Scholarship for foreign students studying in Japanese graduate school 2021

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 Period	Fall Scholarship: April 1– April 30 (2021) Spring Scholarship: September – October ※The detailed dates will be announced in the application guideline.
Screening Method	document screening, interview(s)
Number of Scholarships available	Fall Scholarship: a few Spring Scholarship: to be announced

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)

April 1, 2021 ~ May 5, 2021	Start application period
June 30, 2021	Result of document screening announced ※The application number of applicants moving onto the interview process will be posted on our website.
July 2021	Interview examination ※Planned in Tokyo, otherwise interviewed by video call.
July 31, 2021	Final result announced

How to apply

1. Confirm that you are eligible to apply.
2. Enter “web application system”. Fill out the application form and upload the required documents.
3. 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:April 1, 2021 ～ May 5, 2021 (Web application system will be available from 11:00 am in April 1.)

◆Application

The application guideline for the scholarship Fall 2021.
Guideline(PDF 127KB) Template of research plan (WORD 16KB

Official website