Fully-Funded || Honjo International Scholarship 2022-2023 – Japan

Honjo International Scholarship Foundation 2022-2023 offers fully-funded scholarships for international students. The scholarship is offered for masters and PhD programs. Honjo Scholarship gives a monthly allowance, accommodation charges and Traveling expenses for their international conference.

Honjo International Scholarship Foundation is programmed to provide scholarships to assist brilliant students who limited under different conditions in developing nations and those Japanese students studying abroad, to help them learn advanced technologies and improve their themselves

Honjo International Scholarship Summary

• Country: Japan
• Level of Study: Masters, PhD
• Institution: Honjo International Scholarship Foundation
• Period: From 1 to 5 years.
• Closing Date: April 30, 2022 / October 31, 2022

Scholarship Benefits

• Applicants receive ¥200,000 monthly alowance for 1 or 2 years or ¥180,000 per month for 3 years or ¥150,000 per month for 4 or 5 years.
• Travel expenses etc.

Eligibility Criteria 

The following criteria must be met by applicants to be eligible for Honjo International Scholarship Foundation Scholarships.

• English and Japanese Language is required
• All world countries are eligible. The applicant must not possess Japanese citizenship
• Student who can submit a research plan is eligible to apply.
• Student applying for master’s program must not be above 33 years of age
• The student should have a strong will to serve in his / her home country after graduation.
• Interviews will be conducted in English and Japanese. (no exception)
• Download the Guidelines Here.

Please follow the following steps to apply for the Foreign Students Scholarship:

Fill out the application form and upload the following required documents.

• Academic transcript from undergraduate course of the university where you graduated and any other courses that you are currently taking or have taken in the past.
•  All the applicants must provide at least  academic transcript from undergraduate course Photocopies are acceptable.
• A scholarship application form, a resume and a personal information form(1 set of 3 pages); make sure to attach your photo to the application form. Download the above forms provided on the website. Fill them in Japanese by typed or hand-written.
• Research plan: In Japanese, describe focusing around following four points; i) an outline of your research; ii) projected schedule between now and graduation; iii) plans and goals for the future; iv) research you have conducted in the past (if any). 2~4 pages are preferable. Either typed or hand-written is available.
• One recommendation letter from an academic supervisor. (This confidential letter should mention the applicant’s academic achievements, character/personality, and his or her potential for the future.) There is no limit on the number of pages or style. If your former academic supervisor knows about you well, you can ask him/ her for your recommendation letter.
•  If you are already enrolling into a graduate school, please provide a certificate of current enrollment. Photocopies are acceptable.
• One recommendation letter from an academic supervisor. (This confidential letter should mention the applicant’s academic achievements, character/personality, and his or her potential for the future.)
• For 1, 4 & 5: Please prepare those documents in Japanese OR English. If you have your documents in other languages, please attach either Japanese OR English translation.

After submitting the documents, the application number will be issued, and PDF of your application form will be created. Save the PDF file as you will need it when the result is announced on our website.