Scholarship Information The Kubota Fund FY2015/ 2016 Number of 12 Grantees *Trainees must be nationals of developing countries in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. *Trainees must be studying a specific engineering devilment theme (preferably civil, electrical or agricultural engineering, or development economics). *Trainees should be recommended by the company or organization to which the trainees belong. *Trainees are not permitted to be in receipt of another scholarship in 2015 fiscal year. 80,00~120,000 yen per month 1 year *The renewal of another one year of grants will be subject to qualifications. The grant will not be extended automatically. It s necessary to reapply for the grant fund for next fiscal year. Please apply by yourself Please refer to the website (http://www.kubota-fund.org) for further information about application procedures, documents to be submitted. Sato Yo International Scholarship in Spring Number of Grantees A few students Those who satisfy the following conditions at the date of April, 2015 The applicant must be a citizen from the following countries (Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, East Timor, Vietnam), who does not hold Japanese citizenship and must be enrolled in a Japanese undergraduate or graduate institution, under the jurisdiction of the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. (1) Those who have interest in promoting international understanding and friendship, and is able to attend SISF meetings (meetings are held 6 times / year, and the transportation fee is provided) (2) Those who do not receive any sort of scholarship or funding from other parties (3) Those who hold legal residence status as a college student (4) Those who do not have a parent employed in Japan (5) Those who do not hold a doctorate degree (6) Those who are new freshman and new transfer students from April, 2015 (7) Those who have good communication skill in Japanese (8) Those who can positively cooperate on exchange activity as SATOM after the expiry of the term of scholarship (SATOM is alumni of Sato Yo International Scholarship ) 120,000 yen per month: Undergraduate Students
180,000 yen per month: Graduate Students 2 years from April, 2015 to March, 2017 *For your faculty/graduate school s deadline, please contact the staff at each office. Please refer to the website (http://sisf.or.jp) for further information about application procedures, documents to be submitted. Iwatani International Student Scholarship-2015 (1) Privately-financed international students who have foreign nationality, and have come to Japan from countries and regions of East Asia and Southeast Asia(For details, please visit the website.) for study or research (2)Those who are studying or planning to enroll in Master s course and Doctor s course, or who have finished Doctor s course third grade and continue to study in order to obtain the Doctor s degree (3)Those who major in natural science and related field) (4)Those who are under 30 years old for Master s course students and who are under 35 years old for Doctor s course on April 1, 2015 (5)Those who will not receive other scholarship after April, 2015 (6)Those who can participate in scholarship student regular meeting(including study tour of three days and two nights) which is held 5 times a year (7) Those who have a will to keep contact with the Iwatani Naoji foundation after the scholarship is expired (8) Those who are expected to contribute international understanding and mutual friendship (9) Those who can communicate in Japanese 150,000 yen per month December 1 (Mon.) to December 20 (Sat.), 2014 (Applications must be postmarked by December 20.). *Please visit the website directly for application. Please refer to the website (http://www.iwatani-foundation.or.jp/) for further information about application procedures, documents to be submitted, and the application deadline. Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship Program for 2015 (Research Students) (1)Applicants who are self supporting international students at the time of application, and who are enrolled or plan to attend a graduate school (Master s course or Doctor s course) as a full time student at the date of April, 2015with excellent academic condition. (2)Applicants must have the nationality of a country which has diplomatic relations with the Japanese government. Applicants who have Japanese nationality at the time of application will not be eligible. (3) As a basic rule, applicants must have been born on or after April 2, 1980. (4)Applicants who are healthy both physically and mentally (5)Any applicant who meets any or all of the following conditions is not eligible. If identified after the start of the scholarship period, the applicant will be required to withdraw from the scholarship.
Those who were grantee of Japanese Government Scholarship in the past 3 years Those who receive other scholarship Those who are impossible to finish the course of study until the end of the standard course duration 144,000 yen per month: Master s course 145,000 yen per month: Doctor s course The scholarship will be guaranteed from April 2015 to the periods required for the degree and the period when the MEXT finds necessary. * The extension of the duration may be granted though the prescribed selection. December 8(Mon), 2014 to December 12(Fri), 2014 (Applications must be postmarked by December 12). Applications by private individuals are not available. *Please contact the staff at your faculty/graduate school for the application deadline. Please refer to the website (http://www.mext.go.jp/a_menu/koutou/ryugaku/boshu/1353190.htm) or contact the staff at your faculty/graduate school for further information about the other eligibility requirements, application procedures, documents to be submitted, and the application deadline. 2015 Japan China Friendship Association Uichiro Niwa Scholarship Website http://www.j-cfa.com/scholarship/index.html 70,000 yen from April 2015 to March 2016 Please apply by yourself Please refer to the website for further information about the other eligibility requirements, application procedures, documents to be submitted, and the application deadline. Nitori International Scholarship (NISF) Website http://nitori-shougakuzaidan.com/ 110,000 yen per month (Some students, who are in high rank of selection, can receive 150,000 yen per month.) As a basic rule, the scholarship will be guaranteed from April 2015 Please apply by yourself Please refer to the website for further information about the other eligibility requirements, application procedures, documents to be submitted, and the application deadline. Interchange Association, Japan (IAJ) (1)Applicants who are International students at the time of application, and who are enrolled or plan to Major attend a graduate school (Master s course or Doctor s course) as a full time student at the date of April,
2015. (2)Taiwanese nationals who are living in Japan 144,000 yen per month: Master s course 145,000 yen per month: Doctor s course As a basic rule, the scholarship will be guaranteed from April 2015 to the periods required for the degree. Please apply by yourself YAMAHA MUSIC FOUNDATION Website http://www.yamaha-mf.or.jp/shien/ Monthly Amount 100,000 yen Please apply by yourself on the website Please contact the staff at Student Affairs Department for further information about the other eligibility requirements, applications procedures, documents to be submitted, and the application deadline 63th Teijin Kumura Scholarship website http://www.teijin.co.jp/eco/scholarship/scholarship/recruit.html Monthly Amount 100,000 yen From April 2015 Please apply by yourself on the website Please contact the staff at Student Affairs Department for further information about the other eligibility requirements, Sato Yo International Scholarship in Spring Major Nationality : Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, East Timor, Vietnam
Those who have interest in promoting international understanding and friendship, and is able to attend SISF meetings (meetings are held 6 times / year, and the transportation fee is provided) Those who are NOT Non-degree-seeking student at the date of October, 2014 More than 1 year rest after they started receiving scholarship until they graduate. Those who have good communication skill in Japanese(who can give a research talk in Japanese) 120,000 yen per year: Undergraduate Students Monthly Amount 180,000 yen per year: Graduate Students 2 years from April, 2015 to March, 2017, or 2 years from October, 2014 to September, 2016 2014 Gifu University Scholarship Major 1) Those whose total amount of scholarship received must be less than 30,000 yen per month. 2) Those who enroll in an official degree program at a graduate school (second year and above), and at a university for an undergraduate level (second year and above). 3) Those who enroll in the National Health Insurance program Amount 30,000 yen per month For 1 year from April, 2014 to March, 2015 2014 Gifu International Center Scholarship Major Those who register their residency in municipality in Gifu prefecture. Amount 30,000 yen per month 1 year 2014 Ajinomoto Scholarship for Students from Overseas Website http:/www.aji-syogakukai.or.jp/ Major (Region) Asia, Africa, South America
(Major)Food, Nutrition, Health Amount 150,000 yen per month For maximum of 2 years Monbukagakusho Honors Scholarship 2014 Those who enroll in an official degree program at a graduate school or research students for a graduate level, and at a university for an undergraduate level at the date of April, 2014. Those who have more than GPA of 2.3 in the previous academic year. Those whose average monthly allowance from supporters must be less than 90,000 (not including admission fee, tuition, etc.). Those whose total amount of scholarship received per month must be less than the honors scholarship amount given per month. Annual income of supporters living in Japan must be less than 5 million yen. Those who can cooperate with a survey on career path circumstances, which is conducted through the university your enrolling by JASSO after giving the honors scholarship. *For more information, please confirm the applicant guidelines. 65,000 yen per month: Graduate Level Amount 48,000 yen per month: Undergraduate Level For 1 year from April, 2014 to March, 2015 JEES Scholarship 2014 1. Privately-financed international students who enroll in Japanese university as undergraduate students of more than second year or graduate students at the date of April, 2014. 2. Those who have excellent academic record (more than GPA of 2.6 in the previous academic year). Amount 30,000 yen per month For maximum of 2 years from April, 2014 Otsuka Toshimi Scholarship 2014
Amount 1. Those who are citizens from a country in Asia, the Middle East, Africa or citizens of Brazil, Russia, the Czech Republic. 2. Those who are majoring in medicine, pharmacology, nutrition, physical education or business administration in an official degree program at a university or graduate school in Japan. 3. Those who are highly motivated, possess an outstanding academic record, and demonstrate personal integrity. 4. Those who are engaged in unique and innovative research. 5. Those who understand the importance of and strive to promote international goodwill. 6. These who meet all other requirements stipulated by the. 2 million yen, 1.5 million yen, or 1million yen per year 1 year (from April to March) Please refer to the website (http://otsukafoundation.org/) for further information about application procedures, documents to be submitted, and the application deadline. Teijin Scholarship Number of Grantees Amount 1 person(international Student) Students who are going to enroll in Medical, Pharmaceutical Science, Bioscience, Science, Engineering or Information Science related Master s course from April, 2014 80,000 yen per month From April, 2014 to the completion of the Master s course Please contact the staff at Student Affairs Department for further information about the other eligibility requirements, The Korean Scholarship Scholarship Website Amount http://www.korean-s-f.or.jp/index.html 1Korean students who enrolled in regular course(not in correspondence course) in Japanese university(including Junior college) or Graduate school(indication of Nationality is either South Korea or Korea on the Special Permanent Resident Certificate, Residence Card, or Certificate of Alien Registration), including International Students from home country 2Those who have an excellent academic record in study and who have a difficulty in paying tuition 3Those who are under 30 years of age for undergraduate students and who are under 40 years of age for graduate students as of April 2014(excluding continued applicants) 4Undergraduate students who are more than second year, and graduate students 5Those who will not receive other scholarship ( Those who are in need of financial support 25,000 yen per month: Undergraduate
40,000 yen per month: Master s course and Professional course 70,000 yen per month: Doctor s course For 1 year from April, 2014 to March, 2015 2014 Docomo International Student Scholarship That all of the following requirements are satisfied: (1)Applicants who are self supporting international students, and who attend a graduate school (a first year in master s program) in the university of our country at the date of April, 2014 (regard October enrollment student as improper), and those who major in any of the following filed: a. Those who major in Communication Technology or Information Processing Technology, and the related field of those majors b. Those who major in the field of Human and Social Sciences, and who are given university recognition who are considered that Communication and Information Processing are utilized in a study by the university *Those who major in b need to specify the ideas of Communication and Information Processing Application as research methods in Study Plan(2) Research Outline in graduate school of the application form (2) International students who come from countries and regions of any of India, Indonesia, South Korea, Cambodia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Taiwan, China(including Hong Kong and Macau), Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh, East Timor, Philippines, Bhutan, Brunei, Vietnam, Malaysia, Myanmar, Maldives, Mongolia, Laos. (3) Those who have a specific plan and purpose for overseas study, and who have potential for learning effect (4) Those who have good communication skill in Japanese(who can give a research talk in Japanese) (5) Those who can receive an endorsement from the president of a university (6) Those who will not receive other scholarship after April, 2014 (7) Those who are in need of financial support Amount 120,000 yen per month For 2 years from April, 2014 to March, 2016 Sagawa International Scholarship 2014 Number of Grantees About 16 Privately-financed international students who come from South-East Asian countries(member of ASEAN)
Those who are 3rd year undergraduate students (5th year students in the fields of medicine, dentistry, or veterinary medicine), or graduate students in the first year for Master s course, or graduate students in the second year for Doctor s course (3rd year students for Doctor s course in the fields of medicine, dentistry, or veterinary medicine) at the date of April, 2014 Age: Under the age of 27 years old(for undergraduate student) Under the age of 35 years old (for graduate student) Those who don t receive other scholarship *Please check the guidelines for applicants for more details. Amount 100,000 yen per month For 2 years from April, 2014 to March, 2016 Sato Yo International Scholarship in Spring Number of Grantees A few students Those who satisfy the following conditions at the date of April, 2014 The applicant must be a citizen from the following countries (Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, East Timor, Vietnam), who does not hold Japanese citizenship and must be enrolled in a Japanese undergraduate or graduate institution, under the jurisdiction of the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. (1) Those who have interest in promoting international understanding and friendship, and is able to attend SISF meetings (meetings are held 6 times / year, and the transportation fee is provided) (2) Those who do not receive any sort of scholarship or funding from other parties (3) Those who hold legal residence status as a college student (4) Those who do not have a parent employed in Japan (5) Those who do not hold a doctorate degree (6) Those who are new freshman and new transfer students from April, 2014 (7) Those who have good communication skill in Japanese (8) Those who can positively cooperate on exchange activity as SATOM after the expiry of the term of scholarship (SATOM is alumni of Sato Yo International Scholarship ) 120,000 yen per year: Undergraduate Students 180,000 yen per year: Graduate Students 2 years from April, 2014 to March, 2016 *For your faculty/graduate school s deadline, please contact the staff at each office. Please refer to the website (http://sisf.or.jp/eng/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=19&itemid=36) for further information about application procedures, documents to be submitted, and the application deadline.
Mitsubishi Corporation International Scholarship for Studies in Japan -2014 Number of Grantees About 50 That all of the following requirements are satisfied: (1)Privately-financed international students who have foreign nationality (2)Those who plan to attend a Japanese university as undergraduate students in the third and fourth year (in the fifth and sixth year for medical students, and the like), or graduate students in the first and second year for Master s course, and in the first, second, and third year for Doctor s course (in the second, third, and fourth year for medical students, and the like) at the date of April, 2014 (3)Those who are in need of financial support (and who have a high possibility of depending on part-time job for income) (4)Those who will not receive other scholarship after April, 2014 (5)Those who have qualification to receive the scholarship for 1 year at earliest (6)Those who have never received Mitsubishi Corporation International Scholarship for Studies in Japan (7)Those who are healthy both physically and mentally, who are strict in their morals, and who have excellent academic record (8)Those who have strong interests in social contribution activities through international exchange and who have strong desire to contribute much to the development of international society through the present and future (9)Those who can receive an endorsement from the president of a university (10)As a basic rule, those who don t have a plan to go abroad for more than six months while receiving the scholarship 100,000 yen per month: Undergraduate 150,000 yen per month: Master s course and Doctor s course The scholarship will be guaranteed from April 2014 until the final year of the enrolled academic course (In case that the course in a graduate school is organized with Master s and Doctor s, the shortest course term becomes each course s term.). *For your faculty/graduate school s deadline, please contact the staff at each office. Please refer to the website (http://www.jees.or.jp/sc-scholarship/doc/2014mitsubishi.pdf) for further information about application procedures, documents to be submitted, and the application deadline. Gifu Minami Lions Club Scholarship Number of Grantees 3 (1) Privately-financed international students and exchange students from sister universities who are in the straitened circumstances will be prioritize
(2) Those who are graduating students in March, 2014 are not eligible (3) Those who come from Southeast Asia, South Asia, Africa, and Middle East will be prioritize (4) Those who don t receive other scholarship (5) Those who can communicate in Japanese Amount 120,000 yen per year Around the middle of January, 2014 *For your faculty/graduate school s deadline, please contact the staff at each office. Iwatani International Student Scholarship-2014 (1) Privately-financed international students who have foreign nationality, and have come to Japan from countries and regions of East Asia and Southeast Asia(For details, please visit the website.) for study or research (2)Those who are studying or planning to enroll in Master s course and Doctor s course, or who have finished Doctor s course third grade and continue to study in order to obtain the Doctor s degree (3)Those who major in natural science and related field (For details, please visit the website.) (4)Those who are under 30 years old for Master s course students and who are under 35 years old for Doctor s course on April 1, 2014 (5)Those who will not receive other scholarship after April, 2014 (6)Those who can participate in scholarship student regular meeting(including study tour of three days and two nights) which is held 5 times a year (7) Those who have a will to keep contact with the Iwatani Naoji foundation after the scholarship is expired (8) Those who are expected to contribute international understanding and mutual friendship (9) Those who can communicate in Japanese 150,000 yen per month December 1 (Sun.) to December 20 (Fri.), 2013 (Applications must be postmarked by December 20.). *Please visit the website directly for application. Please refer to the website (http://www.iwatani-foundation.or.jp/) for further information about application procedures, documents to be submitted, and the application deadline. 2015 Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship Program for 2014 (Research Students) (1)Applicants who are self supporting international students at the time of application, and who are enrolled or plan to attend a graduate school (Master s course or Doctor s course) as a full time student at the date of April, 2014 with excellent academic condition.
(2)Applicants must have the nationality of a country which has diplomatic relations with the Japanese government. Applicants who have Japanese nationality at the time of application will not be eligible. (3)Applicants must have been born on or after April 2, 1979. (4)Applicants who are healthy both physically and mentally (5)Any applicant who meets any or all of the following conditions is not eligible. If identified after the start of the scholarship period, the applicant will be required to withdraw from the scholarship. Those who were grantee of Japanese Government Scholarship in the past 3 years Those who receive other scholarship Those who are impossible to finish the course of study until the end of the standard course duration 144,000 yen per month: Master s course 145,000 yen per month: Doctor s course The scholarship will be guaranteed from April 2014 to the periods required for the degree and the period when the MEXT finds necessary. * The extension of the duration may be granted though the prescribed selection. December 16(Mon), 2013 to December 20(Fri), 2013 (Applications must be postmarked by December 20.). Applications by private individuals are not available. *Please contact the staff at your faculty/graduate school for the application deadline. Please refer to the website (http://www.mext.go.jp/a_menu/koutou/ryugaku/boshu/1341161.htm) or contact the staff at your faculty/graduate school for further information about the other eligibility requirements, application procedures, documents to be submitted, and the application deadline. Nitori International Scholarship (NISF) (1) A student from over the world, non-japanese nationality and studies in Japan at his/her own expense (As of 2014/4/1). (2) A student who stays in Japan when he/she applies for NISF. (3) A student is enrolled in a Japanese university as an undergraduate or a graduate student, and an undergraduate student is in their third or fourth academic year, and a graduate student is in the first or second academic year as of April, 2014. (4) A student who needs financial aid to keep studying in Japan. (5) A student who has good enough health to pursuit studies in Japan, excellent academic record, good personality. (6) A student who has good communication skill in Japanese. (7) A student who has the strong will to contribute to international understanding and mutual friendship. (8) A student who is able to attend scholarship students annual gathering held by NISF (scheduled to be held twice a year). (9) A student who does not receive any sort of scholarship or subsidy for researcher from the other third parties while receiving the scholarship from NISF (Note that the student who simultaneously receives other scholarships is disqualified for the NISF scholarship recipient.) (10)A student who works part-time job in Japan for his/her financial reason to keep his/her study. (11)A student who can participate in NISF alumni activities as alumnus, even if his/her NISF scholarship is expired. Eligible Academic Year
1. Undergraduates: Regular students currently enrolled in their third or fourth academic year as of April, 2014. 2. Graduates: Regular students currently enrolled in the first or second academic year of a master course as of April, 2014. *Undergraduate applicant must be 26 years old or younger (as of April 1, 2014) and Graduate applicant must be 28 years old or younger (as of April 1, 2014) and, as a basic rule, be currently enrolled within the minimum required years of study (i.e. he/she should not have repeated a year in Japanese university). 110,000 yen per month (Some students, who are in high rank of selection, can receive 150,000 yen per month.) As a basic rule, the scholarship will be guaranteed from April 2014 until the final year of the enrolled academic course, maximum 2 years (Exception: when a recipient repeats a year in Japanese university, he/she is disqualified for the further scholarship.) October 15, 2013 to December 22, 2013 (Note that NISF may close the applications earlier when we get a lot of applicants.) *Please visit the website directly for application. Please refer to the website (Nitori International Scholarship : http://nitori-shougakuzaidan.com/) or contact the staff at your faculty/graduate school for further information about the other eligibility requirements, application procedures, documents to be submitted, and the application deadline. Interchange Association, Japan (IAJ) (1)Applicants who are International students at the time of application, and who are enrolled or plan to attend a graduate school (Master s course or Doctor s course) as a full time student at the date of April, 2014. (2)Taiwanese nationals who are living in Japan (3)Born on or after April 2, 1979 (4)Those who are healthy both physically and mentally (5)Those who receive other scholarship or repeat a year of school are not eligible 144,000 yen per month: Master s course 145,000 yen per month: Doctor s course As a basic rule, the scholarship will be guaranteed from April 2014 to the periods required for the degree. Please send applications (original and copy) by mail to the Interchange Association, Japan by November 22 (Applications must be postmarked by November 22.). Applications are available only by mail. Submitted documents are not returnable.
62th Teijin Kumura Scholarship Website http://www.teijin.co.jp/eco/scholarship/scholarship/recruit.html 2013/10/1-2013/10/25(as indicated by the postmark on the envelope) Please apply by yourself on the website: (http://www.teijin.co.jp/eco/scholarship/scholarship/recruit.html) 2014 Japan China Friendship Association Uichiro Niwa Scholarship Website http://www.j-cfa.com/scholarship/index.html 2013/10/1-2013/10/25 (as indicated by the postmark on the envelope) Please apply by yourself on the website: (http://www.j-cfa.com/scholarship/index.html) 2014Heiwa Nakajima Scholarship 2013/9/1-2013/10/31 (as indicated by the postmark on the envelope) Note) For your faculty/graduate school s deadline, please contact the staff at each office. Please contact the staff at your faculty/graduate school for further information about the other eligibility requirements, application procedures, documents to be submitted, and the application deadline. 2014 Rotary Yoneyama Memorial Scholarship Website http://www.rotary-yoneyama.or.jp/ 2013/10/15 Note) For your faculty/graduate school s deadline, please contact the staff at each office. Please contact the staff at your faculty/graduate school for further information about the other eligibility requirements, application procedures, documents to be submitted, and the application deadline. 2014 Spring/2013 Autumn Sato Yo International Scholarship Website http://sisf.or.jp/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=18&itemid=42
2013/8/28-2013/9/2 Note) For your faculty/graduate school s deadline, please contact the staff at each office. Please contact the staff at your faculty/graduate school for further information about the other eligibility requirements, application procedures, documents to be submitted, and the application deadline. BACK