Honjo International Scholarship
The Honjo International Scholarship Foundation (HISF) hosts a program for graduate students from all over the world. Students must be from countries that have diplomatic relations with Japan, and they should be pursuing either a master's or doctoral degree in any field of study at Japanese Universities.
Applicants can be submitted from abroad as long as an applicant is accepted to Japanese graduate school. All nationalities and research fields are welcome. Applicants may directly apply to the foundation without pre-selection by the university.
Scholarships Eligibility
To be eligible for applying the scholarships, the student must satisfy all the requirement criteria shown below:
- Applicant who does not possess Japanese citizenship
- The student must be enrolled as of April 2023 or currently applying for the academic course starting from April 2023 at a graduate school in Japan.
- In principle, the student enrolling in a professional graduate school is not eligible to apply. However, the student who can submit a research plan is eligible to apply
- The enrolment duration until graduation must be longer than 12 months
- To be eligible, the student applying for the PhD program must start the PhD course by the age of 35. The student applying for the master's program must start the master course by the age of 30 (no exception).
- The student must have a strong will to serve in their home country as a future career plan.
- The student must have a deep understanding of international friendship and goodwill and must attend the events organized by the foundation and take part in the network as an alumni member.
- The student must be able to carry an everyday conversation in Japanese. Interviews will be conducted in Japanese (No exception)
Scholarships Awards
The scholarship will be provided every month throughout the minimum period required to acquire the degree. The amount of scholarship depends on the differs based on the period as below:
- 200,000 yen per month for 1-2 years degree
- 180,000 per month for 3 years degree
- 150,000 per month for 4-5 years degree
How to Apply
- Enter the "Online application system" and then complete all the necessary information. Upload the required documents as PDF file (the list of required documents could be downloaded from this Guidelines). The online application system can be visited via https://entry.hisf.or.jp
- When you have completed all the application procedure, an application number will be issued. The application numbers of the successful students will be announced on our website, so please make sure to save the number you received.
Please submit your completed application by 31 October 2022. Please note the HISF scholarships are open to master and doctoral degree. Late or incomplete applications will not be accepted.
For further information related to scholarships, it is strongly advised to visit this Honjo International Scholarships Link.