Scholarships After Enrolling
Scholarships potentially available after starting class at IUJ
Students may have chances to apply for scholarships provided by the following foundations after enrolling and starting classes at IUJ. You are not able to apply before coming to campus and settling in here. Scholarship Information will be posted on the Office of Student Services bulletin board. The OSS staff will assist with the applications. Outside sources provide some scholarships, and only administered by the OSS. IUJ cannot guarantee these will be available yearly, nor will an IUJ student win the scholarship in the country-wide competitive process (except for the Nakayama-Alumni Scholarship).
The Monbukagakusho Honors Scholarship for Privately-Financed International Students
This scholarship is provided by the Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO) to a limited number of students (The number will be informed to you after you enroll) who meet the conditions stated below.
Monthly stipend: 48,000 yen per month
Scholarship period: 6 months (From October* to next March)
*In early November, we will hear the application result, and you will receive the stipends for October and November at the end of November.
Requirements for grant of scholarship: The candidate must fulfill the following conditions. He / She must also sign on the sheet designated by JASSO every month at the OSS.
Eligibility
- Those who are regular students with a student visa.
- Those who are receiving NO scholarship or receiving Nakayama 100, 80, 70, 50, or 30.
- Those who meet the academic grade point (over 2.30). The score can be calculated using the formula set by JASSO, and we will inform you of the detailed way of circulation after you enroll in IUJ.
- Those who have English or Japanese proficiency levels are stated at the bottom.
- Those who agree to respond to a career survey by JASSO after graduation.
- Those receiving financial support of more than ¥90,000/month (except for tuition support) are NOT eligible.
- Those whose supporters live in Japan and have over 5 million yen/year income are NOT eligible.
- Those who are receiving a scholarship that sets a restriction from receiving other scholarships are NOT eligible
- Those who are receiving JASSO support for study abroad are NOT eligible.
- MEXT scholarship students and those supported by a foreign government are NOT eligible.
Conditions
- The candidate must have a score set by JASSO at a graduate or undergraduate level or the Japanese language institute in the previous academic year.
- The candidate must meet the requirements of Japanese or English languages mentioned below and can share its certificate or evidence with OSS.
- Certificate of JLPT N2 or higher
- Certificate of score of a Foreign Language of EJU (Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students) 200 or higher.
- Certificate for BJT Business Japanese Proficiency Test 400 point or higher
- Score report of TOEFL iBT 72 or higher
- Score report of IELTS 5.5 or higher
- Score report of TOEIC L&R 785 or higher
- Document to prove that you have been educated in English for 3 years or more at a high school
Document to prove that you have obtained an undergraduate/graduate degree in English at an institution
| Slots allocated to IUJ for April-March Renewal Period | Note | |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | To support students, especially those who want to work in Japan after graduation and have prepared for the job hunting |
| 2022 (1) | 1 | For only those from Myanmar who joined “studying in Japan” projects before enrolling in IUJ |
| 2022 (2) | 2 | To support students, especially those who want to work in Japan after graduation and have prepared for the job hunting |
| 2021 | 1 | For only those from Subsahara Africa who joined “studying in Japan” projects before enrolling in IUJ |
| 2020 | 9 | |
| 2019 | 6 | |
| 2018 | 7 | |
| 2017 | 7 |
IUJ Alumni Sohei Nakayama Memorial Scholarship
Nakayama Alumni Scholarship (Monthly Stipend: Up to 100,000 yen)
This scholarship, provided by Alumni donations to the ThANKS Fund, provides a living stipend to students in the 2nd year. Successful applications will have already demonstrated campus leadership aimed at helping the IUJ community interact, and aimed at supporting IUJ-town relations in their 1st year. They will also be committed to continuing this community development in their 2nd year and as an alum to strengthen the Alumni World-wide network.. Application period: May of their 1st year. Award is given from September to June the 2nd year at IUJ for those in Japan and on campus.
Additional Scholarships made available through IUJ
Details on most of these scholarships are available on the following websites:
Scholarship Information will be posted on the Office of Student Services bulletin board. The OSS staff will assist with the applications. Many of the scholarships are provided by outside sources, and only administered by the OSS.
| Scholarship Name | Basic Eligibility (There are detailed elibibilities and OSS will inform them after we receive this year’s application. ) |
Sep. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | Jun. |
| Sato Yo International | Japanese skills required Must be in Japan by early September to apply with IUJ’s help. |
* | |||||||||
| Rotary Yoneyama | GPA limitation
Japanese skills required Age limitation (38 years old or younger), and etc. |
* | |||||||||
| Heiwa Nakajima | Japanese skills required | * | |||||||||
| MEXT | Age limitation (Suspended since 2016) | * | |||||||||
| JEES Aoki Construction | It is desirable you have Japanese skills. (Application can be accepted in English, but Japanese translations must be attached.) | * | |||||||||
| Sojitz | Japanese skills required | * | |||||||||
| Asahi Glass | Specific country Japanese skills required |
* | |||||||||
| Iuchi Asia | Japanese skills required | * | |||||||||
| Otsuka Toshimi
(2 application opportunities.) |
GPA limitation
Japanese skills required Age limitation (38 years old or younger), and etc. |
* | * | ||||||||
| Yamaguchi Ikuei | Japanese skills required | * |
| Scholarship Name | Eligibility | Sep. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | Jun. |
| Kubota | Developing country | * | |||||||||
| CWAJ | Women only | * | |||||||||
| Honjo International | Japanese skills required | * |
Notes on Conditions:
- Japanese Skills required: Levels of requirement vary. Some are basic, but most require strong communication skills. Most require the applicant to write their application documents in Japanese on their own., or present their IUJ research work verbally in Japanese.
- Age Limitation: Some require applicants to be less than 30 or 35 years of age. See specifics for each scholarship.
- Specific Country: Some scholarships provide only certain nationalities with support, and these often change year to year depending on the aim of the scholarship provider. Please see their specific info on the links provided. If know, IUJ has noted the info. If varying, we ask you to check the websites.