III.

Scholarships by Local Governments and Local International Associations

*1
S : School
F : Foundation

Qualifier
: High School Students
: College of Technology Students
: Professional Training College Students
: University Japanese Program Students
: Japanese Language Institute Students

JC
A
U
R
M
D

:
:
:
:
:
:

*3
Junior College Students
*4
Auditors (Undergraduate)
*5
Undergraduate Students
Research Students (Graduate)
Master's Program Students
Doctoral Program Students

*1

Hokkaido Gov. Annex Bld. West 7

North 3 Chuo-ward,
Sapporo-city, Hokkaido 060-0003
Tel 011-221-7840 Fax 011-221-7845

www.hiecc.or.jp
intc@hiecc.or.jp
Citizen Environment Department
Kitami City Office Kita-2-jo,
Higashi 1-11 Kitami-City, Hokkaido
090-8501
Tel 0157-25-1105 Fax 0157-25-1016

www.city.kitami.lg.jp/docs/2606/
shiminkatsudo@city.kitami.lg.jp

Hirosaki-shi
Hirosaki City Office 1-1

Kamishirogane-cho, Hirosaki-city,

Aomori 036-8551
3
Hirosaki City Private Foreign Tel 0172-35-1111 ext. 539
Student Scholarship
Fax 0172-35-7956

Iwate International Association Aina 5F, 1-7-1 Moriokaekinishitori,

Morioka, Iwate 020-0045

Tel 019-654-8900 Fax 019-654-8922
4
www.iwate-ia.or.jp
iwateint@iwate-ia.or.jp

Ohtawara-city
5-1081,Yuzukami, Ohtawara-city
Board of Education
Tochigi 324-0492

Tel 0287-98-7111

5
Ohtawara-city Foreign
Student Scholarship

Inquiry

Hokkaido International
Exchange & Cooperation
Center

Foreign Student Scholarship

Kitami City

Kitami City Scholarship for

2
Foreign Students

Address/Phone/Fax/
Website(http://)/E-mail

Eligibility

Application

No.

Name of Foundation
Name of Scholarship

*2
Qualifier
Age Limit
(School)
Year)

R
M
D

F F

PT
JC
U
R
M
D

JC
U
R
M
D

CT(3-)
JC
U
M
D

F
S
S

Shinjuku City Office, 1-4-1, Kabukicho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8484

Tel 03-5273-3504 Fax 03-3209-7455
www.city.shinjuku.lg.jp/foreign/
english/

F
S
S

Designated
Countries

PT (2-)
JC (2)
U (2-)
M (2)
D (2-)

Designated
Schools in Japan

*5

*3
Plural
Designated
Grants
Fields of Study and Limits
(1,000)

*4
NonStudent
Visa

Additional

Requirements

Contents
(1,000)

Duration

Application
Period

Selection

Grantees

Grantees/
Applications
for the
Previous Year

Hokkaido pref.

Scholarships from
15/M
host university and
(2014)
host local government
are not prohibited

1y
May-June
(Apr.-Mar.)

50
(2014)

50
(grantees)

Kitami city,
Hokkaido

Kitami city residents

200/Y

1y
Late May
(Apr.-Mar.)

15

15/31

Hirosaki city,
Aomori

15/M

6m 2
May-June
(Apr.-Sep.) Nov.-Dec.
(Oct.-Mar.)

About 40 33/38
2013

Iwate pref.

Y
65/M

Students interested in 40/M

intercultural activities

1y
Mar.
(Apr.-Mar.)

D, I

10

10/16

International
University of
Health and
Welfare
(Ohtawara City)

1y
Apr.-Mar.
(Apr.-Mar.)

About30

20/20

University
10/M
recommendation
required
Legally registered as
residents of Ohtawara
city

5/M

Shinjuku Residents
240/Y
who have studied at
eligible schools for
one year or longer
and are planning to
continue their studies
for at least one year.

Late May
1y
(Scholarship
payment in
July and
Dec.)

About 15 15/25

U(1-2)

U(3-4)
Shinjuku-ku

Foreign Student Scholarship

Y=Plural grants permitted, N=Not permitted

Y=Applicable , N=Not applicable
D : Document
I : Interview
W : Written exam
O : Others

Shinjuku City,
Tokyo

.Scholarships by Local Governments and Local International Associations

*2
HS
CT
PT
UJ
JL

*1
Inquiry

Hachioji-shi

Hachioji City Foreign Student

Scholarship

Address/Phone/Fax/
Website(http://)/E-mail

Eligibility

Application

No.

Name of Foundation
Name of Scholarship

Multicultural Society Promotion

Section, Resident Activities
Promotion Division, Hachioji City
Office
F
3-24-1 Motohongo-cho, Hachioji-shi,
S
Tokyo 192-8501
S
Tel 042-620-7437 Fax 042-626-0253

Kawasaki International
Association

Financial Assistance Program

8
for Foreign Students
www.kian.or.jp
kiankawasaki@kian.or.jp

Toyama International Center

Foundation

9
Toyama International
Exchange Scholarship

Ishikawa-Pref.

Ishikawa Prefectural
Scholarship for Privately
Financed Foreign Students

10

Gifu International Center

11
Foreign Student Scholarship

Toyama International Center

Foundation Tower 111, 4th floor
5-5 Ushijimashin-machi, Toyama-city
Toyama 930-0856
F S
Tel 076-444-2500 Fax 076-444-2600
www.tic-toyama.or.jp
tic@tic-toyama.or.jp

Gifu Chunichi Bldg. 2F 1-12

Yanagase Dori, Gifu-city, Gifu
500-8875
Tel 058-214-7700 Fax 058-263-8067
www.gic.or.jp/en/foreigner/
scholarship
gic@gic.or.jp

Hachioji city,
Tokyo

Kawasaki city,
Kanagawa

Toyama pref.

*4
NonStudent
Visa

JL
CT
JC
U
M
D

F
S
S

CT
UJ
JC
A
U
R
M
D

Additional

Requirements

Contents
(1,000)

Duration

Application
Period

Selection

Grantees/
Applications
Grantees
for the
Previous Year

10/M

1y

June

70

70/133

Privately financed
10/M
students in Kawasaki.
School
recommendation
required.
Student who resides
and can participate
in the international
exchange activities in
Kawasaki.

3/M

1y

Apr. - end of D
May

36

36/305

CT
PT
JC
U
M
D

CT
PT
UJ
JC
U
R
M
D

Designated
Schools in Japan

CT
UJ
JC
U
R
M
D

International Exchange Division

Ishikawa Prefectural Government
1-1 Kuratsuki, Kanazawa-city,
Ishikawa 920-8580
Tel 076-225-1381 Fax 076-225-1383
www.pref.ishikawa.lg.jp/kokusai/
ryugaku/2.html
e200500@pref.ishikawa.lg.jp

Designated
Countries

*5

*3
Plural
Designated
Grants
Fields of Study and Limits
(1,000)

Y
Under10
/M

Ishikawa pref.

Y
20/M

Gifu pref.

10/M(1st
year
students),
50/M
(others)

20/M

Students who live in

Ishikawa, plan to attend
university until the last
month of the scholarship
(March), and satisfy one
of the following terms
(1)Students who have
been studied at university
in Ishikawa for less than
one year
(2)Degree students
who are expected to
graduate from university
in Ishikawa next year and
actively joined community
or international exchange
activity while they were
at university

Students who is to
30/M
study at least for one
academic year (Apr.Mar.)

1y
Apr. - end of D
(Apr.-Mar.) May

Not fixed 97/97

1y
June
(Apr.-Mar.)

120
(1)100
(2)20

120/120

1y

5/6

Apr.Early June

.Scholarships by Local Governments and Local International Associations

b051400@city.hachioji.tokyo.jp

Kawasaki International Association

2-2 Kizuki, Gion-cho, Nakahara-ku,
Kawasaki-city, Kanagawa 211-0033
Tel 044-435-7000 Fax 044-435-7010

*2
Qualifier
Age Limit
(School)
Year)

*1

13

City of Nagoya

Nagoya Exchange Student

Friendship Scholarship
General Category)

Nagoya Exchange Student

Friendship Scholarship
Sister city Category)

(1)Lifelong Education Division, The

Board of Education of Fukuroi City
1-1-1 Araya, Fukuroi city, Shizuoka
437-8666
Tel 0538-44-3197 Fax 0538-44-3228
(2)Shizuoka Institute of Science and S
Technology
2200-2 Toyosawa, Fukuroi city,
Shizuoka 437-8555
Tel 0538-45-0111 Fax 0538-45-0110

City Hall 3-1 Kounodai, Iwata-city,

Shizuoka 438-8650
Tel 0538-37-4886 Fax 0538-37-5034
S
shimin-katsudo@city.iwata.lg.jp

1-1, Sannomaru 3-chome, Naka-ku,

Nagoya, Aichi 460-8508
Tel 052-972-3062 FAX 052-962-7134
http://ryugaku-friendship.city.
nagoya.jp
a3062@shicho.city.nagoya.lg.jp

Eligibility

Designated
Countries
South Korea
China

Designated
Schools in Japan

*5

*3
Plural
Designated
Grants
Fields of Study and Limits
(1,000)

*4
NonStudent
Visa

Shizuoka Institute
of Science and
Technology
(S.I.S.T)

Partially
disapproved
Up to 10/M

U
M
D

Shizuoka Sangyo
University

Nagoya city,
Aichi

Japanese/
Japanese
Culture

UST TSU 3F700 Hadokoro-cho, Tsucity, Mie 514-0009

Tel 059-223-5006 Fax 059-223-5007
www.mief.or.jp
mief@mief.or.jp

F S

Additional

Requirements

Contents
(1,000)

Privately financed
Up to 30/M
students who study at
S.I.S.T. more than 6
months

Duration

Application
Period

Up to
At anytime
graduation
/completion
of S.I.S.T.

U
M

Los Angeles,
Mexico City,
Nanjing, Sydney,
Turin

14

Mie International Exchange

Foundation

15
Mie Prefectural cholarship
for Foreign Students

*2
Qualifier
Age Limit
(School)
Year)

JL
UJ
U
R
M
D

CT(4-)
JC
U
M
D

Under 40
(As of
Apr.1)

Mie pref.

Up to 10/M 1y
May 31
(Apr.-Mar.)

The student must:

(1) Be a self-funded
exchange student who is
enrolled or is planning to
enroll in a university or
graduate school with its
main campus in Nagoya
(2) Be living or planning
to live in Nagoya City
(3) Not be receiving any
other scholarship or
monetary aid of this kind
(4) Desire to participate
in international exchange
projects
(5) Be enrolled or
scheduled to be enrolled
in the National Health
Insurance System
(6) At the time of
application, not be living
in the International
Student Center
(7) Have monthly income
below 100,000
(8) At the time of
application, plan to enroll
at a university for 1 year
or more
(9) Be recommended
by his/her university or
one of Nagoya s sister or
friendship cities

Living
stipend
100/M

Living
stipend
100/M,
travel costs
to Japan,
tuition and
entrance
fees at a
Japanese
language
school for
as many as
6m after
entering
Japan

6m (first
Aprschool year LateJune
from Oct.Mar.),
1y (second
school year
and after, if
renewed)

Tuition fee Minimum

Mar. 3
(Up to 600/ years
-Apr. 18
Y)
required for
graduation
/completion

Selection

Grantees

Grantees/
Applications
for the
Previous Year

Apply with Limited

a form by by
Education budgets
Board of
Fukuroi
City and
S.I.S.T

4/4

Selected
by
Shizuoka
Sangyo
University

D, I
2

37/37

.Scholarships by Local Governments and Local International Associations

Iwata City

Inquiry

Education Board of Fukuroi

City

Fukuroi Academic Exchange

12
Fund

Address/Phone/Fax/
Website(http://)/E-mail

Application

No.

Name of Foundation
Name of Scholarship

1/5

1/1

W, D, I

Less than 6/24

10

10

*1
Inquiry

16

Address/Phone/Fax/
Website(http://)/E-mail

Eligibility

Application

No.

Name of Foundation
Name of Scholarship

Shiga Intercultural Association Piazza 2F 1-1-20 Nionohama, Otsufor Globalization

city, Shiga 520-0801

Tel 077-526-0931 Fax 077-510-0601

2F IHD Center, 1-5-1 Wakinohamakaigan-dori, Chuo-ward, Kobe-city,

Hyogo 651-0073
Tel 078-230-3090 Fax 078-230-3280

Designated
Schools in Japan
Shiga pref.

Y
20/M

Kyoto city,
Kyoto

Asia

General entry:Hyogo pref.

Emerging Asian
countries
regious entry:
Asian
Countries(Except
for China,
Hongkong,
Taiwan, Korea)

U(2-)
M
D

CT(4-)
JC
U
M
D

www.hyogo-ip.or.jp

18

JC
A
U
R
M
D

Designated
Countries

S
PT

Kobe International Center

for Cooperation and
Communication

19
Foreign Students
Scholarship of Kobe
(Kobe/Sugawara
Scholarship)

Himeji-shi

20
Foreign Student Scholarship

2F Boeki Center Building, 5-1-14,

Hamabe-dori, Chuo-ward, Kobe,
Hyogo 651-0083
Tel 078-291-0641 Fax 078-291-0691

www.kicc.jp/index_en.html

Kato-shi

21
Scholarship for Foreign
Students

50 Yashiro, Kato-city, Hyogo 6731493

Tel 0795-43-0389 Fax 0795-42-5633

Shimane International Center

22
Foreign Students Scholarship

Himeji City Office 4-1 Yasuda,

Himeji-city, Hyogo 670-8501
Tel 079-221-2743

www.city.kato.lg.jp
kokusaikoryu@city.kato.lg.jp

369-1Higashitsuda-cho, Matsuecity, Shimane 690-0011

Tel 0852-31-5056 Fax 0852-31-5055
www.sic-info.org
admin@sic-info.org

U(3-4)
M
D

JC
U
R
M
D

F F

S S

U
M
D

CT
PT
JC
U
R
M
D

Developing
Kobe city,
countries etc.
Hyogo
(Abolishing the
limit of nationality
from 2015)

*5

*3
Plural
Designated
Grants
Fields of Study and Limits
(1,000)

Himeji city,
Hyogo

Shimane pref.

*4
NonStudent
Visa
N

Additional

Requirements

Privately financed
20/M
students in Shiga pref.

N
Female only
College
Students
Only

Japanese
language
course of
special
training
school in
Hyogo

Contents
(1,000)

The application is
accepted through the
school

Duration

1y

Application
Period

May-June

Selection

Grantees/
Applications
Grantees
for the
Previous Year

Not fixed 10/28

50/M

1y
Mid Apr.(Apr.-Mar.) Early May

D, I

About 5
people

30/M

General
entry:1y
Emerging
Asian
countries
regious
entry:2y

June

Not fixed 203/220

Feb.Mid Mar.

Those planning
to enter an
undergraduate or
graduate school
The application is
accepted through the
school

80/M

1y

20/M

Students living
15/M
in Kato-shi and
to participate
international activities
held in Kato-shi

20/M

5/25

6/6

D, I

30

Minimum
Apr.
years
required for
graduation/
completion

1y
Apr. -May

Not fixed 2/4

D, I

4/4

1y

10

10/17

Mid Apr.Early June

11

30/102

.Scholarships by Local Governments and Local International Associations

Kyoto City International

Foundation
(
17

Scholarship Fund

Hyogo International
Association

Hyogo Scholarship for

Privately Financed Students

F
S
S
www.s-i-a.or.jp
siamail@mx.bw.dream.jp

Kyoto City International Foundation

2-1 Torii-cho, Awatagushi, Sakyoward, Kyoto 606-8536
S S

*2
Qualifier
Age Limit
(School)
Year)

*1

International Affairs Section,

Kurashiki City Office 640 Nishinakashinden, Kurashiki-city,
Okayama 710-8565
Tel 086-426-3015 Fax 086-426-4095

intntnl@city.kurashiki.okayama.jp

Hiroshima International Center Hiroshima Crystal Plaza 6F 8-18

Nakamachi, Naka-Ku, Hiroshima

730-0037
Scholarship Programs
Tel 082-541-3777 Fax 082-243-2001
General Information 082-541-3888
25
Scholarship for new and
hic@hiroshima-ic.or.jp
transferring international

students

Hiroshima Peace Culture

1-5 Nakajima-cho, Naka-ku,
Foundation
Hiroshima-city, Hiroshima 730-0811
Tel 082-242-8879 Fax 082-242-7452
26
www.pcf.city.hiroshima.jp/ircd/
internat@pcf.city.hiroshima.jp

Nankoku-City Office
2301 Oosoneko, Nankoku-city, Kochi

783-8501

Tel 088-880-6553 Fax 088-863-1167

27
Nankoku City Scholarship

Fukuoka International Exchange ACROS Fukuoka 1-1-1 Tenjin, ChuoFoundation

ku, Fukuoka-city, Fukuoka 810-0001
Tel 092-725-9201 Fax 092-725-9206

Foreign Student Scholarship www.kokusaihiroba.or.jp/english/

28

project/information/support.html
The Asia-Fukuoka FosterParents Scholarship

Fukuoka City International

5F Fukuoka City Hall North Annex,
Foundation
1-10-1 Tenjin, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka-city,
(
Fukuoka 810-0001

Tel 092-733-5630 Fax 092-733-5635

www.rainbowfla.or.jp
Fukuoka City Rainbow
Scholarship

29
Yokatopia Scholarship for
Overseas Students

Overseas Student Future

Development Scholarship

Eligibility

*2
Qualifier
Age Limit
(School)
Year)

Additional

Requirements

Contents
(1,000)

The U of
Shimane

50/M

Kurashiki city,
Okayama

Hiroshima pref.

Duration

Application
Period

Selection

JC
U
R
M
D

F
S
S

CT
U
R
M
D

CT
JC
U
R
M
D

Hiroshima city,
Hiroshima

Kochi pref.

Fukuoka pref.
(Fukuoka city
and its environs
excepted)

Y
Single
20/M
Family
40/M

Asia

JC
U
M
D

U
M
D
JC
U
M
D

Fukuoka pref.

Fukuoka
Metropolitan Area

Fukuoka City

Dependant on individual scholarship

(Conditional)

Grantees

Grantees/
Applications
for the
Previous Year

1y
Decided
(Apr.-Mar.) by U of
Shimane

3/3

Students in Kurashiki- 10/M

shi

1y

Apr.- Sep.

All
persons
eligible

20/20

30/M

1y

Apr.Mid May

About 50 52/204

Students who have

newly arrived from
overseas or other
prefectures
Hiroshima city
residents

30/M

6m

Apr.Mid May
Oct

20

20/54

30/M

1y

Apr.

30

30/95

Students who live in

Nankoku city

9/M

1y

At anytime

5/5

20/M

1y

Mid Apr.
-Mid May

20

20/353

Apr.-May

D, I

Not fixed 46/62

1y
Apr.as a general Mid May
rule

D, I

90
115/124
(planned)

JC(1)
U(1)

F S

F S

Designated
Schools in Japan

*4
NonStudent
Visa

U
R
M
D

U
R
M
D

Designated
Countries

*5

*3
Plural
Designated
Grants
Fields of Study and Limits
(1,000)

Exact duration to be
determined by the
benefactor
Students who can
interact with citizens
in Fukuoka

20/m

Students who want to 60/m

work in Fukuoka
300-500/y

Apr.Early May
Dependant Mid Apr.on individual Mid May
scholarship

.Scholarships by Local Governments and Local International Associations

4F Hamada City Office, 1, Tonomachi, Hamada-city, Shimane 6978501

Tel 0855-24-1241 Fax 0855-23-4040

Inquiry

Hamada International
Association

23
International Students
Scholaship Program

Kurashiki-shi

Kurashiki City Financial

24
Aid for Privately Financed
Students

Address/Phone/Fax/
Website(http://)/E-mail

Application

No.

Name of Foundation
Name of Scholarship

7
6/21
(planned)
Not fixed 7/29

12

*1

32

33

Kagoshima Prefectural
Government

34
The Scholarship for Privately
Financed Foreign Students
in Kagoshima

Satsuma sendai-shi

35
Satsumasendai City
Scholarship for Foreign
Students

Eligibility

CT(4-5)
JC
A
U
R
M
D

CT
JC
U
R
M
D

F S

CT
JC
U
M
D

www.kitaq-koryu.jp/
kia@kitaq-koryu.jp
Kurumeria 6F 3-11 Mutsumonmachi, Kurume, Fukuoka 830-0031
Tel 0942-31-1717 Fax 0942-31-3210
www.kurume-hotomeki.jp
ktie@ktarn.or.jp

2-11Dejima-machi, Nagasaki-city,
Nagasaki 850-0862
Tel 095-823-3931 Fax 095-822-1551
www.nia.or.jp
nia@nia.or.jp

International Policy Division, Oita

Prefectural Government 3-1-1
Ohte-machi, Oita-city, Oita 870-8501
S
Tel 097-506-2044

10-1 Kamoike-shimmachi
Kagoshima-city 890-8577
Tel 099-286-2306 Fax 099-286-5522
kouryuu@pref.kagoshima.lg.jp

3-22 Kanda-cho, Satsumasendai-city,

Kagoshima 895-8650
Tel 0996-23-5111 (ext.4351)
kokusai@city.satsumasendai.lg.jp

*2
Qualifier
Age Limit
(School)
Year)

CT(4-5)
JC
U
M
D

CT(4-)
JC
U
M
D

Designated
Countries
Dalian in China

Designated
Schools in Japan

*5

*3
Plural
Designated
Grants
Fields of Study and Limits
(1,000)

Kitakyushu city,
Fukuoka

*4
NonStudent
Visa

Additional

Requirements

Contents
(1,000)

Duration

Application
Period

Selection

Grantees/
Applications
Grantees
for the
Previous Year

Kurume, Fukuoka

Y
Single
50/M
One who
lives with
family
100/M

Nagasaki pref.

Students who have

20/M
been enrolled in or will
be enrolled at a school
in Nagasaki pref. for at
least 2 years

1y

Aug.-Oct.

10

10/10

Oita pref.

Students living in Oita 30/m

1y

Apr.-May

80

79/80

Kagoshima pref.

Privately financed
students
living in Kagoshima

20/M

1y
Apr.-May
(Apr.-Mar.)

10

10/23

Satsumasendai
city,
Kagoshima

Students who will be

enroll at a school in
Satsumasendai for
1 year, and live in
Satsumasendai

10/M

1y

At anytime

10

9/10

20/M

1y

Mid May
-Mid June

D, I

20/M

1y
May-June
(Apr.-Mar.)

Selected 20
by the
school
according
to grades
(D)

20/22

13

3/8

.Scholarships by Local Governments and Local International Associations

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COMCITY 3rd fl., 3-15-3 Kurosaki,

Yahatanishi-ward, Kitakyushu-city,
Fukuoka 806-0021
Tel 093-643-5931 Fax 093-643-6466

Inquiry

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Kitakyushu International
Association

Sekihara Dalian International

Students' Scholarship

Kurume Bureau of Tourism

and International Exchange

Kurume Foreign Student

Scholarship

Nagasaki International
Association

Scholarships for Private

Students

Oita-ken

Foreign Student Scholarship

Address/Phone/Fax/
Website(http://)/E-mail

Application

No.

Name of Foundation
Name of Scholarship