IUJ Scholarships for International students 2022 – Japan

Eligibility Criteria :

Here are the eligibility criteria for the IUJ scholarships for international students:

Eligibility criteria for IUJ Scholarships (category A):

• S.Nakayama memorial scholarship offers a limited number of scholarships for fresh international students.
• Students must actively participate in community work. 
• Must have a good understanding of Japanese society.
• Excellent academic history in finance.
• Students must have GSIR (IRP, IDP, JGDP (MA), PMPP, IPPP), or GSIM (MBA, JGDP (MBA), IMBA, DXP).
• Students may be capable of residing in hostels near the campus in case of an abundance of students at the campus dorm. 
• If the student receives a monthly stipend other than JASSO, their Nakayama 100 stipend will be terminated. 

Asian Development Bank Scholarship:

• Students applying for the ADB scholarship should be a national of any country member of the ADB. 
• At least two years of full-time work experience in the public or private sector.
• The work experience must be from after graduation.
• Students must be under the age of 35 at the time of application.
• They should not be living, working or studying anywhere other than their home country at the time of application. 
• Should not be enrolled in any masters or Ph.D. program.
• Students receiving ADB scholarships will not be eligible for internships or part-time work.

Eligibility criteria for AEON Scholarship (category B-2):

• Students must be nationals of any Asian country. 
• Must be at the age of 35 or under as of April 1, 2022.
• Students must agree to attend the events organized by AEON.
• Students must have an excellent academic record.
• Recipients of any other scholarship cannot apply for AEON scholarship.
• Japanese language proficiency up to intermediate level or N3. 
• Selected students will be responsible for paying 50,000 yen before the admission fee deadline.
• During the period of receiving the AEON scholarship, the student cannot go for an exchange program that exceeds the time of 4 months. 

Criteria for Mitsui & Co. Scholarship (category B-3)

• Students of the following countries can apply:
• Bangladesh, Cambodia, Egypt, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Laos, Malaysia, Morocco, Mozambique, South Africa, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Thailand, Philippines, Vietnam, Singapore.
• Excellent academic record. 
• Students must be available for an online interview with the faculty of IUJ.
• Recipients of any other scholarship are ineligible for this program.
• Students will be responsible to pay 50,000 yen out of 300,000 yen as an admission fee.
• The scholarship will be terminated if the student fails to maintain good grades.

JERA Asia scholarship (category B-4):

• Students should belong to any of the following countries:
• Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam.
• Outstanding academic record. 
• Students must be determined to understand the JERA business. 
• Must be available to attend the online interview.
• Students with knowledge of the Japanese language will be preferred. 
• Students who have been granted any other scholarship are ineligible.

Criteria for Konosuke Matsushita memorial foundation (B-6):

• Students of Asia, Africa and Latin America are eligible.
• Japanese Language proficiency of up to level N3 will be preferred.
• Students must not be earning a salary or reward from any company.
• Recipients of other scholarships are ineligible.
• Mitsubishi UFJ Trust Scholarship (category B-6):
• Students must communicate in Japanese during the interviews even if their course is being taught in English. 
• Must not be above the age of 38.
• Good academic record. 
• Eager to contribute to society. 
• Students applying for this scholarship must need paying school fees.

Ministry of education (category B-7)

• Students from countries that have a diplomatic relation with Japan are eligible.
• Students must not be above the age of 35.
• Those who have previously received the MEXT scholarship are ineligible. 
• Must be available for an online interview with the faculty of IUJ.
• 5,000 yen from the admission fee will be returned to the students.
• Monthly stipend of 144,000 yen.
• Airfare to and from the student’s home country. 
• The scholarship will be granted for a maximum of 2 years.

Eligibility criteria for category C

• These are the direct scholarships to other institutions with a recommendation by the IUJ (JICA, IMF, MEXT with Embassy Recommendation).