Honjo International Scholarship Foundation offers
Scholarships for Masters and PhD foreign students who will attend a graduate
school at a Japanese university.
Requirements
To be considered for the scholarship, the student must
satisfy ALL of the requirements below:
The student is registered to attend a graduate school in Japan and does
not possess Japanese citizenship. His or her academic achievement as well as
moral character is exemplary. He or she must be considered to be in need of
financial aid due to extenuating financial circumstances.
The student must be registered to attend or have been
accepted to attend a graduate school after April 1, 2013. He or she must be
able to provide any of the following documentation: a certificate of
enrollment, a letter of admission or a letter attesting to the fact that the
student has been accepted.
To be eligible, students enrolled in a PhD Program must
have been born after March 31, 1977. Those enrolled in a Master’s Program must
have been born after March 31, 1982.
The student must be able to assure the committee that he
or she will be able to secure employment in their home country after graduating
from a graduate school. This does not require him or her to have employment
guaranteed or to return his or her home country immediately after graduating
the university, but he or she is expected to have strong will of working in his
or her home country in the future.
The student must have a deep understanding of
international friendship and goodwill, and must be able to attend the events
organized by the foundation and take part in the network as an alumni member.
The student must be able to carry an everyday
conversation in Japanese. Interviews will be conducted in Japanese.
Application
Deadline: Postmarked on/by November 30, 2012 is acceptable.
Scholarship value
The period of the scholarship is set in accordance with
the shortest period of time required to complete the intended degree. The
student, once awarded the scholarship will be able to choose the option (1),
(2) or (3) as below.
(1) ¥200,000 per month for1 or 2 years
(2) ¥180,000 per month for 3 years
(3) ¥150,000 per month for 4 or 5 years
An extension will not be given on the pre-determined
scholarship period nor would the student be allowed to change his or her
courses after the scholarship period has commenced.
Further scholarship details and application procedures
can be found at http://hisf.or.jp/2013%20%E5%A4%96%E5%9B%BD%E4%BA%BA%20%E5%8B%9F%E9%9B%86%E8%A6%81%E9%A0%85%20ENG.%20PDF.pdf
