Is the Japan Marine Plastic Scholarship at AIT open?
No current 2026/27 scholarship round is published.
What did the historical full scholarship cover?
Tuition and registration, bursary and accommodation, medical insurance, visa renewal, a research grant and return airfare.
Was the programme funded by Japan?
Yes. AIT launched the programme in 2020 with a major Government of Japan grant that funded full and partial scholarships.
Should applicants use the old scholarship deadline?
No. Historical dates should not be reused unless AIT publishes a new funded call.
What did this scholarship historically cover?
These benefits belong to an earlier verified programme cycle and must be reconfirmed if a new call opens.
The Government of Japan funded AIT's Marine Plastics Abatement initiative with full and partial scholarships for developing-country students. The scholarship should now be treated as historical unless a new funded call appears.
Other verified benefits
The historical full award covered tuition and registration fees, bursary and accommodation allowances, medical insurance, visa renewal, a research grant and return airfare.
Costs not confirmed or not covered
There is no current 2026/27 scholarship package. Historical benefits should not be represented as a live entitlement.
Who was historically eligible?
These rules describe an earlier programme cycle. A future call may change eligible countries, fields or admission requirements.
Historical applicants needed a four-year undergraduate degree or equivalent, AIT admission eligibility and English proficiency; country diversity was considered.
AIT says the Marine Plastics Abatement programme was launched in 2020 with a one-time Government of Japan grant. AIT later reported that the initiative benefited nearly 100 students.
Eligible countries
Historical scholarship targeted applicants from developing countries.
Language requirements
Historical full-scholarship rules required AIT-EET 6, IELTS Academic 6 with writing 6, TOEFL iBT 80 or accepted equivalent.
Which documents were historically required?
This is a historical checklist, not a current application checklist.
- Academic transcripts
- Degree certificate
- English test certificate
- Passport/ID
What should you do next?
- Check AIT's current Marine Plastics Abatement page.
- Do not use the old Japan scholarship application or deadline.
- Ask AIT whether a new Japan-funded scholarship is available before relying on the historical full-funding package.
Frequently asked questions
Was the AIT Japan Marine Plastic Scholarship fully funded?
Yes for historical full-award recipients. AIT states that the scholarship covered tuition and registration, bursary and accommodation, medical insurance, visa renewal, a research grant and return airfare.
Is the Japan Marine Plastic Scholarship at AIT open now?
No current 2026/27 funded scholarship call is verified. The original scholarship was connected to a one-time Government of Japan initiative launched in 2020.