This scholarship is open to foreign students who study or plan to study in Japanese graduate school for doctoral or master’s degree. Applications can be submitted from abroad as long as an applicant is accepted to Japanese graduate school. All nationalities and research fields are welcome. Applicants may directly apply to the foundation without pre-selection by the university.
Application PeriodFall Scholarship: April 1– April 30 (2021)
Spring Scholarship: September 1 – October 31 (2021)
※The detailed dates will be announced in the application guideline.Screening Methoddocument screening, interview(s)Number of Scholarships availableFall Scholarship: a few
Spring Scholarship: Ten
◆Period and amount of scholarship
The scholarship will be provided every month throughout the minimum period required to acquire the degree. The amount of scholarship depends on the differs based on the period as below:
¥200,000 per month for 1 ~ 2 years degree
¥180,000 per month for 3 years degree
¥150,000 per month for 4 ~ 5 years degree
◆Application and screening schedule (Fall Scholarship)
September 1, 2021 ~
October 31, 2021Application periodJanuary 31, 2022Result of document screening announced
※The application number of applicants moving onto the interview process will be posted on our website.February 2022Interview examination
※Planned in Tokyo, otherwise interviewed by video call.March 31, 2022Final result announced
◆How to apply
Confirm that you are eligible to apply.
Enter “web application system”. Fill out the application form and upload the required documents.
Once the documents are submitted, the application number will be issued, and PDF of your application form will be created. Please save the PDF file as you will need it when the result is announced on our website.
※All the indication in the web application system are both in English and Japanese. Auto-translation system installed in your device may cause stopping its working. Please remove auto-translation system when you log in the web application system.
※Application period:September 1, 2021 ～ October 31, 2021 (Web application system will be available from 11:00 am in September 1, 2021.)
◆Application
The application guideline for the scholarship Spring 2022.
Guideline(PDF 130KB)Template of research plan (WORD 16KB）
◆Inquiry
When you ask quesiton, use inquiry form.
