Scholarship
奨学金
Scholarships for the Financial Support of International Students
There are a variety of scholarships to support financially international students. Applicant eligibility and the number recruited vary according to the scholarship. Recruitment information is posted on bulletin boards at each faculty and International Affairs Department as well as this website.
1．Applicant Eligibility (excluding Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho: MEXT) scholarships)
Applicants should meet all of the conditions below.
① Applicant’s GPA of the previous academic year should meet the required grade point average:
undergraduates: 2.3 and above
graduate students: 2.3 and above
② Applicants should not have repeated a year due to poor academic performance.
③ The average monthly remittance to the applicant must be 90,000 yen or less. (Admission fees, tuition fees, etc. are not included)
④ Annual income of the financial supporter should less than ¥5,000,000.
⑤ Applicant is not a recipient of Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho: MEXT) scholarship or Interexchange Association Japan (IAJ), nor a sponsored student of foreign government.
⑥ Applicant who needs the financial support to study
⑦ Applicant who has never been disciplined by Okayama University
⑧ Applicants should meet any other requirements specified by the sponsor.
2. Application
Follow the application procedures for each scholarship. Applicants at Tsushima campus or Shikata campus submit the required documentation to the International Affairs Department of their campus. Applicants at other campuses should submit the required documents to the Academic Affairs office of that campus. Recruitment information is posted on bulletin boards at each faculty and the International Affairs Department as well as this website. Download the application form at this website and submit the necessary documents to the International Affairs Department by due date.
Late applications cannot be accepted for any reason.
3. Scholarship Selection Criteria
Scholarship candidates applying through the university are selected based on “the Scholarship Guidelines for Privately Funded International Students.
Scholarship candidates are selected based on: 1. Academic performance; 2. Economic situation; 3. Grade year; 4. Personal (have they received any disciplinary action, have they violated immigration control laws, have they violated any other rules); 5. Whether or not having received any scholarship in the previous year.
4. Note
① Those who are waiting for the result for the scholarship cannot apply for any other scholarship.
Refer to the scholarship list and choose one. （However, if concurrent scholarship payments are allowed under both/all scholarships’ regulation, you can apply.）
② Please understand any willful false statement is sufficient cause for cancellation and return of the scholarship.
③ If you are selected as a recipient of a scholarship for which you have applied directly to the sponsor, please report this to the International Affairs Department. Discovery of failure to report has serious consequences: you will not be able to apply for any scholarship through the university and you may be asked to return the scholarship.
5. List of Scholarships
(1) JASSO Honors Scholarship for Privately Financed International Students (“学習奨励費 Gakushu-Shoreihi”)
Applicants with excellent academic records and personal achievements selected. A monthly stipend of 48,000 yen is provided for successful applicants for one year. This is the best scholarship in the number of the recipients, but also the most competitive. Recruiting period is between the beginning and the middle of April. Application deadline is around at the end of April.
(2) Scholarships by Local Governments, International Associations, and Private Foundations
The list of the scholarships below is drawn from records based on AY2020. The application guidelines and recruitment conditions are subject to change. (For the latest information, please check the International Affairs Department Japanese website )
Name of scholarship |
Recruiting period |
Number of students recommended from Okayama University |
Monthly Stipend
(yen)
|
Duration |
Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0. 学習奨励費JASSO Honors Scholarship for Privately Financed International Students | April | Graduate : 5 | Graduate: 48,000 | One year | |
| Undergraduate:2 | Undergraduate: 48,000 | ||||
| 1. 安田奨学財団奨学金 Yasuda Scholarship |
January | 20 (nationwide) | 100,000 | three years | 2nd-year undergraduate students of law, economics, business major |
| 2. 佐藤陽国際奨学財団奨学金 Sato Yo International Scholarship |
December June |
several 15 (nationwide) |
graduate 180,000 | two years | Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Myanmar, Pakistan, Thailand, Vietnam, Brunei, Laos, Sri Lanka, Timor-Leste, Singapore, Maldives, Nepal, Bhutan |
| undergraduate 150,000 | |||||
| 3. 岩谷国際留学生研究助成金 The Iwatani International Scholarships |
December | 15 (nationwide) | 150,000 | one year | Graduate students of engineering, natural science, agriculture, molecular microbiology, molecular pathology, community hygiene major from China, Mongolia, Korea, Taiwan, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Laos |
| 4. 三菱商事外国人留学生奨学金 Mitsubishi Corporation International Student Scholarship |
December | 3 | garuate 150,000 undergraduate 120,000 |
two years(Doctoral course: three years) | |
| 5. 伊藤国際教育交流財団外国人奨学金 ITO Foundation for International Education Exchange Scholarships for Foreign Students |
October | 12 (nationwide) | 180,000 | two years | Master's Course |
| 6. 岡山ロータリークラブ国際交流奨励賞 Okayama Rotary Club Award |
September | 3 | 300,000（lump sum payment） | one time only | |
| 7. 日本中国友好協会アリアケジャパン奨学金 Japan-China Friendship Assocation Ariake Japan Scholarship |
November | several (nationwide) | 70,000 | one year | Chinese graduate students of law, politics, commence, economics major |
| 8. JEES・T. バナージインド留学生奨学金 JEES・T. Banaji Indian Students Scholarship |
November | 1 | 100,000 | until graduation | India |
| 9. 藤井国際奨学財団私費外国人留学生奨学生 Fujii International Scholarship |
August-September | 1 | graduate 50,000 | until graduation | India, Indonesia, Thailand, China, Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Cambodia, Pakistan, Brunei, Laos, Singapore, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Taiwan, Korea, Sri Lanka, Timor-Leste, Maldives, Hong Kong, Nepal, Bhutan, Mongolia |
| undergraduate 50,000 | |||||
| 10. 似鳥国際奨学財団外国人私費留学生奨学金 Nitori International Scholarship |
April | 100 (nationwide) | 50,000 | one year | |
| 11. 平和中島財団留学生奨学金 Heiwa Nakajima Foundation Scholarship for Foreign Students in Japan |
October | graduate: 1 | graduate 100,000 | one year | |
| undergraduate:1 | undergraduate 100,000 | ||||
| 12. ロータリー米山記念奨学会奨学金 Rotary Yoneyama Memorial Foundation Scholarship |
August | 10 | graduate 140,000 | two years | |
| undergraduate 100,000 | |||||
| 13. 日本台湾交流協会奨学金 Taiwan Interchange Association Scholarship |
October | several(nationwide) | Doctoral Course 145,000 | until graduation | Taiwan |
| Master's Course 144,000 | |||||
| Tuition, return travel expense | |||||
| 14. 上原記念生命科学財団来日研究生助成金 Uehara Memorial Foundation Scholarship |
July | 1 | 150,000 | two years | Graduate students of health science major |
| 15. CWAJ在日外国人大学院女子奨学金 CWAJ Graduate Scholarship for Non-Japanese Women to Study in Japan |
October | 2 (nationwide) | 2,000,000 (year) | one year | Female graduate students |
| 16. 岡山県産業振興財団 晴れの国スカラシップ奨学生 Okayama Prefecture Industrial Promotion Foundation Harenokuni Scholarship |
May | 16 (within prefecture) | 30,000 | one year | Asian countries |
| 17. 中島記念財団奨学金 Nakashima Memorial Foundation Scholarship |
May | 30～40 (within prefecture) | 10,000 | one year | |
| 18.渡辺和子記念ノートルダム育英財団奨学金 The Kazuko Watanabe Memorial Scholarship Foudation of Notre Dame |
April | several | graduate 40,000 | two years | |
| several | undergraduate 35,000 | ||||
| 19. 日揮・実吉給与奨学金 JGC-S Scholarship |
July-October | 1 | 300,000 (year) | one time only | Science or Engineering major |
| 20. 小林外来留学生奨学金 Kobayashi Foreign Student Scholarship |
April | 5 (within prefecture） | 40,000 | two years | Asia, Africa, Latin America |
| 21. 味の素奨学会 Ajinomoto Scholarship |
April | 7 (nationwide） | 150,000 | two years | Graduate students of Food, Nutrition, Health science major from Asia or South America |
| 22. JEES日本語教育普及奨学金（検定） JEES Scholarship for the Japanese Language Teaching Competency Test |
March | 30 (nationwide) | 50,000 | two years | |
| 23. JEES日本語教育普及奨学金（日能） JEES Scholarship for the Promotion of Japanese Language Learning |
April | 50 (nationwide) | 50,000 | two years | |
| 24. 朝鮮奨学会 The Korean Scholarship |
March | graduate: 1 undergraduate:1 |
Doctoral Course 70,000 | one year(Doctoral Course two years) | Korea |
| Master's Course 40,000 | |||||
| undergraduate 25,000 | |||||
| 25. SGH財団 私費外国人留学生奨学生 SGH Foundation Scholarship |
February-March | Master's Course:1 undergraduate:1 |
120,000 | two years | Master's Course students or undegraduate students from Philippines, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Brunei, Vietnam, Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia |
| 26. SGH財団 私費外国人留学生特定奨学生(博士課程) SGH Foundation Scholarship (Doctor) |
February-March | Doctoral Course:1 | 180,000 | two years | Doctoral Course students from Philippines, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Brunei, Vietnam, Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia |
| 27. JEES・ドコモ留学生奨学金 JEES-Docomo Int’l Student Scholarship |
March | 20 (nationwide) | 120,000 | two years | Master's course students of communication technology or information processing technology major from India, Indonesia, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Korea, China, Taiwan, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Myanmar, Mongolia, Singapore, Nepal, Bhutan, Brunei, Laos, Timor-Leste and Maldives |
| 28. 帝人久村奨学生 （修士課程） Teijin Kumura Scholar (Master) |
February | 1 (nationwide) | 50,000 | until graduation | Master's course students of medical, pharmaceutical, bioscience, science, engineering, information science major |
| 29. 帝人久村奨学生 （博士課程） Teijin Kumura Scholar (Doctor) |
August | 1 (nationwide) | 60,000 | until graduation | Doctor course students of medical, pharmaceutical, bioscience, science, engineering, information science major |
| 30. 安田奨学財団奨学金 （スポーツ枠） Yasuda Sports Scholarship |
March-April | 5 (nationwide) | 100,000 | until graduation | Undergraduate students who belong to university-authorized athletic club |
| 31. 橋谷奨学会 Hashiya Scholarship Foundation |
January | 2 | 100,000 | until graduation | Indonesia |
| 32-1. 双日国際交流財団 Sojitz Foundation Scholarship |
April | 2 or 3 | graduate 100,000 undergraduate 70,000 |
two years | |
| 32-2. 双日国際交流財団（コロナ禍特別助成奨学金） Sojitz Foundation Scholarship(COVID-19 Special Quota Scholarship) |
April | 1 | graduate 100,000 undergraduate 70,000 |
two years | |
| 33. 飯島藤十郎記念食品科学振興財団 外国人留学生研究助成 The Tojuro Iijima Foundation for Food Science and Technology |
August-October | 8 (nationwide) | up to 1,000,000 | one time only | Doctor course students from Asian countries |
| 34. JEES・ソフトバンクAI人材育成奨学金 JEES-Softbank AI Scholarship |
November | 2 *including Japanese students |
80,000/m plus lump-sum payment 40,000 | one year | AI (information and computer science) major |
| 35. 戸部眞紀財団奨学金 Tobe-maki Scholarship |
March-April | 5 (nationwide) | 50,000 | one year | Chemistry, food science, arts and sciences, sports science, and business administration major |
| 36. 井内アジア留学生記念財団（秋募集） Iuchi Asia Students Memorial Foundation (Fall) |
June | 10 (nationwide) | 30,000 | until graduation | ASEAN countries（Indonesia, Cambodia, Singapore, Thailand, Philippines, Brunei, Vietnam, Malaysia, Myanmar, Laos) |
| 37. アジア国際交流奨学財団 川口静記念奨学金 The Asian Foundation for International Scholarship Interchange Kawaguchi Shizu Scholarship |
January-February | several(nationwide) | Doctoral Course 70,000 | one year | Students from Asian countries TOPJ Advanced C level or higher |
| several(nationwide) | Master's Course undergraduate 60,000 | ||||
| 38. JEES留学生奨学金（修学） JEES International Scholarship (Study Support) |
April | 3 | 40,000 | two years | |
| 39. JEES留学生奨学金（少数受入国） JEES International Scholarship (Priority Countries) |
April | 15 (nationwide) | 50,000 | two years | Students from countries which send small number of students to Japan |
| 40. バロック村井博之財団 Baroque Murai Hiroyuki Foundation |
April | 30 (nationwide)*including Japanese students | 30,000 | one year | Undergraduate students |
| 41. 生命保険協会留学生奨学金 Seiho Scholarship |
November | 2 | 100,000 | two years | India, Indonesia, Korea, Cambodia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Taiwan, China, Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Philippines, Bhutan, Brunei, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Macao, Malaysia, Myanmar, Mongolia, Laos, Timor-Leste and Maldives |
Name of scholarship |
Recruiting period |
Number of students recommended from Okayama University |
Monthly Stipend
(yen)
|
Duration |
Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 久保田豊基金奨学金 The Kubota Fund Scholarship |
January | 12(nationwide) | 80,000～120,000 | one year | Developing countries in Asia, Africa and Middle East |
| 青峰奨学財団 Seiho Scholarship Foundation |
April | 5(nationwide) | graduate 70,000 undergraduate 50,000 |
two years | Korea |
| 東華教育文化交流財団 Toka Foundation Scholarship |
November | appro.28(nationwide *including continuing scholarship students) | 100,000 | one year | China |
| ヨネックススポーツ振興財団奨学金 Yonex Sports Foundation Scholarship |
December | 20(nationwide *including Japanese and high school students) | graduate 60,000 undergraduate 50,000 | one year | Physical education major |
| ロームミュージックファンデーション奨学金 Rohm Music Foundation Scholarship |
October | appro.30(nationwide) | 300,000 | two year | Music major |