Partially Funded PhD Scholarships in Japan from the Atsumi International Scholarship Foundation

Atsumi International Scholarship Foundation (AISF) offers scholarships to Ph.D candidates enrolled in the graduate schools located in the Kanto area in Japan.

Program Activities:-

• Scholarship recipients are expected to visit the AISF office monthly to receive their scholarship stipend, and to report their progress.
• AISF will sponsor gatherings which will give all recipients a chance to meet the directors, trustees and members of the selection committee. At the end of the academic year, recipients are also expected to report their progress at such a gathering.
• AISF will sponsor a three day Rest and Relaxation Trip to Karuizawa in July.

• The monthly stipend will be 200,000 yen (USD1813.22). 
• AISF will award the scholarship to 12 students.
• A scholarship will be awarded for one year (April through March). No extension will be granted.
• Travel Grant for post-AISF students with Ph.D. Any Atsumi scholarship recipient who is awarded a Ph.D., will be eligible for a travel grant. This grant will cover transportation, lodging, and registration fees to attend a conference held abroad within one year of the recipient being awarded his/her Ph.D. If one lives abroad, the grant can be used to visit Japan.

• A student from the world over with non-Japanese nationality who is enrolled in a graduate school in the Kanto area (Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama , Chiba, Ibaraki, Tochigi, and Gunma Prefectures), and who is expecting to obtain his/her Ph.D. within the term of the AISF scholarship. 
• This includes those who are enrolled in graduate school as researchers because of their going over the required period as a regular student, or because of obtaining their Ph.D. from a foreign graduate school.
• A student whose graduate school (or laboratory) and place of residence are in the Kanto area.
• A student who is interested in international understanding and friendship, and willing to participate in AISF sponsored activities.
• The scholarship will be terminated in any of the following cases:
• When a recipient is no longer registered in a Japanese graduate program.
• Due to illness or any other reason when a recipient is forced to withdraw or cannot continue his/her school work.
• If the supervising professor deems a recipient unqualified to continue his/her study or research.
• If AISF finds a recipient involved in any unethical behavior.
• When it is discovered that the applicant's written application form contains misleading or false information.
• If AISF deems a recipient unqualified to continue his/her scholarship.

About AISF:-

The Atsumi International Scholarship Foundation (AISF) was established to help promote a greater sense of Japan's role in the process of internationalization. Its goal is to provide financial assistance to foreign students with superior academic skills to further their studies at graduate schools in Japan.

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