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158 PhD scholarships for international students are listed for Japan. 35 cover tuition and living costs; the other 123 pay part of the cost. 53 publish a figure: the middle award is worth USD 2,913, and half fall between USD 1,360 and USD 15,000. The next closing date is 7 October 2026, for Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU) Japan Rotary Yoneyama Scholarship.
158 scholarships · fully funded first
closing soonFukuyama University — 70% exemption of tuition for the first year; 30% for subsequent years.
Hakodate University — 入学金・授業料全額免除（初年度92万円）
Hakodate University — 入学金免除・授業料半額（初年度55万円）
Hakodate University — 入学金免除（入学時18万円）
Hamamatsu University School of Medicine — 看護学科等の学生に奨学金を貸与し、学習に専念できる環境の整備を図ることを目的とした奨学金。
Fukuyama Heisei University — 卒業後は、その病院または指定された病院への勤務が条件となりますので、将来就職したい病院かどうかをよく考えて応募して下さい。
Fukui University of Technology — 家計状況により就学が困難な在学生に向けた救済奨学金。
Hiroshima Jogakuin University — 広島女学院同窓会が設けた奨学金を1名につき20万円を4名に給付。
Fukuoka University — 入学申込金・授業料・教育充実費相当額を給付する制度です。
Fukuoka University — 入試成績優秀者に対する奨学制度で、授業料の半額を免除します。
Hiroshima Bunkyo Women's University — 1年間、給付型の奨学金。
Hyogo University
Hyogo University
Hyogo University
Heisei International University — 学業成績優秀者に表彰状と記念品を授与する制度。
Iwate University — 農学部及び獣医学部の学生への支援を目的とした奨学金。
Iwate Prefectural University
Hitotsubashi University — 一時金60万円および月額６万円を上限に、標準修業年限まで支給する奨学金。
Juntendo University — 月額25万円、対象者数は1名。
Hiroshima University of Economics — 月額3万～7万円を貸与。
Hoshi University — 無利子貸与で、様々な金額の選択が可能。自宅生と自宅外生で異なる金額。
Kanagawa University — Grant covering entrance fee and annual tuition for selected students based on performance.
Kanagawa University — Grant supporting students who wish to become university faculty members.
Kanagawa University — Financial support for high school graduates with certain grades and income levels.
in Japan
Scholarships at other levels
Most of these awards come from Kanagawa University (10) and Osaka Institute of Technology (8).
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 — 35 of them, including Emergency Support Scholarship, Tuition Fee Waiver System (for International Students) and Higashi Honganji Scholarship System.
Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU) Japan Rotary Yoneyama Scholarship closes on 7 October 2026.
We list 158. Each card shows the award type, level, eligibility and deadline.
53 publish a figure: the middle award is worth USD 2,913, and half fall between USD 1,360 and USD 15,000.
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