Japan - Yoshida Scholarship Foundation Asia 100 Master and Doctor Program
July 27th, 2007
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PURPOSE
Yoshida Scholarship Foundation was founded through the advocacy of the late Mr. Tadao Yoshida, founder of YKK group of companies, to bring able persons to the nation and society as well as to contribute to society by financially assisting and providing students of excellent nature with equal opportunities of education.
HISTORY
March, 1967 - Founded Yoshida Scholarship Foundation. Started loan program for students.
April, 1973 - Started nationwide operation of business.
April, 1986 - Started scholarship program for college and graduate students studying abroad.
April, 1997 - Program for foreign students“Asia 100”started.
January, 1998 - Program for Japanese students to Carter Center started.
This scholarship program is offered to the following students, who are still in home country before departure to Japan:
- Countries
Mongolia, China, Korea, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan or one of ASEAN countries. - Fields
Natural Science or Engineering except medical, dental and veterinary. - Level of study and period of scholarship grant
Master’s degree-2 years, under 30 years of age on April 1 of application year.
Doctor’s degree-3 years, under 35 years of age on April 1 of application year.
Non degree students are not eligible. - University in Japan
Applicants are required to be admitted by one of the following universities and receive recommendation from the university to our foundation.- The University of Tokyo
- Tokyo Institute of Technology
- Keio University
- Waseda University
- Kyoto University
- Doshisha University
- Kwansei Gakuin University - Scholarship grant
- Stipend: 150,000 yen per month
- Matriculation fee, tuition fee: max.2,500,000 yen.
- Housing allowance: at large city, max. 40,000 yen per month. other city, max. 20,000 yen per month.
- Family allowance: if spouse lives together in Japan and he/she has no source of income: 20,000 yen per month.
- Travel expense: A round-trip air ticket, economy class.
- Application
All application shall require recommendation from the university mentioned above and shall be accepted through the university in Japan. Applicants are required to start preparation at least one year prior to his/her departure from home country to Japan. - Number of scholarship winners
7 students per year.
(7 universities mentioned above shall recommend 1 student each every year.)
Contact details:
Yoshida Scholarship Foundation
Address:3-22-1 Kamezawa,Sumida-ku,Tokyo 130-8521
e-mail:webmaster@ysf.or.jp
Facsimile:+81-3-5610-8104
Website: http://www.ysf.or.jp/en/indexe.html
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