2013 NISF Scholarships for Foreign Students at Japanese Universities in Japan

Nitori International Scholarships Foundation offers Undergraduate and Master’s Scholarships for Foreign Students at Japanese Universities in Japan 2013

 

Study Subject(s): Courses offered by the universities.

 

Course Level: This Scholarship programme is available for undergraduate and postgraduate level.

 

Scholarship Provider: Nitori International Scholarship Foundation

Scholarship can be taken at: Japan

 

Eligibility:

1. A student from the world over with non-Japanese nationality who is self-supporting and residing in Japan.
2. A student currently is enrolled in a Japanese university as an undergraduate or a graduate student, and an undergraduate student is up to age 26 on April 1, 2013 and a graduate student is up to age 28 on April 1, 2013.
3. A student who needs financial aid to keep studying in Japan and does not receive any sort of other scholarship .
4. A student who is of good enough health to pursuit studies in Japan, of excellent academic record, of good personality
5. A student who has good communication skill in Japanese.
6. A student who has the strong will to contribute international understanding and mutual friendship
7. A student who is able to attend Scholarship Students Activities held by NISF (scheduled to be held twice a year).
8. A student who does not receive any sort of scholarship or subsidy for researcher from the other third parties while receiving the scholarship from NISF (Please note that the student who simultaneously possesses scholarships is disqualified for the NISF scholarship recipient.)
9. A student who works part-time job in Japan for his/her financial reason to keep studying in Japanese university
10. A student who willing to participate NISF alumni activities as alumnus, even if his/her NISF scholarship is expired.

 

Scholarship Open for International Students: The Scholarship is open for International Students.

 

Scholarship Description:

As a basic rule, the scholarship will be granted from April 2013 until the final year of the enrolled academic course for a maximum of two years (Exception : when the NISF scholarship recipient repeat a year in Japanese university, he/she is disqualified for the further scholarship from then on).

 

Number of Scholarships Awarded:

Around 80 students will be new-accepted.

 

Duration of award: 

As a basic rule, the scholarship will be granted from April 2013 until the final year of the enrolled academic course for a maximum of two years (Exception : when the NISF scholarship recipient repeat a year in Japanese university, he/she is disqualified for the further scholarship from then on).

 

What does it cover?

Undergraduate student 110,000 yen per month
Graduate student 110,000 yen per month

 

Selection Process:

First selection: NISF select some of applicants by the information which the applicants entry in the application form and notice them. The applicants who pass on the First selection can take Web-test.
Second selection; NISF select some of applicants by the result of Web-test and notice them. The applicants who pass on the Second selection can take Interview.

 

Notifications:

Successful applicants and their universities will be notified the result in early April, 2013 (tentative schedule).

 

How to Apply: The mode of applying is by email.

 

Scholarship Application Deadline:

Do submit your applications till December, 25, 2012.

 

Further Scholarship Information and Application