List of Private Scholarships for International Students

This is list in the last year. The kinds of scholarships are subject to change.

Scholarships which require a recommendation from the university / Scholarships which students can apply for directly

Scholarships which require a recommendation from the university

You need to register our registration system in order to apply for those scholarships.
We select the students to be recommended for each scholarship based upon the screening of the registered documents.
You cannot choose the scholarship for those requiring a recommendation from the university.

Name of Foundation or Scholarship Qualification (Grade and others)
* For more details, check the websites.
Nationality Amount of
Scholarship
(per a month)
Period of Scholarship Age restriction
The University of Tokyo Foundation Graduate students
Research students
All 50,000JPY 1year Not Limited
Furukawa Memorial Foundation
Undergraduate students 3rd, 4th
Master course students 1st
All 80,000JPY 2 years Not Limited
Shoda Memorial Asia International Student Scholarship Undergraduate students 3th
Master course students 1st
Doctoral students 2nd
Live in Tokyo
Asian countries Undergraduate:
50,000JPY
Graduate:
70,000JPY
2 years Not Limited
Yamaoka Scholarship Foundation Master course students 1st
Doctoral course students 2nd
Research fields:Engineering,Agriculture
East Asian countries, South East Asian countries 100,000JPY 2 year Younger than 35
KANSAI PAINT SCHOLARSHIP Male
Undergraduate students 3rd
Master course students 1st
India, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thai, China, Malaysia 100,000JPY 2 years Younger than 28
Docomo Intarnational Student Scholarship Master course students 1st
Research fields:Communication Technology,Information Processing
Asian countries 120,000JPY 2 years Not Limited
The Korean Scholarship Foundation Scholarship Foundation Undergraduate students, Graduate students Korean Undergraduate:
25,000JPY
Master:
40,000JPY
Doctoral:
50,000JPY
1 year Undergraduate students: until 30
Graduate students: until 40
Ishimori Momorial North American Friendship Scholarship Fundation Undergraduate students 3rd, 4th
Graduate students
Live in Tokyo
America, Canada Undergraduate students
50,000JPY
Graduate students
70,000JPY
Years in normal course Not Limited
Aeon Scholarship Undergraduate students
Master students
China(including HongKong),Malaysia,
Thai,Taiwan,Indonesia,
Philippines,
Vietnam
100,000JPY 2 years Undergraduate students until 30
Master students until 35
The Mitsubishi UFJ Trust Scholarship Foundation Undergraduate students
Graduate students
All Undergraduate:
70,000JPY
Graduate:
100,000JPY
Years in normal course Undergraduate student until 31
Graduate students until 38
Moritani Scholarship Foundation Undergraduate students
Graduate students
All 100,000JPY Years in normal course Not Limited
Nikki Saneyoshi Scholarship Foundation Graduate students All 100,000JPY 1 year Younger than 35
Sojitz International Foundation Undergraduate students 3rd,4th
Graduate students
All Undergraduate:
70,000JPY
Graduate:
100,000JPY
Maximum 2 years Undergraduate students: younger than 30
Graduate students: younger than 35
Kashima Foundation Master students 1st All 100,000JPY 2 years Not Limited
Kashiyama Scholarship Foundation Master students 1st
Doctoral students 2nd
Asian countries,
the Pacific countries
100,000JPY 2 years Master course underl 30
Doctoral course underl 35
AJINOMOTO SCHOLARSHIP Graduate students
Research fields: food, nourishment, health
Asia, South America 150,000JPY Maximum 2 years Under 30
Nippon Rent A Car Scholarship Doctoral students
Research fields: global environmental problems
Asian countries 100,000JPY 1 year Not Limited
Syunjyu Foundation Undergraduate students
Graduate students
East Asia,
Southeast Asia
25,000JPY Years in normal course Undergraduate: until 30
Graduate: until 35
Nakamura Sekizenkai Undergraduate students
Graduate students
Enrolled in April
All 40,000JPY Years in normal course Not Limited
Fuji Seal Foudation Undergraduate students 3rd
Research fields:AppliedChemistry(Plastic), Mechanical,Electrical Electronic,High Polymer Chemistry,Design
All 100,000JPY 2 years Not Limited
Masuda Education Foundation Graduate students
Live in Kanagawa Prefecture
All 140,000JPY Maximum 2 years Not Limited
Social Innovation Scholarship Graduate students
Research fields: regional and global social problems
Asia, Africa,
Middle and Near East,
Middle and South America
(1) 80,000JPY
(per a month)
or
(2) 200,000JPY
(per a year)
1 year Not Limited
The Uehara Memorial Foundation Those who will enroll in the graduate students
Research fields: Biological science (Preferably advancement of health, prevention and treatment of disease)
All 150,000JPY Maximum 2 years Not Limited
KDDI Foundation Graduate students
Research fields:Information communication
All 120,000JPY 6month or 1year Until 35
Sato Yo International scholarship Foundation Undergraduate students
Graduate students
Research students
ASEAN countries,
South West countries
Undergraduate:
120,000JPY
Graduate:
180,000JPY
2 years Not Limited
Yoshida Scholarship Foundation
(YKK Leader 21)
Graduates students who will enroll
Research fields:Natural science
Western, Central Asia and Africa 150,000JPY Years in normal course Master: younger than 30
Doctoral: younger than 35
Takase Scholarship Foundation Graduate students
Research fields:International development aid,International cooperation
Special course studying in English
Exchange students
All 100,000JPY 1 year Not Limited
Rotary Yoneyama Memorial Foundation Undergraduate students 3rd, 4th
Master students
Doctoral students 2nd, 3rd
All Undergraduate:
100,000JPY
Graduate:
140,000JPY
Years in normal course Younger than 45
Teijin Foundation New graduate students All 80,000JPY Years in normal course Not Limited
Heiwa Nakajima Foundation Undergraduate students
Graduate students
All Undergraduate:
100,000JPY
Graduate:
120,000JPY
Maximum 2 years Not Limited
Kawashima Syoji Memorial Scholarship Undergraduate students 3rd, 4th
Graduate students
Research fields:Social science, Natural scince
All 100,000JPY 2 years Not Limited
Yamaha Motor International Friendship Fund New master students in April
Master students 1st (who enroll in April)
All 100,000JPY 2 years Younger than 30
Kyoritsu International Foundation Scholarship Undergraduate students
Graduate students
Students who will have at least 2 years before graduation
Asian countries 100,000JPY 2 years Not Limited
Kyoritsu Maintenance Scholarship Fund Undergraduate students
Students who will have at least 2 years before graduation
Asian countries 60,000JPY 1 year Not Limited
JT asia Scholarship Graduate students Asian countries 150,000JPY Maximum 2 years Younger than 35
Bridge Asia Foundation Undergraduate students China, Korea, Taiwan 50,000JPY 1 year Not Limited
Mitsubishi shoji Scholarship Undergraduate students 2nd, 3rd,4th
Master course students Doctoral course students 1st
All Undergraduate:
100,000JPY
Graduate:
150,000JPY
1 year Not Limited
Kawaguchi Shizuka Memorial Scholarship Undergraduate students
Graduate students
Asian countries Doctoral: 70,000JPY
Master and Undergraduate:
60,000JPY
1 year Undergraduate: younger than 30
Graduate: younger than 35
Tonen International Scholarship Foundation Master course students 1st, Doctoral course students All 140,000JPY Maximum 2 years Until 35
The Trade Promotion Foundation Undergraduate students Graduate students
Research fields: Research contributing to trade promotion and global economic matters
All 100,000JPY Maximum 2 years Not Limited
Shundo International Scholarship Foundation Graduate students All 100,000JPY 1 year Master: under 30
Doctoral: 32
Tokyo Marine Kagami Memorial Foundation Graduate students ASEAN countries 180,000JPY Years in normal course Master: younger than 30
Doctoral: younger than 35
Mitsubishi Research Institute, INC
Asia research fellowship
Graduate students ASEAN countries and India 200,000JPY 1 year Not Limited
Teijin Foundation (Master course) New master course students All 80,000JPY Years in normal course Not Limited
Sagawa Scholarship Foundation Undergraduate 3rd,
master course students 1st, doctoral students 2nd
ASEAN countries 100,000JPY 2 years Undergraduate: younger than 27
Graduate: younger 35
Kanbayashi Scholarship Foundation Graduate students who have been in the university for more than 1 year Asian countries 120,000JPY 1 year Not Limited
Asahi Glass Scholarship Foundation Master course students 1st, doctoral course students 1-2nd Thai, Indonesia, China, Korea 100,000JPY Years in normal course Not Limited
Tsuji Asia Scholarship Foundation Undergraduate 3-4th, graduate students Asian countries 100,000JPY 2 years Until 35
Hirose International Scholarship Foundation Undergarduate and graduate students
Research fields: Related to electronic device parts
Asian countries 200,000JPY 1 year Until 35
Kobayashi International Scholarship Foundation (Special Research Fellowship) Undergraduate 3-4th, graduate students
Research fields:
pharmacy or its related field
Asian countries 200,000JPY Years in normal course Until 35
Kobayashi International Scholarship Foundation
(General Scholarship)
Undergraduate 3-4th, graduate students Asian countries Undergraduate: 120,000JPY
Graduate: 150,000JPY
Years in normal course Until 35

Scholarships which students can apply for directly

The Office of International students(OIS) will update the infomation about scholorships which students can apply for directly on student portalsite (http://info.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/index_6.html).Please check the information frequently and apply directly to the scholarhip foundations by yourself.

Name of Foundation or Scholarship Qualification (Grade and others)
* For more details, check the websites.
Nationality Amount of
Scholarship
(per a month)
Period of Scholarship Age restriction
Park Yong koo Scholarship Foundation Scholarship Graduate students Korea 70,000JPY 1 year Master: Younger than 30
Doctoral: Younger than 35
SEIHO Scholarship Foundation Undergraduate students
Graduate students
Korea Undergraduate: 50,000JPY
Graduate: 70,000JPY
Less than 2 years Not Limited
Otsuka Toshimi Foundation
Undergraduate students, graduate students
Research field: Medicine, Pharmacology, Nutrition, Physical Education or Business Administration (MBA)
Asian, Arab, African countries 1,000,000-1,500,000JPY a year 1 year Not Limited
RASA’s Financial Assistance for Asian Students Research students Asian countries 100,000JPY
a year
Once for all 30 years old or older
Jissen Women's Educational Institute Alumnae Group Female students All 30,000JPY 1 year Not Limited
Ushio Scholarship Foundation Graduate students China 120,000JPY Years in normal course Not Limited
Rotary Yoneyama Memorial Foundation Inc. (For Applicants Residing Abroad) Research students
Undergraduate students
Graduate students
All Research students and Undergraduate: 100,000JPY
Graduate: 140,000JPY
Less than 2 years Not Limited
College Women's Association of Japan Female
Graduate students
All 2,000,000JPY per a year 1 year Not Limited
Atsumi International Scholarship Foundation
Doctoral course students
Students who live and learn in Kanto area
All 200,000JPY 1 year Not Limited
Tokyu Scholarship for International Students
Graduate students Asian countries,
The Pacific countries
160,000JPY Less than 2 years Master: Younger than 30
Doctoral: Younger than 35
Honjyo International Scholarship Foundation Graduate students All (1) 200,000JPY per a month in 1- 2 years
(2) 180,000JPY in 3years
(3) 150,000JPY in 4-5 years
1-5 years
(It depends on the types of the scholarship)
Master: Younger than 30
Doctoral: Younger than 35
Interchange Association, Japan Graduate students Taiwan Master: 152,000JPY
Doctoral: 153,000JPY
Untill the graduation year in normal course Younger than 35
St. Timothy's Church Scholarship Undergraduate and graduate students Asian countries 150,000JPY Once for all Not Limited
ITO Foundation for International Education Exchange Master All 180,000JPY Less than 2 years Younger than 30 (preferable)
Nitori International Scholarship Foundation Undergraduate and graduate students All Undergraduate: 100,000JPY
Graduate: 110,000JPY
Less than 2 years Undergraduate: 26 years old or younger
Graduate: 28 years old or younger
YONNEX Sports Promotion Foundation Undergraduate and graduate students who major in physical training or enjoy sports actively All Less than 50,000JPY 1 year Younger than 30
Okamoto Scholarship Foundation Undergraduate (4th grade) and graduate students All 80,000JPY 1 year Not Limited
Iwatani International Scholarship Graduate students East and South-eastern Asian countries 150,000JPY 1 year Master: Younger than 30
Doctoral: Younger than 35
The Fuji Xerox Setsutaro Kobayashi Memorial Fund Doctoral course students
Research fields:
Humanities (Cultural science) or Social science
Asian countries, the Pacific countries 1,200,000JPY
a year
1 year Not Limited
East Asian Circle of Applied Technology Foundation Graduate students who major in engineering Asian countries 80,000JPY 1 year Not Limited
International Exchange Club Scholarship Undergraduate students All 10,000JPY 1 year Not Limited

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