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[Master and PhD Degre] Yoshida Scholarship Foundation "Scholarship Grant for Foreign Students "YKK Leaders 21" in Japan (Fully Funded)

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This scholarship grant is called the “Scholarship Grant for Foreign Students <YKK Leaders 21>”. In this program, a scholarship grant is awarded to foreign students specializing in the field of natural science while studying at a graduate school in Japan.

Candidates Sought
Yoshida Scholarship Foundation (YSF) requires that applicants for the <YKK Leaders 21> scholarship have:
  • A high level of academic research capabilities;
  • A clear objective of studying in Japan;
  • The spirit of giving back to society through their fruit of study/research; and
  • The qualities of a leader.
Countries within the Scope of Scholarship Grant
Southeast Asian countries, South Asian countries, West Asian countries, Central Asian countries, African countries, Mongolia

Japanese Universities Designated by YSF
  • [National] 
    • The University of Tokyo, 
    • Tokyo Institute of Technology, 
    • Nagoya University, 
    • Kyoto University,
    • Osaka University, 
    • Kyushu University 
  • [Private]
    • Keio University, 
    • Waseda University,
    • Doshisha University,
    • Kwansei Gakuin University 

Amount of Scholarship Grant
YSF will pay:
  • living expenses in the amount of 200,000 yen per month throughout the term of scholarship; 
  • graduate achool fees of up to 2,500,000 yen in total during the term of scholarship; 
  • family allowance (only if applicable); and
  • round-trip travel expenses to Japan.

Requirement:
A candidate must fulfill all of the following requirements.
  • The candidate must be a national of a country within the scope of the Scholarship Grant.
  • The candidate must be a graduate of a university in a country within the scope of the Scholarship Grant (which need not be located in the same country as the country of nationality) or have higher academic qualifications.
  • he candidate must be seeking to enroll in a master’s course (with a standard course term of two years for which a master's degree is awarded to those who complete the course, including the first two (2) years of a doctoral course) or the last three (3) years of a doctoral course (with a standard course term of three years for which a doctoral degree is awarded to those who complete the course) or be transferred in the third year of an integrated doctoral course (with a standard course term of five years for which a doctoral degree is awarded to those who complete the course) at the graduate school of the Japanese university in autumn 2020 or spring 2021.
  • The candidate must specialize in the field of natural science in the Japanese university.
  • The candidate must not have arrived in Japan yet at the time of filing an application to YSF. If the candidate wishes to enroll in autumn, he/she must have lived in a country within the scope of the Scholarship Grant for one year or more on an ongoing basis as of April 1, 2020. If the candidate wishes to enroll in spring, he/she must have lived in a country within the scope of the Scholarship Grant for one year or more on an ongoing basis as of October 1, 2020.
  • A candidate seeking to enroll in a master’s course must be no more than 30 years old and a candidate seeking to enroll in the last three (3) years of a doctoral course must be no more than 35 years old as of April 1, 2020.
 
How to Apply:
If you are interested in this scholarship, check to understand the application information first. Then, please inquire at the Student Affairs Division which you will enroll in October, 2020.

Applicants are required to submit the following documents to the university. Among these documents,
  • please obtain the forms for the application and the letter of recommendation through the university (Student Affairs Division ):
    • (i) Application form (No.1 Form C) (to be submitted in either Japanese or English);
    • (ii) Letter of recommendation (No.2 Form C) (written by the advising professor in charge at the Japanese university);
    • (iii) Letter of recommendation written in English by the university from which the applicant graduated; and
    • (iv) A copy of the certificate or letter of acceptance from the Kyushu Universities (if acceptance by the graduate school has been decided).
  • Kyushu Universities are required to submit the set of application documents concerning the respective scholarship candidates whom they have decided to recommend to YSF. If acceptance of the candidate at the graduate school is undecided at the time of submitting the application documents, please promptly submit a copy of the certificate or letter of acceptance as soon as the candidate’s acceptance has been decided.

Contact Information Yoshida Scholarship Foundation’s administration office
3-22-1 Kamezawa, Sumida-ku, Tokyo 130-8521 JAPAN
TEL: +81-3-5610-8103 FAX: +81-3-5610-8104
E-mail: webmaster@ysf.or.jp
URL: http://www.ysf.or.jp

Deadline:
31 July 2020

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