Wakayama University

Prospective International Students

Scholarships

Scholarships listed below are limited in number and offered to international students enrolled in Wakayama University. Regarding scholarships from the Japanese Government, please contact the Japanese Embassy or Japanese Consulate of the student's country for details. To apply for scholarships listed below, please contact IER's International Affairs Division for details.

Name of Organization Application Eligibility Scholarship Amount
JASSO (Japan Student Service Organization)[Incentive scholarship for privately-funded international students]
  • Undergraduate students: regular program
  • Graduate students: regular program and research
Undergraduate: ¥48,000/mo.
Graduate: ¥65,000/mo.
The Okuwa Foundation for the Promotion of Education and Culture
  • Academic excellence, exemplary character, highly motivated for research
  • Financial needs
  • Has not received this scholarship before
¥300,000/year
Rotary Yoneyama Memorial Foundation
  • Undergraduate 3rd/4th year students (Nationality specified)
  • Graduate students: regular program
  • Academic excellence, ability to understand different cultures and effective communication skills
  • Does not have Ph.D.
  • 44-years old or younger
Undergraduate: ¥100,000/mo.
Graduate: ¥140,000/mo.
Heiwa Nakajima Foundation
  • Enrolled in graduate or undergraduate regular program
Undergraduate: ¥100,000/mo.
Graduate: ¥120,000/mo.
Interchange Association, Japan
  • Taiwanese graduate students (regular program, 34-years old or younger)
  • No holdover students eligible
¥175,000/mo.
Kyoritsu International Foundation
[Kyoritsu International Exchange Scholar]
  • Asian graduate/undergraduate students (regular program) who are privately funded
¥100,000/mo.
Kyoritsu International Foundation
[Kyoritsu Maintenance Scholar]
  • Asian undergraduate students (regular program) who are privately funded
¥60,000/mo.
Korean Scholarship Foundation
  • Korean students (undergraduate and graduate, regular program)
Undergraduate: ¥20,000/mo.
Graduate course for:Master's degree: ¥40,000/mo.,
Ph.D.: ¥70,000/mo.

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