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Kobe International Scholarship (Kobe /Sugawara Scholarship) 2023 (No.29)

Eligibility

A regular student who□ is studying an undergraduate (above 3rd year) or a graduate course (Master’scourse or Doctoral course) as of April 2023.
□ It is possible to reapply within the minimum period for course completion:※1) If a student is receiving this scholarship for his/her undergraduate
course, he/she cannot receive it for a graduate course (Master’s courseand Doctoral course).
※2) If a student is receiving this scholarship for his/her Master’s course,
he/she cannot receive it for a Doctoral course.
□ can attend the international exchange events and the activities designated by
Kobe International Communication Center (KICC)□ can submit the report/questionnaire promptly□ can give full support and cooperation to events held by KICC and contribute tobuilding network between home country and Kobe after the scholarshipfinishes.
□ will not relocate abroad or move far away to conduct research or study abroad
on a double degree program during the period (It possible to leave Japan
temporarily for travel.).
□ whose cohabiter (e.g. spouse) is not a MEXT Scholarship student.
□ has joined the National Health Insurance and has an effective National Health
Insurance Certificate as of March 2023.
□ can attend the scholarship ceremony (scheduled on Wednesday, 31st May).

（Please check“√” in the □,when
submitting theapplicationform.）

Stipend80,000 yen (monthly)

Period1 year from April 2023 to March 2024

Number ofNominees

30 students nationwide(Students from Southeast Asia will be given priority for 5 of these places, and a student
from Tianjin will be given priority for one of these places due to the sister-city affiliation
between Kobe and Tianjin.)

Deadline

Noon, Monday, February 20, 2023 for submission to the International Exchange
Division (Deadlines are non-negotiable )Final Result
Multiple
Scholarships
Requirements

Mid-May 2023

（Please check“√” in the □,when submitting
the applicationform.)

Students are not allowed to hold another scholarship during the same period.

Currently enrolled students・Please apply on GEMs, not by email.
Pre- enrollment students・Please send an email to the International Exchange Division directly.

E-mail: stdnt-ryulife@office.kobe-u.ac.jp
・Please write the email as follows:
Subject line: Applying for scholarship No.〇〇
Email text: I am applying for the following scholarship.
Scholarship name:〇〇（No.〇〇）Name of the Graduate School ：▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲Your Name：□□□□
・Please fill in the application form for internal screening and attach it to the email.

Notes

The International Student Division will inform the nominee in late February.
Unsuccessful applicants will not be informed.

Advice/Information

・Deadline to submit the application materials is Friday, March 3rd after internal
screening. Failure to submit application materials by the deadline will result in thecancellation of scholarship nomination.

・Application materials written in English must be accompanied by Japanesetranslation.
・Selection process： Screening of application materials and interview
・The successful candidates will be interviewed on April 14th or 15th, 2023)

Kobe-Sugawara Scholarship 2023 (№029) Application Form (for internal screening)
１．NameNationality（Kanji (Chinese Characters) or Alphabet）
２． Date of Birth(Day)

３．Faculty / Graduate School
Undergraduate(Month)(Year)（Student Number：）（（MaleSingleFemale ）Married））

DoctorMaster

Faculty
４．Present address （〒（Age:－Division(Grade)(As of April 2023)）

５． Cell phone number
E-mail

６．Residence (Please ☑ the applicable answer.)
Apartment
Public housing
Hyogo International Students House (HIH)
Kobe University Dormitory
Your own house (including one that your parent or spouse rents)
Friend's house
Homestay
Other＊Monthly rent：yen（Not including the common-area charge, Shiki-kin (the security deposit), maintenance costs and food expenses.)If you are sharing with other students, please write down the portion of the rent that you pay.
If you live with your family and/or spouse and pay the rent by yourself, you do not need to divide it proportionally.
However, if your spouse is also a student, please write the portion of the rent that you pay.)

７．Tuition fee exemption for previous academic years (Please ☑ the applicable answer.)
Autumn Semester in 2021：
Spring Semester in 2022：

Not applied
Not applied

unrecognizedunrecognizeda half-tuition fee exemption
a half-tuition fee exemption

complete tuition fee exemption
complete tuition fee exemption

８．Scholarship for the 2022 academic year (from April 2022 to March 2023)
Scholarship：
YesNo
If yes, please fill in the scholarship's name and the monthly 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 familymembers) *not including tuition fee payments.
If no allowance, please write "N/A".
yen per month

１１．Salary from current part-time job

yen per month※ If you applied for a scholarship individually in FY2023 (ie. without the university's recommendation) pleasewrite the name of the scholarship foundation here:**WARNING: Any false statements in this application will result in the cancellation of your scholarship nomination.