Different types of financial aid are available for students to help reduce their financial burden and enable them to concentrate on study.
The applications for New Students Scholarship and Adachi Scholarship are accepted at the time of admission application. Applicants can apply for other scholarships after entering the university.
Sophia University New Student Scholarships
（Undergraduate & Graduate School）
◆ Awarded to
Sophia University New Students Scholarship is intended to contribute to human resources development by supporting students with financial hardship who consider our university as their first choice and find it difficult to study here due to financial problems despite having excellent grades.
Students applying to 2022 Sophia University Undergraduate/Graduate Course (English Course) entrance examination and who meet the above requirements.
・ Faculty of Liberal Arts
・ Faculty of Science and Technology Green Science and Engineering Course
・ Sophia Program for Sustainable Futures
・ Graduate Program in Global Studies, Graduate School of Global Studies
・ International Graduate Course, Graduate Program in Global Environment Studies, Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies
・ Green Science/Engineering Courses, Graduate School of Science and Technology
・ Graduate Program in Linguistics (TESOL), Graduate School of Languages and Linguistics
・ Graduate Program in Education (English Course), Graduate School of Human Sciences
・ Masters Program in International Cooperation Studies
◆ Amount of Scholarship
< For International Students >
・Sophia University New Student Scholarship
: The grant varies from one-third to the full amount of tuition fee for the first year of study.
・Sophia University Benefactors’ (Adachi) Scholarships
: Amount equal to full tuition and education enhancement fee
< For Japanese Students >
・Sophia University New Student Scholarship
: The grant varies from one-third to the full amount of tuition fee for the first year of study.
◆ Selection Criteria
: Selections will be based on a general evaluation including grades and financial situation.
◆ Application period
※English-taught Programs
※The terms shown below are scholarship application period. As for the details about the admission application, please check the corresponding page of admission.
○Faculty of Liberal Arts
・Spring 2022 entry (April)
①First application period ：August 25 -September 22, 2021
②Second application period ：November 17 – December 15, 2021
・Autumn 2022 entry (September)
①First application period ：November 17 – December 15, 2021
②Second application period ：March 16 – April 13, 2022
○Faculty of Science and Technology
・Autumn 2022 entry (September)
①First application period ：November 17 – December 15, 2021
②Second application period ：March 16 – April 13, 2022
○Sophia Program for Sustainable Futures
・Autumn 2022 entry (September)
①First application period ：November 17 – December 15, 2021
②Second application period ：March 16 – April 13, 2022
○Global Studies (Global Studies, International Business and Development Studies, Japanese Studies)
・Spring 2022 entry (April)：August 25 -September 22, 2021
・Autumn 2022 entry (September)：March 16 – April 13, 2022
○Green Science and Engineering ( M.S. , Ph.D.)
・Spring 2022 entry (April)※Ph.D：August 25 - September 22, 2021
・Autumn 2022 entry (September)：March 16 – April 13, 2022
○Global Environmental Studies ( M.A. , Ph.D.)
・Spring 2022 entry (April)
Application period for M.A. and Ph.D.：August 25 -September 22, 2021
・Autumn 2022 entry (September)
Application period for M.A. and Ph.D.：March 16 – April 13, 2022
○TESOL:Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages ( M.A. only )
①September Examination （9月入試）：August 20 – August 26, 2021
②February Examination （2月入試）：December 16 – December 21, 2021
○Education ( M.A. , Ph. D. )
①September Examination （9月入試）：August 20 – August 26, 2021
②February Examination （2月入試）：December 16 – December 21, 2021
〇International Cooperation Studies ( M.A. only )
①September Examination （9月入試）：August 20 – August 26, 2021
②February Examination （2月入試）：December 16 – December 21, 2021
◆ Application Forms
＜For International Students>
Scholarship Application Procedure for International Students(204.86 KB)
Scholarship Application Form for International Students(61.99 KB)
<For Japanese Students>
Scholarship Application Procedure for Japanese Students(353.95 KB)
Scholarship Application Form for Japanese Students (38.08 KB)
Sophia University Graduate School Scholarship for Fostering Researchers in Doctoral Program(No application required)※Starting April 2022
Starting April 2022, Sophia University establishes a new scholarship “Sophia University Graduate School Scholarship for Fostering Researchers in Doctoral Program”, intended to foster excellent researchers with outstanding research abilities to lead the research activities of Sophia University and the international development. The scholarship is provided for regular students enrolled in Doctoral Programs of Sophia University and who satisfy the requirements of the scholarship to encourage their research activities. The students will be selected based on recommendation by the affiliated Graduate Schools and Programs/Disciplines.
Sophia University Graduate School Scholarship for Fostering Researchers in Doctoral Program
Contact
Location where applications to be submitted (by post)
Sophia University
Center for Student Affairs (New Student Scholarship/Adachi Scholarship)
7-1 Kioi-cho Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-8554 Japan
(Building No.2, first floor)
e-mail: scholarship-co(at)*sophia.ac.jp *Please put @ instead of (at).
※ Scholarship applications will be accepted during the application period for all admission types. Please make sure to send the scholarship application documents during the application period to the Center for Student Affairs separately from the admission application papers. (No late applications will be accepted)
