚨Please check application deadline at your faculties.

***For Faculty***

🚨We kindly requests each faculty to select qualified applicants and submit

• The nomination & The application documents

To International Relations adminstration Center By September 25, 2026