Aichi Scholarship Program

(1) Number of Students: Five students(2025)

(2) Period of Scholarship: 2 years and 6 months (6 months as a research student and 2 years as a master's course student)

(3) Citizenship: Applicants must hold citizenship of, and currently reside in outside of Japan: United Nations Member States except for Japan and North Korea, also Vatican City, Kosovo, Cook Islands and Niue,Taiwan.

(4) What We Provide: Living allowance (150,000 yen per month), travel expenses to Japan,  school expenses (entrance examination fees, entrance fees and tuition for both research and graduate study)

(5) Place of Study: Graduate school located in Aichi

(6) Application Procedure: Applicants submit materials to a graduate school in Aichi, which then submits its recommendation for the scholarship.

(1) Citizenship: Applicants must hold citizenship of, and currently reside in outside of Japan.​

(2) Age: Applicants must be under 35 years of age as of April 1, 2025.

(3) Field of Study: Applicants must study a subject recognized as pertinent to the support of Aichi's industry.

(4) Japanese Language Ability: Applicants must have a good enough command of the Japanese language to study and seek employment in Aichi, or have the prospect of obtaining sufficient language ability.

(5) Post-Scholarship Employment: Applicants must have the intention to seek employment at a company that has its headquarters or a branch office located within Aichi.

(6) Internships: During their course of study, applicants must participate in internship programs. *Please see the following file for details.

Outline of the Aichi Scholarship Program(2025) [PDFファイル／94KB]

(1) March-May​: Applicants apply through graduate schools located in Aichi.

(2) June:  The governor selects the scholarship recipients from among applicants recommended by the Aichi Scholarship Program Selection Committee. Selection results are announced to the applicants through the recommending universities.

(3) October-March:  Aichi Scholarship students come to Japan and start studying at the recommending universities as research students.

(4) April the following year:  Aichi Scholarship students enroll in master's courses.

(5) August-September: Aichi Scholarship students participate in internship programs.

(6) April-September 2 years from enrollment: Aichi Scholarship students apply for jobs at Aichi-related companies.

(7) March: Aichi Scholarship Students complete their studies (and start working at companies starting in April).