The Okazaki Kaheita International Scholarship Foundation (The Foundation) was established in March 1990 to contribute to world peace and development by fostering people from the People’s Republic of China and other countries in Asia. This foundation strives to promote mutual understanding and international exchange as well as to pay homage to and immortalize the spirit of Okazaki Kaheita, a man who worked for mutual understanding, peace, and world friendship.
In order to promote friendship between Japan and Asian countries and to further the personal development of people in these countries, the foundation provides scholarships to students from Asian countries who wish to study in graduate schools in Japan.
Duration of scholarship:
The period of the scholarship will be three years, including one year of Japanese language study at a Japanese language school specified by the foundation or one year of auditing a postgraduate course, followed by two years of graduate level study.
The scholarship shall be terminated if the selected applicant failed to gain admission to a graduate school at a Japanese university within one year after his/her arrival in Japan.
Selected applicants who have not yet learned the Japanese language are required to pursue Japanese language study at a language school in his/her home country prior to coming to Japan. The foundation shall bear the language school tuition fees for six months, in addition to entrance fees.
Qualification: Anyone who supports the objectives of the foundation to build his/her own country and to promote international friendship, is outstanding in personality and ability, in sound health and is deemed to be in need of financial assistance for educational expenses, and who meets the following qualifications:
（1）Be a citizen of Indonesia
（2）Be a resident of Indonesia on April 1, 2016
（3）Be born after April 2, 1992
（4）Academic Qualifications: Must have graduated from a university appointed by our foundation prior to March 31, 2017 and be able to obtain a letter of recommendation from his/her supervising professor
（5）Major: The field of study selected by the applicant must be the same as his/her major at the undergraduate level.（Preferably, the applicant should have selected the university of his/her choice and the supervising professor under whom he/her wishes to pursue graduate studies.)
（6）Language ability: Must be able to understand graduate level lectures taught in Japanese or English. Selected applicants who have not yet learned Japanese are required to attend a Japanese language course at a language school for 6 months （approximately 500 hours）prior to coming to Japan. Furthermore, the selected applicant shall be required to take the Japanese Language Proficiency Test held annually by the Japan Foundation.
Details of Scholarship
(1) Scholarship Amount
-Postgraduate student (graduate school) : \120,000/month
-Auditor of graduate course or during Japanese Language study : \100,000/month
(2) School and Examination Fees
（ⅰ）The foundation shall cover all required entrance and tuition fees （average sum of \700,000/year）. Cost of study materials, on the other hand, shall be covered by the selected applicant.
（ⅱ）The foundation shall bear school examination fees and all other related expenses.
(3) Outfit Allowance
-\100,000 shall be paid as funds for initial expenses to begin living and studying in Japan.
-\20,000 as part of the above amount shall be handed in the selected applicant’s own country when he/she receives the certificate of the scholarship. Part of this amount shall be paid in US dollars in order to cover all correspondence fees with the foundation before coming to Japan. The remaining amount, on the other hand, will be paid in Japanese yen in order to cover all traffic expenses to reach the dormitory when the selected applicant arrive in Japan.
(4) Travelling Expenses
（ⅰ）ANA airline tickets shall be provided to the selected applicant for travelling to and from Japan, respectively to be used at the time of commencing studies and upon completion of our scholarship program.
（ⅱ）A round-trip ANA airline ticket shall also be provided to the selected applicant once during the second year of the scholarship period for home visit purposes to his/her country.
(5) Residence
The foundation shall provide, free of charge, one room in the ANA dormitory for each of our selected applicants who live in Yokohama or Osaka. Facilities: A single room of about 14 square meters with air-conditioning and heating, lights, desk and chair, bed and bedding, closet, telephone outlet, dining hall（food expenses to be borne by the selected applicant), cooking facilities（shared), bathroom and washing machines（shared）
(6) Traffic Expenses for Commuting
The foundation shall bear the public traffic expenses for commuting between the residence designated by the foundation （ANA dormitory in principle）and the university（average sum of \200,000/year）.
(7) Others
（ⅰ）Counseling
The foundation shall provide information and consultation services on matters related to living in Japan and on university examinations.
（ⅱ）Traveling in Japan
1st year : a trip to Okayama, local area in Japan
（Travel expenses, boarding and lodging expenses to be borne by the foundation）
2nd year : a trip to Kyoto and Nara
（Travel expenses, boarding and lodging expenses to be borne by the foundation）
a ski trip to Hokkaido
（Travel expenses, boarding and lodging expenses to be borne by the foundation）
3rd year : Free travel after the completion of study in Japan
An ANA domestic round-trip domestic airline ticket shall be provided to the selected applicant for travel to any one place in Japan（with supplementary travel expenses of a maximum of \100,000）.
（ⅲ）Medical Expenses
We require all the students to take out the mandatory National Health Insurance. The insurance will cover 70% of your medical expenses, meaning that you will need to pay 30%. However, the students must pay the premium expenses of the mandatory National Health Insurance, which is approximately 1000 yen per month.
Required Documents:
- Application Form application form
- Health Certificate medical examination
- Graduation certificate/ Certificate of Studentship
- Academic Transcripts,
- Copy of Passport,
- Curriculum Vitae
- English proficiency certificate: TOEFL/PBT: 550, TOEFL/iBT: 79, IELTS: 6.0.
- Student Enrollment from faculty
- Letter of recommendation from faculty
- Recommendation from employer at place of employment. (Only for applicants currently employed)
- One formal pass photo (3x4cm)
Please send 2 copies of all documents above to Kantor Urusan International UGM (Bulaksumur, F13) no later than : 17 March 2016