Scholarship

Scholarships from Private Organizations for Privately Financed International Students

The following is a list of major scholarships from private organizations.  When any scholarship application becomes open, we will announce it on “News & Events” web page. Information will also be posted on the bulletin board placed at the Office of International Affairs. (Applications and details are subject to change depending on the year.)

* If you cannot submit a recommendation letter to apply for a scholarship since you do not have an academic supervisor, the “Office of Advising Services for International Students (OASIS)” can write a recommendation letter for you. Please go to OASIS and ask for advice.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

Scholarships currently available to apply 

・JEES Scholarship / Priority Countries  ＜May 30＞ 

・Karakami Foundation ＜June 9＞ 

・Ishibashi Foundation ＜June 9＞ 

・JEES Scholarship / JLTCT ＜June 15＞

・JEES Scholarship /JLPT  ＜June 15＞ 【Updated : 5/24】

・Chiiki ikusei Foudation ＜June 30＞ 

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         2023FY (Stipend payment starting from April 2023)

 

 * Eligibility / Age Limit : as of the starting date of scholarship

TEPCO Memorial Foundation  (Apply Directly)
 Application Period  May – June in previous year
 Eligibility  Doctoral Students
 Age Limit  Under 28
 Designated Nationalities  none
 Field of Study  Eletricity related fields
 Amount  ¥50,000 per month
 Scholarship Period  Up to the shortest regular course term (Maximum 3 years)

 

KDDI Foundation
 Application Period  May – July in previous year
 Eligibility  Master’s / Doctoral Students
 Age Limit  35 or under
 Designated Nationalities

 Specific countries of the following regions : Asian, Middle Eastern, 

 Oceanian,  European, African, Central ･ South American
 Field of Study

 Information-Communication in the fields of Law, Politics, Economics,

 Society, Science Technology or related-research
 Amount  ¥100,000 per month
 Scholarship Period  6 or 12 months
 Remarks  Application in English accepted

 

NEC C&C Foundation – Grants for Non-Japanese Researchers (Apply Directly)
 Application Period  July – September in previous year
 Eligibility  Doctoral Students
 Age Limit  40 or under
 Designated Nationalities   none
 Field of Study

 Information-Processing Technologies, Communications Technologies, 

 Electronic-Device Technologies
 Amount  ¥125,000 per month
 Scholarship Period  1 year from April OR 1 year from October
 Remarks  Application in English available

  

Rotary Yoneyama Memorial Foundation
 Application Period  July – September in previous year
 Eligibility

 3rd, 4th year Undergraduate / 1st, 2nd year Master’s  / 2nd, 3rd year 

Doctoral  Students
 Age Limit  Under 45
 Designated Nationalities  none
 Amount  Undergraduate : ¥100,000 per month / Graduate : ¥140,000 per month
 Scholarship Period  Up to 2 years

 

Honjo International Scholarship Foundation (Apply Directly)
 Application Period  August – October in pervious year
 Eligibility  Master’s / Doctoral Students
 Age limit  Master’s : Under 30 / Doctoral : Under 35
 Designated Nationalities  none
 Amount /                               Scholarship Period  One of the following : ¥200,000 for 1～2 years /  ¥180,000 for 3 years /  ¥150,000 for 4～5 years  *per month

(Plus additional support to cover cost for attending conferences)

 

Nitori International Scholarship Foundation (Apply Directly) 
 Application Period  August – November in previous year
 Eligibility  2nd, 3rd, 4th year Undergraduate / Master’s Students
 Age limit  none
 Designated Nationalities  none
 Amount  ¥110,000 per month
 Scholarship Period  Up to 1 year

Atsumi International Foundation (Apply Directly)
 Application Period  September in previous year
 Eligibility  3rd year (including 4th year) Doctoral Students
 Age limit  none
 Designated Nationalities  Kanto area Residents
 Amount  ¥200,000 per month   

(Plus additional support to cover cost for attending conferences outside Japan)
 Scholarship Period  1 year

 

Tokyu Foundation for Foreign Students (Apply Directly)
 Application Period  September in previous year
 Eligibility  Master’s  / Doctoral Students
 Age Limit  Master’s : under 30 / Doctoral : under 35 
 Designated Nationalities

 Countries of : Asian, Russian Federation, Oceanian, USA, Canadian,

Pasific Islands
 Amount  ¥180,000 per month 

(Plus additional support to cover cost for attending conferences in Japan)
 Scholarship Period  Up to 2 years

 

Heiwa Nakajima Foundation
 Application Period  September – October in previous year
 Eligibility  Undergraduate / Master’s / Doctoral Students
 Age Limit  none
 Designated Nationalities  none
 Amount  ¥100,000 per month
 Scholarship Period  1 year

  

Japan-Taiwan Exchange Association (Apply Direclty )
 Application Period  September – October in pervious year
 Eligibility  Master’s / Doctoral Students
 Age Limit  Under 35
 Designated Nationalities  Taiwan
 Amount  Master’s :  ¥144,000 per month / Doctoral :  ¥145,000 per month 

(Plus limited amount support of tuition fee)
 Scholarship Period  Up to minimum duration of one’s program

  

T.Banaji Indian Students Scholarship
 Application Period  October – November in previous year
 Eligibility  Undergraduate / Master’s / Doctoral Students
 Age Limit  none
 Designated Nationalities  India
 Amount  ¥100,000 per month
 Scholarship Period  Up to the shortest regular course term
 Remarks  Application in English (with Japanese translation attached) accepted

  

Amelia Earhart Fellowship (Apply Directly)
 Application Period  October – November in previous year
 Eligibility  Doctoral Students
 Age Limit  none
 Designated Nationalities  none (Japanese also eligible)
 Field of Study  Aerospace-applied Sciences / Aerospace-applied Engineering
 Amount  Total amount of US $10,000 
 Scholarship Period  One time disbursement
 Remarks  Application in English only

ITO Foundation for International Education Exchange (Apply Directly)
 Application Period  October in previous year
 Eligibility  1st year Master’s Students
 Age Limit  29 or under
 Designated Nationalities  none
 Amount  ¥180,000 per month
 Scholarship Period  Up to 2 years

College Woman’s Association of Japan – NJG Program (Apply Directly)
 Application Period  October in previous year
 Eligibility  Master’s / Doctoral Students – Women Only
 Age limit  none
 Designated Nationalities  none
 Amount  ¥2,000,000 in total
 Scholarship Period  1 year
 Remarks  Application in English only

  

The Life Insurance Association of Japan – SEIHO Scholarship Program
 Application Period  October – November in previous year
 Eligibility  3rd year Undergraduate / 1st year Master’s Students
 Age limit  none
 Designated Nationalities  Asian Countries
 Field of Study

 Students who have interest in Financial Industry, especially in

Life Insurance  (no limitation in field of study)
 Amount  ¥100,000 per month
 Scholarship Period  2 years

 

Taisei Corporation
 Application Period  October – November in previous year
 Eligibility  Undergraduate /  Master’s Students
 Age limit  none
 Designated Nationalities  Vietnam, Indonesia
 Field of Study  Engineering (Construction, Civil, Mechanical, Electrical)
 Amount  ¥150,000 per month
 Scholarship Period  Up to the shortest regular course term

  

International Kyowa Scholarship Foundation
 Application Period  November in previous year
 Eligibility  2nd, 3rd, 4th year Undergraduate / Master’s / Doctoral Students
 Age limit  none
 Designated Nationalities  none
 Amount  ¥120,000 per month
 Scholarship Period  Up to 2 years

 

Toka Kyoiku Bunka Koryu Zaidan  (Apply Directly)
 Application Period  November in previous year
 Eligibility  3rd, 4th year Undergraduate / Master’s / Doctoral Students
 Age limit  none
 Designated Nationalities  China
 Amount  ¥100,000 per month
 Scholarship Period  1 year

 

Japan-China Friendship Association – Niwa Uichiro Scholarship (Apply Direclty)
 Application Period  November in previous year
 Eligibility  Master’s / Doctoral Students
 Age Limit  Under 30
 Designated Nationalities  China
 Field of Study  Social Science
 Amount  ¥70,000 per month
 Scholarship Period  1 year

  

Takaku Foundation (Apply Directly)
 Application Period  November in previous year
 Eligibility  Doctoral Students
 Age Limit  none
 Designated Nationalities  Residents of Saitama, Tokyo, Kanagawa, or Chiba
 Amount  ¥100,000 per month
 Scholarship Period  1 year

 

Yamada Foundation (Apply Directly) 
 Application Period  November – December in previous year
 Eligibility  Master’s / Doctoral Students
 Age limit  Under 35
 Designated Nationalities  none (Japanese also eligible)
 Amount  ¥120,000 per month
 Scholarship Period  1 year

Mabuchi International Scholarship Foundation
 Application Period  November – December in previous year
 Eligibility  3rd year Undergraduate
 Age Limit  none
 Designated Nationalities  Asian Countries (Including Japan)
 Amount   ¥100,000 per month 
Scholarship Period  1 year (application of extension available)

 

Kyoritsu International Foundation
 Application Period  November in previous year – January
 Eligibility

 1st, 2nd, 3rd year Undergraduate / 1st year Master’s / 1st, 2nd Doctoral

Students
 Age Limit  none
 Designated Nationalities  Asian Countries
 Amount /                               Scholarship Period

 Undergraduate : ¥60,000 per month (1year) OR  ¥100,000 per month

 (2 years)  /  Graduate :  ¥100,000 per month (2 years)

  

Yasuda Scholarship Foundation – General
 Application Period  November in previous year – January
 Eligibility  2nd year Undergraduate Students
 Age Limit  none
 Designated Nationalities  none
 Field of Study  Law, Economics, Business Administration
 Amount   ¥100,000 per month
 Scholarship Period  Up to 3 years

 

Mitsubishi Corporation International Scholarship 
 Application Period  November in previous year –  Early January
 Eligibility  3rd, 4th year Undergraduate / Master’s / Doctoral Students 
 Age Limit  none
 Designated Nationalities  none
 Amount  Undergraduate : ¥100,000 per month / Graduate : ¥150,000 per month
 Scholarship Period  Up to the shortest regular course term
 Remarks  Application in English (with Japanese translation attached) accepted

  

Nitori International Scholarship Foundation – H2 (Apply Directly
 Application Period  November in previous year –  April
 Eligibility  Undergraduate / Master’s Students
 Age Limit  none
 Designated Nationalities  none
 Amount   ¥110,000 per month 
 Scholarship Period  1 year (application of extension available)

The Iwatani Naoji Foundation  (Apply Directly)
 Application Period  December in previous year
 Eligibility  Master’s / Doctoral (including 4th year) Students
 Age limit  Master’s : Under 30 / Doctoral : Under 35
 Designated Nationalities  East Asian,  Southeast Asian Countries
 Field of Study  Natural Sciences
 Amount   ¥150,000 per month

 (Plus additional support to cover cost for attending conferences)
 Scholarship Period  1 year

 

The Kubota Fund  (Apply Directly)
 Application Period  December in previous year – January
 Eligibility  Undergraduate / Master’s / Doctoral / Non-degree research Students 
 Age Limit  none
 Designated Nationalities

 Must be from a developing country, which its annual GDP per capita

must be less  than US$7,000
 Field of Study  Technical research for developing coutries (particularly in such fields as Civil,  Electrical, Agricultural, Environmental Engineering, or Development Economics
 Amount  ¥80,000 ~ ¥120,000 per month
 Scholarship Period  1 year (application of extension available for one more year)
 Remarks  Application in English accepted

 

Sato Yo International Scholarship Foundation – Spring Application
 Application Period  December in previous year – Early Janurary
 Eligibility

 Transfered 3rd year Undergraduate / 1st year Master’s / Doctoral

Students
 Designated Nationalities  Specific countries of Asian, Southeast Asian Countries
 Amount

 Undergraduate :  ¥150,000 per month / Graduate :  ¥180,000 per month

(Plus additional support to cover cost for attending conferences)
 Scholarship Period  2 years

  

The Kamenori Foundation
 Application Period  December in previous year – January
 Eligibility 1st year Master’s / 1st year Doctoral Students 
 Age Limit  none
 Designated Nationalities  Asian , Southeast Asian Countries
 Field of Study  Humanities, Social Science
 Amount   ¥200,000 per month
 Scholarship Period  Master’s : Up to  2 years / Doctoral : Up to 3 years

 

Association for Asian Educational Exchange
 Application Period  January – February
 Eligibility  Master’s Students (1st year only if admitted from fall)
 Age Limit  Under 35
 Designated Nationalities  China
 Field of Study  Humanities & Social Science, Education
 Amount   ¥120,000 per month
 Scholarship Period  Up to 2 years

  

Hashimoto Yasuhiko Asia Africa Scholarship in Japan
 Application Period  February – April
 Eligibility  3rd year Undergraduate Students
 Age Limit  none
 Designated Nationalities  Asia, Africa
 Amount  ¥50,000 per month
 Scholarship Period  2 years

 

Docomo International Student Scholarship
 Application Period  February – April
 Eligibility  1st year Master’s Students (Spring admission students only)
 Age Limit  none
 Designated Nationalities  Asian Countries
 Field of Study  Communication Information Processing
 Amount  ¥120,000 per month
 Scholarship Period  2 years

 

SGH Scholarship
 Application Period  February – April
 Eligibility  3rd year Undergraduate / 1st year Master’s / 2nd year Doctoral Students
 Age Limit  Undergraduate : Under 27 / Graduate : Under 35
 Designated  Nationalities  Southeast Asian Countries
 Amount  ¥100,000 per month
 Scholarship Period  2 years

 

Honda Benjiro Engineers Foundation Scholarship
 Application Period  February – April
 Eligibility

 3rd year Undergraduate / 1st year Master’s / 1st year Doctoral* 

Students  (*Available only when a position is vacant)
 Age Limit  none
 Designated  Nationalities  none
 Field of Study  Science and Engineering majors (except for Information-related)
 Amount  Total amount of ¥1,000,000 
 Scholarship Period  Up to 3 years (Up to minimum duration of one’s program)

 

Hirose Foundation
 Application Period  March (Available only when a position is vacant)
 Eligibility

 Undergraduate / Master’s / Doctoral  (including 4th year) / Non-degree 

research Students
 Age Limit  35 or under
 Designated  Nationalities  Asian Countries
 Amount  Sakai Memorial Scholarship : ¥200,000 per month  
 Scholarship Period  1 year  (application of extension available : maximum up to 4 years)

 

The Korean Scholarship Foundation (Extending applicants and Permanent Residents must Apply Directly)
 Application Period  March – April
 Eligibility 

 Undergraduate (1st year students’ GPA : 3.2 or above, 2nd – 4th year

students’ GPA : 2.7 or above on a 3.0 GPA scale) / Master’s /

Doctoral Students
 Age Limit  Undergraduate : Under 30 / Graduate : Under 40
 Designated  Nationalities  Korea, South Korea
 Amount

 Undergraduate : ¥25,000 per month / Master’s : ¥40,000 per month /

Doctoral : ¥70,000 per month
 Scholarship Period

 Undergraduate, Master’s : Up to 1 year / Doctoral : Up to 2 years

(application of extension available)

 

Takazawa Sanjiro International Scholarship Foundation
 Application Period  March – April
 Eligibility   Master’s Students
 Age Limit  Under 35
 Designated  Nationalities  Asian Countries
 Amount  ¥50,000 per month
 Scholarship Period  Up to 2 years

 

Takayama International Education Foundation
 Application Period  March – April
 Eligibility   1st year Undergraduate Students
 Age Limit  Under 30
 Designated  Nationalities  Asian Countries
 Amount  ¥170,000 per month
 Scholarship Period  2 years (application of extension available)

 

Yasuda Scholarship Foundation – Sports
 Application Period  March – April
 Eligibility   Undergraduate Students
 Age Limit  none
 Designated  Nationalities  none
 Field of Study  Students who are enrolled in Univeristy-authorized athletic club
 Amount  ¥100,000 per month
 Scholarship Period  Up to the shortest regular course term

 

JEES Scholarship – General
 Application Period  March – April
 Eligibility

 2nd, 3rd, 4th year Undergraduate / Master’s /

Doctoral Students (GPA : 2.60 or above on a 3.0 GPA scale in the previous academic year)
 Age Limit  none
 Designated  Nationalities  none
 Amount  ¥40,000 per month
 Scholarship Period  Up to 2 years

 

JEES Scholarship /JLPT
 Application Period  March – April
 Eligibility  Undergraduate / Master’s / Doctoral Students
 Age Limit  none
 Designated  Nationalities  none
 Field of Study

 Japanese language and culture education.  

Must have taken the JLPT(N1)exam in previous year of application and

scored 170 points or above (100 points or above for non-Chinese or

non-Korean native speakers)
 Amount  ¥50,000 per month
 Scholarship Period  Up to 2 years

JEES Scholarship /JLTCT
 Application Period  March – April
 Eligibility  Undergraduate / Master’s / Doctoral Students
 Age Limit  none
 Designated  Nationalities  none
 Field of Study

 Japanese language and culture education.  

Must have taken and passed the JLTCT (Japanese language Teaching

Competency Test) in previous year of application.
 Amount  ¥50,000 per month
 Scholarship Period  Up to 2 years

JEES Scholarship /Priority Countries
 Application Period  March – April
 Eligibility  Undergraduate / Master’s / Doctoral Students
 Age Limit  none
 Designated  Nationalities  Must be from countries which send small number of students to Japan
 Field of Study  none
 Amount  ¥50,000 per month
 Scholarship Period  Up to 2 years

F-Tech Scholarship Foundation
 Application Period  March – April
 Eligibility

 2nd, 3rd, 4th year Undergraduate / 1st year Master’s / 1st year Doctoral

Students
 Age Limit

 Undergraduate : 22 or under / Master’s : 25 or under /

 Doctoral : 28 or under
 Designated  Nationalities  none (Japanese also eligible)
 Amount  ¥30,000 per month
 Scholarship Period  1 year (application of extension available)

The Daiohs Foundation
 Application Period  March – April
 Eligibility

 2nd, 3rd, 4th year Undergraduate / Master’s / Doctoral Students
 Age Limit

 Undergraduate : 31 or under / Graduate : 38 or under 
 Designated  Nationalities  none (Japanese also eligible)
 Amount  ¥10,000 per month
 Scholarship Period  Up to the shortest regular course term

 

Otsuka Toshimi Scholarship Foundation (Apply Directly)
 Application Period  April
 Eligibility  3rd, 4th year Undergraduate / Master’s / Doctoral Students
 Age Limit  38 or under
 Designated  Nationalities  none
 Field of Study

 Field directly relating to human health (such as Medicine, Pharmacology, Biology, Nutrition, Physical Education, or Engineering) or Business

Administration
 Amount  Total Amount of ¥2.0 million, ¥1.5 million, or ¥1.0 million
 Scholarship Period   1 year

  

TOBE MAKI Scholarship Foundation (Apply Directly)
 Application Period  Februrary –  May
 Eligibility  3rd, 4th year Undergraduate / Master’s / Doctoral Students
 Age Limit  none
 Designated  Nationalities  none (Japanese also eligible)
 Field of Study  Diet, Nutrition, Health
 Amount  ¥50,000 per month
 Scholarship Period  Up to 1 year (extesion available for 1 addtional year)

Takano Zaidan (Apply Directly)
 Application Period  March –  May
 Eligibility  1st, 2nd, 3rd year Undergraduate / 1st year Master’s Students
 Age Limit  none
 Designated  Nationalities  none (Japanese also eligible)
 Field of Study  Science and Technology
 Amount  ¥50,000 per month
 Scholarship Period  1 year

Kokudo Scholarship Foundation
 Application Period  April –  May
 Eligibility  Undergraduate / Master’s / Doctoral Students 
 Age Limit  none
 Designated  Nationalities  none
 Amount  ¥100,000 per month
 Scholarship Period  Up to minimum duration of one’s program
 Remarks  Application in English accepted

 

AJINOMOTO Scholarship for Students from Overseas
 Application Period  April –  May
 Eligibility  Master’s / Doctoral Students
 Age Limit  Under 30
 Designated  Nationalities  Asian, African, South American Countries
 Field of Study  Diet, Nutrition, Health
 Amount  ¥150,000 per month
 Scholarship Period  Up to 2 years

 

Friends of Asian Students along the Tojo Line (Apply Directly)
 Application Period  April – May
 Eligibility  Undergraduate Students
 Age Limit  none
 Designated  Nationalities  Asian Countries
 Amount  ¥20,000 per month
 Scholarship Period  1 year

 NAGASAKA International Scholarship Foundation
 Application Period  April – May
 Eligibility  2nd, 3rd, 4th year Undergraduate Students
 Age Limit  none
 Designated  Nationalities  Southeast Asian Countries
 Amount  ¥50,000 per month
 Scholarship Period  1 year (re-application available after 1 year)

 The Ushio Foundation (Apply Directly)
 Application Period  April – May
 Eligibility  Master’s / Doctoral Students
 Age Limit  none
 Designated  Nationalities  China
 Amount  ¥120,000 per month
 Scholarship Period  Up to the shortest regular course term

 

Japan-Korea Culture Association (Apply Directly)
 Application Period  May
 Eligibility  Undergraduate / Master’s / Doctoral Students
 Age Limit  none
 Designated  Nationalities  Korea
 Amount  ¥20,000 per month
 Scholarship Period  1 year

 

Tokyo YWCA “Japanese Mothers for International Students” Movement  (Apply Directly)
 Application Period  May
 Eligibility  1st, 2nd year Undergraduate Students
 Age Limit  none
 Designated  Nationalities  none
 Amount   ¥30,000 per month
 Scholarship Period   1 year

 

Sato Yo International Scholarship Foundation -Fall Application
 Application Period  May – Early August
 Eligibility  2nd, 3rd, 4th year Undergraduate / Master’s / Doctoral Students
 Age Limit  none
 Designated  Nationalities  Specific countries of Asian, Southeast Asian Countries
 Amount

 Undergraduate : ¥150,000 per month /

 Graduate :  ¥180,000 per month  (Plus additional support to cover cost

for attending conferences)
 Scholarship Period

 2 years from October OR 2 years from April of next academic year 

(Period decided by the foundation)

 

Takase Scholarship Foundation
 Application Period  July
 Eligibility

 Master’s / Doctoral / Short-Term Exchange Students who are either :

1) Researching on a theme which contributes to International Cooperation    or International Developing  OR

2) Enrolled in English-based degree program
 Age Limit  none
 Designated  Nationalities  none
 Amount  ¥100,000 per month
 Scholarship Period

 Fall Admission Students : 1 year from October

 Spring Amission Students : 1 year from April of next academic year
 Remarks  Application in English accepted

MARUWA  Foundation
 Application Period  August- September
 Eligibility  2nd year Undergraduate Students
 Age Limit  none
 Designated  Nationalities none (Japanese also eligible)
 Amount  ¥50,000 per month
 Scholarship Period  1 year 

  

JGC-S Scholarship Foundation
 Application Period  October – November
 Eligibility  Undergraduate / Master’s / Doctoral / Non-degree Research Students
 Age Limit  none
 Designated  Nationalities  none
 Field of Study  Science and Engineering
 Amount  Total amount of ¥300,000 
 Scholarship Period  One time disbursement