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AY2025 Niigata University Scholarship for Graduate School Doctoral Programs
Application Guidelines
1. Purpose
The purpose of this scholarship program is to support students who are enrolled in a Master’s
degree program or a professional degree program of a graduate school at Niigata University withexcellent academic records, and have an intension to continue their study in a doctoral program atNiigata University, but are being forced to discontinue their study due to a financial difficulty. The
program aims to motivate such students to advance to a doctoral program, and eventually to foster
the growth of young researchers by providing them with a scholarship award to finance a part ofeducational cost necessitated when starting a doctoral program.
2. Scholarship
300,000 yen (one-time payment)
The scholarship money must be returned in any of the following cases.
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When a recipient leaves, or is expelled from, a graduate school in AY 2025.
When a disciplinary action is imposed on a recipient within AY 2025.
When false information is found in the contents of the application documents.
When there is a fact that definitively suggests that a recipient is inappropriate as ascholarship student.

3. Number of scholarship recipients
20 people
4. Eligibility
Students who can apply for this scholarship program must be enrolled in a Niigata University
Master's Program and must fulfill all of the following requirements.
① To be an applicant who takes the screening of a doctoral program in any of the graduate
schools of Niigata University in AY2024, and who completes all examinations by the end of
February of 2025.
② To be able to promise to enter the doctoral program in April of 2025.
③ To have not been subjected to a disciplinary punishment while attending the master'sprogram.
④ The total income of the student and his/her spouse (who has a regular employment income)does not exceed 3.4 million yen in 2023 (*). If the spouse is a salaried employee, the amountof only the spouse’s income after employment income deduction should be added to theamount of the student’s income.
⑤ To be able to cooperate in the area of public relations of Niigata University, and to participate
in various reporting meetings.
* In the case there is a change in the estimated income in 2024 compared to the total income in2023, the estimated income in 2024 will be used to determine the students’ eligibility for thescholarship. In this case, the estimated income in 2024 should not exceed 3.4 million yen.

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5. Submission address and period(1) Submission period:
From Monday, December 2, 2024 to Friday, December 27, 2024
(2) How to submit:
Applicants can choose from two ways below to submit this application documents.
1. Using simplified registered mail (簡易書留郵便, kan’i-kakitome yubin)[NOTE] Application documents must be postmarked by December 27, 2024
2. Submitting your application documents at the counter directly[NOTE] Application documents must be submitted by 17:15, December 27, 2024
[Mailing/submission address]
Scholarship Support Section, Student Support Division, Student Affairs Department, Niigata
University2-8050, Ikarashi, Nishi Ward, Niigata City, 950-2181(〒950-2181 新潟市西区五十嵐 2 の町 8050 番地 新潟大学学務部学生支援課奨学支援係)
6. Application documents (Forms for ①-③ and ⑥ can be downloaded at NU’s website)①

Application Form (Form 1)* This form requires double-sided printing.

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Recommendation Form (Form 2)③

Income Statement (Form 3)* Please refer to “Entry example” and “How to write the income statement” for filling in theforms.

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Proof of earnings of 2023⑤

Proof of other income (if applicable)* Please see "List of Certificates Required for Application" and check the documents thatneed to be submitted.

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Application Documents Checklist

7. Determination of “Recruited candidates” and “Candidates to be offered”(1) Based on the application documents etc, we will comprehensively evaluate and decide on
the “Recruited candidates” and “Candidates to be offered”.
(2) The following are the definitions of “Recruited candidates” and “Candidates to be offered”.
○ Recruited candidates: Those who pass the screening of a doctoral program and will receive
the scholarship.
○ Candidates to be offered: Those who may be able to receive scholarship in the event thata vacancy occurs due to rejection by any of the “Recruited candidates”.
(3) Selection results will be notified to all applicants through Academic Affairs Information System(Student Web System) in late February 2025.

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8. Determination of those who receive scholarship(1) Of the recruited candidates, those who pass the screening of a doctoral program in AY2025 will
be approved to become scholarship recipients. However, prospective recipients will lose
their eligibility to receive the scholarship if they are employed by JSPS Research Fellowships,or become Japanese government-sponsored international students or foreign governmentsponsored international students.
(2) In the event that the number of those who receive scholarship is less than 20, due to reasons
such as the selection result of a doctoral program of recruited candidates, the scholarship offer
is passed on to the next candidate to be offered on the waiting list.
(3) The final selection results will be notified to all applicants through Academic Affairs Information
System (Student Web System) on Monday, March 10, 2025.
9. Scholarship payment(1) The scholarship will be transferred to the recipients’ designated bank account in late April of2025 after NU has confirmed that the recipients have been enrolled in their program. If
recipients are applying for the sponsorship/scholarship program of the government of Japan orthat of their home country, the scholarship will be transferred to their bank account around
June of 2025 after the selection result is confirmed.
(2) In the event that a vacancy occurs due to admission decline etc., the scholarship offer is passed
on to the next candidate to be offered on the waiting list.
10. Treatment of personal information
The name, address, and other personal information provided in the application for this scholarshipwill only be used for the ① selection and determination of scholarship recipients, ② research andanalysis of the scholarship system, and ③ work related to them.
11. Other precautions(1) Application and selection of this scholarship program will not affect the selection process andthe result of a doctoral program which an applicant is applying to.
(2) Documents submitted for this scholarship application will not be returned.
------------------------------Inquiry / Submission address
Scholarship Support Section, Student Support Division of Student Affairs Department, NiigataUniversity8050 Ikarashi 2-no-cho, Nishi-ku, Niigata, 950-2181(〒950-2181 新潟市西区五十嵐 2 の町 8050 番地 新潟大学 学務部学生支援課奨学支援係)
Tel: 025-262-6089 E-mail：shougaku@adm.niigata-u.ac.jp-3-