Scholarships in Japan for International Students
54 awards, 16 of them fully funded. Every listing links to the provider’s official page, with the date we last confirmed it.
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Galvanize tracks 54 scholarships in Japan open to international students, across PhD (37), Masters (33), Bachelors (23), MBA (3). 51 are confirmed at their official source. Each award below carries its provider, funding type and eligibility, and links to the provider’s own page rather than a summary of it.
Go deeper by degree: PhD scholarships in Japan · Masters scholarships in Japan
| Scholarship | Provider | Level | Funding | Status | Last confirmed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADB-Japan Scholarship Program (ADB-JSP) | Asian Development Bank (ADB), funded by the Government of Japan | Masters | Full | under review | |
| APU Tuition Reduction Scholarship for International Graduate Students | Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU) | Masters | Partial | confirmed | |
| APU Tuition Reduction Scholarship for International Undergraduate Students | Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU) | Bachelors | Partial | confirmed | |
| Hokkaido University Frontier Fund Clark Scholarship | Hokkaido University | PhD | Stipend | confirmed | |
| Hokkaido University Integrated Science Program (ISP) Scholarship | Hokkaido University | Bachelors | Tuition | confirmed | |
| Hokkaido University Special Grant Program for Self-Supported International Students | Hokkaido University | PhD | Full | confirmed | |
| Honjo International Scholarship Foundation Foreign Student Scholarship | Honjo International Scholarship Foundation (HISF) | Masters, PhD | Stipend | confirmed | |
| Institute of Science Tokyo — Scholarship for Outstanding International Undergraduate Students | Institute of Science Tokyo (formerly Tokyo Institute of Technology) | Bachelors | Tuition | confirmed | |
| JASSO Student Exchange Support Program (Scholarship for Study in Japan under Agreement) | Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO) | Bachelors, Masters, PhD | Stipend | confirmed | |
| Keio Gijuku Iji-kai Scholarship | Keio University (Keio Gijuku Iji-kai) | Bachelors | Stipend | confirmed | |
| Keio University Degree Completion Scholarship | Keio University | Bachelors, Masters, PhD | Tuition | confirmed | |
| Keio University Design the Future Award for International Students | Keio University | Masters, PhD, MBA | Full | confirmed | |
| Keio University Graduate School Scholarship | Keio University | Masters, PhD | Stipend | confirmed | |
| Keio University Scholarship (Undergraduate) | Keio University | Bachelors | Stipend | confirmed | |
| Kyoto University Asian Future Leaders Scholarship Program (AFLSP@KU) | Kyoto University (AFLSP consortium with Luce Foundation and partner universities) | Masters | Full | confirmed | |
| Kyoto University International Undergraduate Program (Kyoto iUP) Scholarship | Kyoto University | Bachelors | Full | confirmed | |
| Kyoto University SPRING Program (Division of Graduate Studies) | Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), administered by Kyoto University Division of Graduate Studies | PhD | Stipend | confirmed | |
| Kyoto University Scholarship Nomination for Privately-Financed International Students | Kyoto University (nominates to approximately 90 private scholarship foundations) | Masters, PhD | Stipend | confirmed | |
| Kyushu University Friendship Scholarship | Kyushu University | Bachelors, Masters, PhD | Stipend | confirmed | |
| Kyushu University IGSES Intellectual Exchange and Innovation (IEI) Doctoral Scholarship | Kyushu University — Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Engineering Sciences (IGSES) | PhD | Stipend | confirmed | |
| MEXT Scholarship (Embassy Recommendation) | Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Japan | Masters, PhD | Full | confirmed | |
| MEXT Scholarship (University Recommendation) | Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Japan | Masters, PhD | Full | confirmed | |
| MEXT Young Leaders' Program (YLP) | Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Japan | Masters, MBA | Full | confirmed | |
| Monbukagakusho Honors Scholarship for Privately-Financed International Students | Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO) | Bachelors, Masters, PhD | Stipend | confirmed | |
| Nagoya Institute of Technology MEXT University Recommendation Scholarship | MEXT, via Nagoya Institute of Technology (NITech) nomination | Masters, PhD | Full | confirmed | |
| Nagoya University G30 International Programs Scholarship Support | Nagoya University | Bachelors, Masters, PhD | Stipend | confirmed | |
| Nagoya University Graduate School of International Development (GSID) Scholarship for International Students | Nagoya University — Graduate School of International Development (GSID) | Masters, PhD | Stipend | confirmed | |
| Nagoya University Research Support Projects for Doctoral Students (NU Research Support) | Nagoya University | PhD | Stipend | confirmed | |
| Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) PhD Program | Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University | PhD | Full | confirmed | |
| Okuma Memorial Scholarship (Waseda University) | Waseda University | Bachelors, Masters, PhD, MBA | Stipend | confirmed | |
| Osaka University SPRING Program | Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), administered by Osaka University Institute for Transdisciplinary Graduate Degree Programs (ITGP) | PhD | Stipend | confirmed | |
| Panasonic Scholarship for International Graduate Students in Japan | Panasonic Holdings Corporation | Masters | Full | under review | |
| Rotary Yoneyama Memorial Foundation Scholarship (Overseas Candidates) | Rotary Yoneyama Memorial Foundation | Bachelors, Masters, PhD | Stipend | confirmed | |
| Ryoichi Sasakawa Young Leaders Fellowship Fund (Sylff) Program at APU | Tokyo Foundation for Policy Research (Sylff), hosted at Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University | Masters, PhD | Stipend | confirmed | |
| The ANDO Momofuku Honor Prize / Award (APU) | Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU) | Bachelors, Masters | Partial | confirmed | |
| The University of Tokyo Fellowship | University of Tokyo | Masters, PhD | Stipend | confirmed | |
| Tohoku University Future Global Leadership (FGL) Programme — Scholarship Support | Tohoku University / MEXT | Bachelors | Full | confirmed | |
| Tohoku University I-GES International Graduate Programme in Global Education Studies — Doctoral Scholarship | Tohoku University | PhD | Full | confirmed | |
| Tohoku University International Excellence Scholarship (from AY2027) | Tohoku University | Bachelors, Masters | Tuition | confirmed | |
| Tohoku University LEAP Program (TU-AGS Comprehensive Doctoral Support Package) | Tohoku University Advanced Graduate School, Center for Promoting Graduate Studies | PhD | Full | confirmed | |
| Academy for Convergence of Materials and Informatics (TAC-MI) Doctoral Scholarship (Institute of Science Tokyo) | Institute of Science Tokyo (Science Tokyo; formerly Tokyo Institute of Technology) | PhD | Stipend | confirmed | |
| Tokyo Tech Tsubame Scholarship for Doctoral Students (Institute of Science Tokyo) | Institute of Science Tokyo (Science Tokyo; formerly Tokyo Institute of Technology) | PhD | Stipend | confirmed | |
| University of Osaka Enrollment/Tuition Fee Exemption for International Graduate Students (Need-Based) | University of Osaka (Osaka University) | Masters, PhD | Tuition | confirmed | |
| University of Osaka International College (OUIC) Scholarship for Privately-Financed International Students | University of Osaka | Bachelors | Stipend | confirmed | |
| University of Osaka Tuition Fee Exemption for International Honors Students (Graduate) | University of Osaka (Osaka University) | Masters, PhD | Tuition | confirmed | |
| University of Tokyo Global Science Graduate Course (GSGC) Scholarship | University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Science | Masters, PhD | Stipend | confirmed | |
| University of Tokyo PEAK Scholarship (Programs in English at Komaba) | University of Tokyo, College of Arts and Sciences (PEAK program) | Bachelors | Full | under review | |
| University of Tsukuba Individual-Application Scholarships for International Students | University of Tsukuba (direct-apply private foundations) | Bachelors, Masters, PhD | Stipend | confirmed | |
| University of Tsukuba JST SPRING Doctoral Student Support Program | Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), administered by University of Tsukuba | PhD | Stipend | confirmed | |
| University of Tsukuba Scholarship — University Recommendation for Privately-Financed International Students | University of Tsukuba (nominates to private scholarship foundations) | Bachelors, Masters, PhD | Stipend | confirmed | |
| Waseda University GSAPS International Relations — MEXT Priority Graduate Programme (PGP) | Waseda University / Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Japan | Masters | Full | confirmed | |
| Waseda University Internal Scholarship System for Privately-Financed International Students | Waseda University | Bachelors, Masters, PhD | Partial | confirmed | |
| Waseda University Partial Tuition-Waiver Scholarship for Privately Financed International Students | Waseda University | Bachelors, Masters, PhD | Tuition | confirmed | |
| Yamaoka Kenichi Memorial Scholarship (Keio University) | Keio University | Bachelors, Masters, PhD | Stipend | confirmed |
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