NISF Scholarships for Foreign Students at Japanese Universities in Japan

Nitori
International Scholarships Foundation offers Undergraduate and Master’s
Scholarships for Foreign Students at Japanese Universities in Japan 2013

Study Subject(s): Courses
offered by the universities.

Course Level: This
Scholarship programme is available for undergraduate and postgraduate level.

Scholarship Provider:
Nitori International Scholarship Foundation

Scholarship can be taken at: Japan

Eligibility:

(1) A student from
the world over with non-Japanese nationality who is self-supporting and
residing in Japan.
(2) A student currently is enrolled in a Japanese university as an
undergraduate or a graduate student, and an undergraduate student is up to age
26 on April 1, 2013 and a graduate student is up to age 28 on April 1, 2013.
(3) A student who needs financial aid to keep studying in Japan and does not
receive any sort of other scholarship .
(4) A student who is of good enough health to pursuit studies in Japan, of
excellent academic record, of good personality
(5) A student who has good communication skill in Japanese.
(6) A student who has the strong will to contribute international understanding
and mutual friendship
(7) A student who is able to attend Scholarship Students Activities held by
NISF (scheduled to be held twice a year).
(8) A student who does not receive any sort of scholarship or subsidy for
researcher from the other third parties while receiving the scholarship from
NISF (Please note that the student who simultaneously possesses scholarships is
disqualified for the NISF scholarship recipient.)
(9) A student who works part-time job in Japan for his/her financial reason to
keep studying in Japanese university
(10) A student who willing to participate NISF alumni activities as alumnus,
even if his/her NISF scholarship is expired.

Scholarship Open for International Students: The Scholarship is open for International Students.

Scholarship Description: As a basic rule, the scholarship will be granted from April
2013 until the final year of the enrolled academic course for a maximum of two
years (Exception : when the NISF scholarship recipient repeat a year in
Japanese university, he/she is disqualified for the further scholarship from
then on).

Number of Scholarships Awarded: Around 80 students will be new-accepted.

Duration of award:

As a basic rule, the
scholarship will be granted from April 2013 until the final year of the
enrolled academic course for a maximum of two years (Exception : when the NISF
scholarship recipient repeat a year in Japanese university, he/she is
disqualified for the further scholarship from then on).

What does it cover?

Undergraduate
student 110,000 yen per month
Graduate student 110,000 yen per month

Selection Process:

First selection:
NISF select some of applicants by the information which the applicants entry in
the application form and notice them. The applicants who pass on the First
selection can take Web-test.
Second selection; NISF select some of applicants by the result of Web-test and
notice them. The applicants who pass on the Second selection can take
Interview.