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201 Foundation scholarships are listed for Japan. 38 cover tuition and living costs; the other 163 pay part of the cost. 65 publish a figure: the middle award is worth USD 2,457, and half fall between USD 1,200 and USD 30,000. The next closing date is 7 October 2026, for Keidanren Global Human Resource Development Scholarship.
201 scholarships · fully funded first
closing soonKansai University of International Studies — 年額150万円（入学金を除く学納金相当）を貸与。
Kansai University of International Studies — 年額60万円を貸与。
Kansai University of International Studies — 月額3万円を1年間給付します。
Kansai University of Social Welfare — 特待生として初年度授業料半額分相当額が免除される。
Kansai University of Social Welfare — 兄弟姉妹の特別奨学金制度。
Koyasan University — 全額または半額
Kyoto Prefectural University — 日本学生支援機構が実施する奨学金で、給付型と貸与型がある。
Kyoto Prefectural University — 経済生活を援助するための生活資金貸付制度。
Kyoto Women's University — 経済的理由から本学への通学および課外活動への参加を助けるための奨学金。
Kumamoto Gakuen University
Kumamoto Gakuen University
Kumamoto Gakuen University
Kumamoto Gakuen University
Kyoto Pharmaceutical University — 半期授業料相当分を給付します。約3名募集。
Kyushu Women's University — 授業料全額免除、K-CIP特待：2～4年次のK-CIP受講料全額免除
Kyushu Women's University — 施設設備資金全額免除
Kyushu Women's University — 授業料半額免除
Nihon University — Provided with a yearly grant of 300,000 yen, providing strong support for their studies at university.
Nihon University — Provided a total of approximately 670 million yen in support to approximately 2,000 students affected by COVID-19 in fiscal year 2020.
Nihon University — Approximately 60 types of grant and loan scholarship programs totaling over 1 billion yen that can be customized to suit each student's situation.
Nisho Gakusha University — 本学学生の勉学環境支援を図る奨学金。
Nisho Gakusha University — 年間授業料の半額相当額を給付。
Nishikyushu University — 舎費半額〜1/3免除
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Most of these awards come from Kanagawa University (12) and Osaka Institute of Technology (12).
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 — 38 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 201. Each card shows the award type, level, eligibility and deadline.
65 publish a figure: the middle award is worth USD 2,457, and half fall between USD 1,200 and USD 30,000.
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