Scholarship

Guidelines for MEXT Scholarship application Super Global University Project - ACY 2022 have been posted. / Application Closed

Release:Dec 15, 2021
  • Scholarship

Scholarship for GSFS International Students

How to apply December 20 (Mon), 2021 by 17:00
Eligibility
(1) Those who are GSFS students holding a "student (Ryugaku)" visa at the time of application and will be a regular GSFS student as of April 1, 2022. (Students planning to enroll in a regular course from April 1, 2022 are NOT eligible.)
(2) Those who have the nationality of a country with diplomatic relations with the Japanese government as of April 1, 2022
(3) Those who are born on or after April 2, 1987.
(4) Those who have university grade point total of 2.50 or above in their most recent one year of study.
(5) Those who fall into any of the following categories are not eligible:
1) an active member of the military or a civilian employed by the military.
2) a student who is deemed impossible to graduate within the ordinary study period.
3) a student who is going to receive a scholarship from any other organizations than MEXT from April 2022.
4) a student who has co-currently applied for any scholarship programs organized by MEXT including students who are to receive these scholarships sequentially after April 2022.
5) a student who is planning to undertake long-term research activity outside Japan (internship, field work etc.)
Scholarship
  1. Monthly stipend is, in principle, JPY 145,000.
  2. Tuition of recipients will be covered by the University.
  3. An air ticket to return your country upon graduation will not be provided.
  4. Period of Scholarship is from April 2022 to March 2023 (12 months).
Application Documents 
  1. File A (double-side printing)
  2. File B (2-3 pages of A4 size paper)
  3. Certification of Enrollment (Zaigaku shoumeisho in Japanese)
  4. Copy of transcript (should cover your graduate and undergraduate level study up to your most recent one year of study)
  5. Copy of passport (the page with your picture)
  6. Copy of your residence card
  7. Copy of a certificate of English or Japanese language proficiency :
    ex) TOEFL, TOEIC , IELTS, or JLPT, that are taken within 2 years
  8. Recommendation letter provided by your current supervisor  (official form)
 Apply to Upload a complete set of the application documents from the following URL:

https://webfs.adm.u-tokyo.ac.jp/public/y7bcwAkImozA5L0B-BV910e89g3PYiLygarW6ihqSEpO

Contact: Student Affairs Team

Notes
  1. The Student Affairs Team will notify the successful candidates from the documents assessment and provide details of the interview. Interviews will be scheduled in December 22 (Wed) afternoon.
  2. Please note that the period of the MEXT Scholarship program - Super Global University Project is only 12 months and no extension will be permitted. However recipients will be able to re-apply for the same scholarship program in the following years.