¥200,000/month for graduate students, ¥180,000/month for undergraduates (~₹1.2 lakh / ~₹1.1 lakh), plus additional support covering tuition (and conference costs for graduate students)

🇮🇳 India eligible

Full Scholarship

Panasonic Scholarship

Panasonic Corporation

Full tuition + monthly stipend + airfare

🇮🇳 India eligible

Full Scholarship

Mitsui & Co. Scholarship Program for India

Mitsui & Co. / Japan Foundation New Delhi

Full tuition + living expenses + 1.5yr Japanese language training (~5.5 years total support)

🇮🇳 India eligible

Full Scholarship

Marubeni Scholarship (IUJ)

Marubeni Corporation / International University of Japan

Total ¥10 million: ¥300,000 admission fee + ¥6.4 million tuition + ¥150,000/month for 22 months

🇮🇳 India eligible

Full Scholarship

Keio Design the Future Award

Keio University

Full tuition + ¥200,000/month + ¥150,000 preparation allowance

🇮🇳 India eligible

Full Scholarship

Tohoku University International Excellence Scholarship

Tohoku University

Full tuition exemption + ¥150,000/month for 36 months

🇮🇳 India eligible

Full Scholarship

Nagoya University G30 Undergraduate Scholarship

Nagoya University

Full tuition for 4 years, registration fee reimbursed, plus a total of ¥500,000 provided across the 4 years

🇮🇳 India eligible

Full Scholarship

Meiji University Special Grant for Privately Financed International Students

Meiji University

Full or half tuition + ¥100,000/month + travel support

🇮🇳 India eligible

Full Scholarship

JDS India – Human Resource Development Scholarship

JICA / Government of Japan

Fully funded: tuition and entrance fees paid directly to the university, monthly stipend, round-trip Delhi–Japan airfare, health insurance, visa fee, and one-time arrival allowances

🇮🇳 India eligible

Full Scholarship

Aichi Scholarship Program

Aichi Prefectural Government

¥150,000/month living allowance (~₹88,000) + travel to Japan + all school expenses (entrance examination fee, entrance fee and tuition for both the research-student and master's stages)

🇮🇳 India eligible

Full Scholarship

Japan-IMF Scholarship Program for Asia (JISPA)

Government of Japan, administered by the IMF Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific

Admission and tuition fees, monthly stipend, pre-arrival allowance (visa fees and medical exam), settling-in allowance, housing, insurance package, one round-trip economy airfare, and Orientation Program and field-trip fees

🇮🇳 India eligible

🎓Tuition Waivers

Reduce or eliminate tuition fees — combine with a stipend for full coverage.

Tuition Waiver

National University Tuition Exemption

Japanese National Universities

Up to 100% tuition waiver (approx. ¥535,800/year = ~₹3.2 lakh saved)

🇮🇳 India eligible

Tuition Waiver

APU Tuition Reduction Scholarship

Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU)

Up to 100% tuition waiver

🇮🇳 India eligible

Tuition Waiver

Ritsumeikan University Tuition Reduction

Ritsumeikan University (Kyoto)

Partial tuition reduction (varies)

🇮🇳 India eligible

Tuition Waiver

Science Tokyo Outstanding International UG Scholarship

Institute of Science Tokyo

Best Performance Award ¥635,400/year (equal to full tuition) or Outstanding Performance Award ¥317,700/year (half tuition)

🇮🇳 India eligible

Tuition Waiver

University of Tsukuba Tuition Fee Exemption

University of Tsukuba

Full or partial tuition exemption (renewable annually)

🇮🇳 India eligible

Tuition Waiver

Osaka University Honors Tuition Exemption

Osaka University

Full tuition exemption for standard study period

🇮🇳 India eligible

✨Partial Scholarships

University-specific funding with varying coverage levels.

Partial

Rotary Yoneyama Memorial Foundation Scholarship

Rotary Yoneyama Foundation

¥100,000/month (undergraduate) or ¥140,000/month (master's, doctoral) (~₹59,000–₹83,000) + up to ¥250,000 reimbursed travel to Japan — tuition NOT directly covered

🇮🇳 India eligible

Partial

University of Tokyo Fellowship

University of Tokyo

~¥150,000–¥200,000/month + some tuition support

🇮🇳 India eligible

Partial

Kyoto University Scholarships

Kyoto University

Tuition support + monthly allowance (varies by program)

🇮🇳 India eligible

Partial

Waseda University Scholarships (incl. Ono Azusa)

Waseda University

Tuition reduction + grants; ~40% of intl students receive funding

🇮🇳 India eligible

Partial

Keio University Scholarships

Keio University

Varies by program (Design the Future, Ushioda, etc.)

🇮🇳 India eligible

Partial

Sophia University New Student Scholarship

Sophia University

Full, one-half, or one-third of tuition

🇮🇳 India eligible

Partial

Institute of Science Tokyo Scholarships (Graduate)

Institute of Science Tokyo (formerly Tokyo Tech)

Varies — graduate students typically funded via MEXT or JASSO; check specific program

🇮🇳 India eligible

Partial

Otsuka Toshimi Scholarship Foundation

¥1.0M / ¥1.5M / ¥2.0M per year (annual grant, not monthly); up to ¥2.5M for strong renewers

🇮🇳 India eligible

📅Stipend Programs

Monthly allowance for living expenses — combine with tuition exemption.

Stipend Only

JASSO Honors Scholarship

Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO)

¥48,000/month (~₹28,000) — tuition NOT covered

🇮🇳 India eligible

Stipend Only

JASSO Student Exchange Support (Agreement)

Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO)

¥48,000–¥80,000/month (~₹28,000–₹47,000) — tuition NOT covered

🇮🇳 India eligible

Stipend Only

Honjo International Scholarship Foundation

¥210,000/month for a 1–2 year degree, ¥190,000/month for a 3-year degree, ¥160,000/month for a 4–5 year degree (~₹1.24 lakh / ~₹1.12 lakh / ~₹94,000) — tuition NOT covered

🇮🇳 India eligible

Stipend Only

Atsumi International Foundation (Sekiguchi Global Research)

Atsumi International Foundation

¥200,000/month (~₹1.2 lakh) — tuition NOT covered

🇮🇳 India eligible

Stipend Only

Kyoritsu International Foundation Scholarship

Kyoritsu International Foundation

~¥100,000/month (~₹59,000) — tuition NOT covered

🇮🇳 India eligible

Stipend Only

JEES Scholarships (incl. Docomo/Ito)

Japan Educational Exchanges & Services (JEES)

Varies by program — stipend support

🇮🇳 India eligible

Stipend Only

Kobayashi International Scholarship Foundation

¥150,000/month (undergraduate) or ¥180,000/month (master's, doctoral)

🇮🇳 India eligible

Stipend Only

KDDI Foundation Scholarship

KDDI Foundation

¥100,000/month for 6–12 months (~₹59,000/month)

🇮🇳 India eligible

Stipend Only

Mitsubishi Corporation International Scholarship (via JEES)

Mitsubishi Corporation / JEES

~¥100,000/month (~₹59,000/month)

🇮🇳 India eligible

Stipend Only

Ito Foundation International Education Exchange

Ito Foundation

Living allowance ¥180,000/month (~₹1.06 lakh) for up to 2 years

🇮🇳 India eligible

Stipend Only

Ryoichi Sasakawa Young Leaders Fellowship (SYLFF)

Nippon Foundation / Tokyo Foundation for Policy Research

Fellowship amount varies by host university

🇮🇳 India eligible

Stipend Only

Azusa Ono Memorial Scholarship (Waseda)

Waseda University

¥400,000/year lump sum (~¥33,000/month equivalent)

🇮🇳 India eligible

Stipend Only

Kyushu University Friendship Scholarship

Kyushu University

¥80,000/month

🇮🇳 India eligible

Stipend Only

Iizuka Takeshi Scholarship

Iizuka Takeshi Foundation

¥60,000/month (~₹35,000/month)

🇮🇳 India eligible

Stipend Only

Heiwa Nakajima Foundation Scholarship

Heiwa Nakajima Foundation

¥120,000/month (undergraduate) or ¥150,000/month (graduate) — tuition NOT covered

🇮🇳 India eligible

Stipend Only

Inner Trip Foundation Scholarship

Inner Trip Reiyukai International Foundation

¥50,000/month for up to 24 months — can be stacked with other scholarships up to ¥50,000 combined

🇮🇳 India eligible

Stipend Only

Hiroshima International Center Scholarship

Hiroshima International Center

¥30,000/month for 12 months (~¥360,000/year, ~₹2 lakh)

🇮🇳 India eligible

Stipend Only

Hiroshima IC Settling-In Scholarship

Hiroshima International Center

¥30,000/month for 6 months (~¥180,000, ~₹1 lakh) — for newly arrived students

🇮🇳 India eligible

Stipend Only

Kobe-Sugawara Scholarship (KICC)

Kobe International Community Center (KICC)

¥80,000/month for 1 year — 30 places (5 priority for Southeast Asia)

🇮🇳 India eligible

Stipend Only

Shinjuku City Foreign Student Scholarship

Shinjuku City Office

¥240,000/year (paid as ¥120,000 in July + ¥120,000 in December) — ~15 places

🇮🇳 India eligible

Stipend Only

JEES T. Banaji Scholarship for Indian Students

Japan Educational Exchanges and Services (JEES)

¥100,000/month (~₹56,000) for up to 4 years — tuition NOT covered

🇮🇳 India eligible

⚠️ Important: Scholarship details may change. Always confirm eligibility, deadlines, and requirements on the official website before applying. Last database update: July 2026.

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