The Foundation awards scholarships to foreign students intending to study at a master's course of a Japanese graduate school. The general information is explained in this section; however, please be advised that details sometimes change from year to year. Therefore, before an application is made, a current application guidelines for each applicable year must be obtained to be assured of eligibility and other information such as deadlines, application materials, etc.

・Scholarship awards :

･ Living Allowance: \180,000 per month

･ Number of Recipients : 10

･ Duration of Scholarship : Maximum of 2 years while taking master's degree course.

Method of Selection: Recipients will be selected by the Foundation's selection committee on the basis of an initial screening of application materials and subsequent interview conducted in Japanese. The Foundation will finalize the selection by the end of April each year.

・ The scholarship program for foreign students residing overseas entails a different selection system.

・Documentation Requirements during the Scholarship Period: Recipients must submit the following documents during and at the end of the scholarship period:

1. Certificate of enrollment at the university (once every academic year)

2. Research report and abstract (once every academic year)

3. Report on student life (twice every academic year)

4. Certificate of academic records (once every academic year)

5. Final report

・Application period:

From early October through early December, prior to the applicable academic year.

(The next application period will begin early October of next year and extend into early December 2007. This period is therefore for those intending to enter a master’s course that begins in April 2008)

・Eligibility for Application : Applicants must meet the following conditions:

１．A foreign (non-Japanese) student intending to enter a university or an equivalent organization in Japan as a regular student of a graduate program (either a master's or pre-doctoral program) from April of the applicable academic year. Field of research is not limited

２．Students with an exemplary academic record, of good character, and who demonstrate financial need.

３．Those who can attend an interview arranged to be held in February.

４．Those who can attend an orientation session after the selection as scholarship recipients of the Foundation.

５．Students with fluency in written and spoken Japanese.

６．Those who reside in Japan whose visa status is that of foreign student.

７．Those age 29 or under as of April 1st of the applicable academic year are preferred, though it is not a requirement. (Those age 30 or over must state the reasons for starting their studies late.)

＊ Any students intending to enter a doctoral program are not eligible. (However, candidates of a pre-doctoral program are eligible.)

＊ The term "regular student" does not include research students, trainees, special students, audit students or exchange students.

＊ Those who will receive financial aid from other organizations are not eligible.

＊ We do not accept any applications from those living outside of Japan.

・Materials that should be prepared in advance.

A. Transcript of grades: You will be requested to submit official academic records of all schools which you attended after you graduated from high school (e.g. universities outside of Japan, 2-year colleges, vocational schools, language schools, technical colleges). A photocopy is not accepted unless it has an original official stamp or seal on it.

　 We accept only Japanese or English transcripts.

B. Certificate of Japanese language proficiency: You will have to submit a photocopy of a Certificate of Proficiency or a score report of the Japanese-Language Proficiency Test administered by the Association of International Education, Japan. If you have not taken the test yet, we recommend taking it in advance. The test is usually held in December. Please contact the Association for further information.

※ Application documentation other than the above items will be announced in the application guidelines. Therefore, we recommned that you obtain a copy of the guidelines in the early stages of the application period that will start at the beginning of October and begin preparing well in advance.

To request the application form, please write to the address below with your name, address (including postal code), telephone number, and a short note requesting the application form for foreign students living in Japan. Please also enclose \140 in stamps for the return postage (\410 for express mail).

*The application form will be available for distribution from early October until a week before the deadline. Please understand we cannot accept a request before September.

*The application form is in Japanese only.

*We do not respond to any inquiries or requests from overseas.

*If you are kind enough to prepare a stamped, self-addressed envelope for our reply, please use an envelope 　that is 240mm×332mm or larger.

*For further information, please call the following telephone number:

  03-3299-7872