Kokudo Scholarship Foundation - Information for FY2023 Scholarship Applicants(For Exchange Students)
Revised Mar. 1, 2023
1-12-14 Jinnan, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Kokudo Scholarship Foundation

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Outline of Scholarship System
Payment of Scholarship
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Amount Provided: ¥100,000 per month (This scholarship is paid to the recipient and does not need to be reimbursed
to the foundation at a later date.)
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Paid to recipient on the last day of each month (If the last day of the month coincides with a bank holiday, thenpayment will be provided on the day prior.)
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Date Scheduled for Payment to Begin: Last day of June, 2023. (Payment for the four months of April, May andJune will be paid together on the final day of June.)
Term of Scholarship: From the first year of payment until the end of the final academic year of enrolment.
Number of Recipients: 3 (planned)

Requirements for Application
Students who come to Japan for studies or research; are of upstanding character and in good academic standing; are ingood health; and are recognized as having financial difficulties with payment of tuition.
Potential recipients are those from countries outside of Japan who matriculated as regular students (either undergraduateor graduate) as of April 2023, regardless of academic department or field of study.
Those who can attend an interview or Web interview in Tokyo (scheduled for the early of June).
We ask that an academic transcript and either a certification of enrolment or a graduation diploma be presented at the endof each academic year.
Recipients will be asked to join assemblies organized by our foundation.

How to Apply
Required Documents
1. Written scholarship application form and income survey (Using our foundation’s set format. Photographrequired.)
2. Letter of recommendation from either the student’s current principal or from an advising teacher/professor.
3. Certificate of enrolment.
4. Academic transcript. (For students who are unable to provide his or her most recent transcript, submission
is not necessary.)
5. Health certificate.
6. Copy of residence card.
Application Period
April 3, 2023 (Mon.) through May 15, 2023 (Mon.)

Application Review Process
Applicants who pass the first screening (review of submitted documents) will be decided upon after an interview to beheld at a later date. The schedule for the interview screenings will be carried out as follows:
May 15, 2023 (Mon.)May 26, 2023 (Fri.)
June 2, 2023(Fri.), June 5, 2023 (Mon.), June 6,2023 (Tues.), June 7, 2023(Wed.), June 8, 2023(Thur.) or
June 9, 2023(Fri.)
June 16, 2023 (Fri.)
June 30, 2023 (Fri.)

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Deadline for submission of scholarship applicationsFirst screening results made available to each university
Interviews held
Final results of application announced, necessary documents
for scholarship recipients sent out to each university
Payment of scholarship commences

Interviews are planned to be held at the Kokudo Scholarship Foundation office (1-12-14 Jinnan, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo).
Dates and times for interviews are planned to be provided to representatives at each university during the announcementof first document screening results on May 26,2023.
The final results and necessary paperwork for receiving the scholarship will be mailed to the appropriate department ofeach university. Contact with the recipient will then be established either through the university or directly with thestudent, whereupon scholarship payment will commence upon submission of all necessary documents.
Documents submitted will be used only for selection and, in the event of acceptance, scholarship payment to successful
students. Furthermore, all documents of those who are not awarded scholarships will be destroyed.