Admissions

General Information

• International students should be aware that the scholarship system in Japan may be different than their country.
• Japanese scholarship foundations tend to award scholarships based on the Japanese academic calendar, which starts on April 1 and ends the following year on March 31.
• Japanese scholarship foundations do not tend to accept applications from international students prior to their arrival in Japan.
• International students should be aware that many scholarships require the following to apply:
• "Student" residence status
• Japanese language ability
• Japanese residence
• University enrollment
• Juntendo University International Center (JUIC) assists international students with scholarship procedures that require university approval, cooperation, or recommendation.

Types of Scholarships

Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarships

• Applicants must intend on applying to Juntendo University graduate programs or completing research in Juntendo University and must apply prior to arrival in Japan.
  
  

• There are two types of application methods:
  

• Embassy Recommendation: Applicants should refer to the Japanese Embassy in their home country for application details. Japanese embassies usually release information about scholarships every year around February and March.
• University Recommendation: Applicants should contact the international office in their university around December for application details if their school is a Juntendo University partner university. If the international office in the university of the applicant does not have information about the scholarship, contact Juntendo University International Center (juic@juntendo.ac.jp) for more information.
  
• Applicants should refer to the following link for more information.
  

Scholarships Offered by Private Foundations

• Open Applications:
  • Applicants should refer to the website of the scholarship foundation for more information.
  • Applicants may submit applications directly to the organization in charge of the scholarship.
• Applications through the University:
  • Applicants should refer to the website of the scholarship foundation for more information.
  • Applicants must submit applications to JUIC.
  • JUIC will submit all applications to the scholarship foundation.
• University Recommendation-Based Applications:
  • Applicants must be enrolled in Juntendo University to apply.
  • University recommendation-based scholarships require applicants receive the recommendation of Juntendo University.
  • Eligible students will receive an email notifying them of the application period from JUIC.
  • JUIC will conduct a screening process to nominate students for university recommendation-based scholarships.

Juntendo University Scholarships

• Self-funded international students may be eligible to receive a scholarship to mitigate their financial burdens.
• The application period usually opens around May or June. The Graduate School Administrative Office will notify international students enrolled in graduate programs about the application process.

CSC-JUNTENDO Scholarships
中国国家留学基金管理委员会（CSC）- 顺天堂大学合作奖学金

• Doctoral Program　博士学位研究生项目

• A program to obtain a doctoral degree at Juntendo University.
• 在顺天堂大学就读并取得博士学位。

• Joint Instruction Program　联合培养博士研究生项目。

• A program for students enrolled in a doctoral course in a university in China to conduct part of their doctoral thesis research under joint instruction at Juntendo University.
• 中国大学的在读博士研究生在顺天堂大学导师的联合指导下进行部分博士论文相关领域的研究

• Joint Research Program　共同研究项目

• A program for researchers from universities in China to conduct joint research at Juntendo University.
• 中国高校或科研机构在职的研究者与顺天堂大学的研究者进行合作研究。