Scholarships & Student Loans
Scholarships & Student Loans
1. Scholarship loans by the Japan Student
Services Organization (JASSO) Website
(For domestic students only. For
international students, please check here.)
Students requiring financial assistance who demonstrate
outstanding character and academic performance are eligible to apply for JASSO
scholarship loans.
JASSO accepts applications for scholarship loans in April of
each year from students already enrolled at JAIST, and in November from
students who are informally accepted by JAIST in October.
Emergency applications for scholarship loans are accepted at
anytime from students who require financial assistance due to a sudden change in
the circumstances of the household's main breadwinner, such as unemployment, personal
bankruptcy, company bankruptcy, illness or death, or a sudden change in financial
situation due to disasters.
For more information, please contact the Welfare Section,
Student Services Department.
Monthly loan amounts |
Master's programs (For students enrolled
for FY 2008) |
Period that students can draw JASSO financial assistance |
Standard period of enrollment in the relevant program, in principle. |
Number of loan recipients in FY 2007 |
Master's programs: 131 students Doctoral programs: 34 students |
2. Stipendiary scholarships for JAIST students
The JAIST stipendiary scholarship system has been established for the purpose of providing financial assistance for students currently enrolled in SD programs, and excellent students currently enrolled in 5D doctoral programs demonstrating outstanding character and academic performance.
SD Programs
Amount per month
for each type of student is as follows:
Students
currently enrolled in master's programs: 100,000 yen/month
Students
currently enrolled in doctoral programs: 150,000 yen/month
5D Programs
Stipendiary scholarships
are provided to students currently enrolled in 5D doctoral programs who
demonstrate outstanding character and academic performance.
Amount per month
is as follows:
Students currently enrolled in doctoral programs: 100,000 yen/month
For more information, please contact the Welfare
Section, Student Services Department.
3. The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Research Fellowship for Young Scientists
The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) offers this research fellowship for the purpose of contributing to cultivating and securing creative researchers who are capable of forging future academic research in Japan by providing opportunities to excellent young researchers to devote themselves to research. JSPS adopts researchers meeting the following conditions as JSPS fellows to provide this research fellowship: graduate students who are currently enrolled in doctoral programs, postdoctoral researchers who have demonstrated excellent research abilities and express the desire to pursue their research at universities or other research institutions, and researchers who have enrolled in doctoral programs demonstrating excellent ability and the motivation to become leading researchers in Japan.
Target field: Natural Science (Humanities & Social Science are also included.)
| Classification | DC research fellow | PD research fellow | SPD research fellow |
| Qualification for application | Researchers younger than 34 years of age who are currently enrolled in a doctoral program | Researchers younger than 34 years of age with a doctoral degree and not employed in a full-time job | Researchers younger than 34 years of age with a doctoral degree and not employed in a full-time job |
| Tenure | 22 – 3 years | 3 years | 3 years |
| Research grant (monthly amount) | 201,000 yen | 371,000 yen | 458,000 yen |
| Research fund (Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research by MEXT) |
Up to 1.5 million yen | Up to 1.5 million yen | Up to 3.0 million yen |
For more details, please check the application procedures provided by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science.
4. Financial Assistance provided by the JAIST Foundation
The JAIST Foundation
offers financial assistance scholarship loans to newly enrolled JAIST students
with outstanding character and academic performance who have a desire to work
in Ishikawa, Toyama, or Fukui Prefecture.
We accept applications in April every year. For more
information, please contact the Welfare Section, Student Services Department.
| Scholarship loan amount | 30,000 yen/ month |
| Loan period | - Master's programs: 2 years - Doctoral programs: 3 years |
| Number of recipients accepted | - Master's programs: 5 - Doctoral programs: 2 |
| Exemption from repayment | Students who have worked at companies in Ishikawa, Toyama, or Fukui Prefecture continuously for two or more years after graduation are exempt from repayment. |
5. JAIST
Foundation Research Grant for Students
The JAIST Foundation offers this research grant to students
in doctoral programs who are recognized for their creative and excellent
research to provide financial support for research presentations at international
conferences, etc.
Applications are accepted in June and October of every year.
For more information, please contact the Welfare Section, Student Services
Department.
6. Scholarships Offered by Private Organizations and Local Government
For information on scholarships offered by private organizations and local governments, please visit the Welfare Section, Student Services Department.
