Foreign Students

Scholarships

For International students, especially privately financed students, financial support is very important. In order to support privately financed students, we SAGA University help applying to the scholarships or even have our own Scholarship Program.

Here are the advertisements of scholarship at the moment. For details, check the websites from those links below.

Date announced	Deadline	Scholarship name	Amount	Eligible applicants	Internal Selection
September 7 , 2023	September 22 , 2023 open	2023 MEXT Honors Scholarship 〔For job-seeking students in Japan〕 Application Guidelines Application Form	48,000 ~ 48,000( yen / Month )	Undergraduate&Graduate	ー
August 29 , 2023	September 21 , 2023 closed	Heiwa Nakajima Foundation Scholarship 2024 Application Guidelines Application Form Recomendation Letter	150,000 ~ 120,000( yen / Month )	Undergraduate&Graduate	ー
August 25 , 2023	September 22 , 2023 open	Rotary Yoneyama Scholarship 2024 Outline Application Guidlines&Documents Recomendation Letter	100,000 ~ 140,000( yen / Month )	Undergraduate&Graduate	ー
August 2 , 2023	August 7 , 2023 closed	令和5（2023）年度佐賀県外国人留学生県内就職支援奨学金（さがけんがいこくじんりゅうがくせいけんないしゅうしょくしえんしょうがくきん）募集要項（ぼしゅうようこう）申請書（しんせいしょ）	48,000 ~ 48,000( yen / Month )	Graduate	ー
July 21 , 2023	August 7 , 2023 closed	Assuran International Scholarship Foundation 2023 Application Guidelines Application Form	100,000 ~ 100,000( yen / Month )	Undergraduate&Graduate	ー
June 15 , 2023	July 7 , 2023 closed	Sato Yo International Scholarship Foundation (Fall2023) 〇Deadline for entry: July 7, 2023 17:00 ※Please apply from the form below 　Entry form：https://forms.office.com/r/6muzrJ4PHf 〇Deadline for submission of documents to Office for Student Exchange: July 10, 2023 17:00 Application Guidelines and Documents:https://sisf.or.jp/ja/about_application/	200,000 ~ 180,000( yen / Month )	Undergraduate&Graduate	ー
June 14 , 2023	October 9 , 2023 open	CWAJ Graduate Scholarship for Non-Japanese Women to Study in Japan https://cwaj.org/jp/scholarship/	2,000,000 ~ 2,000,000( yen / Month )	Graduate	ー
May 31 , 2023	June 23 , 2023 closed	IUCHI Asia Students Memorial Foundation（2023 Fall enrollment） FORMS（Please sign in with your ''(student ID number)@edu.cc.saga-u.ac.jp''）：https://forms.office.com/r/C5UWvjC9w5 Application Guidelines Application form& Recommendation Letter（Form1,2）	30,000 ~ 30,000( yen / Month )	Undergraduate&Graduate	ー
May 16 , 2023	June 8 , 2023 closed	JEES Scholarship (Support for Japanese language study)2023（Extended） FORMS（Please sign in with your ''(student ID number)@edu.cc.saga-u.ac.jp''）：https://forms.office.com/r/zmVd7iDcPK Application Guidelines Application Form1	50,000 ~ 50,000( yen / Month )	Undergraduate&Graduate	ー
May 8 , 2023	May 16 , 2023 closed	JEES Scholarship(Study Support)2023 ※Number of nominees: 2 FORMS（Please sign in with your ''(student ID number)@edu.cc.saga-u.ac.jp'）： https://forms.office.com/r/NUYpfAzWte Application Guidelines Application Form1 Application Form2	40,000 ~ 40,000( yen / Month )	Undergraduate&Graduate	ー
May 2 , 2023	May 16 , 2023 closed	JEES Scholarship (Priority Countries)2023 * For Students from designated countries FORMS（Please sign in with your ''(student ID number)@edu.cc.saga-u.ac.jp'）： https://forms.office.com/r/4q7cfaFXSV Application Guidelines Application Form1 Application Form2	50,000 ~ 50,000( yen / Month )	Undergraduate&Graduate	ー
April 20 , 2023	May 19 , 2023 closed	Kokusai Gesyukuya Scholarship 2023 ※Exchange students（enrolled until March 2024） are eligible to apply. Application Guidelines Application Documents	20,000 ~ 20,000( yen / Month )	Undergraduate&Graduate	ー
April 19 , 2023	August 24 , 2023 closed	一般財団法人清香奨学会 2023年度奨学生（直接応募） ※大学による推薦が必要（受付は8月16日17:00まで）。所定の願書等は8月10日までに留学生交流室に取りに来てください。募集要項	40,000 ~ 40,000( yen / Month )	Undergraduate&Graduate	ー
April 5 , 2023	April 25 , 2023 closed	FY2023 Scholarships Application for Privately Financed International Students（Deadline Extended） ※Exchange students are not eligible to apply Application Guidelines	20,000 ~ 25,000( yen / Month )	Undergraduate&Graduate	ー Result
March 31 , 2023	April 12 , 2023 closed	2023 MEXT Honors Scholarship 〔Job Hunting Support〕 Application Guidelines Application Form	48,000 ~ 48,000( yen / Month )	Undergraduate&Graduate	ー Result
March 30 , 2023	May 23 , 2023 closed	JEES・Ishibashi Foundation Scholarship 2023 Application Guidelines Application Form Recomendation Letter	150,000 ~ 150,000( yen / Month )	Graduate	ー
March 24 , 2023	April 10 , 2023 closed	Korean Scholarship Foundation AY2023 Deadline for the new applicant: April 10 Number of Nominees of new applicant：（Graduate student）1　（Undergraduate student）1 Application Form：https://forms.office.com/r/HbeU3kSyzK Application Guidelines and Documents：http://www.korean-s-f.or.jp/02-07.htm	70,000 ~ 25,000( yen / Month )	Undergraduate&Graduate	ー
February 21 , 2023	March 31 , 2023 closed	Yasuda Scholarship Foundation / Sports Application Guidelines Application Documents Recomendation Letter	100,000 ~ 100,000( yen / Month )	Undergraduate	ー
February 9 , 2023	March 17 , 2023 closed	SGH Foundation Scholarship 2023（For Undergraduate& Master's Student） https://www.sgh-foundation.or.jp/scholar/employment/ Application Guidelines（Undergraduate/Master） Application Documents（Undergraduate） Application Documents（Master）	120,000 ~ 120,000( yen / Month )	Undergraduate&Graduate	ー
February 9 , 2023	March 17 , 2023 closed	SGH Foundation Scholarship 2023（For Doctoral student） https://www.sgh-foundation.or.jp/scholar/employment/ Application Guidelines（Doctoral） Application Documents（Doctoral）	180,000 ~ 180,000( yen / Month )	Graduate	ー
January 10 , 2023	April 14 , 2023 closed	JEES・Docomo Scholarship2023 Application Form：https://forms.office.com/r/Vhs3ahfqnR Application Guidelines Application Form Recomendation Letter	120,000 ~ 120,000( yen / Month )	Graduate	ー
December 19 , 2022	February 3 , 2023 closed	JEES・Ishibashi Foundation Scholarship 2023 Application Guidelines Application Form Recomendation Letter	150,000 ~ 150,000( yen / Month )	Graduate	ー
December 1 , 2022	January 6 , 2023 closed	Yasuda Scholarship Foundation (General) Application Guidelines and Documents	100,000 ~ 100,000( yen / Month )	Undergraduate	ー
November 30 , 2022	December 16 , 2022 closed	Sato Yo International Scholarship Foundation (Spring2023) 〇Deadline for entry: December 14, 2022 17:00 ※Please apply from the form below 　Entry form：https://forms.office.com/r/6muzrJ4PHf 〇Deadline for submission of documents to Office for Student Exchange: December 16, 2022 17:00 Application Guidelines and Documents:https://sisf.or.jp/ja/about_application/	180,000 ~ 150,000( yen / Month )	Undergraduate&Graduate	ー
November 28 , 2022	December 20 , 2022 closed	【Direct Application】Iwatani International Scholarships (The Iwatani Naoji Foundation)2023 ※Apply directly to the foundation. https://www.iwatani-foundation.or.jp/scholarship/	150,000 ~ 150,000( yen / Month )	Graduate	ー
October 26 , 2022	November 30 , 2022 closed	一般財団法人清香奨学会 2022年度奨学生（直接応募、11月30日必着） ※大学による推薦が必要（受付は11月21日17:00まで）。所定の願書等は留学生交流室に取りに来てください。募集要項	40,000 ~ 40,000( yen / Month )	Undergraduate&Graduate	ー
October 6 , 2022	December 1 , 2022 closed	【Direct Application】FY2023 JAPAN-CHINA FRIENDSHIP ASSOCIATION'S ARIAKE JAPAN SCHOLARSHIP (Formally the Niwa Uichiro Scholarship) inquiry：https://www.j-cfa.com/contact/scholarship/ Application Guidlines: https://www.j-cfa.com/project/scholarship/	70,000 ~ 70,000( yen / Month )	Graduate	ー
September 1 , 2022	September 22 , 2022 closed	Heiwa Nakajima Foundation Scholarship 2023 Application Guidelines※Only available in Japanese Application Form ※ Only available in Japanese	100,000 ~ 100,000( yen / Month )	Undergraduate&Graduate	ー
August 26 , 2022	September 22 , 2022 closed	Rotary Yoneyama Scholarship 2023 Outline Application Guidlines&Documents ※ Only Japanese version is available Recomendation Letter	140,000 ~ 100,000( yen / Month )	Undergraduate&Graduate	ー Final result
August 2 , 2022	August 30 , 2022 closed	令和4（2022）年度佐賀県外国人留学生県内就職支援奨学金（さがけんがいこくじんりゅうがくせいけんないしゅうしょくしえんしょうがくきん）締切日（しめきりび）：8/30正午（しょうご）12時（じ）まで募集要項（ぼしゅうようこう）申請書（しんせいしょ）	75,000 ~ 75,000( yen / Month )	Graduate	ー選考結果（せんこうけっか）
June 17 , 2022	June 30 , 2022 closed	Kokusai Gesyukuya Scholarship 2022（Extended） FORMS：https://forms.office.com/r/aNxpeBySNN Application Guidelines*Only available in Japanese Application ※ Only available in Japanese	20,000 ~ 20,000( yen / Month )	Undergraduate&Graduate	ー
June 14 , 2022	June 24 , 2022 closed	FY2022 Scholarships Application for Privately Financed International Students(Additional Recruitment) FORMS：https://forms.office.com/r/8mdiKGzrSR Outline	20,000 ~ 20,000( yen / Month )	Undergraduate&Graduate	ー
June 2 , 2022	October 10 , 2022 closed	CWAJ Graduate Scholarship for Non-Japanese Women to Study in Japan https://cwaj.org/jp/scholarship/jp-njg/	2,000,000 ~ 2,000,000( yen / Year )	Graduate	ー
June 2 , 2022	June 17 , 2022 closed	IUCHI ASIA STUDENTS MEMORIAL FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP2022(FALL) Application Guidelines Application form& Recommendation Letter※Only available in Japanese	30,000 ~ 30,000( yen / Month )	Undergraduate&Graduate	ー
June 2 , 2022	June 22 , 2022 closed	IUCHI ASIA STUDENTS MEMORIAL FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP2022(FALL)(Pre-arrival slot) FORMS：https://forms.office.com/r/gbbRzm65RW Application Guidelines*Only available in Japanese Application form& Recommendation Letter※Only available in Japanese	110,000 ~ 110,000( yen / Month )	Graduate	ー
May 19 , 2022	May 31 , 2022 closed	JEES Scholarship for Japanese Language Study2022 FORMS（Please sign in with your ''(student ID number)@edu.cc.saga-u.ac.jp'）：https://forms.office.com/r/7W7wwj8vwL Application Guidelines*Only available in Japanese Application Form1	50,000 ~ 50,000( yen / Month )	Undergraduate&Graduate	ー
May 9 , 2022	May 16 , 2022 closed	JEES Scholarship(COVID-19 Special Quota)2022 ※Number of nominees: 2 FORMS（Please sign in with your ''(student ID number)@edu.cc.saga-u.ac.jp'）：https://forms.office.com/r/fKRf2bAbeY Application Guidelines*Only available in Japanese Application Form	100,000 ~ 100,000( yen / Year )	Undergraduate&Graduate	ー
May 9 , 2022	May 16 , 2022 closed	JEES Scholarship(Study Support)2022 ※Number of nominees: 3 FORMS（Please sign in with your ''(student ID number)@edu.cc.saga-u.ac.jp'）：https://forms.office.com/r/aKSJvTTC0L Application Guidline ※ Only available in Japanese Application Form1 Application Form3	40,000 ~ 40,000( yen / Month )	Undergraduate&Graduate	ー
May 9 , 2022	May 16 , 2022 closed	JEES Scholarship (Priority Countries)2022 *Only for countries designated FORMS（Please sign in with your ''(student ID number)@edu.cc.saga-u.ac.jp'）：https://forms.office.com/r/MTsWEEpYvj Application Guidline ※ Only Japanese version is available Application Form1 Application Form3	50,000 ~ 50,000( yen / Month )	Undergraduate&Graduate	ー
May 9 , 2022	June 10 , 2022 closed	Kokusai Gesyukuya Scholarship 2022 Application Guidline ※Only available in Japanese Application Form ※Only available in Japanese	20,000 ~ 20,000( yen / Month )	Undergraduate&Graduate	ー
April 21 , 2022	May 20 , 2022 closed	JEES/Ishibashi Foundation Scholarship 2022 Application Guidelines　※Only available in Japanese Application Form※Only available in Japanese	150,000 ~ 150,000( yen / Month )	Graduate	ー
April 21 , 2022	June 2 , 2022 closed	一般財団法人清香奨学会 2022年度奨学生（直接応募、6月2日必着） ※大学による推薦が必要（受付は5月31日12:00まで）。所定の願書等は留学生交流室に取りに来てください。募集要項	40,000 ~ 40,000( yen / Month )	Undergraduate&Graduate	ー
April 21 , 2022	April 28 , 2022 closed	朝鮮奨学会2022年度大学・大学院奨学生締切：（新規生）学内締切4月28日15時（継続生）直接応募5月13日17時 http://www.korean-s-f.or.jp/02-07.htm 募集要項	70,000 ~ 25,000( yen / Month )	Undergraduate&Graduate	ー
April 7 , 2022	April 18 , 2022 closed	FY2022 Scholarships Application for Privately Financed International Students Application Guidelines	20,000 ~ 25,000( yen / Month )	Undergraduate&Graduate	ー Result
April 1 , 2022	April 12 , 2022 closed	2022 MEXT Honors Scholarship 〔Job Hunting Support〕 Application Guidelines Application Form ※ Only available in Japanese	48,000 ~ 48,000( yen / Month )	Undergraduate&Graduate	ー Result
March 2 , 2022	April 25 , 2022 closed	JEES・Docomo Scholarship2022 Application Guidelines※Only available in Japanese Application form& Letter of Recommendation※Only available in Japanese	120,000( yen / Month )	Graduate	ー
February 21 , 2022	March 3 , 2022 closed	Assuran International Scholarship Foundation 2022 Application Guidline ※Only available in Japanese Application Form ※Only available in Japanese	100,000( yen / Month )	Undergraduate&Graduate	ー
February 9 , 2022	April 11 , 2022 closed	Yasuda Scholarship Foundation Application Guidline ※Only available in Japanese Application Form ※ Only available in Japanese	100,000( yen / Month )	Undergraduate	ー
February 7 , 2022	March 22 , 2022 closed	SGH Foundation Scholarship 2022（For Undergraduate& Master's Student） https://www.sgh-foundation.or.jp/scholar/employment.html Application Guidelines※Only available in Japanese Application Form（Undergraduate） Application Form（Master's course）	120,000( yen / Month )	Undergraduate&Graduate	ー
February 7 , 2022	March 22 , 2022 closed	SGH Foundation Scholarship 2022（For Doctoral student） https://www.sgh-foundation.or.jp/scholar/employment.html Application Guidline ※ Only available in Japanese Application Form ※ Only available in Japanese	180,000( yen / Month )	Graduate	ー
January 24 , 2022	March 4 , 2022 closed	JEES/Ishibashi Foundation Scholarship 2022 Application Guidelines　※Only available in Japanese Application Form※Only available in Japanese	150,000 ~ 150,000( yen / Month )	Graduate	ー
January 14 , 2022	January 23 , 2022 closed	2021 MEXT Honors Scholarship Application Guidelines〔Recruitment to fill vacancies〕 Application Guidelines	48,000 ~ 48,000( yen / Month )	Graduate	ー
December 23 , 2021	May 31 , 2022 closed	JAPAN-CHINA FRIENDSHIP CENTER "Japan-China Friendship Award" ※Apply directly to the institution https://www.jcfc.or.jp/blog/archives/17519 Flyer	100,000 ~ 300,000( yen / Month )	Graduate	ー
December 10 , 2021	January 14 , 2022 closed	Yasuda Scholarship Foundation Application Guidelines&Application Form	100,000 ~ 100,000( yen / Month )	Undergraduate	ー
December 8 , 2021	December 23 , 2021 closed	IUCH Students Scholarship for the applicants residing abroad Application Guidelines*Only available in Japanese Application Documents	110,000 ~ 110,000( yen / Month )	Graduate	ー
December 7 , 2021	December 22 , 2021 closed	Iuchi Asia Students Memorial Foundation scholarship Application Guidelines*Only available in Japanese Application Documents	30,000 ~ 30,000( yen / Month )	Undergraduate&Graduate	ー
November 24 , 2021	December 20 , 2021 closed	Iwatani International Scholarship 2022 ※Applicants must submit the application documents to the foundation directly. http://www.iwatani-foundation.or.jp/	150,000 ~ 150,000( yen / Month )	Graduate	ー
November 22 , 2021	December 10 , 2021 closed	Sato Yo International Scholarship Foundation Registration Deadline：2021/12/10 Submission Documents：https://sisf.or.jp/ja/about_application/ Registration Form　https://forms.office.com/r/6muzrJ4PHf Application Guidelines*Only available in Japanese	150,000 ~ 180,000( yen / Month )	Undergraduate&Graduate	ー
October 18 , 2021	December 2 , 2021 closed	FY2022 JAPAN-CHINA FRIENDSHIP ASSOCIATION'S ARIAKE JAPAN SCHOLARSHIP (Formally the Niwa Uichiro Scholarship) (Apply directly to institution) Inquiry form:https://www.j-cfa.com/contact/scholarship/ Application From: https://www.j-cfa.com/project/scholarship/	70,000 ~ 70,000( yen / Month )	Graduate	ー
September 2 , 2021	September 14 , 2021 closed	MEXT Honors Scholarship〔Special Recruitment〕 Application Guidelines&Form	48,000( yen / Month )	Undergraduate&Graduate	〇 Result
September 1 , 2021	September 24 , 2021 closed	Rotary Yoneyama Scholarship Outline Application Guidlines&Documents ※ Only Japanese version is available Recomendation Letter	140,000 ~ 100,000( yen / Month )	Undergraduate&Graduate	〇 Final result
August 31 , 2021	September 21 , 2021 closed	Heiwa Nakajima Foundation Scholarship Outline Application Guidlines ※ Only Japanese version is available Application Documents ※ Only Japanese version is available	100,000( yen / Month )	Undergraduate&Graduate	〇 Result
August 6 , 2021	August 20 , 2021 closed	令和3（2021）年度佐賀県外国人留学生県内就職支援奨学金（さがけんがいこくじんりゅうがくせいけんないしゅうしょくしえんしょうがくきん） Deadline： August 20th, 17:00（Extended） Application Guidelines*Only available in Japanese Application Form	32,000( yen / Month )	Graduate	〇 Result
June 24 , 2021	July 9 , 2021 closed	Assuran International Scholarship Foundation Application Guidelines Application Form	100,000( yen / Month )	Undergraduate&Graduate	〇
June 11 , 2021	November 10 , 2021 closed	CWAJ Scholarship Program 2022 Deadline：2021/10/11～11/10 Application Guidelines	1,500,000 ~ 3,000,000( yen / Year )	Undergraduate&Graduate	ー
June 8 , 2021	July 9 , 2021 closed	Sato Yo International Scholarship Foundation (Fall) Registration Deadline 2021/7/9（Current Students） 2021/8/25（Students enrolled in October or April） Submission Documents：https://sisf.or.jp/ja/about_application/ Registration Form　https://forms.office.com/r/qzMhge0P8E Application Guidelines	150,000 ~ 180,000( yen / Month )	Undergraduate&Graduate	ー
June 7 , 2021	June 28 , 2021 closed	luchi Asia Memorial Foundation student scholarship（for Applicants Residing Abroad） Application Guidelines Application Form	110,000( yen / Month )	Graduate	ー
June 7 , 2021	June 28 , 2021 closed	Iuchi Asia Memorial Foundation student scholarship（for Current Students） Application Guidelines Application Form	30,000( yen / Month )	Undergraduate&Graduate	ー
May 10 , 2021	June 30 , 2021 closed	Kokusai Gesyukuya Scholarship（Extended） Deadline：6/30 17:00 Registration Forms https://forms.office.com/r/6CQ7X3PpVU Application Guidelines Application Form	20,000( yen / Month )	Undergraduate&Graduate	ー
April 20 , 2021	May 14 , 2021 closed	一般財団法人清香奨学会 2021年度奨学生（留学生用）申し込みフォーム　https://forms.office.com/r/Xud4PJ9eAS 募集要項	40,000( yen / Month )	Undergraduate&Graduate	ー
March 29 , 2021	June 1 , 2021 closed	2021年度JEES・石橋財団奨学金(後期・受入) 募集要項願書（様式１）推薦書（様式２）	150,000( yen / Month )	Graduate	ー
October 6 , 2020	December 3 , 2020 closed	日中友好協会アリアケジャパン奨学金 https://www.j-cfa.com/project/scholarship/	70,000( yen / Month )	Graduate	ー
September 9 , 2020	September 16 , 2020 closed	2021年度ロータリー米山記念奨学生募集/Rotary Yoneyama Scholarship *事前申請ロータリー米山記念奨学生	100,000 ~ 140,000( yen / Month )	Undergraduate&Graduate	〇結果
September 9 , 2020	September 16 , 2020 closed	2021年度平和中島財団奨学生募集/Heiwa Na kajima Foundation S cholarship *事前申請奨学金情報	100,000( yen / Month )	Undergraduate&Graduate	〇結果

EXPLANATIONS

DATE OF INSERT：	The date on which the scholarship was inserted.
ACADEMIC LEVEL：	“院” stands for graduate students, “学部” stands for under graduate students, and “共通” stands for all students.
AMOUNT：	Amount of the scholarship.
DEADLINE：	The deadline of application.
Domestic Selection：	“有” means there is a domestic selection, “無” means not.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Application documents will never return so take a copy by yourself before submission if you need.
The result of domestic selection will be posted on this page about one month later from the deadline of application.
For those which recommendation from the University is required, Saga University cannot recommend the students of United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Kagoshima University. So please contact Kagoshima University if you wish to apply to these scholarships.
These scholarships below are individual and deferent from each other. Please be careful not to be confused.

a. Kokusai-Geshukuya Scholarship (Saga Prefecture Scholarship Program for Privately Financed International Students) (20,000×10months)
b. Saga University Scholarship for International Students (20,000×10months)
c. Saga City Scholarship (20,000×12months)
d. Saga Prefecture Scholarship for International Students (32,000×12months)

For a, b and c, multiple recipient is NOT allowed.

If you apply for multiple scholarships, you must make sure you will cancel other scholarships right after you get selected to one.

a is advertised separately from others. b, c and d are advertised in the lump in March and April.