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73 Partially Funded PhD scholarships for international students are listed for Japan. A partial award lowers the bill rather than removing it, so the figure that matters is what is left after it applies. 26 publish a figure: the middle award is worth USD 2,000, and half fall between USD 1,000 and USD 6,000. The next closing date is 7 October 2026, for Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU) Japan Rotary Yoneyama Scholarship.
73 scholarships · fully funded first
closing soonOsaka Jogakuin University — 一期分学費減免(40万円)・二期学費減免(40万円)
Osaka Jogakuin University — 一期分学費減免(20万円)・二期学費減免(20万円)
Osaka Jogakuin University — 一期分学費減免(10万円)・二期学費減免(10万円)
Yasuda Women's University — 全額免除の対象となる学費負担を国公立並みに軽減
Yasuda Women's University — 長期留学にかかる自己負担額のうち74-82万円を支援
University of Shiga Prefecture — 博士後期課程の研究活動を支援し、月額25,000円を給付。返還不要。
Kamakura Women's College — 入学年度のみ364,000円を学費減免。
Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology — 授業料の全額または一部を免除する場合があります。
Kyushu Dental College — 月額30,000円または50,000円の奨学金が無利息で貸与される制度。
Osaka Institute of Technology — Half the annual tuition fee awarded to deserving students.
Osaka Institute of Technology — Provides tuition reduction based on specific criteria for international students.
Kanazawa College of Art
Kyoto University of Foreign Studies — 30% Tuition Reduction for students with exceptional academic records who have financial difficulties.
Osaka University of Economics — 月額40,000円・初年度1年間限り
Osaka Institute of Technology — A system for reducing or exempting tuition fees by 20%.
Waseda University
Keio University
Otani University
University of Tokyo
Soka University
Nagasaki University
Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University
Osaka University
Kochi University of Technology
in Japan
Scholarships at other levels
Most of these awards come from Fukuyama University (4) and Kanagawa University (4).
Educads tracks 122 PhD awards in all, and 73 of them lead to a place here. 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.
Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU) Japan Rotary Yoneyama Scholarship closes on 7 October 2026.
We list 73. Each card shows the award type, level, eligibility and deadline.
26 publish a figure: the middle award is worth USD 2,000, and half fall between USD 1,000 and USD 6,000.
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