Scholarship

Guidelines for MEXT Scholarship application Super Global University Project - ACY 2021 have been posted. / Application Closed

Release:May 12, 2021
  • Scholarship

Scholarship for GSFS International Students

How to apply May 19 (Wed), 2021 by 17:00
Eligibility
(1) Those who are currently doctoral course students at GSFS holding a "student (Ryugakusei)" visa at the time of application and will stay as a doctoral student at GSFS as of October 1, 2021.
(*Those who are admitted to enroll in October 2021 are not eligible to apply.)
(2) Those who are expected to graduate from the Graduate School of Frontier Sciences in or after March 2022.
(3) Those who have the nationality of a country with diplomatic relations with the Japanese government as of October 1, 2021.
(4) Those who are born on or after April 2, 1986.
(5) Those who have university grade point total of 2.50 or above in their most recent one year of study.
(6) 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 October 1, 2021.
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 October 2021.
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 October 2021 to March 2022 (6 months).
Application Documents 
  1. File A
  2. File B (2-3 pages of A4 size paper)
  3. Certification of registration (Zaigaku shoumeisho in Japanese)
  4. Transcript (should cover the period of your most recent one year of study, and it will include the one of your previous university as needed)
  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/M7fcwAdI1UzAup8B47h5d4hdKMnpzLWwryzB3URy8X7q
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 on May 28th afternoon.
  2. Please note that the period of the MEXT Scholarship program - Super Global University Project is only six (6) months and no extension will be permitted. However recipients will be able to re-apply for the same scholarship program in the following years.