Scholarships
Scholarships for self-supporting students are divided into two types, according to the application methods: The first type of scholarship requires application through the university (Scholarship through University recommendation), while the second type allows direct application to the scholarship foundation (Scholarship through Individual Application).
Scholarship through university recommendation includes “Japanese government scholarship (Monbukagakusho Scholarship) through Domestic Selection”, “Tsukuba Scholarship”, JASSO Honors Scholarship, and scholarships through private foundations. Interested applicants must apply through the “Selection of Scholarship Grantees for Self-Supporting International Students” announced every year.
Scholarships through individual application are announced every year on the bulletin boards of respective academic service office. Every year scholarship openings from around 20 scholarships foundations are announced in the column (of the above bulletin board) for Scholarship through individual application each soon as they are available.
- Scholarship through University Recommendationp
- Scholarship throught Individual Application
- Monbukagakusho Scholarships
Scholarship through University Recommendation
Self-supporting students can apply for a scholarship through university recommendation only once a year.
- Students who wish to receive this type of scholarship and who meet all the requirements should complete the prescribed application form in July (see Note 6) and submit it to the dean of the educational organization (college/graduate course) they are enrolled in.
- The application will be examined by the respective educational organization and, if accepted, it will be given a recommendation ranking and will be recommended further to the President of the university.
- Upon receiving application announcements from the various scholarship foundations, a selection committee in the International Student Center selets student for recommendation among the candidates nominated by each educational organization of the university according to the ranking received by such students.
- Selected candidates will be informed about the procedure required in order to submit their applications to the respective scholarship foundations by the president of the university through the dean of their educational orginization.
- The selected candidates will then submit all the required documents, through the dean of their educational organization, to the President of the university.
- The President of the university will recommend the selected candidates to the scholarship foundations.
- Note 1: Please check the requirements for the applications as noted in the annual “Recruitment Requirements”material distributed by the ISC.
- Note 2: Applicants cannot simultaneously receive two scholarships based on university recommendation.
- Note 3: Not all candidates recommended by the university will be accepted by the scholarship foundations.
- Note 4: Not all applicants will be recommended to a scholarship foundations; therefore, students are advised to simultaneously apply for a scholarship through direct application as well. (Please also note that, if you receive a scholarship through direct application, you are in eligible for any scholarships through recommendation from the university, as you cannot simultaneously receive two scholarships.)
- Note 5: Only candidates who have been selected for recommendation will be notified.
- Note 6: An additional recruitment for scholarship applications is organized the following year in April, for research students who enrolled in September or December, and regular students and research students who enrolled the following year in April. Students who have already applied at our university at the time of the July recruitment cannot apply during this additional recruitment. (Students who were not able to apply due to a live of absence from the university, but who will re-enroll the following academic year, may apply.)
For the list of scholarships that necessitates university recommendation is available on the "Scholarships" page of the "International Students' Guidebook".
Call for Scholarship Applicants for AY2012(April) for Self-Supporting International Students
Here below you can download the application forms for the AY2012 (April) Self-Supporting International Students Scholarship Selection. For more details on this process please refer to the Application Guide.
Application period: April, 9 - April, 16, 2012
- Poster for Scholarships PDF
- Application Guide PDF
- Application Form WORD PDF
- Study Plan (only for undergraduate students) WORD PDF
- Research Plan(only for graduate and research students) WORD PDF
- Supervisor's Remarks WORD PDF
- Status of Enrollment Notification WORD PDF
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Scholarship through Individual Application
Information on the scholarships available through individual application will be posted, as soon as available at the Division of International Students and the Academic Service Offices (Student Affairs Section). The application guide of the scholarship foundation can be accessed through the below table. Since these scholarships do not require a recommendation from the president of the university, foreign students can apply directly by themselves to the scholarship foundations. Please note that the period of applications and qualifications etc. are subject to change.
Scholarship Foundation Deadline KDDI Foundation （Application Info・Application Guide・Application Form）(Documents are in Japanese only) September 2, 2011 (Submit to ISC) (Documents are in Japanese only) September 2, 2011 (Submit to ISC) Atsumi International Exchange Foundation（Application Info・Application Guide）(Documents are in Japanese only) September 30, 2011 (Apply to Foundation) Kouryu Association （Application Info ・Application Guide）(Documents are in Japanese only) October 28, 2011（Apply to Foundation (postmark of the day will do) ） Tokyu Foreign Student Scholarship Foundation （Application Info・Application Guide）(Documents are in Japanese only) November 1, 2011（Apply to Foundation (must) ） Honjo International Scholarship Foundation （Application Info (Japanese Only) ・Application Guide (Japanese)・Application Guide（English）） November 30, 2011 （Apply to Foundation (postmark of the day will do) ） ITO Foundation For International Education Exchange（Application Guide）(Documents are in Japanese only) October, 31, 2011（Apply to Foundation (must) ）） Yonex Sports Foundation （Aplication Guide）(Documents are in Japanese only) December 31, 2011（Apply to Foundation (must) ） Nitori International Scholarship Foundation （Application Guide ・Application Handbook ）(Documents are in Japanese only) January 31, 2012（Apply to Foundation）<- Application Period has been extended The Iwatani Naoji Foundation （Application Guide ・Application Handbook ・Application Form ）(Documents are in Japanese only) December 20, 2011（Apply to Foundation, Postmark of the day will do） Sato Yo International Scholarship Foundation （Application Guide ・Application Handbook ・Application Form ）(Documents are in Japanese only) January 18, 2012（Apply to International Student Center） The Korean Scholarship Foundation （Application Guide ・Application Handbook ）(Documents are in Japanese only) April 20, 2012（Apply to International Student Center） Uenohara International Scholarship （Application Guide ）(Documents are in Japanese only) April 15, 2012（Apply to Foundation ） JEES Scholarship・Japanese Language Proficiency Scholarship（Application Guide・Application Handbook）(Documents are in Japanese only) May 14, 2012（Apply to International Student Center） JEES Scholarship・International Understanding Promotion Scholarship（Application Guide・Application Handbook）(Documents are in Japanese only) May 14, 2012（Apply to International Student Center） Otsuka Toshimi Foundation（Application Guide)(Documents are in Japanese only) May 15, 2012（Apply to Foundation (must) ）） RASA Research Fund（Application Guide ）(Documents are in Japanese only) May 10, 2012 （Apply to Foundation (postmark of the day will do) ） Note: Please note that if you receive a scholarship through individual application, you are ineligible for scholarship through university recommendation because you cannot simultaneously receive two scholarships.
Complete list of scholarships through individual application is available on the "Scholarships" page of the "International Students' Guidebook".
Monbukagakusho Scholarship Students
The following procedures are only applicable to Monbukagakusho Scholarship students.
Procedures for Receiving Scholarship
In order to receive the monthly scholarship, the students must put their signature (or their seal) on the current list of scholars at the Division of International Students between the 1st and 6th of every month. When it is impossible to come during the above-mentioned period because of travel or other reasons, the students must obtain their academic advisor's approval and submit in advance a "Notice of absence from residence" to the ISC Office.
The scholarship will be transferred into the individual's postal savings account around the end of the month. Should the students fail to sign within the specified period, payment of the scholarship may be delayed till the following month.Note:
- Payment for April and October of every year may be delayed.
- If the students fail to sign for one month, their monthly scholarship for that specific month shall be forfeited. If students are absent from the university for a long time, their monthly scholarship for that period will normally be suspended.
- Please note that if you change your visa status from "College Student" to another status, you lose the qualification for receiving the Monbukagakusho scholarship and you will stop receiving the monthly stipend.
Extension of Scholarship
Monbukagakusho Scholars (regular students and research students, etc.) whose scholarship period ends who wish to continue their studies can apply for an extension of their scholarship period under certain conditions.
Students will be notified of the time of re-application through their respective graduate offices or Academic Service Offices around October-November, and those who wish to extend should proceed accordingly.
Those who will return home should apply for a return travel allowance. Those who will stay in Japan after the expiration of their scholarship must submit a notice of cancellation of return travel allowance.
There are a number of conditions that must be fulfilled in extending the scholarship. For further details, please contact the Division of International Students.
