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PRIOR TO arrival in Japan

Plan how you intend to finance your studies at the University of Tokyo.

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1.Financial aid applications available PRIOR TO arrival in Japan

1-2. External Sponsorships that students can directly apply for

    The Graduate School of Engineering encourages students to apply for any applicable scholarships to facilitate academic life at the University of Tokyo.
    Please note the following important points when you apply for external scholarships.

    • Securing a scholarship can be a lengthy process. Applicants are encouraged to seek alternative potential financial resources well in advance of arrival in Japan.
    • You should be aware that it is difficult to align the first scholarship payment with the enrolment period.
    • Application and/or registration for a scholarship do not guarantee that you will successfully receive funding.
    • Along with the application for a scholarship, you must apply to the Graduate School of Engineering through T-cens at the same time, otherwise your application is incomplete and you will not be considered for entry.
    • Be mindful of each program/course's T-cens application deadline.



    Notes:
  • [Applying]: If you are applying for any external scholarship;
    • Write sources of funding and funding status (intend to apply, have applied, etc.) on the Finance page.
    • Keep updating your scholarship application status through T-cens.
    • In this way, your ICT Admissions Desk can easily assess your external scholarship application status through T-cens.
  • [Firmly Confirmed]: If you already have proof of sufficient financial support from an external scholarship foundation;
    • Upload a letter from the foundation addressed to the scholarship recipient onto T-cens.
    • Upload detailed information about the scholarship, such as terms and conditions, full scholarship or partial scholarship, the website of your confirmed scholarship, etc. For example, you can type in the website URL on a paper (word file) and upload it on T-cens as file_1.docx.
    • Then you should also separately advise your ICT Admissions Desk by email immediately after submitting this information online.

    • A Letter of Acceptance (LoA)
    • A Letter of Acceptance (LoA) from the Graduate School of Engineering is only officially issued after you secure admission to the department/program you are applying for.

    • If this T-cens application procedure does not match your scholarship application process, you may need to take the entrance examination for the Graduate School of Engineering through regular admission. After securing admission through the entrance examination, a Letter of Acceptance (LoA) from the Graduate School of Engineering will be officially issued. Regular Admission

    Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
  • Please use the search function on the JICA website to check for scholarships offered by JICA.
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    IITH-Japan FRIENDSHIP Scholarship 2 Applicable to IIT-Hyderabad students only.
    Indonesia Endowment Fund for Education (LPDP) Applicable to Indonesian nationals only.
    Japan-Taiwan Exchange Association scholarship Applicable to Taiwanese nationals only.
    External scholarship applicants can directly apply for Private Organizations' Scholarships
    Scholarships to Study in Japan for Overseas Applicants

    There are some public institutions and other scholarship bodies to which international students can apply BEFORE ARRIVING IN JAPAN.
    For details, please directly contact the scholarship organizations concerned.
    Scholarships sponsored by your home country, your university, or any other scholarship foundations

    External scholarships sponsored by the applicant's home country, university, and various scholarship foundations may also be available.

    Candidates who pass the academic merit-based selection but have not been offered one of the above-mentioned scholarships can still apply for other financial support.
    The Graduate School of Engineering recommends several qualified candidates to scholarship foundations on a merit basis.



    Those who are selected will be notified during the course of the selection process and/or in the application stages of enrolment.


    External scholarships recommended through the Graduate School of Engineering

    International students who wish to apply for a scholarship requiring a university recommendation must first register in the system managed by the administration office during the designated registration periods. Registration is open twice a year: in February and August. The School will decide which scholarships to recommend students for. Therefore, students cannot choose which university-recommended scholarships to apply for. Please see below for more information.
    Private Scholarship Application System at the School of Engineering Private Organizations' Scholarships

    Reservation Program for Monbukagakusho Honors Scholarship for Privately-Financed International Students (学習奨励費）
    		 (for 6 months)

2.Self-Support/Family Support

    Each program/department has its own policy. Please confirm it through their website.

    Applicants who pass the primary (merit-based) selection but have not been offered any scholarships can still be accepted to the University as self-financed students (self-supporting and/or family supported).

    * Any loans or grants can be included under self-support.
    ** Living expenses for international students: We recommend that students have at least around JPY150,000 per month as living expenses.
  1. If you have any financial support from yourself or your family members;
    • Please fill in your plan on T-cens.
    • You do not need to upload any documents at the time of academic application.
  2. To be eligible, you must demonstrate sufficient financial support for your studies at the University of Tokyo when requested by the ICT Admissions Desk. For example, you must prove that the amount declared in your visa application is actually available for your use.

3.MEXT Embassy Recommendation

Opportunities for Japanese government scholarships (MEXT: Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology) are available via application at the Japanese embassy in the applicant’s home country. Each department at the Graduate School of Engineering has a different policy regarding MEXT Embassy scholarships. It is the applicant’s responsibility to confirm the policy with the relevant department.

  • →If you HAVE BEEN GRANTED a MEXT scholarship through embassy recommendation, you must submit a certificate verifying your preliminary selection, issued by the embassy. http://ois.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/admission/embassy_R_eng.html

  • →If you INTEND to apply for a MEXT scholarship through embassy recommendation, you must first contact the Japanese embassy in your own home country for information on the procedures.

4.China Scholarship Council（国家建设高水平公派研究生项目）

If you are interested in applying through the China Scholarship Council, refer to the following webpage.