GIFU UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF ENGINEERING and GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING

Capacity and Enrollment

How to Apply

• Undergraduate Program
• Graduate Programs
• Research Student

Tuition and Fees

• Scholarship & Financial Aids

Other Information

  We offer a range of scholarships and financial aid schemes to ensure that every deserving student could finish their study without much financial difficulties. And for those who are planning to further their studies in the post-graduate levels, teaching assistantship (TA) and research assistantship (RA), which are able to cover a big part of the tuition fees and living expenses, are also available for qualifying graduate students.

Japanese Government Scholarships (Monbukagakusho Scholarships)

  In promoting the "300,000 International Students Plan", these scholarships are provided by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT, Monbukagakusho) . The monthly stipend is 152,000-155,000 yen for graduate students, and 125,000 yen for undergraduate students. Moreover, the scholarship students are exempted from all fees. The period of provision is up to 2 or 5 years, including Japanese language education, for graduate or undergraduate students, respectively.
  To be selected as a Japanese government scholarship student, you must follow one of the following procedures. Since the number of students accepted for the third case (c) is quite limited, you should take the first (a) or second (b) opportunity before coming to Japan. Please note that, however, you cannot apply these two at the same time.

(a) Embassy Recommendation.

  Applications are made through the Japanese embassy or consulate overseas in cooperation with the local government. Recruitment is made once a year in March/April. You should check with the Japanese embassy in your country since recruiting schedules and methods differ from one country to another.
  Useful link: Oversea Japanese Embassies and Consulates Websites

(b) University Recommendation.

  Based on the international academic exchange agreements, our university recommends a certain number of excellent international students, who are scheduled to enroll in our university and need scholarship, to the MEXT. The potential students should contact our Student Affairs Division for details of application. The closing date is normally scheduled around January/February. Once the applicant passes the screening selection (mainly based on application form and documents submitted) of our faculty, he/she will be recommended to the university before submitting to the MEXT. The final selection will be made by MEXT.

(c) Domestic Application.

  Privately-financed international students already studying in our university who demonstrate excellent academic records and are in need of financial assistance may have an opportunity to apply for the Japanese government scholarship through the recommendation of our university. For current students, please obtain the application form from the Student Affairs Division when the notice of application is put up, which is normally scheduled in November/December. An interview will be conducted in order to choose top three applicants to be recommended to our university.

Amounts of stipends for Japanese Government Scholarship Students:

Types of students		Monthly Stipend / yen	Additional stipend for designated area
Undergraduate Students*		125,000	Students who study/research in a designated region will be provided an additional stipend monthly of 2,000 yen or 3,000 yen.
College of Technology Students
Special Training College Students
Japanese Language/Japanese Study Students
Research Students, Teacher Training Students	Research Students, Non-degree students	152,000
	Master's course	154,000
	Doctoral course	155,000
Young Leaders' Program Students		258,000 yen

*Including students in the Japan-Korea Joint Exchange Program in Science and Engineering.

Scholarships for Privately-financed International Students

  The following list shows some of the foundations/associations that offer scholarships to our students every year:

• Ajinomoto Scholarship
• Docomo International Student Scholarship
• Gifu International Center
• Gifu Minami Lions Slub
• Heiwa Nakashima Zaidan
• Honjo International Scholarship Foundation
• Interchange Association
• Jinnai Scholarship
• Kawaguchi Shizuka Kinen Shogakkai
• Kokusai Chowa Club
• Mitsubishi Corporation Scholarship
• Sagawa Scholarship Foundation
• Sato International Scholarship Foundation
• Soroptimist International of the Americas, Inc. Japan Chuo Region
• The Korean Scholarship Foundation
• The Iwatani International Scholarship
• TIS Scholarship
• Yamaha Motor Foundation for Sports