Local Government Scholarships and Private Scholarship Organization Scholarships

Local government scholarships / Private scholarship organizations

Updated on August 5, 2026

Local government scholarships

Local government scholarships are handled by the education boards of each prefecture, city, town, and village. Some are offered through our university's recruitment and recommendation system, while others are applied for directly by the respective education boards.

For further details, please contact the education board or other relevant authority in your hometown.

Scholarships from private educational support organizations

These are scholarship programs offered by private educational support organizations and foundations. Some are recommended and recruited by our university, while others are applied for directly by the respective organizations.

List of various scholarship applications

Scholarship information is also posted on the scholarship bulletin boards at each campus.

For information on scholarships applied for through the university, please contact the Student Affairs Section.

Faculty of Letters, Economics, Business Administration, and Faculty of Law; Graduate School of Law

土樋キャンパス　学生課厚生係：
TEL 022-264-6472

Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Liberal Arts, Faculty of Regional Studies, Faculty of Information Science, Faculty of Human Faculty of International Studies Graduate School of Human Informatics

五橋キャンパス　学生課厚生係：
TEL 022-354-8221
For organizations that accept direct applications, please obtain information from their website or contact the private foundation or municipality directly.

Benefit type/ Loan type	Recruitment Deadline	Scholarship Name	subject	Amount/month	Recruitment season	procedure
Benefits	dependent From the date of death Within 1 year	Mutual Aid Scholarship Program	Undergraduate and Graduate Schools students who are facing significant financial difficulties in continuing their studies due to the death of their financial guardian.	One time only: 100,000 yen	at any time	Direct application
Benefits	2027 April 2nd Deadline	Keyence Foundation (for new students)	Japanese citizens who are under 20 years old and require financial assistance.	120,000 yen	February	Direct application
Benefits	November 13 Deadline	Keyence Foundation (for Graduate Schools students)	Applicants must be 24 years of age or younger as of April 1, 2027, and enroll in a Graduate Schools 's or Doctoral Program (doctoral preliminary course) in April 2027 (excluding long-term students and international students).	120,000 yen per month	October	Direct application
Benefits		Keyence Foundation (for students in grades 2-4) "Go for it, Japanese University Students!" Support Grant	Undergraduate students in their second to fourth year, aged 23 or younger, who require financial assistance and are expected to graduate within the minimum required period of study.	300,000 yen per year	April	Direct application
Benefits		G-7 Scholarship Foundation	Undergraduate and Graduate Schools students who have excellent academic records (GPA of 3.1 or higher, or a high school GPA of 4.0 or higher for freshmen) but face financial difficulties that make it difficult to continue their studies.	Under 100,000 yen	April	Apply to the university
Benefits		Pal Inoue Foundation	Undergraduate students in their second to fourth year who are academically and personally excellent (achieving above the standard number of credits), in good health, and who face financial difficulties that make it difficult to continue their studies.	40,000 yen	April	Apply to the university
Benefits		Nippon Express Scholarship for Supporting Children Orphaned by Traffic Accidents	Undergraduate students under 25 years old as of April 1st who have lost a guardian in a traffic accident, whose guardian or other person has suffered a severe physical or mental disability, or who themselves have suffered a disability or injury in a traffic accident.	30,000 yen	April	Direct application
Benefits		Nitori International Scholarship Foundation	Applicants must be Japanese citizens, under 23 years old in their undergraduate program, or under 25 years old in Graduate Schools 's or doctoral program (with a household income of 9 million yen or less in the previous year and a GPA of 2.5 or higher).	50,000 to 80,000 yen	April	Direct application
Benefits		SMBC Consumer Finance "Mirai Support Scholarship"	Third and fourth-year undergraduate students who can take the Financial Literacy Examination and submit a score report.	One time only: 150,000 yen	April	Direct application
Benefits		Okura Scholarship Foundation	Undergraduate students in their second to fourth year who are academically excellent, upright, diligent, and highly motivated to study, but who face financial difficulties in continuing their studies, and who are generally under 30 years old as of April 1st and hold Japanese citizenship.	30,000 yen	April	Direct application
Benefits		Arkland Sakamoto Scholarship Foundation	Applicants must be second-year undergraduate students and meet the academic and financial requirements.	30,000 yen	April	Apply to the university
Benefits		OBC Wada Foundation	Applicants must be second-year university students as of April (excluding international students), possess high aspirations, have good conduct, excel academically, and be expected to contribute as responsible members of society in the future, while facing financial difficulties in continuing their studies.	20,000 yen	April	Direct application
Benefits		Tokiwa Scholarship Foundation	Undergraduate students whose guardians reside in Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture, Kitaibaraki City, Ibaraki Prefecture, or the surrounding areas.	20,000 yen	April	Direct application
Benefits		Iwai Hisao Memorial Miyagi Scholarship Fund	Third-year students from Faculty of Engineering and Faculty of Informatics 1st year master's and doctoral course, Graduate School Graduate School of Engineering	Undergraduate students 100,000 yen Graduate Schools 120,000 yen	April	Apply to the university
Benefits		Korean Education Association in Japan	Undergraduate students of Korean descent residing in Japan under the age of 30, excluding international students from their home country.	1st year 160,000 yen per year Grades 2 and above 200,000 yen per year	April	Direct application
Benefits		Wakabayashi Tsuyoshi Memorial Scholarship Fund	Undergraduate students who are academically and personally excellent but face financial difficulties in continuing their studies.	30,000 yen	April	Apply to the university
Benefits		Nakamura Sekizenkai Scholarship Recipients	Undergraduate and Graduate Schools students who possess outstanding qualities and are deemed to be in a difficult financial position, making it difficult for them to repay their scholarships.	50,000 yen	April	Apply to the university
Benefits		Japan Educational and Cultural Foundation Scholarship	A first-year undergraduate student who is academically and personally excellent but has difficulty paying for their tuition.	20,000 yen	April	Direct application
Benefits		Hara Full-Time Systems Engineering Scholarship	A third-year undergraduate student or Graduate Schools-year graduate student in engineering who is academically and personally outstanding but faces financial difficulties in paying for their education.	40,000 yen	April	Direct application
Benefits		Iwakuni Educational Foundation	First-year undergraduate students who, rather than being "people" who function within a given framework, strive to create new frameworks themselves.	300,000 yen per year	April	Direct application
Benefits		Toshin Fund	Excellent undergraduate students who face financial difficulties in continuing their studies, are interested in the tourism, inn, and hotel industries, and have their own proposals.	240,000 yen per year	April	Apply to the university
Benefits		Kubo Educational and Cultural Foundation	Third-year Faculty of Law students with excellent academic records (GPA of 3.0 or higher) who have difficulty paying tuition fees due to financial reasons.	480,000 yen per year	April	Direct application
Benefits		Oriental Motor Scholarship Foundation	Undergraduate students (2nd to 4th year) and Graduate Schools students who are unable to continue their studies due to financial circumstances, but are of good character, have a strong desire for self-improvement, and are within the standard period of study.	60,000 yen	April	Apply to the university
Benefits		Nagawa Sunflower Foundation	Undergraduate students in their second to fourth years, and Graduate Schools, who are academically excellent and of good character but face financial difficulties in continuing their studies.	30,000 yen	April	Direct application
Benefits		Wasami Maruwa Foundation	Students studying logistics, distribution economics, supply chain, and related fields who are academically excellent and facing financial difficulties are second-year undergraduate students.	50,000 yen	April	Apply to the university
Benefits		Wasami Maruwa Foundation Sports Activity Scholarship	Applicants must be undergraduate students (1st to 3rd year at the time of application) who belong to a university-approved sports club, actively strive to improve their sports skills, and have achieved a top-place finish or better at a domestic university.	300,000 yen (lump sum payment)	April	Apply to the university
Benefits		Hama Scholarship	Third-year students Department of Education Faculty of Letters, who meet the academic criteria (GPA of 3.0 or higher) and the financial criteria.	480,000 yen per year	April	Direct application
Benefits		Sugiyama Educational Scholarship	Applicants must be third-year students Faculty of Economics or Faculty of Business Administration and meet the academic criteria (GPA of 3.0 or higher) and the household income criteria.	480,000 yen per year	April	Direct application
Benefits		Aucnet Scholarship	Third-year students in Faculty of Economics, Faculty of Business Administration, or Faculty of Informatics who meet the academic criteria (GPA of 3.0 or higher) and household income criteria.	480,000 yen per year	April	Direct application
Benefits		Okamoto Educational Scholarship	Third-year students in Faculty of Economics or Faculty of Business Administration who meet the academic criteria (GPA of 3.0 or higher) and the household income criteria.	480,000 yen per year	April	Direct application
Benefits		Kawajiri Educational Scholarship	Third-year students in Faculty of Economics or Faculty of Business Administration who meet the academic criteria (GPA of 3.0 or higher) and the household income criteria.	480,000 yen per year	April	Direct application
Benefits		LPC Scholarship	Third-year students in Faculty of Economics or Faculty of Business Administration who meet the academic criteria (GPA of 3.0 or higher) and the household income criteria.	480,000 yen per year	April	Direct application
Benefits		Aoki Hitoshi Scholarship Foundation	Third-year students in Faculty of Economics or Faculty of Business Administration who meet the academic criteria (GPA of 3.0 or higher) and the household income criteria.	480,000 yen per year	April	Direct application
Benefits		Kase Scholarship	Third-year students in Faculty of Economics or Faculty of Business Administration who meet the academic criteria (GPA of 3.0 or higher) and the household income criteria.	480,000 yen per year	May	Direct application
Benefits		Nakamura Ikuei Scholarship	Third-year students in Faculty of Economics or Faculty of Business Administration who meet the academic criteria (GPA of 3.0 or higher) and the household income criteria.	480,000 yen per year	May	Direct application
Benefits		Marimo Scholarship	Third-year students in Faculty of Economics or Faculty of Business Administration who meet the academic criteria (GPA of 3.0 or higher) and the household income criteria.	480,000 yen per year	April	Direct application
Benefits		Fujioka Memorial Scholarship	Third-year students in Faculty of Economics or Faculty of Business Administration who meet the academic criteria (GPA of 3.0 or higher) and the household income criteria.	480,000 yen per year	April	Direct application
Benefits		Kuriharan Memorial Foundation	Students in the Faculty of Faculty of Engineering who meet the academic criteria (GPA of 2.5 or higher) and the financial criteria.	60,000 yen	April	Direct application
Benefits		Yamamura Akira Scholarship Foundation	Third-year Faculty of Engineering students who meet the academic criteria (GPA of 3.0 or higher) and the financial criteria.	480,000 yen per year	April	Direct application
Benefits		Kantsu Logistics Technology Promotion Foundation	Third-year Faculty of Engineering students who meet the academic criteria (GPA of 3.0 or higher) and the financial criteria.	480,000 yen per year	April	Direct application
Benefits		Kihara Educational Scholarship	Third-year students in Faculty of Engineering or Faculty of Informatics who meet the academic criteria (GPA of 3.0 or higher) and the household income criteria.	480,000 yen per year	April	Direct application
Benefits		Tani Educational Foundation	Third-year students in Faculty of Engineering or Faculty of Informatics who meet the academic criteria (GPA of 3.0 or higher) and the household income criteria.	480,000 yen per year	April	Direct application
Benefits		Seiichi Komiya Memorial Educational Foundation	Third-year Faculty of Engineering students who meet the academic criteria (GPA of 3.0 or higher) and the financial criteria.	480,000 yen per year	April	Direct application
Benefits		Shozo Omori Memorial Foundation	Undergraduate and Graduate Schools students who have excellent academic records, are studying knowledge and skills related to manufacturing, and are having difficulty paying tuition fees.	30,000 yen	April	Apply to the university
Benefits		Kami Nursery School English Scholarship	A third-year student Faculty of Engineering Department of Information Technology with excellent academic record (GPA of 3.0 or higher) who faces financial difficulties in paying tuition fees.	480,000 yen per year	May	Direct application
Benefits		Masayuki Shobayashi Memorial Scholarship	Third-year Faculty of Engineering students who meet the academic criteria (GPA of 3.0 or higher) and the financial criteria.	480,000 yen per year	June	Direct application
Benefits		Takanori Tanaka Memorial Scholarship	Third-year Faculty of Engineering students who meet the academic criteria (GPA of 3.0 or higher) and the financial criteria.	480,000 yen per year	september	Direct application
Benefits		Dai Tange Future Creation Scholarship	Third-year Faculty of Engineering students who meet the academic criteria (GPA 3.0) and the financial criteria.	480,000 yen per year	April	Direct application
Benefits		Mobile Architecture Social Design Scholarship	Undergraduate and Graduate Schools students engaged in research on solving technical and social institutional challenges related to wooden mobile buildings, and research and development on regional revitalization and the use of wooden mobile buildings as emergency temporary housing.	Undergraduate students 50,000 yen Graduate Schools 100,000 yen	April	Direct application
Benefits		KIRII Foundation	Third-year undergraduate students and first-year master's students majoring in architecture who meet academic excellence (GPA of 3.0 or higher) and financial requirements.	600,000 yen per year	April	Direct application
Benefits		Housecraft Scholarship	Third-year students enrolled in the Department of Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering who meet the academic criteria (GPA of 3.0 or higher) and the financial criteria.	480,000 yen per year	April	Direct application
Benefits		Mori no Kuni Educational Foundation	Undergraduate students, Graduate Schools, and international students (government-sponsored scholarships are not accepted) who are academically and personally outstanding and who have difficulty paying for their education.	Undergraduate students 120,000 yen Graduate Schools 140,000 yen	April	Apply to the university
Benefits		Korean Scholarship Association	Koreans/North Koreans who are under 30 years old as undergraduate students or under 40 years old as Graduate Schools.	Undergraduate students: 25,000 yen Master's program (first stage of doctoral program): 40,000 yen Doctoral program: 70,000 yen	April	Continuing students Direct application New student Apply to the university
Benefits		Fulbright Scholarship Graduate Schools Study Program / Graduate Schools Dissertation Research Program	Graduate Schools who are Japanese citizens, healthy, and possess sufficient English proficiency to conduct academic activities in the United States.	Round-trip travel expenses, full tuition for the first year, and other expenses.	April	Direct application
Benefits		Fulbright Language Assistant (FLTA) Program	Applicants must be Japanese citizens, hold or be expected to hold a bachelor's degree (before March 31, 2027), and possess an English teacher's license or intend to engage in English education in the future.	Tuition fees, grants, and round-trip travel expenses for the courses you will be taking.	April	Direct application
Benefits		Shigeta Educational Foundation Overseas Study Scholarship	Students who have been accepted to an overseas university or Graduate Schools but are facing financial difficulties in paying for their studies abroad.	200,000 yen	May	Direct application
Benefits		JEES Japanese Language Education Promotion Scholarship	Japanese students and privately funded international students aiming to become Japanese language instructors who passed the Japanese Language Teaching Competency Test in the previous year.	50,000 yen	April	Apply to the university
Benefits		Hiraishi Educational Foundation	First-year university students with a household income of 3 million yen or less (estimated annual income of approximately 4.3 million yen) who require financial assistance.	360,000 yen per year	May	Direct application
Benefits		Regional Development Foundation	Undergraduate students, Graduate Schools, and international students under the age of 25 who are interested in regional revitalization and are facing financial difficulties that make it difficult to continue their studies or research.	30,000 yen	May	Direct application
Benefits		Yasuda Scholarship Foundation General Category for Japanese Students	A second-year undergraduate student with excellent academic performance who is facing financial difficulties and is finding it difficult to continue their studies.	50,000 yen	June	Apply to the university
Benefits	August 18 Deadline	University Women's Association General scholarship students	Female Graduate Schools students who excel in both academics and character.	300,000 yen	June	Apply to the university
Benefits	August 18 Deadline	University Women's Association Social welfare scholarship recipient	Female students who have been enrolled in an undergraduate program for at least one year or in Graduate Schools school, who have a physical disability, and who excel both academically and personally.	Undergraduate students 200,000 yen Graduate Schools 300,000 yen	June	Apply to the university
Benefits	September 30 Deadline	Kurosawa Training Foundation	Undergraduate and Graduate Schools students (excluding those expected to graduate in March; however, those planning to enter Graduate Schools are included) who are deemed to have difficulty continuing their studies and paying for their tuition due to financial circumstances.	360,000 yen per year	July	Direct application
Benefits		Kuroki Educational Scholarship	Third-year undergraduate students from single-parent households, etc., who meet the academic criteria (GPA of 3.0 or higher) and the household income criteria.	480,000 yen per year	August	Direct application
Benefits	September 18 Deadline	Jay Lease Scholarship Fund	People with visual impairments	600,000 yen per year	July	Direct application
Benefits		My Best Scholarship	Students under 20 years old as of April 1, 2025	100,000 yen per year	July	Direct application
Benefits		JELA Diakonia Scholarship	Undergraduate and Graduate Schools students who have insufficient ability to pay for their studies and who are studying at a university with the aim of personal growth as a Christian, serving society and people, or contributing to the international community.	Up to 1.2 million yen per year	June	Direct application
Benefits	August 31 Deadline	Logistics and Supply Chain Management Student Scholarship	Undergraduate and Graduate Schools students studying logistics who require financial assistance for their education and have excellent academic records (GPA of 2.4 or higher).	360,000 yen per year	August	Direct application
Benefits		Egashira Hospitality Scholarship (General)	This is for undergraduate students who are interested in the hospitality industry, such as the food service or tourism industry, or who are considering working in that industry in the future, or who are interested in food, food culture, and hospitality.	20,000 yen	september	Direct application
Benefits	①2026 September 1st ~ December 31 ②2027 March 1st ~ June 30	JP Returns Scholarship	Undergraduate and Graduate Schools students aiming to obtain real estate-related qualifications such as real estate agent or condominium manager, or those interested in the real estate industry or asset management.	50,000 yen (per session)	september	Direct application
Benefits	Currently recruiting	Yomiuri Scholarship Foundation	For 1st and 2nd graders. We are looking for someone who can live on-site and deliver morning newspapers, collect payments, and perform administrative tasks.	We will cover the student's tuition fees. (The maximum amount of support provided annually, up to 1 million yen, is exempt from repayment.)	at any time	Direct application
Benefits		TCS Scholarship Society	Applicants must be Japanese citizens, be expected to advance from their second to fourth year of university or from their first to second year Graduate Schools as of April 2025, have earned more than the standard number of credits, and have a GPA of 3.0 or higher.	50,000 yen	October	Direct application
Benefits		Iwatani Scholarship Grant for Japanese Graduate Schools	Applicants must have excellent academic records, be in need of financial assistance, be Japanese citizens, and be enrolled in Graduate Schools as of April 1, 2026, specializing in natural sciences or related interdisciplinary fields (e.g., Graduate School of Engineering).	150,000 yen	december	Direct application
Benefits		MMS Scholarship Foundation	Applicants must aspire to become researchers in antitrust law and related laws (including the Premiums and Representations Act) and competition policy, and be expected to be enrolled in a doctoral program at Graduate Schools graduate school as of April 2026.	100,000 yen	January	Direct application
Benefits		Waterworks and Civil Engineering Promotion Foundation	Applicants must be enrolled in a department or major related to waterworks and civil engineering, require financial assistance for their education, have a clear career goal or dream for the future, and maintain a GPA of 2.4 or higher.	30,000 yen	April	Direct application
Benefits		Grant-based scholarship for basic science: "Unsolved Knowledge ~The ANRI Fellowship~"	Undergraduate and Graduate Schools students scheduled to graduate in September or later who have achieved outstanding results in fields such as mathematics, physics, biology, and chemistry.	500,000 yen per year	september	Direct application
Benefits		ODYSSEY Scholarship Program	Undergraduate and Graduate Schools students who are taking on the challenge of solving social issues	100,000 yen per year	november April	Direct application
Benefits		Advan Yamagata Scholarship Foundation	Undergraduate and Graduate Schools students who are academically excellent, of good character, in good physical and mental health, motivated to learn towards their dreams and goals, and who are 29 years old or younger as of April 1st and require financial assistance.	60,000 yen	February	Apply to the university
Benefits		Iijima Aing Foundation	Undergraduate and Graduate Schools students who are Japanese citizens, require financial assistance for their studies, have excellent academic records (GPA of 2.4 or higher), and are enrolled in a department that allows them to take courses in a designated field.	360,000 yen per year	February	Direct application
Benefits		RESTART JAPAN Foundation	Students who are motivated to study, engage in musical activities (singing, instrumental music, composition, DJing, rap, etc.), and require financial support to continue their studies or activities.	360,000 yen per year	June	Direct application
Benefits		MUFG Academic Continuation Bridge Scholarship	University students facing the risk of having to continue their studies due to financial reasons	500,000 yen (One-time payment)	July	Direct application
Benefits		Kikimimi Scholarship	University and Graduate Schools students who face risks in continuing their studies due to financial reasons	The amount required depending on the circumstances (based on continuing studies for six months)	July	Direct application
Benefits	August 15 Deadline	Okano Electric Foundation	Undergraduate and Graduate Schools students in mechanical engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, or information engineering who meet the academic criteria (GPA of 2.4, or a GPA of 3.5 or higher for first-year university students in their third year of high school) and the household income criteria.	360,000 yen per year	June	Direct application
Benefits	August 31 Deadline	Shimizu Hiroshi Educational Foundation KANSO Scholarship	Third-year students in Faculty of Economics or Faculty of Business Administration who meet the academic criteria (GPA of 3.0 or higher) and the household income criteria.	480,000 yen per year	July	Direct application
Benefits	September 30 Deadline	Port Inc. Voyage Scholarship Program	Regardless of academic performance, financial status, or how the funds are used, we support "gaining new experiences."	50,000 yen	August	Direct application
Disaster relief payments		Daily Hope Scholarship	Undergraduate and Graduate Schools students whose parents died or went missing in the Great East Japan Earthquake and who are in a situation where it is difficult to continue their studies.	30,000 yen	April	Direct application
Disaster relief payments		Egashira Hospitality Scholarship (Special Application)	Undergraduate students who are experiencing difficulties continuing their studies due to the Great East Japan Earthquake or other disasters, and who are interested in the hospitality industry, such as the food service or tourism industry, or who are interested in food, food culture, and hospitality.	25,000 yen	september	Direct application
loan (Interest-free)		Kirayaka Bank Education and Welfare Promotion Fund	Undergraduate and Graduate Schools students who reside in Yamagata Prefecture (either permanently or currently) and are academically and personally excellent, as well as in good health, but who have difficulty paying for their education.	Under 30,000 yen	April	Direct application
loan (Interest-free)		Tokiwa Scholarship Foundation	Undergraduate students whose guardians reside in Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture, Kitaibaraki City, Ibaraki Prefecture, or the surrounding areas.	35,000 yen	April	Direct application
loan (Interest-free)		Iwaki City Scholarship Fund	Those who had difficulty continuing their studies due to financial reasons and who had resided in Iwaki City for more than one year before entering university.	40,000 yen	March	Direct application
loan (Interest-free)		Ibaraki Prefecture Scholarship Recipients	Undergraduate students whose parents reside in Ibaraki Prefecture and who are facing financial difficulties in continuing their studies.	40,000 yen	April	Apply to the university
loan (Interest-free)		Seki Educational Scholarship Foundation	Undergraduate students in their second to fourth years who are excellent in character and academics, and in good health, but who have difficulty paying for their education.	30,000 yen	April	Direct application
loan (Interest-free)		Kamei Memorial Foundation	Undergraduate and Graduate Schools students from the six Tohoku prefectures who have excellent character and academic performance and who face financial difficulties in paying for their education.	40,000 yen	April	Apply to the university
loan (Interest-free)		Ashinaga Scholarship	Undergraduate students from families where a parent has died due to illness, disaster (excluding traffic accidents), suicide, etc., or who are unable to work due to significant disabilities resulting from these events.	General admission: 40,000 yen Special price: 50,000 yen	April	Direct application University recommendation letter required
loan (Interest-free)		Shokeikai	Undergraduate students from families facing financial difficulties who are in good physical and mental health and possess the motivation and drive to study diligently.	55,000 yen	April	Apply to the university
loan (Interest-free)		Hachinohe City Scholarship	Undergraduate students from households where the guardian has continuously resided in Hachinohe City for two years or more.	40,000 yen	May	Direct application
loan (Interest-free)	1st June 22 2nd time October 16 3rd December 2nd Deadline	Fukushima Prefecture Scholarship Recipients	Undergraduate students who have graduated from a high school in Fukushima Prefecture or have passed the High School Equivalency Examination and who have resided in Fukushima Prefecture for at least six months immediately prior to enrollment.	40,000 yen	April October december	Apply to the university
loan (Interest-free)		Niigata Prefecture Scholarship	Undergraduate students whose guardians reside in Niigata Prefecture and who are deemed to have difficulty attending school due to economic reasons.	51,000 yen	April	Apply to the university
loan (Interest-free)		Akita Prefecture Scholarship Foundation	A first-year undergraduate student from Akita Prefecture, who graduated from high school within the last three years.	50,000 yen	May	Direct application
loan (Interest-free)		Tokyo Bar Association Scholarship Foundation	Undergraduate and Graduate Schools students who are academically excellent and of impeccable character but face financial difficulties that make it difficult for them to continue their studies.	Commuting from home 35,000 yen Commuting from outside the home 50,000 yen	August	Direct application
loan (Interest-free)	at any time	Pretec Co., Ltd.	Applicants must have a major in electrical engineering, electronics, precision machinery, physics, chemistry, or information technology (and intend to join the company after completing their studies).	80,000 yen	April	Direct application
loan (Interest-free)		Soma Regional Waterworks Enterprise Association	Undergraduate students majoring in civil engineering, mechanical engineering, or electrical engineering who intend to work as technical staff for a public enterprise after graduation.	100,000 yen	december	Direct application
Grants + Loans (Interest-free)	October 31 Deadline	Traffic Accident Orphans' Scholarship Association	Graduate Schools and graduate students who face financial difficulties in continuing their studies because their guardians or other family members have died in a traffic accident on the road or are unable to work due to severe permanent disabilities.	Undergraduate students: 40,000, 50,000, 60,000 yen Graduate Schools: 50,000, 80,000, 100,000 yen (Of which 20,000 yen will be provided as a grant)	April	Direct application

Support other than scholarships

This section introduces systems offered by the national government, prefectures, municipalities, companies, and organizations that provide loans, grants, and repayment support in addition to scholarships.

Please obtain information from the website, or contact the national government, prefectural governments, municipal governments, companies, or organizations.

Deadline for procedures	National/local government Company/Organization Name	name	subject	Support method/amount
Aomori Prefecture Check the homepage	Aomori Prefecture	Aomori Youth Retention Scholarship Repayment Support System	This applies to recipients of scholarships from the Japan Student Services Organization or the Aomori Prefectural Scholarship Foundation (excluding grant-type scholarships), who will reside in Aomori Prefecture after graduation and work for a certain period of time at an eligible company.	Support amount: 300,000 yen to 1,500,000 yen (up to half of the remaining balance of the scholarship loan)
Ichinoseki City Check the homepage	Iwate Prefecture Ichinoseki City	Ichinoseki City Scholarship Repayment Assistance Program	Individuals residing in Ichinoseki City who have received a scholarship loan that must be repaid and who work or operate a business in one of the eligible occupations (such as childcare workers, medical professionals, agricultural and forestry workers, entrepreneurs, business successors, etc.)	Subsidy amount: Half of the scholarship amount that must be repaid within the fiscal year (maximum of 120,000 yen per year)
Sendai City Check the homepage	Miyagi Prefecture Sendai City	Sendai City Scholarship Repayment Support Program	Those who have borrowed student loans and are seeking full-time employment at a partner company as a new graduate.	Support amount: Up to 180,000 yen per year for 3 years (maximum 540,000 yen)
Yamagata Prefecture Check the homepage	Yamagata Prefecture	New Yamagata Employment Promotion Scholarship Repayment Support Program [Yamagata Youth Retention Program]	Applicants must be graduates of high schools or equivalent institutions in Yamagata Prefecture, be currently receiving or expecting to receive a loan scholarship from the Japan Student Services Organization or a municipality within the prefecture, reside and work in Yamagata Prefecture within 13 months of graduation, and be expected to continue doing so for at least 5 years thereafter. They must also be seeking employment with a company or other organization within the prefecture or wish to start their own business within the prefecture.	Support amount: 26,000 yen x number of months the scholarship was received from fiscal year 2026 onwards.
Yamagata Prefecture Check the homepage	Yamagata Prefecture	New Yamagata Employment Promotion Scholarship Repayment Support Program [Corporate Partnership Support Category]	Applicants must be graduates of high schools or equivalent institutions in Yamagata Prefecture, be currently receiving or expecting to receive a loan scholarship from the Japan Student Services Organization, a municipality within the prefecture, or a skilled worker training fund, and be employed by a registered company or similar organization within 13 months of graduation and expected to continue working there for at least 5 years, or be residing and working in Yamagata Prefecture within 13 months of graduation and expected to continue working there for at least 5 years.	Support amount: 26,000 yen x number of months the scholarship was received from 2026 onwards + 100,000 yen
Fukushima Prefecture Check the homepage	Fukushima Prefecture	Scholarship repayment support program for developing industrial human resources who will lead the future of Fukushima Prefecture	Those who are receiving a scholarship from the Japan Student Services Organization and who plan to work and reside in Fukushima Prefecture for five years or more, and who will be employed by a company in an eligible industrial sector within six months of graduation.	Subsidy amount: 24 months' worth of scholarship funds received by the time of graduation or completion of studies (maximum 1.53 million yen)
Iwaki City Check the homepage	Fukushima Prefecture Iwaki City	Iwaki City Human Resources Support Program for the Future: Scholarship Repayment Assistance Program	Those who have received a scholarship loan and who plan to take up full-time employment at a business with an office in the city within six months of graduation and settle in the city after graduation.	Subsidy amount: Half the amount of the scholarship loan received (maximum 1,536,000 yen)
Tokyo Metropolitan Government Employment Foundation Check the homepage	Tokyo	Scholarship repayment support program for securing human resources for small and medium-sized enterprises.	Those who are receiving a scholarship loan and plan to work as engineers in the construction, IT, or manufacturing fields at small and medium-sized enterprises in Tokyo and remain employed there for one year.	Grant: Up to 500,000 yen per year for 3 years (maximum 1,500,000 yen)
Yamaguchi Prefecture Check the homepage	Yamaguchi Prefecture	Yamaguchi Prefecture Advanced Industrial Human Resources Recruitment Project Scholarship Repayment Assistance Program	This is for first-year Graduate School of Engineering students who are receiving scholarships and wish to work in the manufacturing industry in Yamaguchi Prefecture after graduation.	Subsidy amount: Up to 2,112,000 yen
Mie Prefecture Check the homepage	Mie Prefecture	Mie Prefecture's Student Scholarship Repayment Support Project: Opening Up the Future for the Region and Young People	Individuals who have received a scholarship, wish to settle in a designated area of Mie Prefecture, and wish to work for a company or organization, etc.	Grant: Up to 1 million yen
Iga City Check the homepage	Mie Prefecture Iga City	Iga City Scholarship Repayment Support Grant for Young People Settlement	Those who received a scholarship loan and found employment at a company or other organization within Iga City or the surrounding self-sustaining area after graduation.	Subsidy amount: Up to 200,000 yen per year for 5 years (maximum 1,000,000 yen)
Tokushima Prefecture Check the homepage	Tokushima Prefecture	Tokushima Prefecture Scholarship Repayment Support System	Those who have received a scholarship, wish to work as a regular employee at a business in Tokushima Prefecture, and plan to relocate to Tokushima Prefecture.	Grant: Up to 1 million yen
Keyence Foundation Check the homepage	Keyence Foundation	Support for repayment of Keyence Foundation loan scholarships	Those who are expected to graduate from a Japanese university within the minimum required period of study. Those who are 23 years old or younger as of April 1st. Those receiving a JASSO loan scholarship (regardless of whether it is a Type 1 or Type 2 scholarship) Those eligible for a deferral of the repayment deadline are excluded. Those who have never received a grant-type scholarship from our foundation in the past four years.	Amount: 50% of the total amount will be repaid in a lump sum (maximum 2.4 million yen) Method: Direct return from the foundation to JASSO