Scholarships Merit-based
Tohoku University

Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship

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Any
Disciplines
119000 JPY
Grant
Japan
Location
Not specified
Application deadline

About

Tohoku University offers reduction or exemption of tuition fees for students in financial difficulty.

Overview

Scholarship type

Merit based

Number of scholarships to award

Multiple

Grant

From JPY 119,000/month up to 147,000/month

Scholarship coverage

  • tuition fee reduction

Description

There are roughly 350 Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship recipients studying at Tohoku University. The scholarship awards are as shown below. MEXT also pays the students' tuition fees.

Applicable programmes

Benefits

Scholarship Awards (for Sendai City)

  • Undergraduate Student: JPY 119,000/month
  • Research Student: JPY 145,000/month
  • Graduate Student (MA): JPY 146,000/month
  • Graduate Student (PhD): JPY 147,000/month

Eligibility

  • This program offers scholarships to privately financed international students enrolled in universities, graduate schools, junior colleges, colleges of technology, professional training colleges and educational institutions with preparatory courses for entering Japanese universities, as well as Japanese language institutions in Japan (hereinafter collectively referred to as "universities, etc.").
  •  Only those whose status of residence is Student are eligible for the International Student Scholarship (Monbukagakusho Scholarship for International Students). Those who have a status of residence other than Student such as Dependent or Long-term Resident are not eligible.

Scholarship requirements

Disciplines

Any

Locations

Japan

Nationality

226 nationalities

Study experience required

High school

Age

Unknown

Application

Application deadline

Not specified

To apply, such students must be outstanding in both academic achievement and character, while encountering financial difficulties in pursuing their studies.

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