JAPAN STUDY SUPPORT Scholarships 2020 – 21

1. Application Requirements

Applicants must meet the following criteria.

  • Has registered their profile information with JAPAN STUDY SUPPORT (hereinafter JPSS), a website of information for international students that is jointly run by the Asian Students Cultural Association and Benesse Corporation. A Japanese university or graduate school has viewed this profile and used the JPSS Scout function to send an offer placement message. After receiving this message the student has passed the enrollment examination for the said program and enrollment has been confirmed. ※Short term programs’ students can not apply for the scholarship even they get offers.
  • Can have an interview in either Japanese or English.
  • Has a Japanese bank account (in the applicant’s name) in to which scholarship money can be paid. Internet banks will not be accepted.
  • Is not a Japanese citizen.
  • If the applicant is under 20, his or her guardian understands either Japanese or English.

2. Number of Scholarships / Amount

  • 1,000,000 yen financial support paid to ONE successful applicant after he/she has enrolled into their specified Japanese university.
  • 500,000 yen financial support paid to TWO successful applicanst after he/she has enrolled into their specified Japanese university.
  • 100,000 yen financial support paid to THREE successful applicanst after he/she has enrolled into their specified Japanese university.

3. Application Procedures

Please apply from your JPSS My Page

Documents that need to be submitted
  1. (a) Application form (basic information)
  2. (b) Short essay (No more than 350 English words or 800 Japanese characters on your ‘Motivation to Study in Japan & Future Goals’)
  3. (c) Self Introduction Video (no more than 30 seconds in length)
Application Period
  • Spring Period (for applicants enrolling in April – May 2020): Between 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, March 31, 2020 and 17:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 30, 2020 (JST)
  • Spring Period (for applicants enrolling in September – November 2020): Between 10:00 a.m. on Friday, August 21, 2020 and 17:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 30, 2020 (JST)

4. Selection Method

  • step_1First round screeing – document screening
  • step_2Second round screeing – interview
  • step_3Notificiation of successful applicants

Successful applicants will be notified directly. JPSS also plans to publicize the names of success

5. Important Notes

  • If any of the application documents or materials are found to contain false information, the application will be rejected and all and any scholarship already paid out must be paid back.
  • If a successful candidate does not complete, dropsout or is expelled from their higher education course all and any scholarship money must be paid back.

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6 Responses

  1. Abdul saboor says:

    I have passed my FSc examination with 70% marks obtained. I want MBBS from Japan please guide me.

  2. Talat Zehra says:

    My name is Talat Zehra from Pakistan. I have done my post graduation in Histopathology. I am interested in some phD or master program in digital photography. Kindly guide me if it is possible in this scholarship
    Regards

  3. Good evening, I’m Afrina. I just wanted to ask is this scholarship for short term program? or is it for undergraduate program? Because I couldn’t find the details on age requirement and how long the program is taken.
    I will be waiting for the feedback.
    Thank you.

    Regards,
    Afrina

  4. AMRIT YADAV says:

    Hello! Sir/mem I’m Amrit from Nepal and I have completed High school education and want to do bachelor in information technology in abroad country like Japan with scholarship since I’m financially backward…if you could help me I would be very grateful.

  5. To start with, I wish to extend my profound gratitude to all of you. It will be an opportunity for me if I may be giving the scholarship to further my university education as I have no one to pay my tuition fees.thanks you in advance and your help is highly solicited.

  6. Habiba ayoub says:

    Helo my name is habiba ayoub I have done bachelors in Nursing Iam interested in masters program in Nursing I need your help regarding how to select university and also the fully funded Scholership process

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