This list indicates the scholarships that were available for international students between June 2006 and July 2007. For the latest information on scholarship programs, please contact the Student Affairs Division.
Organization Name
Title of Recipient |
Scholarship(Yen per month) |
Major Terms and Conditions |
Atsumi International Scholarship Foundation (AISF)
Scholar Student |
200,000 for doctoral course |
Applicant must be a prospect who will obtain doctoral degree by March 2008. |
Rotary Yoneyama Memorial Foundation
Scholar student |
140,000 for graduate
100,000 for junior/senior |
Student without doctoral degree.
Junior or senior student with a nationality other than that of Republic of Korea or People's Republic of China. |
Heiwa Nakajima Foundation
Foreign Scholar Student |
100,000 for under graduate: 120,000 for graduate |
For graduate and undergraduate. Applicant is disqualified unless finishing the course within the shortest course term in previous year(s). |
Honjo International Scholarship Foundation
Foreign Scholar Student |
200,000 for 2 years or 150,000 for 3years |
Applicant in doctoral course born on or after March 31, 1971.
Applicant in masters course born on or after March 31, 1976.
Applicant must promise to work in their own country after graduation. Also, applicant is expected to understand and contribute to international amity. |
The Asian Foundation for International Scholarship Interchange
Kawaguchi Shizuka Kinen Shogakusei |
60,000 for undergraduate For graduate:
60,000 for master course;
70,000 for doctoral course. |
Applicant must be of Asian nationality under 35 years of age for a graduate and under 30 years of age for an undergraduate when application is made. |
Japan Tobacco Inc.
JT Asia Scholarship |
150,000 for graduate |
Applicant must be of Asian nationality under 35 years of age as of April 1, 2007. |
Kyoritsu International Foundation
Scholar |
60,00 for Junior college; 100,000 for undergraduate or graduate |
Applicant must have an Asian nationality, and expected to join our international amity activities. Also, required from April 2007, the rest of applicant's study course is to be more than 2 years. |
Tsuzuki International Scholarship Foundation
Foreign scholar |
65,000 for undergraduate; 80,000 for graduate |
Applicant must have English as a mother tongue, and should have a teaching profession in Japan after completion or graduating the course. |
| Sato International Scholarship Foundation (SISF) |
120,000 for undergraduate; 180,000 for graduate |
Applicant must have an Asian nationality(Republic of Korea or People's Republic of China not eligible) and should attend our amity programs. Also, parent(s) must not work in Japan. Anyone who has a doctorial degree is not permitted. |
Mitsubishi Corporation
Foreign Scholar |
100,000 for undergraduate, including freshman; 100,000 for graduate. |
As of April 2007, applicant must be registered in undergraduate or graduate courses as a full-time student. |
| Kambayashi Scholarship |
100,000 for graduate |
Applicant must have an East Asian or Southeast Asian nationality. |
| Tsuji Asia Scholarship Foundation |
100,000 for junior, senior and graduate |
Applicant must be a privately-financed overseas student having an Asian nationality other than Japanese. |
Kawashima Shoji Memorial Scholarship
Scholar |
100,000 for undergraduate and graduate |
Applicant must be a student in undergraduate or graduate course. |
| Asahi Glass Scholarship Foundation |
90,000 for the first year of master course and for the doctoral course |
Applicant must be a national of either Thailand, Indonesia or People's Republic of China. |
Organization Name
Title of Recipient |
Scholarship(Yen per month) |
Major Terms and Conditions |
Ohtsuki Kinen Asia Africa Ryugakusei Kikin
Scholar |
50,000 for graduate |
Applicant must have an Asian or African nationality, must study at a university in Kanto area, and also be registered in Science & Technology course in graduate school in 2008 academic year. |
| The Korean Scholarship Foundation |
25,000 for junior college/undergraduate For graduate:
Master 40.000
Doctoral 50,000
|
Applicant must be a national of Republic of Korea or D.P.R.K., and under 30 years of age for junior college or undergraduate, under 40 years of age for graduate. |
Hirose International Scholarship
Foreign Scholar |
100,000 for junior, senior and graduate |
Applicant must be privately-financed and 35 years of age or younger, being a national of an Asian country, and should attend scholarship student amity activities (4 times a year including 1 trip). |
Japan Educational Exchanges and Services
Docomo Scholarship Student |
120,000 |
Applicant must be registered in the first year of masters course in and after April 2007, and from a country or region our foundation has specified. |
Takayama International Education Foundation
Scholar |
500,000 for freshman |
Applicant must be under 30 years of age, being a foreign national (Asian in principle). |
| Ibuka Masaru Memorial Scholarship Foundation |
150,000 for undergraduate |
Applicant must be a freshman in undergraduate course, sufficiently fluent in Japanese to speak his/her opinions. |
| Nakamura Scholarship |
87,000 for 2 years of masters course |
Applicant must be a privately-financed student from a country which has diplomatic relations with Japan. (Should start in April.) |
Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO)
Privately-financed Foreign Student Scholarship |
50,000 for undergraduate;
70,000 for graduate |
Applicant is disqualified if any of the following conditions are applicable: (1) An overseas-student who qualifies for the agreement between Nihon University and Embassy of Republic of Korea in Japan; (2) Held over or their performance is less than average; (3) Parent's average financial support is 90,000 Yen or more per month; (4) Annual income of guardian in Japan exceeds 5 million Yen; (5) Spouse living together with is a government-financed foreign student; (6) The grade point average of previous year is under 1.80 for doctoral course, or under 1.50 for undergraduate. |
Japan Educational Exchange and Services
General Scholarship |
30,000 for sophomore, junior, senior and graduate |
Applicant must have grade point average of previous year equal to or higher than 2.60 and be eager to join volunteer activities and/or international amity programs. |
| JGC-S Scholarship Foundation |
250,000 annually |
Applicant must be privately-financed and registered in graduate or undergraduate Science & Technology course. |
Organization Name
Title of Recipient |
Scholarship(Yen per month) |
Major Terms and Conditions |
Kashiyama Shogaku Zaidan
Scholar |
100,000 |
As of September 2006, applicant must be a privately-financed junior or senior or graduate school student and should have started their study since freshman as undergraduate. Applicant must attend our national meeting on the day scholarship is granted. |
Akimoto Tatsunoko International Scholarship Foundation
Foreign Scholar |
150,000 for undergraduate |
Applicant must be an Asian national under 35 years of age as of April 1, 2007, privately-financed, and registered in undergraduate course. |
| Makita Scholarship Foundation |
100,000 for graduate |
Applicant must be under 35 years of age when the application is handed in, registered in the first year of doctoral course, and a prospect to study in second year as of April 1, 2007. |
| The Tokushukai Scholarship Foundation |
100,000 |
Applicant must be registered in undergraduate course and have passed the 2 level of Japanese Language Proficiency Test or have equivalent Japanese language ability. |
Nihon University 100th Anniversary of Foundation
International Student Scholarship |
Equivalent to tuition fees |
Applicant must meet the following conditions: (1) registered as a full-time foreign student in junior college, undergraduate or graduate course; (2) in academic year of 2007, applicant does not receive more than 720,000 yen total for graduate or 480,000 yen total for junior college/undergraduate as scholarship or the like from any institute other than Nihon University or any private organization. Student granted this 100 anniversary scholarship is disqualified for tuition fee exemption as a privately-financed foreign student. |
| Interchange Association, Japan (IAJ) |
172,000 for graduate |
Applicant must be under 35 years of age, have a passport issued by Republic of China (Taiwan), and be registered in graduate school as a full-time student as of April 1, 2007. |
Iwatani International Scholarship
Scholar |
150,000 for graduate |
Applicant must be registered or admitted to graduate school, be a privately-financed student from East Asian or South-East Asian country, and, as of April 1, 2007, be under 30 years of age for masters course or under 35 years of age for doctoral course. |
Hasegawa International Scholarship Foundation
Foreign Scholar |
50,000 for junior college, undergraduate and graduate |
Applicant must have an address in the Tokyo metropolitan area and be an international student from an Asian country. |
Tokyo Gakusei Koyoshu Kyogikai
International Scholar |
50,000 for undergraduate and graduate |
Applicant must be under 35 years of age as of April 1, 2007, a privately-financed student from an Asian country, registered as a freshman, sophomore or junior in undergraduate or 1st year of masters course or 1st or 2nd year of doctoral course. Also, candidate must have part-time work experience in Japan for at least 30 days. |
There is a tuition assistance program offering 30% reduction for foreign students in the Graduate School of Science and Technology who are studying at their own expense. To check your eligibility, Please contact the Student Affairs Section of CST.
Graduate students including foreign students, with outstanding academic achievements have the opportunity to work as teaching assistants. A teaching stipend is provided, and the experience gained prepares graduate students for future teaching and research, as well as enables more individualized instruction in various undergraduate departments.