Scholarship InformationScholarship

Kato Asao International Scholarship Foundation 2020
（No.29）Eligibilitya student who:

（Please check “√” in □ is from Asia.
□ is registered as a master's student as of April 2020.
the □, whenis registered as a doctoral student as of April 2020.
submitting the(in the Graduate School of Medicine): a 3rd year or a 4th year
application form.）
doctoralstudent.
(in a Graduate School other than the Graduate School ofMedicine): a 2rd year or a 3rd year
doctoral student.
※Students who enrolled in October are eligible in the following cases:
registered as a 1st year master's student as of April 2020.
registered as a 3rd year doctoral student in the Graduate School ofMedicine as of April 2020.
registered as a 2rd year doctoral student in a Graduate School
other than the Graduate School of Medicine as of April 2020.
□ Is likely to obtain a master's degree or a doctoral degree within theDeadline(Final Result
Multiple
Scholarships
Requirements

Late April 2020

Monthly Stipend
PeriodMaster’s student: １３０，０００ yen
Doctoral student:: １５０，０００ yen
For 2 years from April 2020（final year students will only receive
scholarship payments for one year）.
Students who enrolled in October will receive the scholarship for a year
and 6 months from April 2020 to September 2021 (the last month of theminimum course completion period).

Number ofNominees

2 students from Kobe University.

Students are not allowed to hold another scholarshipduring the same period.
□ Application form (for selection within the university)（Please check “√” in □ Academic records （a copy is allowed）
the □, when
※Only applicable to those who are applying for the 2020 scholarship for thesubmitting thefirst time.
application form.)※Those who have already applied for the 2020 scholarship need not submit it.
New students in October 2019 and prospective students (who have already passedthe entrance examination) in April 2020 must submit this application form to theAcademic Affairs Office of their faculty / graduate school.

Notes

The International Student Division will inform the nomineein mid-February. Unsuccessful applicants will not beinformed.
Many students leave Japan temporarily in February or March every
year and sometimes it is difficult for us to contact them about theirapplication result. Please put an email address on the application
form that you can check while abroad.

minimum course completion period.
□ A talented, well-behaved individual who is in good health, both mentallyand physically and is in need of financial assistance.
□ understands the foundation’s goals, is interested in international
understanding and goodwill, and aims to become a bridge between
Japan and Asia in the future. The applicant should have clear
objectives as to how they will contribute to international society.
□ intends to actively communicate with other scholarship students andattend exchange events. (can attend the monthly exchange meetings
held mainly on the weekends and can obtain permission to attend fromtheir supervisor.)
Certification ceremony: Wednesday, April 26
Research presentation and study tour: From Saturday, May 2 toMonday, May 4□ can communicate in Japanese□ is a master's student who is under 30 years old or a doctoral
student who is under 35 years old (as a general rule).
□ does not have parents working in Japan.

), February, 2020For submissions to the Academic Affairs Office of your Faculty/ Graduate School
Noon, Thursday, February 13, 2020
For submissions to the International Exchange Division(Deadlines are non-negotiable )Advice/Information

Selection process：Screening of application materials（The application formshould be completed in Japanese.）
The successful candidates will be interviewed in Japanesein mid-April, 2020

Kato Asao International Scholarship Foundation 2020 (№027) Application Form(for selection within the university)
１．Name（Furigana）（Kanji (Chinese Characters) or English）
２． Date of Birth(Day)(Month)３．Faculty / Graduate SchoolNationality（Student Number：
Graduate School(Year)（Age:）（ Male ・ Female ）（Single ・ Married））
Master / Doctoral(Grade)(As of April 2020)
４．Present address （〒－）

５． Cell phone number
E-mail
６．Residence (Please circle the applicable answer.)
Apartment ･ Public housing ･ Hyogo International Students House(HIH) ･ Kobe University Dormitory ･your own house (including the one that the parent or the spouse rents) ・ friend's house ・ homestay ・ others＊Monthly rent：yen（Not including the common-area charge, Shiki-kin (the security deposit), the maintenance costs and food expenses.)Please fill in the rent divided proportionally, if sharing with other students.
If you live with your family and/or spouse and pay the rent by yourself, you need not divide it proportionally.
However, please fill in the rent divided proportionally, if your spouse is a student.)

７．Tuition fee exemption for previous academic years(Please circle the applicable answer.)
Spring Semester in 2019：Not applied ・ non-recognition ・ a half-tuition fee exemption ・ an entire-tuition fee exemption
Autumn Semester in 2019：Not applied ・ non-recognition ・ a half-tuition fee exemption ・ an entire-tuition fee exemption

８．Scholarship for the 2019 academic year ( From April 2019 to March 2020)
Scholarship： Yes ・ No
If yes, please fill in the scholarship's name and the monthy stipend.
（yen per month）
９．Housemate in Japan※If the housemate is your spouse and a MEXT scholarship student, please write "MEXT" after his / her name.
Housemate's Name

Relationship

Age

Housemate's office or school

Employee or Student

１０．Allowance received from individuals in your home country (eg. From parents, guardians or other family
members) *not including tuition fee payments.
If no allowance, please fill in "N/A".
yen per month

１１．Salary from current part-time job

yen per monthIf you have another university recommended scholarship for 2020, please fill in the name.
※We can not recommend you as a candidate for this scholarship until we receive the results)＊If there are any false statements in this application form, we may decide not to recommend you for thisscholarship.