Student Exchange Support Program (Scholarship for Study in Japan under Agreement)

As of January 31, 2024

JASSO offers scholarship for qualified international students who are accepted by a Japanese university, graduate school, junior college, college of technology or professional training college(hereinafter referred to as “Japanese school”)under a student exchange agreement or other student exchange arrangement on a short-term basis from 8 days to one year between Japanese school and their home higher educational institution outside Japan(hereinafter referred to as “home school”).

Amount of Scholarship

Monthly stipend: 80,000 JPY

Student Eligibility

The Whole Process

The general procedure

Applications for the scholarship will be accepted only from Japanese school.
Upon screening the application documents submitted by Japanese school, JASSO will decide the programs to support and notice the results.
The selection method of scholarship recipients is different from each school and each program. For further information and inquiry, students are advised to ask each home school.

Starting Time of Scholarship Period

Students must start the study-in-Japan program at Japanese schools during each school’s designated period.