Scholarships

Honjo International Scholarship Japan 2024/2025 (Funded)

Applications are now open for the highly prestigious Honjo International Scholarship 2024/2025. This exclusive scholarship, offered by the Honjo International Scholarship Foundation Japan, provides fully funded opportunities for international students to pursue a Master’s or PhD program at Japan’s top institutions. We eagerly await applications from the most talented individuals around the globe for the academic year 2024/2025.

Nearly every educational area and major is available for a master’s or Doctoral program in Japan. Scholarships for international students studying in Japanese graduate schools do not require application fees.

Honjo International Scholarship Foundation offers awards to students studying in any educational area from any nation and province around the globe who possess the prospects to become excellent leaders who contribute to the peaceful growth of the world community.

Financial Advantages Of The Japan Scholarship

Honjo International Scholarship in Japan is an entirely free International Graduate Scholarship for Students worldwide. The award will offer a monthly allowance to conclude your program with every cost. The information provided below:

  • $1,360.80 monthly for 12 months to 24 months program.
  • $1,231.08 monthly for a three-year program.
  • $1,037.21 monthly for 4 to 5 years program

Documents Needed

You have to present the documents below in an online application system to make an application for the Honjo International Scholarship 2024 in Japan.

  • Please include a translation into other languages for an educational transcript in Japanese or English.
  • Educational transcript of undergraduate program (needed). A transcript is also required if you have transferred to the institution from the College of Technology.
  • Educational transcript of the graduate institution (if relevant).
  • Research recommendation: Use the provided template and write in Japanese about what you intend to research, what and how you plan to donate to your home nation based on what you understood or studied in Japan, and what you have accomplished concerning research, education, and social exercises.
  • A letter of recommendation from the supervisor: acquire the letter of recommendation explaining the candidate’s renditions, individual attributes assessments, prospects, and more. The student can also obtain a letter of recommendation from the past supervisor in their home nation if the recommender is more acquainted with their educational setting. The sheet numbers and structure are not assigned; however, a translation should be included if written in languages other than English or Japanese.
  • The documents that ascertain admission are the admission letter, acceptance letter, and more. Please upload only the registration certificate if the student is registered in graduate school.
  1. If the letter of admission or the acceptance letter is not obtainable by April 30, 2024, please complete the possible date that is obtainable in the web application system and forward it to the HISF office through email immediately it is obtainable. Remember that after April 30, 2024, the web application can not be logged in.
  1. Open every envelope of documents to upload them as PDF files via the scholarship web application system, even if they are marked as “private” or “invalid” if opened.
  1. A letter of recommendation which is forwarded by email or post mail by a recommender if approved. In that situation, upload a PDF file titled “A letter is forwarded directly.” The email address to which a letter is forwarded is info@hisf.or.jp.
  1. Photocopied documents can also be uploaded.

Qualification Measures

To be qualified to make an application for the Honjo International Scholarship 2024/2025, you are required to satisfy the measures below:

  • The student who does not have Japanese nationality.
  • The student is required to be registered as of September or October 2024 or presently making an application for the educational program beginning from September or October 2024 at a graduate institution in Japan. The people who are already registered and the people who are yet to be registered, which also include the individuals who are presently hired with employment at the period of making an application for the course, are both qualified to make an application for this award if you are going to be registered in September or October 2024. The people who will enter graduate institutions in Spring 2025 are required to apply for the 2024 course, which begins approving requests from September 1 to October 31, 2024.
  • In this approach, the student registering in a skilled graduate school must be qualified to apply. Hence, the student who can present a study plan is competent to make an application.
  • The registration period until graduation is required to be longer than one year.
  • To be qualified, the student making an application for the PhD course must begin the PhD program by the age of 35, and the student making an application for the master’s course must start the master’s program by the age of 30.
  • The student must have a solid will to administer in their home nation as a future occupational plan.
  • The student must have a deep knowledge of foreign friendship and goodwill, attend the occasions arranged by the foundation, and partake in the network as a past member.
  • The student is required to be able to converse in Japanese daily, and interviews will be conducted in Japanese (no exclusions).

How To Make An Application For The Honjo Scholarship

Applying for the Honjo International Scholarship 2024/2025 is a straightforward process. You can access the online application system, complete the form, and upload the necessary documents. The best part? You don’t need to worry about sending documents by post.

Deadline: April 30, 2024