The Honjo Foundation International Scholarship 2025 to study in Japan is open to foreign students who are currently studying in Japan and plan to enroll, or other foreign students planning to enroll in a graduate PhD or Master’s program in Japan. The student should have a strong commitment to serving their home country as a future career plan, and should be able to carry out a basic conversation in Japanese.
Foreign students who are already studying or plan to study in a Japanese graduate school for a doctoral or master’s degree are welcome to apply this Honjo Foundation International Scholarship. Applications can be submitted from abroad if applicants are accepted to a Japanese graduate school. The HISF scholarship is open to all nationalities and research fields; and applicants may directly apply to the foundation without pre-selection by the university.
SUMMARY
- Scholarship Sponsor: Honjo Foundation
- Host Institution(s): Institutions in Japan
- Scholarship Type: Fully Funded
- Scholarship Worth: Up to ¥230,000 per month
- Number of Awards: 10
- Study Level(s): Postgraduate levels
- Nationality: All Nationalities
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Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible to apply for the Honjo Foundation International Scholarship 2025, the student must meet all of the following criteria:
- The student must not possess Japanese citizenship.
- The student must be enrolled as of April 2025 or currently applying for the academic course starting from April 2025 at a graduate school in Japan. Those who are already enrolled and those who are not enrolled yet (including people who are currently employed with jobs at the time of applying for the program) are both eligible to apply for this scholarship if they are going to be enrolled in April 2025. Those who are going to enter graduate schools in the fall of 2025 can apply for this Spring scholarship program.
- In principle, the student enrolling in a professional graduate school is not eligible to apply. However, the student who can submit a research plan is eligible to apply.
- The enrolment duration until graduation must be longer than 12 months.
- To be eligible, the student applying for the PhD program must start the PhD course by the age of 35. The student applying for the master’s program must start the master’s course by the age of 30 (No exceptions).
- The student must have a strong commitment to serving their home country as a future career plan.
- The student must have a deep understanding of international friendship and goodwill, attend events organized by the Foundation and take part in the network as an alumni member.
- The student must be able to carry out a basic conversation in Japanese. Interviews will be conducted in Japanese (No exceptions).
Scholarship Benefits
The scholarship benefits will be provided monthly throughout the minimum period required to acquire the degree. The amount of scholarship depends on differs based on the period as below stated:
- ¥230,000 per month for 1 – 2 years degree
- ¥210,000 per month for 3 years degree
- ¥180,000 per month for 4 – 5 years of degree
Application and Screening schedule
- September 2, 2024 to October 31, 2024: Application period
- January 31, 2025: Result of the document screening announced (*The application number of applicants moving on to the interview process will be posted on the website.)
- February, 2025: Interview examination (*Planned in Tokyo, otherwise interviewed by video call.)
- March 31, 2025: Final result announced
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Application Procedure
How to apply for the Honjo Foundation International Scholarship 2025 in Japan:
- First confirm you are eligible to apply to this scholarship.
- Enter the “online application system.” And fill out the application form and upload the required files and documents.
- A video which the applicant talks about his/her research for two minutes is required.
- Once the documents are submitted, the application number will be issued, and a PDF of your application form will be generated. Please save the PDF file, as you will need it when the result is announced on our website.