Special Scholarship for Foreign Students enrolling inDoctoral Courses at Graduate School of University of Yamanashi
Application Guidelines for 2017
PurposeUniversity of Yamanashi seeks applications for our special scholarship from foreign students with private
funds enrolling in the Doctoral Course at Graduate School of Medical Science of University of Yamanashi(hereafter called “Special Scholarship”) as stated below, with the aim of reducing the financial burden on
them.
1. Qualification and eligibility requirements(1) Those who have been enrolled at a university which has an academic exchange arrangement with
University of Yamanashi or at an equivalent university or associated institute.
(2) Those who are able to enter 3-year or 4-year Doctoral Course at Graduate School of University ofYamanashi starting from April, 2017.
(3) Those who have been admitted for enrollment by the faculty members in charge of the Doctoral Course
at Graduate School of Medical Science of University of Yamanashi.
(4) Students that are already enrolled in the Master’s Course or the Doctoral Course at the Graduate Schoolof University of Yamanashi are not eligible.
2. Amount of the grant
60,000 JPY (￥60,000) per month.
3. Number of applicants and expected recipients
There will be a maximum of 5 recipients per year for Special Scholarship.
4. Payment period and repayment of Special Scholarship(1) The scholarship payment period is 3 years from the day of enrollment in the Doctoral Course.
(2) Repayment is unnecessary for the received Special Scholarship.
5. Application method and others(1) First, please select an academic advisor from the list of the faculty members in charge of the Doctoral
Course at Graduate School of University of Yamanashi.
(http://www.med.yamanashi.ac.jp/daigakuin/index.html).
Second, please contact the advisor to get permission for acceptance as a foreign student.
(2) Required documents for application① Special Scholarship Application Form (designated by The University of Yamanashi)* Please obtain the Application Form from the university where you are registered.
② Transcript（i） The transcript must be from the university, or the graduate school from which the applicant graduated.
（ii） The transcript must also contain all current course work.
* Submission of （i） is essential, and (ii) is optional. Please submit (ii), if applicable.
③ Student registration certificate, diploma or certificate of completion.
④ A letter of recommendation by the academic advisor or others at the institute to which the applicantattended.
⑤ A copy of an email of acceptance from the academic advisor of University of Yamanashi.
(3) Applicants must submit the above documents to the personnel of their university by early September,2016.

6. Notification of the selection result
Applicants will receive notification from the personnel of their university by early October, 2016 (to bescheduled).
7. Others(1) Applicants must travel to University of Yamanashi for an entrance examination.
Generally it takes about two months from the submission of application of “authorization of residenteligibility” to the immigration bureau of Japan to obtain an “entry visa” through the consulate or theembassy of each country.
(2) Submit the application form for admission by October mid, 2016.
Applicants qualified for the Doctoral Course of Graduate School of University of Yamanashi are:＜4-year Doctoral Course＞①Those who have completed 18-years of school education (with final courses being either of Medical,
Dental, or Veterinarian Medical) in a country other than Japan, or are expected to complete theirdegree by March 2017.
②Those who hold a master’s degree or are expected to complete the course by March, 2017.
③Those who have completed 16-years of school education (with final courses being either of Medical,Dental, or Veterinarian course must be included) in a country other than Japan, And have shown at agraduate school in their home country to have acquired sufficient credits with excellent achievement.
④Those who have proved to have an equal or higher level of academic ability than those of a graduateof university (with the final course of either Medicine, Dentistry or Veterinary Medicine), and are atleast 24 years of age at the time of enrollment.
⑤Qualified applicants by ②, ③ or ④ will be examined in University of Yamanashi.
＜3-year Doctoral Course＞①Those who hold a master’s degree or are expected to complete the course by March, 2017.
②Those who have completed 16-year school education (either a Medicine, Dentistry or Veterinary
Medicine course must be included) in a country other than Japan, And have shown at a graduate
school in their home country to have acquired sufficient credits with excellent achievement.
③Those who have been proved to have an equal or higher level of academic ability than those of aMaster’s degree, and are at least 24 years of age at the time of enrollment.
④Qualified applicants by ② or ③ will be examined in University of Yamanashi.
(3) Take the entrance examination held in Japan on November end, 2016 for <4-year Doctoral Course>, andon November end, 2016 for <3-year Doctoral Course>.
Applicants will be allowed to stay in Japan after the examination and to start the study in the laboratory of
the academic advisor before the enrollment.
(4) Those who have passed the entrance examination will receive a Special Scholarship letter of acceptance.
(5) While being granted Special Scholarship, the students cannot be employed, except for academic works
including teaching assistant, research assistant, interpretation and translation.
(6) If the recipient of Special Scholarship is to receive an external scholarship of more than 80,000 yen permonth, the amount surpassing 80,000 yen will be deducted from the grant of Special Scholarship.
(7) The grant of Special Scholarship will be discontinued when:①The recipient withdraws from the Doctoral Course.
②The dean of the Graduate School of Medical Science withdraws the Special Scholarship to therecipient.

(8) In addition to this scholarship, the Graduate School Academic Research Financial Incentive System offers
another scholarship that covers annual tuition fee of the Graduate School (￥535,800、tentative).
However, the admission fee (￥282,000、tentative) must be paid by the students themselves.

[For inquiries]
Contact person: Yasuo Ueda at Students and Foreign Students Group,Student Affairs Division, Faculty of Medicine
National University Corporation University of Yamanashi
1110 Shimokato, Chuo city, Yamanashi pref. 409-3898, Japan
Phone: +81(0)55-273-1111 (Switchboard) /+ 81(0)55-273-9342 (Direct Dialing)
Fax: +81(0)55-273-6742
Email: yueda@yamanashi.ac.jp