Application Deadline: October 31, 2024.
LOCATION: Japan
This scholarship is open to foreign students who study or plan to study in a Japanese graduate school for a doctoral or master’s degree. Applications can be submitted from abroad if applicants are accepted to a Japanese graduate school. All nationalities and research fields are welcome. Applicants may directly apply to the foundation without preselection by the university.
ELIGIBILITY:
(To be eligible to apply for the scholarship, the student must meet ALL of the requirement criteria listed below.)
The student must not possess Japanese citizenship.
The student must be enrolled as of April 2025 or currently applying for the academic course starting from April 2025 at a graduate school in Japan. Those who are already enrolled and those who are not enrolled yet (including people who are currently employed with jobs at the time of applying for the program) are both eligible to apply for this scholarship if they are going to be enrolled in April 2025. Those who are going to enter graduate schools in the fall of 2025 can apply for this spring scholarship program.
In principle, the student enrolling in a professional graduate school is not eligible to apply. However, the student who can submit a research plan is eligible to apply.
The enrolment duration until graduation must be longer than 12 months.
To be eligible, the student applying for the PhD program must start the PhD course by the age of 35.
The student applying for the master’s program must start the master’s course by the age of 30 (no exceptions).
The student must have a strong commitment to serving their home country as a future career plan.
BENEFIT:
The scholarship period for the recipient is set according to the shortest period of time required to complete the intended degree:
¥230,000 per month for 1 year or 2 years
¥210,000 per month for 3 years
¥180,000 per month for 4 years or 5 years
The payment period cannot be changed once it commences
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