Financial support for doctoral students (external)
１．Scholarship（１）Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO) loans
JASSO is the largest source of academic loans in Japan. About 20% of Tokyo Institute of Technology students take advantage ofthe program, which is open to students who are Japanese nationals and some foreign students, such as long-term residents.
Class 1 loans are interest-free, while Class 2 loans charge interest.
https://www.titech.ac.jp/student-support/students/tuition/jasso/selection（２）Scholarships for international students

Non-Japanese students attending Tokyo Institute of Technology at their own expense are eligible to apply for two types ofscholarships from private scholarship foundations. The procedure for applying for each of these private scholarships is different.
In one case, the student can apply directly for the scholarship without any recommendation from the University. In the second
case, a recommendation from the University is required.

２．Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Research Fellowship for Young Scientists（１）Doctoral Course Students (DC)・Monthly stipend: 200,000 yen / research grant (Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows): Up to 1.5 million yen / year
・Part-time job and scholarship cannot be paid together.

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Financial support for doctoral students (internal)
Title

Financialresources

Annual payment per person

Remarks

480,000 yen/year（standard）
635,400 yen/year（special）

Applications can bemade by anyone otherthan “CPS2” and“Cross the border!”recipients

MEXT

1,800,000 yen/year
Research expenses 300,000 yen/year (max)Exemption from Tuition

Provisional measuresfor 7 years from 2021

Cross the border! Tokyo-Techpioneering doctoral research
program

MEXT/JST

1,800,000 yen/year
Research expenses 1,800,000 yen/year (max)Provisional measuresfor 5 years from 2021

Research Fellow（Institute ofInnovative Research, School of Life
Science and Technology）

Tokyo Tech

840,000 yen/year

RA equivalentTokyo Tech

Akira Aoki Memorial Scholarship (M) 50,000 yen/mHidetoshi Kusama Memorial Scholarship (D)60,000 yen/mAn income limitapplies

Tokyo Tech Tsubame Scholarshipfor Doctoral Students (TsubameScholarship)
Tokyo Tech Advanced HumanResource Development Fellowshipfor Doctoral Students (cyberphysical-social systems: CPS2)Tokyo Tech Foundation Scholarship(東工大基金奨学金)

Tokyo Tech

TA / RA opportunities are also available: http://www.jinjika.jim.titech.ac.jp/syoku/index.html (Japanese only)
Information is correct at the time of publication. Please check individual websites as required for updates.

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Financial support through educational programs for doctoral students
Financialresources

Title

Annual payment per person

Remarks

About 1,700,000 yen/year

Financial support of WISE
Program (Doctoral Programfor World-leading Innovative& Smart Education)
 Tokyo Tech Academy for Convergenceof Materials and Informatics (TAC-MI) Tokyo Tech Academy for Super Smart
Society (SSS) Tokyo Tech Academy of Energy andInformatics (InfoSyEnergy)

Tokyo Tech Academy forLeadership（ToTAL）

Sponsorship,donations,joint researchfunds, etc.

Tokyo Tech

Can be provided along with the Tsubame
Scholarship (standard) for a total amount ofapprox. 2,200,000 yen/year of support:

In addition, there are various types of
support for research expenses and travel
expenses.

Exemption from tuition

You can also apply for“CPS2” or “Cross theborder!” and receive
even more support.

You can apply for“CPS2” or “Cross theborder!”Exemption from halftuition for “Cross theborder!” recipients

Information is correct at the time of publication. Please check individual websites as required for updates.

3Websites with information about the doctoral program Prospective Students
https://www.titech.ac.jp/english/0/prospective-students/domestic

 Career Support Events
Career-related events of the Student Support Center at the University are held only inJapanese, so please confirm details on the Japanese page. On the other hand, you can receive
career counseling in English.

https://www.titech.ac.jp/english/student-support/students/career/events

 Cooperative Education through Research Internships
This is a new internship course that will start in 2022. It is possible to earn credits in
an internship at the same time while receiving a salary. Check the job description tosee if you can make the most of your expertise.

https://www.titech.ac.jp/student/students/life/job-i4