Ajinomoto Postgraduate Scholarship 2017

Applicants who wish to enroll in a master’s course and major in one of the

sciences (except medicine and veterinary medicine) at the University of Tokyo

and who fulfill the following requirements and qualifications.

1. Applicants must be citizens of Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, the

Philippines, Vietnam or Russia.

2. Applicants must have graduated or be expected to graduate with an

excellent academic record (with 16 years of education completed or

expected to be completed) and must receive the recommendation of their

university president or academic advisor or be otherwise qualified to enroll

in the University of Tokyo.

3. Applicants must be under the age of 35 on April 1, 2018.

4. In principle, the applicant must be able to obtain approval of acceptance as

a Postgraduate International Research Student (hereinafter “Research

Student”), from the University of Tokyo and be registered as a Research

Student for April 2018 or October 2018.

However, the applicant may enroll directly as a master’s course student of

some graduate schools in the University of Tokyo. In that case, the applicant

must be able to obtain approval of enrollment from the University of Tokyo

and be registered as a master’s course student for Apr 2018 or Oct 2018. 

5. Applicants must acquire adequate Japanese language proficiency that is

required in order to research and study in a master’s course, when enrolling

as a master’s course student of the University of Tokyo.

6. Applicants must apply from the above 6 countries and be able to attend

selection procedures when necessary.

7. Applicants must be in good physical and mental health and have a strong

motivation for learning.

8. Applicants must not be receiving other scholarships. 

• Science
• Pharmaceutical Science
• Engineering
• Information Science & Technology
• Agricultural & Life Sciences
• Interdisciplinary Information Studies
• Frontier Science
• Mathematical Science (Except Art courses & Veterinary Medical Science)

• ¥150,000 allowance per month (Dedicated to research student at graduate school with maximum 1 year)

• ¥180.000 allowance per month (Dedicated to Master‘s course student at graduate school with maximum 2 years)

• Full examination. admission and tuition fees coverage
• One way air ticket to Japan is provided