The ordinary amount of the general scholarship loans per month provided to university students has been placed at 3,000 yen for more than l0years, and the proportion of persons receiving special scholarship loans provided for developing capable human resources is still low. Therefore it is necessary to increase the number of students receiving scholarships and the amount of monthly allowance from the viewpoint of encouraging learning. At the same time some measures should be sought to put more emphasis on encouraging the talented as is done in other major countries. In the last type the Federal Government guarantees the payment of interest on scholarships loaned by banks to students. In addition, there are also private groups providing many kinds of scholarships.
Most students receive some kind of scholarship.
In Britain, students of higher educational institutions who have passed the examination- for the G.C.E. are automatically eligible to receive scholarships. But when the amount to be supplied is determined, family income is taken into consideration. In France, the amount of the scholarship grant is characteristically decided in accordance with detailed standards prescribed by level of school and financial condition of families. Furthermore, whether the recipient lives in a boarding house or at home, whether the area is urban or rural, and other factors are all taken into account in the standards. In the Federal Republic of Germany, a new law concerning scholarships was enacted in 1969, which enriched the scholarship system for students of secondary schools.