Japan GRIPS Scholarships for International Students

Overview

GRIPS will provide scholarships to international students wishing to pursue postgraduate program for the academic year 2012-2013 in Tokyo, Japan. Full scholarships are available for exceptionally qualified candidates who have been accepted for study at GRIPS. These scholarships are provided by the Japanese Government (MEXT), international organizations and GRIPS. You may apply for one of them when you file for application for admission.

What the scholarship covers

1. A monthly stipend is intended to cover living expenses such as food, clothing, and other daily necessaries, as well as insurance, and other miscellaneous related to your study at GRIPS. This stipend is fixed and cannot be increased to cover family members. The amount of your stipend may change slightly due to the economic situation in Japan.

2. Application, admission and tuition fees

3. Round-trip economy-class air tickets between your home country and Japan.

* Please note that allowances and rules are different from each scholarship. Also, allowances are subject to change every year.

Scholarships and Degree Programs

Please see our scholarship sponsors in the chart below. The scholarship is provided on condition that the applicant is admitted to a certain degree program at GRIPS. Admissions requirements can be found by clicking each program title.

Scholarships

Master's Programs

Doctoral Programs

Monthly Stipend (yen)

YLP

MP1

MP2

PF

MEP

DMP

EPP

JLC

PA

(MASTER'S DEGREE HOLDERS ONLY)

PPP

SISP

DM

Apply Directly to GRIPS

GRIPS

Max.170,000yen (All students who apply for PA, PPP and SISP. )

Japanese Government (MEXT)

155,000yen (Master's) 156,000yen (Doctoral)

Embassy of Japan (MEXT)

155,000yen (Master's) 156,000yen (Doctoral) *Please contact us after the primary screening at Embassy of Japan in your country.

Asian Development Bank (ADB)

154,000yen

World Bank (WB)

170,000yen

World Customs Organization (WCO)

155,000yen

Apply Through Scholarship Sponsors

MEXT-YLP

255,000yen

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

157,000yen

Building Research Institute (BRI) Public Works Research Institute (PWRI)

Please obtain an application form at JICA Office or Embassy of Japan in your country.

PWRI

Please obtain an application form fromICHARM

Government of Indonesia

175,000yen (Indonesian only)

Japan Foundation

Please obtain an application form at Japan Foundation Office or Embassy of Japan in your country.

Application Deadline

The applicants are requested to submit a complete set of documents by the application deadline which may vary depending on the program. A reference chart on application deadlines is shown below.

Master's degree programs

Applied program	Financial Aid	Application deadline
Young Leaders Program	Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarships	contact Embassy of Japan
One-year Master's Program of Public Policy (MP1)	Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarships	December 2, 2011
	Asian Development Bank - Japan Scholarship Program (ADB-JSP)
	Applicants supported with any other scholarship and self-financed	May 14, 2012
Two-year Master's Program of Public Policy (MP2)	Asian Development bank - Japan Scholarship Program (ADB-JSP)	January 13, 2012
	Applicants supported with any other scholarship and self-financed	May 14, 2012
Public Finance Program	Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program (JJ/WBGSP)	February 23, 2012
	Japan - World Customs Organization (Japan - WCO) Human Resource Development Programme Scholarships
Macroeconomic Policy Program (one year and two years)	Japan-IMF Scholarship Program for Asia	December 10, 2011
	Applicants supported with any other scholarship and self-financed	May 14, 2012
Disaster Management Policy Program	Building Research Institute (Earthquake Disaster Mitigation)	contact the JICA office or theEmbassy of Japan
	Building Research Institute (Tsunami Disaster Mitigation)
	Public Works Research Institute (Water-related Disaster Management)
	Applicants supported with any other scholarships and self-financed　(Water-related Disaster Management)	To be announced
Economics, Planning and Public Policy Program	Indonesian Government	February 24, 2012

Ph.D. Program (5-Year Doctoral Program)

Program	Field	Financial Aid	Application Deadline
Policy Analysis Program	Economics	Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship or GRIPS Fellowship	December 2, 2011
	Innovation Policy

Ph.D./ Doctoral Programs (3-Year Doctoral Programs) *for master's degree holders only

Program	Field	Financial Aid	Application Deadline
Public Policy Program	General	Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship or GRIPS Fellowship	December 2, 2011
	Politics
	Mathematical Analysis
	Development Policy
	Cultural Policy
	Science and Technology Policy
Security and International Studies Program	Security and International Studies
Disaster Management Program	Disaster Management	ICHARM Research Assistantship	To be announced

Admissions Office

National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies
7-22-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-8677 Japan
admissions@grips.ac.jp
Tel: +81-(0)3-6439-6046
Fax: +81-(0)3-6439-6050

http://www.grips.ac.jp/pstudents/admissions/scholarships.html



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