Sophia University New Students Scholarships (Undergraduate & Graduate School)

Awarded to Sophia University New Students Scholarship is intended to contribute to develop human resources by supporting students whose first choice of school is Sophia University and who had excellent grades but who would find it difficult to study here due to financial hardship.

Students applying to 2021 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

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

Selection Criteria

Selections are made based on a general evaluation including grades, family finances (financial situation), Character.

Application period

English-taught Programs
The terms shown below are scholarship application period.as for the details about admission application,please check the corresponding page of admission.

○Faculty of Liberal Arts
・Spring 2021 entry (April)
　　①First application period：August 26 – September 23, 2020

○Global Studies
(Global Studies, International Business and Development Studies, Japanese Studies)
　・Spring 2021 entry (April)：August 26 – September 23, 2020
　・Autumn 2021 entry (September)：March 17 – April 14, 2021

○Green Science and Engineering ( M.S , Ph.D.)
　・Spring 2021 entry (April)※Ph.D：August 26 -September 23, 2020
　・Autumn 2021 entry (September)：March 17 – April 14, 2021

○Global Environmental Studies ( M.A , Ph.D.)
　・Spring 2021 entry (April)
　　Application period for M.A. and Ph.D.：August 26 -　September 23, 2020

 Application Forms

• Scholarship Application Procedure for International Students(149.94 KB)
• Scholarship Application Form for International Students(79.09 KB)

Contact / Location where applications to be submitted (by post)

Sophia University
Center for Student Affairs (New Students 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 application period and send the scholarship application documents to the Center for Student Affairs separately from admission application papers. (No late applications will be accepted)

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