Sato International Scholarship Foundation

The Sato International Scholarship Foundation grants two types of scholarship for self-supporting students from ASEAN countries as well as Southwest Asian countries enrolled in a Japanese undergraduate or graduate institution:
        1. Scholarship for Self-Supporting Students
        2. Scholarship for Short-Term Exchange Students.

Students from the Following Countries are Eligible to Apply

Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, East Timor, Vietnam.

Scholarship for Self-Supporting Students

The applicant must be residing in Japan, enrolled in or accepted to a legitimate program.  Please apply through the students’ office of your university.

Amount of Scholarship

	Undergraduate students	120,000 yen/month
	Graduate students	180,000 yen/month （ plus additional support to cover cost for attending conferences ）

Duration of Scholarship

2 years

Number of Scholarships Granted

Around 25 students will be accepted.

Eligibility

The applicant must be a citizen from the aforesaid countries, who does not hold Japanese citizenship and must be enrolled in a Japanese undergraduate or graduate institution, under the jurisdiction of the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.

The applicant must also fulfill the following requirements:

	1.	Does not receive any sort of scholarship or funding from other parties.
	2.	Holds legal residence status as a college student.
	3.	Have interest in promoting international understanding and friendship, and is able to attend SISF meetings (meetings are held 6 times/year).
	4.	Does not have a parent employed in Japan.
	5.	Does not hold a doctorate degree.
	6.	Is enrolled in a program with more than 1 year left until graduation/completion (from April 2009). This restriction does not apply to doctorate program.

Selection Process

Selected by screening committee

1.    First round of selection:  review of application form and documents
2.    Second round of selection:  interview

Past Record of No. of Application / Actual Grants

Year	No. Applicants			No. Grantees
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
2001	362	132	230	23	12	11
2002	303	111	192	22	9	13
2003	350	118	232	20	9	11
2004	362	129	233	20	10	10
2005	274	97	177	15	5	10
2006	266	90	176	28	8	20
2007	322	106	216	26	8	18
2008	309	96	213	27	7	20
2009	294	86	208	23	6	17

Scholarship for Short-Term Exchange Students

This scholarship is provided to students who are recommended by those designated universities that have secured an agreement of recommendation with the Sato International Scholarship Foundation.  Scholarship as well as travel fee to Japan is provided to those students from the aforesaid countries who will study in Japan on a short term based on the agreement among universities for study exchange.

Amount of Scholarship

100,000 yen/month

Duration of Scholarship

Over 6 months, up to 10 months; however scholarship terminates upon completion of the program.

Designated Universities （as of September 2009）

The University of Electro-Communications, University of Tokyo, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Tokyo Institute of Technology, University of Tsukuba, J.F. Oberlin University, Rikkyo University.

Address: Asahi Seimei Ebisu Building 11th Floor
1-3-1 Ebisu, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan , Postal Code 150-0013
Telephone: (81) 3-5789-2190 , Fax: (81) 3-5420-5682

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