Application Guidelines for 2024Okayama University

Study

Overseas Dispatch Support Project Scholarshipabroad・Online program is not applicable.

・For graduate studies overseas for more than 90 days, please refer to the application guidelines for"Graduate Studies Overseas".

1.

PurposeScholarship will be awarded to students of Okayama University who study
at overseas universities and other institutions and who have outstanding
academic achievement and character.

5.

Grant-in-Aid

Asian region 30,000yen（one-time payment, not a monthly scholarship）
Outside Asia 50,000yen（one-time payment, not a monthly scholarship）※ Definition of Asian region is based on the classification defined by
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan.

2.

Applicable Study Abroad Program（1） Dispatch based on inter-university or department exchange agreements,etc.
（2） Dispatch conducted by faculties, graduate schools, etc.
（3） Dispatch based on a written agreement between universities, etc.
※Graduate study overseas of less than 90 days is also included.
（4） Dispatch approved by the Director of the Institute of Global Human
Resource Development

6.

Co-subsidy

withotherscholarships

Those who receiving other scholarships for overseas study are noteligible to apply.

7.

Application procedure

Application Period:
1st 17 September, 2024 - 30 September, 2024
2nd 17 January, 2025 - 31 January, 20253.

Study Abroad Period

1st recruiting 1 April, 2024 (Monday) - 30 September, 2024 (Monday)
2nd recruiting 1 October, 2024 (Tuesday) - 21 March, 2025 (Friday)
Study abroad programs that end within the above period are eligible.

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How to apply①

Login to Moodle below②

https://moodle.el.okayama-u.ac.jp/course/view.php?id=230442
Fill out the application form③Submit the following documents to Moodle＊Application form for transfer of travel expenses, etc.

Eligibility（prescribed form）
For study abroad programs of less than 90 days, the following

Regular students of the graduate school of the University who meet all ofmust also be submitted

the following conditions.

＊Documents confirming the duration of study abroad（5） Those who will study abroad based on 2. Applicable Study Abroad
Program and 3. Study Abroad Period above.
（6） Those who do not receive any other scholarship for study abroad

8.

Selection and results（7） Those who are expected to meet a certain standard ※ for theuniversity-wide GPA.
※Selection will be based on the total university-wide GPA throughthe fourth semester of 2024（Not the GPA at the time of application）.
If your overall GPA is less than 2.0 through the fourth semester of
FY2024 will be rejected.
For second-year students and above, the following must also be satisfied（8） Those who are expected to earn standard number of credits in theircurrent year of study.
The standard number of credits vary depending on the faculties,
graduate schools to which you belong. If you would like to confirm
your necessary number of credits, please contact the International

Screening will be strictly conducted by the Global Human Resource
Development Institute, and selection results will be notified by Okadai
G-mail in late March 2025 (tentative).
Payment of scholarship is scheduled for late April 2025.
Rejection will be given in the following cases
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Those who do not meet 4. Eligibility above

・Those who have not completed their study abroad by 21 March,2025 (Friday)

Please note that even if you meet the requirements, your application may
not be adopted due to budget constraints.

Student Division.
【Contact Office】
If, after receiving the scholarship, it is discovered that the student does notInternational Affairs Department International Student Division

meet the qualifications for application, the student will be required toOkayama University

return the scholarship.

E-mail: ryugaku@adm.okayama-u.ac.jp
TEL: 086-251-8569