AY2023 Monbukagakusho Honors Scholarshipfor Privately Financed International Students (Gakushu-Shoureihi)
Application Requirements
 Who Can Apply:
Those whose status of residence is “student” and satisfy all of the following:Those who came to Japan in AY2015 or later and are enrolled as a regular student(undergraduate/graduate student) at Okayama University.

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Those whose nationality is Indonesia, Cambodia, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines, Brunei,Vietnam, Malaysia, Myanmar or Laos.

Eligibility Requirements:
Applicants must be Privately Financed International Students (Those who are not a recipient of

the Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho: MEXT) scholarship or Interexchange
Association Japan (IAJ), nor a sponsored student of a foreign government.) enrolled at
Okayama University, possess outstanding academic record, have demonstrate personal integrity,
have difficulty in studying for financial reasons, and meet all of the following requirements:a)Applicants have a Grade Point Average of 2.3 or higher in the previous academic year based on
the following calculation.
Calculation of Grade Point Average (3-level scale):{(Number of credits with A and A+ grade × 3) + (Number of credits with B grade × 2) + (Number of credits withC grade × 1) + (Number of credits with F grade × 0)} / total number of registered creditsb)

Applicants meet the required language proficiency level specified in the “Requirements forLanguage Proficiency under the Monbukagakusho Honors Scholarship for Privately-Financed
International Students”.

c)Applicants agree to cooperate in the career path survey conducted by JASSO through theUniversity after completion of the scholarship period.

d)Average monthly allowance (excluding enrollment and tuition fees, etc.) received by the applicant
do not exceed 90,000 yen.

e)Annual income of a financial supporter in Japan must be less than 5 million yen (if an applicant
has any supporter in Japan).

f)Applicants must not be receiving or are not nominated as a candidate for any scholarship thatcannot be combined with other scholarships.

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Number of Recipients:

6 new recipients (planned)Amount of Scholarship: 48,000 yen (Monthly stipend)Scholarship period: April 2023 to March 2024

Application Period: By Thursday, 20 April 2023, 5 p.m.

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Where to Apply:
Apply on Okayama University moodle from the website of the Institute of Global Human ResourceDevelopment.
1) Pre-register for the application with “the Pre-Registration Form for Scholarship Application“ onOkayama University moodle.
2) Apply for scholarships by the deadline with the application form on Okayama University moodle.

Website of the Institute of Global Human Resource Development:
https://intl.okayama-u.ac.jp/en/support/scholarships/rules/

Announcement of Results:

By Tuesday 25 April 2023

All applicants will be notified by email.
*Those who have been recommended will be required to follow the following procedures.
1) By Friday 28 April, submit a Pledge to the International Affairs Department and sign theApril enrollment confirmation.
2) By Wednesday 10 May, submit the following application documents to the InternationalAffairs Department.
Application Documentsa) Scholarship Policy (prescribed form)b) Supplemental information for candidates selection of scholarships 2023 (prescribed form)c) Language proficiency requirements (form G)d) Copy of score certificate or copy of the document certifying that you meet the language
proficiency requirements (if an applicant selected category 1 ~ 6 for either Japanese or Englishon the form G under c))e) Copy of the residence card (both sides)f) Copy of the first page with your name and account number of Japan Post Bank passbook[Note]
If any false statements are found in the submitted documents, the scholarship will be
immediately terminated and any future application for scholarships by the applicant
will not be accepted.
This is an on-campus application for a scholarship allocated to Okayama Universityby the Japan Student Services Organization as an ASEAN regional quota.