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Scholarships

A variety of scholarships are available for students who wish to study at Keio University.
Please read the criteria carefully to see which ones you are eligible for.

Before Enrollment

After Enrollment

There are three main categories according to sponsors; Keio University, Japanese Government (JASSO), and private foundation and local government, and some scholarships are only for privately financed international students whose status of residence is "Student".
For scholarships available at the International Center (after admission at Keio),
please visit: https://www.ic.keio.ac.jp/en/life/scholarship/intl_student.html

Offered by Keio University

School-Specific Scholarships for Graduate School of Medicine students:

Name of Scholarship Purpose Eligibility Yearly Stipend
Master's Program Scholarship To encourage master's students to pursue their education further in Keio's doctoral programs. 2nd year Master's students who will continue to a doctoral program in the following year. Maximum:
JPY 1,000,000
Doctoral Program Scholarship To encourage and support students in their doctoral studies. 1st and 2nd year doctoral students; also 3rd and 4th year doctoral students who exhibit excellence in research. Maximum:
JPY 1,000,000
Iichiro Ushioda Memorial Scholarship To train high-quality researchers in the doctoral programs. Doctoral students with excellent character and academic performance. JPY 360,000
Fumon and Fusako Ohtsuka Special Memorial Scholarship To develop future leaders of medicine in Japan. Doctoral students with excellent character and academic performance. Maximum:
JPY 1,000,000

Offered by JASSO

JASSO is an independent administrative institution established under MEXT (The Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology). JASSO provides a scholarship to self-supporting international students.

Name of Scholarship Eligibility Monthly Stipend
Monbukagakusho Honors Scholarship Privately Financed International Students JPY 48,000

Offered by private foundations

For scholarship offered by private foundations, please visit the Internaional Center's website: https://www.ic.keio.ac.jp/en/life/scholarship/available.html