A scholarship grant is awarded to foreign students specializing in the field of natural science while studying at a graduate school in Japan.
Pre-approval will be given subject to recommendation from Japanese universities designated by YSF before you arrive in Japan.
Candidates Sought for Scholarship Grant
YSF requires that applicants for this scholarship have:
- 1) A high level of academic research capabilities;
- 2) A clear objective of studying in Japan;
- 3) The spirit of giving back to society through their fruit of study/research; and
- 4) The qualities of a leader.
Countries within the Scope of Scholarship Grant
Southeast Asian countries, South Asian countries, West Asian countries, Central Asian countries, African countries, Mongolia
Designated Universities
[National] The University of Tokyo, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Nagoya University, Kyoto University, Osaka University, Kyushu University
[Private] Keio University, Waseda University, Doshisha University, Kwansei Gakuin University
[Private] Keio University, Waseda University, Doshisha University, Kwansei Gakuin University
Amount of Scholarship Grant
YSF will pay: living expenses in the amount of 200,000 yen per month throughout the term of scholarship; graduate school fees of up to 2,500,000 yen in total during the term of scholarship; family allowance (only if applicable); and round-trip travel expenses to Japan.
Term of Scholarship
The term of scholarship will be no more than two (2) years for students enrolled in a master’s course or three years (3) for students enrolled in the last three (3) years of a doctoral course from the month of being admitted to a graduate school in Japan.
Eligibility
A candidate must fulfil all of the following requirements.
・ The candidate must be a national of a country within the scope of the Scholarship Grant.
・ The candidate must be a graduate of a university in a country within the scope of the Scholarship Grant (which need not be located in the same country as the country of nationality) or have higher academic qualifications.
・ The candidate must be seeking to enrol in a master’s course (with a standard course term of two years for which a master's degree is awarded to those who complete the course, including the first two (2) years of a doctoral course) or the last three (3) years of a doctoral course (with a standard course term of three years for which a doctoral degree is awarded to those who complete the course) or be transferred in the third year of an integrated doctoral course (with a standard course term of five years for which a doctoral degree is awarded to those who complete the course) at the graduate school of the Japanese university in autumn 2014 or spring 2015.
・ The candidate must specialize in the field of natural science in the Japanese university.
・ The candidate must not have arrived in Japan yet at the time of filing an application to YSF. If the candidate wishes to enrol in autumn, he/she must have lived in a country within the scope of the Scholarship Grant for one year or more on an ongoing basis as of April 1, 2014. If the candidate wishes to enrol in spring, he/she must have lived in a country within the scope of the Scholarship Grant for one year or more on an ongoing basis
as of October 1, 2014.
・ A candidate seeking to enrol in a master’s course must be no more than 30 years old and a candidate seeking to enrol in the last three (3) years of a doctoral course must be no more than 35 years old as of April 1, 2014.
For further details and application please visit the Yoshida Scholarship Foundation page.
