Scholarships Available in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences / College of Arts and Sciences

Registration for Scholarships

The College of Arts and Sciences and the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences have introduced a registration system for international students desiring privately funded scholarships (including the Monbukagakusho Honors Scholarship and The Scholarships for International Students, The University of Tokyo Foundation) that require the university’s recommendation. Under the registration system, international students desiring such scholarships should submit an application form every half year to renew their registration. After preparing lists of registered applicants, the Scholarships Committee of the College of Arts and Sciences and the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences will recommend several listed applicants to the university-wide screening board.
 
There is no guarantee that all the registered students will be nominated. Also gaining nomination does not necessarily mean that the students will win the scholarship concerned, since nominees need to undergo further screening under the university-wide screening process and that of the respective scholarship foundation.
 
Introduction of the new system has significantly decreased the burden on international students in terms of preparing application forms for each of the various scholarships. At the same time, this system helps ensure the impartiality and fairness of the Scholarships Committee’s recommendations.
 
Registration periods will be announced on our website. Students who would like to apply for the scholarships requiring the university’s recommendation must register during these periods.
 
There are scholarships for which you can directly apply to the foundations. We put the details on our website each time we receive this information.
 

Scholarships (Offered by Japanese Government/Private Organizations)

Please read the application guidelines carefully and go through all the necessary procedures by the due dates.
 
Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho: MEXT) Scholarship

1. Embassy Recommendation
Please read the application guidelines carefully and go through all the necessary procedures by the due dates.
MEXT (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports Science & Technology in Japan) Scholarship Students
 
2. University Recommendation
For this category, UTokyo selects and recommends research students directly to MEXT as candidates for the Japanese government scholarship. The majority of applicants will be international students on inter-university student exchange agreements.
Those who have been living in Japan at the time of application are NOT eligible to apply.
Furthermore, as MEXT has set requirements to nationality of applicants, please ensure to make an inquiry to the International Student Section to check if you are eligible to apply beforehand.
Contact the International Student Section at: ryugakusei-g.c[at]gs.mail.u-tokyo.ac.jp (Please replace [at] with @.)
 
Since the period of application varies depending on the Graduate School, please contact the relevant department in the Graduate School of your choice.
学部・研究科 | 東京大学 (u-tokyo.ac.jp)（Japanese website）
Graduate Schools | The University of Tokyo (u-tokyo.ac.jp)（English website）
 
Please see below for application procedures at Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.
 
<Reference>
Application Information for 2024 (Application Closed)
 
[How to apply]
If/when you have found yourself eligible, please proceed to contacting a faculty member who you wish to be your academic advisor and then submit the required documents by the deadline.
a. Application Form
b. Field of Study and Research Plan
c. Recommendation letter
d. Photocopy of passport
e. Academic transcript
f. Certification of graduation/prospective graduation
g. Abstracts of theses
h. Certificate of language proficiency in Japanese or English
 
[Submission deadline]
Please get information on the deadline and where to submit from the faculty member that you wish to be your academic advisor and submit the required documents by the deadline
 
[Notes]
Graduate School Admissions and the MEXT Scholarship(University Recommendation) application are two different things.
The result of MEXT Scholarship(University Recommendation) will be announced in around June 2024. Successful applicant will be accepted as a Postgraduate Foreign Research Student to be enrolled in Autumn 2024.
If you wish to advance to a regular degree course (master’s or doctoral course) with the MEXT scholarship, you must go through two steps. One is to take and pass the entrance examination of the department/graduate school you wish to study at. The second is to apply for extension of the MEXT Scholarship period and pass the examination by MEXT.
Those who are not planning to advance to a regular degree course are not eligible to apply for this MEXT Scholarship.
 
 1）Entrance Examination
 Please see the website below for information:
  Information on Entrance Examinations to the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences- Admissions - The University of Tokyo, Komaba
 
 2）Extension of MEXT Scholarship period
Those who enrolled as a research student would be able to apply for scholarship period extension around December. However, please be aware that the extension of the scholarship period will be permitted only if pass the examination by MEXT. The result of application for scholarship period extension is to be announced around March of the following year.

For Current MEXT  / Interchange Association Scholarship Students

To MEXT / Interchange Association Scholarship students currently enrolled in the Graduate School/ College of Arts and Sciences,

Please see below for the details of Enrollment Confirmation in AY2024 (April 2024～March 2025).

＊Regarding the Enrollment Confirmation in AY2024

Enrollment Confirmation Schedule for MEXT Scholars(2024.4-2025.3)

Enrollment Confirmation Schedule for Interchange Association Scholarship Students(2024.4-2025.3)

 If you have any questions or concerns, please get in touch with us.
 
International Student Section, Academic Affairs Division
ryugakusei-g.c[at]gs.mail.u-tokyo.ac.jp (Please replace [at] with @)

For Current JASSO Honors Scholarship Students

Dear JASSO Honors Scholarship students currently enrolled in the Graduate School/ College of Arts and Sciences,

Please see below for the details of Enrollment Confirmation in AY2024 (April 2024～March 2025).
*Since  the schedule for Enrollment Confirmation Sign is subject to change,  please keep yourself updated via the website of Global Komoba.  
 
 2024 Enrollment Confirmation Schedule for JASSO Honors Students 

 If you have any questions or concerns, please get in touch with us.
 
 International Student Section,
 Academic Affairs Division
 ryugakusei-g.c[at]gs.mail.u-tokyo.ac.jp (Please replace [at] with @)