Honjo International Scholarship, Japan 2026

To be eligible, an applicant must:-

• be an International Student
• be enrolled in a Japanese graduate school by April 2026 or apply for a course starting in April 2025. Those entering in April or fall 2026, whether currently enrolled, not yet enrolled, or employed, are eligible
• enrolment duration until graduation must be longer than 12 months
• have a deep understanding of international friendship and goodwill
• be able to carry out a basic conversation in Japanese

Note:-

• Research students, auditing students, and those enrolled in correspondence/distance courses are not eligible.
• The Students applying for the PhD program must begin the course before the age of 35
• The student applying for the master’s program must start the master’s course by the age of 30.

The selected students will receive JPY 1,80,000 (approx. ₹1,07,840)  per month as a living allowance for the scholarship duration of 1 year.

• Passport-size photo
• Academic transcripts and certificates
• Certificate of enrollment from graduate school
• Recommendation letter from academic advisor 
• A video of the research plan
• Research proposal

Note:- The recommender may send the recommendation letter directly to the Foundation to ‘info@hisf.or.jp’.

Eligible applicants can apply by following these steps:-
Step 1: Click on the 'Apply Now' button below.
Step 2: Click on the 'Register' button and fill in the required registration details (Note:- If already registered, log in using Gmail/Mobile number/Email ID).
Step 3: Scroll down to the ‘Scholarship’.
Step 4: Navigate to the ‘Scholarship for Foreign Student’ and scroll down to ‘How to apply’.
Step 3: Click on the ‘online application system’.
Step 4: Click on the ‘Sign-up’.
Step 5: Click on the ‘Log-in’ button and proceed with your application.

Application Start: 1 September 2025
Application Deadline: 31 October 2025