Ajinomoto Scholarship for ASEAN+ONE International Students 2021

Applicants who wish to enrol in a master’s course in one of the sciences (at specified graduate schools) at the University of Tokyo, Kyoto University, Nagoya University, Ochanomizu University, Waseda University and Kagawa Nutrition University (hereinafter “Universities”) and who fulfill the following requirements and qualifications.

1. The applicant must be a citizen of Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Vietnam or Russia.
2. The applicant must have graduated or be expected to graduate from College/University with excellent academic performance
3. The applicant must be under the age of 35 on April 1, 2021.
4. In principle, the applicant must be able to obtain approval of acceptance as either a postgraduate international research student (hereinafter “Research Student”) or a graduate school student (master’s course) (hereinafter “Master’s Course Student”) from the University and be registered as a Research Student or a Master’s Course Student for April 2020 or October 2020.
5. The applicant 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.
6. The applicant must file an application and attend selection procedures in the country eligible for this program.
7. The applicant must be in good physical and mental health and have a strong motivation for learning.
8. The applicant must not be receiving other scholarships.

• Research Student at graduate school: ¥150,000/month (for 1 year).
• Master’s Course Student at graduate school: ¥180,000/month (for 2 years).
• Examination, admission and tuition fees: covered in full.
• Airfare to Japan: provide a one-way air ticket from one of the 6 countries (Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Vietnam or Russia) to Japan (economy class flight ticket, in principle).

Scholarships will be provided for max. 3 years: 1 year studying as a Research Student, and 2 years as a Master’s Course Student. The scholarship will be suspended when the scholarship recipient (who enters as a Research Student) fails to pass the entrance exam for a master’s course within a year after arriving in Japan. For Waseda University, in principle, scholarships will be provided for 2 years studying as a Master’s Course Student.