Program in International Health, School of International Health
Scholarships
Only the support routes relevant to this programme are listed.
Amounts marked as references must be reconfirmed for the applicant's award year.
Asian Development Bank – Japan Scholarship Program (ADB-JSP), School of International Health
Separate application
What it covers
The scholarship covers round-trip travel fees between the scholar's home country and Japan, entrance and tuition fees, subsistence allowance (147,000 Japanese Yen per month), and…
How to apply
Upload checklist documents 1–12 to the designated Google Form by 17:00 JST on 30 June 2026, with the Evaluation Report and recommendation letter emailed directly by the…
Private foundation scholarships requiring a University of Tokyo recommendation (Graduate School of Medicine internal selection)
University nomination
What it covers
Coverage varies by foundation and is published per scholarship on the Office of International Academic Affairs website, not as a single figure.
How to apply
After enrolment, through the Office of International Academic Affairs (OIAA) Application System: register the Application Form for Scholarships from Private Foundations (Minkan…
Private foundation scholarships applied for directly (Graduate School of Medicine support)
Separate application
What it covers
Varies by foundation; each foundation publishes its own terms.
How to apply
Apply to the foundation directly. Where a letter of recommendation from the Dean of the Graduate School of Medicine is needed, email the Office of International Academic Affairs;…
More opportunities
Funding from outside the programme — governments, private foundations,
and university-wide schemes you apply for after enrolling.
Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho / MEXT) Scholarship — fee exemption for holders
External sponsor
What it covers
Applicants and students who already hold a MEXT scholarship are exempted from the examination fee (for applicants from outside Japan), the admission fee and tuition: Students who…
How to apply
The scholarship itself is awarded by MEXT, not by the programme. Within this application, the exemption is claimed by uploading the certificate with the application documents.
MEXT (Embassy Recommendation) letter of acceptance from the Graduate School of Medicine
Embassy recommendation
What it covers
The School of International Health page points to the Graduate School of Medicine for this process but publishes no coverage figures; MEXT sets the stipend, tuition and travel…
How to apply
Through the Graduate School of Medicine, separately from the two admissions routes recorded here. The procedure and its deadlines are not published in the AY2027 Application…
University-wide scholarships for international students (University of Tokyo)
Post-enrollment opportunity
What it covers
The University's prospective-students scholarship page names the schemes but publishes coverage figures only on the individual scheme pages.
How to apply
Per scheme. Some scholarships should be applied to prior to arrival in Japan while others can be applied to after arriving in Japan.
Scholarships, nominations and fee exemptions are competitive unless the programme
states that every admitted student receives the award. Admission on its own does
not guarantee funding.
