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197 PhD Medicine (MD) scholarships are open to students heading to Japan — 38 of them fully funded and the next deadline is 7 October 2026 (Keidanren Global Human Resource Development Scholarship).
197 scholarships · fully funded first
closing soonKobe Pharmaceutical University — 年間授業料および施設設備費全額2,000,000円を減額（もしくは免除）する制度。
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
Okayama Prefectural University — 全額、2/3または1/3の授業料減免が新制度により適用。
in Japan
Medicine (MD) at other levels
38 of the 197 awards are fully funded; the rest are partial. Most of these awards come from Osaka Institute of Technology (12) and Kanagawa University (11). The next closing date is 7 October 2026, for Keidanren Global Human Resource Development Scholarship.
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 197. Each card shows the award type, level, eligibility and deadline.
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