Consulate-General of Japan in New York
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6. UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP

Undergraduate Student Scholarships are for high school graduates who wish to study at a Japanese university. The awards are tenable for five years including the one-year Japanese language program at a Japanese language school prior to attending a Japanese university as an undergraduate student.

Download:

• Guidelines (English)
• Guidelines (Japanese)
• Application Form: ( Word ) / ( PDF )
• Application Form (Attachment) : ( Word ) / ( PDF )
• Health Form
• Recommendation Form : ( Word ) / ( PDF )

QUALIFICATIONS: (for 2012 Scholarship)

1. AGE: Applicants must have been born between April 2, 1990 and April 1, 1995.
   
   
2. ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS:Applicants must have completed 12-year-school education or finish high school education by March 2012.
   
   
3. LANGUAGE: Applicants must learn the Japanese language and receive university education in the Japanese language.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: August 5, 2011

EXAMINATION AND INTERVIEW: August 29, 30, 2011

ARRIVAL IN JAPAN: April, 2012

SCHOLARSHIP BENEFITS:

• ALLOWANCE: Under the fiscal 2011 budget, each grantee will be provided monthly with 123,000 yen. (subject to change, however, depending upon the annual budget of each year.)
• TERM: Five years.
  
• TRANSPORTATION: Grantees will be provided with an economy class air ticket to and from Japan.
  
• SCHOOL FEES: Entrance examination, matriculation and tuition fees at universities will be exempted.
  
• ACCOMMODATIONS: Grantees may reside at foreign student houses or residence halls of national universities. Those who are not able to find university housing will be required to live in private housing.
• MEDICAL TREATMENT: Students may receive subvention for part of the medical expenses in Japan.
  

PLEASE NOTE:

1. The specific award amounts of each scholarship listed above are current as of April 2011. These details are subject to change.
2. Although applicants may request a specific host institution in any of the above scholarships, official university assignments are made by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sport, Science & Technology. The Ministry's decision in this regard will be considered final.
3. For inquiries, please feel free to contact the Japan Information Center at (212) 418-4452 or send an e-mail.