Rotary Yoneyama Scholarship for applicants residing abroad is for international students scheduled to enroll in a Japanese University or Graduate School.
Applicants have to find out and apply a Japanese university or graduate school by themselves before they apply for this scholarship. And they are requested to submit the copy of the application for admission for the university / graduated school.
Only the applicants who will enroll the universities / graduate schools located in the below-listed areas are eligible. Those in other areas are not eligible. In addition, the condition of requirement for Japanese ability differs depending on the area where applicants’ targeted universities / graduate schools are located. So, please check the list carefully. If your targeted school is located in non-listed area, you can’t apply this scholarship this year.
WORTH
For April enrollment: Scholarship payment begins in April 2016
For fall enrollment: Scholarship payment begins in October (or September) 2016
- Undergraduates 100,000 yen per month
- Master’s students 140,000 yen per month
- Doctoral students 140,000 yen per month
- Research students are not eligible.
- Only for the first year of the scholarship, a supplemental of 400,000 yen is provided upon arrival in Japan.
OTHER THINGS TO KNOW
- Communicate in Japanese after arriving in japan
- Attend one regular meeting of their host club each month
- Submit a report on their activities via their host club to the Yoneyama Foundation twice a year
- Give speeches in regular club meetings and participate actively in the rotary clubs and rotary district activities, thereby endeavoring to deepen mutual understanding through interaction with Rotarians
- After the scholarship ends continue to nurture the exchange and goodwill cultivated within the Rotary community.
Deadline: October 16, 2016
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