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183 Foundation Languages & Linguistics scholarships are listed for Japan. 36 cover tuition and living costs; the other 147 pay part of the cost. 61 publish a figure: the middle award is worth USD 2,457, and half fall between USD 1,000 and USD 30,000. The next closing date is 7 October 2026, for Keidanren Global Human Resource Development Scholarship.
183 scholarships · fully funded first
closing soonOsaka Institute of Technology — A grant aimed at encouraging global talent in graduate students.
Osaka Institute of Technology — Provides tuition reduction based on specific criteria for international students.
Ibaraki Christian College
Kanazawa College of Art
Kanazawa College of Art
Meiji College of Pharmacy — 授業料全額免除（薬学科4,020,000円、生命創薬科学科3,300,000円）
Meiji College of Pharmacy — 授業料全額免除（薬学科2,680,000円、生命創薬科学科2,200,000円）
Meiji College of Pharmacy — 初年度授業料全額免除（薬学科1,340,000円、生命創薬科学科1,100,000円）
Meiji College of Pharmacy — 所定の手続きを行うことで奨学生として正式に採用され、奨学金100万円が給付されます。
Tokyo Institute of Technology — 経済的支援が必要な学生を対象とした奨学金。
Hokuriku University — 最大で修業年限（6年）にわたり145万円を給付。継続条件／2年次以降、GPA2.5以上かつ成績上位者10%以内。
Hokuriku University — 入学初年度（1年次）に145万円を給付。2年次以降は特別奨励金の申請が可能。
Hokuriku University — 入学初年度（1年次）に20万円の奨学金を給付。2年次以降は特別奨励金の申請が可能。
Hokuriku University — 入学初年度（1年次）に20万円を給付。
Hokusei Gakuen University — 授業料の3分の1相当額を免除。成績等による。
Kobe International University — 大学への案内があれば、募集内容等をポータルサイトへ公開します。詳細については学生支援センターへご相談ください。
Kyoto University of Foreign Studies — 30% Tuition Reduction for students with exceptional academic records who have financial difficulties.
Kyoto University of Foreign Studies — For students who are particularly outstanding in their academic performance and who are recognized as role models for other students.
Kyoto University of Foreign Studies — For privately-financed international students with exceptional academic records who will contribute to cultural interchange with Japan.
Kyoto University of Foreign Studies — For students with exceptional academic records and who exhibit further potential.
Kitakyushu University — 授業料等の減免制度。
Kobe City University of ForeignStudies
Kyoto University of Art and Design — 卒業生の子女には、入学金相当額の25万円を減免。
Nakamura Gakuen University — 経済的理由のため修学が困難となった者に授業料の半額相当を給付。
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Languages & Linguistics at other levels
Most of these awards come from Osaka Institute of Technology (12) and Kanagawa University (11).
Languages & linguistics is taught in 30 courses at 19 universities here, so an award tied to the subject has somewhere to be spent. Every listing shows what the award pays, the degree level it is for, who may apply and the closing date. Read those before you start: awards that cover living costs usually ask for more paperwork, and a missed deadline cannot be appealed.
Yes — 36 of them, including Emergency Support Scholarship, Tuition Fee Waiver System (for International Students) and Higashi Honganji Scholarship System.
Keidanren Global Human Resource Development Scholarship closes on 7 October 2026.
We list 183. Each card shows the award type, level, eligibility and deadline.
61 publish a figure: the middle award is worth USD 2,457, and half fall between USD 1,000 and USD 30,000.
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