Scholarships for international students
Financial Support
◎ Scholarship Systems
three sources of scholarships for incoming international students:
（1）The Japanese Government (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology)
（2）Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO)
（3）Private Organizations and Regional Governments
（1）Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho) Scholarship
Those who receive this scholarship have the status “Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho) Scholarship Students”. There are four types of Japanese government-sponsored scholarships supported by Kochi University, as shown below:
| Name of Scholarship | Period of Application | Monthly Amount（Yen） | Period of Scholarship | Eligibility | Method of Applying |
| Japanese Government（Monbukagakusho）Scholarship Student（University Recommendation） （Research Students） |
October of the previous year | Non-degree research student：143,000 Master’s course student: 144,000 Doctoral course student: 145,000 |
Master’s course, Doctoral course | Students who apply from overseas with GPA of 2.30 or above in the two years prior to application |
Application should be made from overseas |
| Japanese Government（Monbukagakusho）Scholarship Student（Embassy Recommendation） （Research Students） |
Differs from country to country | Non-degree research student：143,000 Master’s course student: 144,000 Doctor’s course student: 145,000 |
Master’s course, Doctoral course | ||
| Japanese Government（Monbukagakusho）Scholarship Student（University Recommendation） （Japanese Studies Students） |
January of the previous year | 117,000 | one year | Applicants must be undergraduates at non-Japanese universities in fields related to Japanese language or culture at the time of arrival and departure from Japan | |
| Japanese Government（Monbukagakusho）Scholarship Student（Embassy Recommendation） （Teacher Training Students） |
Differs from country to country | 143,000 | Maximum 1 year 6 months | Refer to Japanese Embassy Application guideline | |
| Japanese Government（Monbukagakusho）Scholarship Student （Research Student） |
October of the previous year | Master’s course student: 144,000 Doctor’s course student: 145,000 |
Master’s course, Doctoral course | Privately financed fourth-year undergraduate students expected to advance to a Master's program with a GPA of 2.50 or above in the two years prior to application |
Privately financed students can apply |
※ Monthly amounts are subject to change.
（2）Japan Student Services Association Scholarship (JASSO)
The “Monbukagakusho Honors Scholarship for Privately-Financed International Students” is for international students with outstanding scholastic and personal quality who are experiencing financial difficulty.
The “Student Exchange Support Program (Scholarship for Short-Term Study in Japan)” is for international students from partner universities who come to study at Kochi University for a short term (between three months and a year).
| Name of Scholarship | Period of Application | Monthly Amount | Period of Scholarship | Eligibility |
| Monbukagakusho Honors Scholarship for Privately-Financed International Students | April | Undergraduate：48,000 Graduate School：48,000 |
one year | Undergraduate and graduate students, non-degree research students who have completed undergraduate studies and are conducting graduate-level research /with a GPA of 2.30 or above at the graduate level or 2.0 or above at the undergraduate level in the previous year /With an income of 90,000 yen or less |
| Student Exchange Support Program (Scholarship for Short-Term Study in Japan) |
Around October of the previous academic year | 80,000 | Less than one year | with a GPA of 2.30 or above in the previous year |
※ Monthly amounts are subject to change.
（3）Kochi Univeristy, Private Organization and Local Government Scholarships
| Name of Scholarship | Period of Application | Monthly Amount (yen) | Period of Scholarship | Eligibility |
| Kochi University International Exchange Fund (Scholarship for International Students) |
October | 200,000/year | one year | regular students |
| Kochi Prefecture Nankoku City Scholarship | May | 9,000/month | one year | residents of Nankoku City |
| Heiwa Nakajima Foundation Scholarship for Foreign Students | August of the previous academic year | 100,000/month | one year | regular students |
| Rotary Yoneyama Memorial Foundation Scholarship | August of the previous academic year | Undergraduate：100,000/month Graduate：140,000/month |
two years | regular student/year/age |
| Kawashima Shoji Memorial Scholarship | September of the previous academic year | 100,000/month | one year (Renewable for another year) | regular student/year/Humanities and Natural Sciences |
| Japan Educational Exchanges and Services Scholarship and Nichino Scholarship | February of the previous academic year | 50,000/month | one year | regular student/N1 /Language, Literature and Culture of Japan and related fields |
| Yasuda Scholarship Foundation Scholarship | February of the previous academic year | 100,000/month | Shortest Regular Period of Enrollment | regular student/year/Law, Economics, Management, Commerce |
| Sagawa Scholarship Foundation Scholarship | February of the previous academic year | 100,000/month | two years | regular student/year/south-east Asian nations |
| Sato Yo International Scholarship Foundation Asian Scholarship | June of the previous academic year | Undergraduate：120,000/month Graduate School：180,000/month |
two years | regular student/specified countries |
| Kobayashi International Scholarship Foundation Scholarship | June of the previous academic year | 100,000/month | two years | regular student/Asian Countries |
Japan Student Services Organization:http://www.jasso.go.jp/index_e.html 
※ For details of other scholarships, see the website of the Japan Student Services Organization: http://www.jasso.go.jp/
