Scholarships

The following scholarships are available to privately financed students (excluding Foreign Government Scholarship Students). Selection for awards is based on academic record, character, and other factors. Information is posted on the notice board of the International Student Division and each faculty.

Please note that an application is made only for one scholarship at the same time.

Scholarship
Eligibility
Country
Monthly Stipend (Yen)
Duration
Apply in
Number of Students
JASSO/ Honors Scholarship
U
  
¥50,000
1 year
April - May
9
M, D, R
¥70,000
88
Hyogo Prefecture Private Foreign Student Scholarship
U, M, D
  
¥30,000
1 year
May
70
Kobe/Sugawara Scholarship
Above U3, M, D
Developing Countries
¥80,000
1 year
Mar.
25
Interchange Association Scholarship
M, D
Taiwan

¥170,000

travel expense, tuition
Shortest period until completion
Oct.
7
International Communication Fund
M, D
  
¥150,000
6 to 12 months
Sep.
0
Kinoshita Kinen Jigyoudan
Above U2
ASEAN Countries, Taiwan
¥60,000
Shortest period until completion
Apr.
0
M
¥72,000
4
D
¥84,000
1
The Mitsubishi UFJ Trust Scholarship Foundation
M, D
  
¥100,000
Shortest period until completion
Apr.
3
Yamaoka Scholarship Foundation
M1, D2
East Asia, and Southeast Asia
¥100,000
2 years
Mar.
2
JGC-S Saneyoshi Scholarship Foundation
U, M, R
  
¥250,000/
year
1 year
Jun.
3
Rotary Yoneyama Memorial Foundation, Inc. Scholarship
U3, U4
Other than China, Korea
¥100,000
Up to 2 years
Sep.
10
M, D 3
¥140,000
1 years
Iue Fundamental
U, M, D
  
¥50,000
2 years
May
1
Heiwa Nakajima Foundation
U
  
¥100,000
Up to 2 years
Oct.
3
M, D
¥120,000
The Asian Foundation for Interchange
U, M
Asia
¥60,000
1 year
Dec.
0
D
¥70,000
Ichikawa International Scholarship Foundation
U, M, D
Asia
¥100,000
2 years
Nov.
2
Watanuki International Scholarship Foundation
U3, U4
Asia Pacific countries (excluding China, Korea, Taiwan for undergraduates)
¥120,000
1 year
Oct.
1
M, D
¥150,000
Docomo Scholarship for International Student
M1
East Asia, Southeast Asia,South Asia
¥120,000
2 years
Apr.
1
Nissho Iwai Foundation for International Exchange
U3, U4
  
¥70,000
2 years
Apr.
0
M, D
¥100,000
Zinnai International Student
M, D
Asia
¥100,000
2 years
Jun.
0
Kashiyama Scholarship Foundation
Above U3, M, D
  
¥100,000 (once)
  
Oct.
1
AEON Scholarship
U, M
China, Malaysia, Thai, Taiwan, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam
¥120,000 tuition
2 years
Apr.
3
Nishimura International Scholarship Foundation
U, M, D (living in Osaka Pref.)
Southeast and East Asia
¥120,000
1 year or 2 years
Nov.
7
Soroptimist International
Female students
 
¥80,000
1 year
Nov.
1
Makita Scholarship Foundation
D2
  
¥100,000
2 years
Dec.
0
Kawanishi Memorial Shin Maywa Education Foundation
M2, D2, D3
China, Taiwan, Thai, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Brunei, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh
¥80,000
1 year
Feb.
2
Kobe Student Youth Center Rokko Scholarship
U, M, D
Asia Region
¥50,000
1 year
Jan.& Feb.
0
Kobe Student Youth Center Hitotsubunomugi Shougakukikin
Above U2, M, D
China, Taiwan, Korea
¥60,000
1 year
Jan.
1
Asahi Glass Company Scholarship Society
M1, D1,D2
Thai, Indonesia, China, Korea
¥100,000
1 year or 2 years
Mar.
0
Kawashima Shoji Memorial Scholarship
Above U3 , M, D
  
¥100,000
1 year
(Extension possible)
Dec.
0
Hashitani Scholarship
U, M, D, R
Indonesia
¥100,000
Shortest period until completion
Mar.
0
Fujii International Scholarships Foundation
U
China, Indonesia, Thai, Malaysia
¥30,000
Shortest period until completion (Evaluated each year)
Oct.
1
M, D
¥50,000
Teraura Scholarship
U, M, D
Vietnam, China, India
¥45,000
Shortest period until completion
Apr.
4
International Research Exchange Foundation for Japanese Studies
D
  
¥120,000
Up to 3 years
Mar.
0
Sato International Scholarship Foundation
U
Indonesia, Singapore, Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei, Thai, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, The Democratic Republic Timor-Leste
¥120,000
2 years
Feb.
0
M, D
¥180,000
Senshu Scholarship
U1, M1, D1
East and Southeast Asia
¥100,000
1 year
Feb.
12
Funai Foundation for Information Technology
U1, M1
China, Southeast Asia
¥100,000
1 year
Apr.
1
ITO Foundation for International Education Exchange
M
  
¥180,000
2 years
Nov.
0
The Iwatani Naoji Foundation
M, D
East and Southeast Asia
¥150,000
1 year
Nov.
0
Kyoritsu International Foundation
U, M, D
Asia
¥100,000
2 years
 Dec.
0
¥60,000
1 year
The Ushio Foundation
M,D
China
¥100,000
Shortest period until completion
Mar.
0
Sagawa Scholarship for International Students
U3, M1, D2
Southeast Asia
¥100,000
2 years
Mar.
0
Dentsu Ikueikai
M, D
  
¥100,000
Up to 2 years
Apr.
1
Murata Overseas Scholarship Foundation
Above U2, M2, D2
Southeast Asia
¥300,000 /year
1 year
Apr.
2
Mitsubishi Shouji Scholarship
U, M, D1
 
¥100,000
1 year
Apr.
3
TIS Scholarship for International Students
U3, M1
Vietnam
¥70,000 tuition
1 year
Apr.
0
Yasuda Scholarship Foundation
U1
 
¥100,000
Shortest period until completion
Apr.
1
Yasuda Scholarship Foundation (for athletes)
U1
 
¥100,000
Shortest period until completion
Apr.
0
The Korean Scholarship
U
Korean (both North and South) residents of Japan
¥25,000
1 year
Apr.
0
M
¥40,000
D
¥70,000
Ajinomoto Scholarship Foundation
U, M, D
Asia, South America
¥150,000
2 year
Apr.
0
Kansai Paint Scholarship
M1
India, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thai, China
¥120,000
2 year
Apr.
0
Nishimura Shigako International Student Scholarship
U, M, D
Asia, Africa, South America
¥30,000
1 year
Apr.
0
RASA Scholarship for Asian Students
U, M, D
 
¥100,000/year
1 year
Apr.
0
Miki Kinen kai
U1
China, Korea, Hong Kong, India
¥30,000
Up to 4years
Sep.
2
M1
¥50,000
 Up to 2yars
Otsuka Toshimi Foundation
U, M, D
Asia, Arab, Africa region
¥1,000,000/year
1 year
May
1
Yamaha Motor Foundation for sports
U, M, D
 
¥100,000
Up to 2 years
Oct.
1
Yamagishi Hachiro (Fujicco) Scholarship Fund
M2
China, Taiwan, Vietnam
¥100,000
1 year
Nov.
3
Horita Ikuei Zaidan
 
¥80,000
Up to 2 years
Nov.
0
Honjo International Scholarship Foundation
M, D
 
¥150,000 to ¥200,000
2~5 years
Nov.
1
Kobayashi International Scholarship Foundation
M, D
Asia
¥100,000
Shortest period until completion
Feb.
2
Fuji Xerox Setsutaro Kobayashi Memorial Fund Scholarship
D
 
Up to ¥1,200,000
1 year
Feb.
0
Support for Foreign Students in Kansai
 
Asia, Africa
¥50,000
1 year
Mar.
0
Scholarship for International Student with excellent JLPT
U, M, D
 
¥50,000
2 year
May
0

U: Undergraduates, M: Master's course students, D: Doctoral course students, R: Research students

*Based on data from FY2008, prices and availability is subject to change without notice.

Japanese Government Scholarship ("Monbukagakusho" Scholarship)

Application for a Japanese Government Scholarship can be made through Japanese embassies and consulates abroad or by recommendation of a Japanese university. Privately-financed students in Japan can also apply in the following way:

Notification: Notices posted at all faculties
Application time: October (This may be subject to change)
Qualifications: Self-financed students with excellent academic records.
(excluding students granted a scholarship from a foreign governments.)

  • Undergraduate students: Students under 26 years old (except Medical majors: under 28), who are proceeding to the last academic year.

  • Graduate students: Students under 35 years old, currently in the master's and doctor's courses, or those proceeding to these courses in April of the following academic year.
Amount of Scholarship:
Undergraduate students   ¥128,000* (AY 2009)
Graduate students Research students ¥155,000* (AY 2009)
Non-degree students
Master´s course ¥157,000* (AY 2009)
Doctoral course ¥158,000* (AY 2009)

*May change without notice. AY: academic year.