Honjo International Scholarship Foundation (Fully Funded)

• Nationality: Applicants must be a citizen of a country other than Japan.
• Age: Applicants must be under the age of 35 as of April 1st, 2024.
• Academic background: Applicants must have completed a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree program from an accredited institution.
• Field of study: Applicants must be pursuing research in natural science, engineering, or medicine.
• Language proficiency: Applicants must have sufficient language proficiency in either Japanese or English to be able to conduct research and communicate effectively in their chosen language.
• Research plan: Applicants must submit a research plan that outlines their proposed research project and its potential impact.
• Recommendation letters: Applicants must submit two recommendation letters from professors or academic advisors familiar with their academic achievements and research potential.
• Health: Applicants must be in good health, both physically and mentally.

Scholarship Coverage

• ¥200,000 per month for 1 or 2 years.
• ¥180,000 per month for 3 years.
• ¥150,000 per month for 4 or 5 years.
• Travel expenses for attending an international conference, etc.

Eligibility Criteria Honjo International Scholarship Foundation Scholarships

• Required Language: English and Japanese
• Eligible Countries: All world countries. The student who does not possess Japanese citizenship
• In principle, the student enrolling in a professional graduate school is not eligible for apply. However, student who can submit a research plan is eligible to apply.
• To be eligible, the student applying for PhD program must have been born after August 31, 1984. Student applying for master’s program must have been born after August 31, 1989.
• The student should have a strong will to serve in his / her home country after graduation. This doesn’t mean to have employment guaranteed already or to return his / her home country immediately after graduating the university.
• The student must have a deep understanding of international friendship and goodwill, and must attend the events organized by the foundation and take part in the network as an alumni member.
• The student must be able to carry an everyday conversation in Japanese. Interviews will be conducted in Japanese. (no exception)
• For more information, download the Guidelines from Here.

Please follow the following important steps to avail Foreign Students Scholarship:

(1) Enter “web application system”. Fill out the application form and upload the following required documents.

• Academic transcript:
  i) from undergraduate course of the university where you graduated AND ii) any other courses that you are currently taking or have taken in the past. If you transferred into the university, the transcript from the previous school is needed. All the applicants must provide at least i) the academic transcript from undergraduate course Photocopies are acceptable.
• A scholarship application form, a resume and a personal information form(1 set of 3 pages); make sure to attach your photo to the application form. Download the above forms provided on the website. Fill them in Japanese by typed or hand-written.
• Research plan: In Japanese, describe focusing around following four points; i) an outline of your research; ii) projected schedule between now and graduation; iii) plans and goals for the future; iv) research you have conducted in the past (if any). 2~4 pages are preferable. Either typed or hand-written is available.

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• One recommendation letter from an academic supervisor. (This confidential letter should mention the applicant’s academic achievements, character/personality, and his or her potential for the future.) There is no limit on the number of pages or style. If your former academic supervisor knows about you well, you can ask him/ her for your recommendation letter.
• A certificate of enrollment or a letter of admission.In case that entrance examination has not been held yet, or successful candidates of the entrance examination will not have been announced before you apply for this scholarship, write down the scheduled date of examination or announcement of the result on the bottom of application form. If you are already enrolling into a graduate school, please provide a certificate of current enrollment. (Photocopies are acceptable.)
• One recommendation letter from an academic supervisor. (This confidential letter should mention the applicant’s academic achievements, character/personality, and his or her potential for the future.) There is no limit on the number of pages or style. If your former academic supervisor knows about you well, you can ask him/ her for your recommendation letter.
• For 1, 4 & 5: Please prepare those documents in Japanese OR English. If you have your documents in other languages, please attach either Japanese OR English translation.

(2) Once the documents are submitted, the application number will be issued, and PDF of your application form will be created. Please save the PDF file as you will need it when the result is announced on our website.