Outline of the Scholarship Grant Program

Developments

The Foundation celebrated its 70th anniversary in 2023.
During the past half-century, the main project of the Foundation, the scholarship program, showed a remarkable growth. There were only two general scholarship students in 1953 when the Foundation was inaugurated.
The number has increased gradually and about 360 general scholarship students received scholarships each year. (Please see graph below)
The total number of scholarship students under the program up to academic year 2022 reached 7,020, including 836 international students (including 127 special scholarship students).
The total annual payment by the Foundation exceeded 200 million yen in recent years. The accumulated scholarship amount paid since establishment exceeds 6.8 billion yen.
Scholarship funds are covered by investment of assets. 

 

 

Adoption of Students

The Foundation administers its scholarship grants under the provisions of "The Rules Concerning Scholarship Students" and "The Rules Concerning Special Scholarship Students from Abroad". Among the scholarship candidates recommended by 48 nominated universities (cf:"Nominated Universities") in Japan and 5 international universities for special scholarship students (cf:"Special Scholarship Nominated Universities"), the Screening Committee determines the adoption of scholarship students under authority delegated by the Board of Directors. The adoption is notified to the candidates through each university.
Eligibility and outlines of the scholarship for Japanese and international students (excluding special scholarship students from abroad) are as follows.

 

Eligibility　(Please see 'Application'.)

1. As of April in the year of application, the applicant shall be a sophomore or older of a nominated university and shall have an excellent academic record with a good personality and be in good health.
   The applicant shall have difficulty in paying academic costs. (There are also limitations on age and income. Please refer to "On Application" for further information. Please refer to the Japanese page "募集について" for detailed limitations for Japanese applicants.)
2. The applicant shall be recommended by the president of the university.
3. The applicant shall have the intention of engaging in business or scientific studies in his or her future career.
4. The applicant shall open a banking account after adoption with the bank which the Foundation designates.
5. The applicant shall give priority to attending events of the Foundation.

 

Categories of Scholarship

The scholarship is a grant and students do not need to repay.
Scholarship students of the Foundation may also receive scholarship or grants from other institutions or foundations concurrently. The categories and amounts of scholarship of the Foundation are as follows.
 

Undergraduate student	40,000 yen/month
Graduate student	60,000 yen/month
International undergraduate student	75,000 yen/month
International graduate student	105,000 yen/month

 

Duration

The duration of scholarship is the shortest period of regular enrollment with the university where the student studies, starting from the first semester of the school year in which the student is adopted by the Foundation.