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公益財団法人似鳥国際奨学財団より2025年度下期の募集案内がありました。応募したい方は、財団ウェブサイトで応募資格等を確認の上、財団に直接応募してください。
※直接応募となりますが、応募及び採用状況についてに必ず生命科学研究科教務にお知らせ願います。
募集対象：
・26歳以下で、日本国内の大学の修士課程の1～2 年に正規生として在籍予定の来日私費留学生
・大学院入学から現在までの成績が GPA2.5以上（4.0満点）を目安とする
・日本語による意思伝達が十分可能（日本語能力検定 N3以上を目安とする）
金 額： 6万～8万円/月
給付期間： 2025年10月～2026年9月（支給期間中に卒業する人は、卒業月まで）
※1年毎に所定の継続手続きを行うことで、修業年限まで更新可能。（手続きには審査があります。）
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The Nitori International Scholarship Foundation has announced a call for applications for international students for the second semester of 2025 academic year. Those who wish to apply are requested to check the eligibility criteria and other details on the foundation's website and apply directly to the foundation.
*Although applications are submitted directly, please be sure to inform the Academic Affairs Section of the Graduate School of Life Sciences about your application and its outcome.
Eligibility: Applicants must meet the following criteria
- Be a privately-funded international student planning to enroll as a regular student in the 1st or 2nd year of a Master's program at a university in Japan.
- Be 26 years of age or younger.
- Have a GPA of 2.5 or higher (based on a 4.0 scale) from the time of university enrollment to the present.
- Possess sufficient Japanese language communication skills (equivalent to JLPT N3 or higher).
Amount: 60,000 to 80,000 yen per month
Scholarship period: October 2025 to September 2026 (students graduating during this period will receive the scholarship until their graduation month).
*The scholarship can be renewed annually up to the standard duration of the program through a prescribed continuation process (renewal is subject to review).
Please check the foundation's website for further details:
https://www.nitori-shougakuzaidan.com/application/#scholarship