Financial support scholarships
Scholarships that are offered on a regular basis
On-campus scholarships
| name | Target faculties and graduate schools | overview |
|---|---|---|
| Grant scholarships | All faculties, all graduate schools | Scholarships are awarded to students who, despite having excellent academic motivation and character, face financial difficulties in continuing their studies. |
| Graduate Schools scholarship for working professionals *Applications will be accepted starting in fiscal year 2026. |
All graduate schools | A non-repayable grant scholarship to support motivated students who are striving to balance work and studies. |
| Christian Evangelist Training Scholarship (Interest-Free Loan) | Faculty of Letters Department of General Humanities | This scholarship is for students in Department of General Humanities who have a strong desire to dedicate themselves to Christian evangelism, and provides full or partial tuition loans. |
External scholarships
| name | Target faculties and graduate schools | overview |
|---|---|---|
| New support system for higher education (Japan Student Services Organization grant scholarships and tuition fee reductions) | All faculties | This system supports students through non-repayable grants and tuition fee reductions to ensure that motivated and capable young people do not have to abandon their studies due to financial reasons. |
| Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO) Loan Scholarships: Type 1 (interest-free) and Type 2 (interest-bearing) | All faculties/graduate schools | This system ensures that outstanding students do not have to give up their studies due to financial reasons, by providing scholarships to cover tuition costs while enrolled and requiring repayment after graduation. |
| Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO) Loan Scholarship Tuition Payment System | All graduate schools (master's program/master's program) | This system provides scholarships equivalent to tuition fees to the student without interest, and the student repays them according to their income after the loan period ends. |
| Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO) Loan Scholarship: Repayment Exemption System for Outstanding Achievements | All graduate schools | This system allows students who received a Type 1 scholarship while enrolled in Graduate Schools and who have achieved particularly outstanding results to be exempted from all or half of their scholarship payments if recognized by the organization. |
| Local government scholarships / Private scholarship organizations | Please check the application guidelines for each scholarship. | Scholarship programs offered by prefectures, municipalities, private educational support organizations, and foundations. |