Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarships
The Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho: MEXT) scholarship program for foreign students, established in 1954, comprises 8 different categories. These include research students, (144,000・145000/month), teacher training students (143,000/month), undergraduate students (117,000/month), Japanese studies students (117,000/month), and others. Exchange students who get scholarships from these programs are called “Japanese Government Scholarship Students”. There are three ways to apply for the scholarships: embassy recommendation, university recommendation, or domestic selection.]
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Foreign Government Scholarships
These scholarships are sponsored by the government of the home countries of foreign students, including Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, UAE, Kuwait and others. For more information, please contact the applicable government of your home country.
Scholarships that privately financed foreign students can apply for upon arrival in Japan
Some government and private organizations also offer scholarships to privately financed foreign students. Qualification criteria vary depending on the type of scholarship. Available scholarships will be posted at bulletin boards of the Liaison Center for International Education office and/or applicable faculty and school, so please make sure to check them regularly. Major scholarships are listed below.
Monbukagakusho (MEXT) Honors Scholarship for privately Financed International Students
Monthly Stipend in YenUndergraduate Students: 48,000
Graduate Students: 48,000Payment PeriodOne YearRenewalNot possibleApplication PeriodAprilRequired LanguageJapanesePast Record (Fiscal Year 2015)―Application RequirementsApplication will open on the same date as for MEXT Honors Scholarship
Matsufuji Scholarship
Monthly Stipend in YenUndergraduate Students: 20,000
Graduate Students: 20,000Payment PeriodOne YearRenewalNot PossibleApplication PeriodAprilRequired LanguageJapanesePast Record (Fiscal Year 2015)―Application Requirements・Application will open on the same date as for MEXT
・Open to all nationalities
Nagasaki International Association Scholarship
Monthly Stipend in YenUndergraduate Students: ―
Graduate Students: 50,000Payment PeriodOne YearRenewalNot PossibleApplication PeriodAprilRequired LanguageJapanesePast Record (Fiscal Year 2015)―Application Requirements・Application will open on the same date as for MEXT
・Open to all nationalities
Nagasaki Kita Rotary Club Kokusai Kouryu Scholarship
Monthly Stipend in YenUndergraduate Students: ―
Graduate Students: 50,000Payment PeriodOne YearRenewalNot PossibleApplication PeriodDecemberRequired LanguageJapanesePast Record (Fiscal Year 2015)―Application Requirements―
Sato Yo International Scholarship Foundation
Monthly Stipend in YenUndergraduate Students: 120,000
Graduate Students: 180,000Payment PeriodTwo yearsRenewalNot PossibleApplication PeriodJuneRequired LanguageJapanesePast Record (Fiscal Year 2015)―Application RequirementsDoctoral degree recipients cannot apply.
Asian Student Scholarship Foundation
Monthly Stipend in YenUndergraduate Students: 20,000
Graduate Students: 20,000Payment PeriodTwo YearRenewalNot PossibleApplication PeriodApril (Spring Semester Enrollment), October (Fall Semester Enrollment)Required LanguageJapanesePast Record (Fiscal Year 2015)―Application RequirementsStudents from Asia only
2. The following scholarships require recommendations from the students’ faculty/school.
YEH KUO-SHII Scholarship for Privately Financed International Students *1
Monthly Stipend in YenUndergraduate Students: 50,000
Graduate Students: 50,000Payment PeriodOne YearRenewalNot PossibleApplication PeriodJuneRequired LanguageJapanesePast Record (Fiscal Year 2015)9 applicants
9 acceptedApplication Requirements・Open to all nationalities
・Undergraduate student (limited to those enrolled in School of Global Humanities and Social Sciences only) and graduate students
Rotary Yoneyama Memorial Foundation Scholarship
Monthly Stipend in YenUndergraduate Students: 100,000
Graduate Students: 14,000Payment PeriodMaximum Length: Two YearsRenewalNot PossibleApplication PeriodLate AugustRequired LanguageJapanesePast Record (Fiscal year 2015)6 applicants
2 acceptedApplication Requirement・Open to all nationalities
・Under the age of 45
ASSURAN International Scholarship
Monthly Stipend in YenUndergraduate Students: –
Graduate Students:100,000Payment PeriodMaximum Length: Two YearsRenewalNot PossibleApplication PeriodJuly *This scholarship may not be available every year.Required LanguageJapanesePast Record (Fiscal Year 2015)3 applicants
1 acceptedApplication Requirements・Students from Asia only
・Under the age of 35
Mitsubishi Corporation Scholarship
Monthly Stipend in YenUndergraduate Students: ―
Graduate Students: 150,000Payment PeriodOne YearRenewalNot PossibleApplication PeriodJanuaryApplication DocumentsJapanese (English is available for those students who are enrolled in the degree program conducted in English)Past Record (Fiscal Year 2015)2 applicants
0 acceptedApplication Requirements―
Heiwa Nakajima Foundation Scholarship
Monthly Stipend in YenUndergraduate Students: 100,000
Graduate Students: 100,000Payment PeriodOne YearRenewalNot PossibleApplication PeriodOctoberApplication DocumentsJapanesePast Record (Fiscal Year 2015)2 applicants
1 acceptedApplication Requirements・Open to all nationalities
Otsuka Toshimi Foundation Scholarship
Monthly Stipend in YenUndergraduate Students: ―
Graduate Students:
1,000,000/year
1,500,000/year
2,000,000/yearPayment PeriodMaximum Length: Two YearsRenewalNot PossibleApplication PeriodUniversity Recommendation: November
Direct application without recommendation: AprilApplication DocumentsJapanesePast Record (Fiscal Year 2015)University Recommendation:
2 applicants
0 accepted
Direct application without recommendation:
3 applicants
1 acceptedApplication Requirements・Open to all nationalities
・Payment amount determined by each individual case
・Graduate Students majoring in biomedical sciences and/or business management
*1）Scholarship of Nagasaki University
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Center for Japanese Language and Student Exchange
1-14 Bunkyo-machi Nagasaki City, Nagasaki 852-8521
E-mail：ryugaku@ml.nagasaki-u.ac.jp
