Accommodation and Scholarship services have been transferred from the Centre of International Education to the Student Affairs Division (Gakuseibu)

Among all the private universities in Japan, Waseda has the largest number of overseas students. This makes it one of the most internationalized of the Japanese universities. The Centre of International Education formerly handled most of the services for overseas students. Since 1 April, however, services for both Japanese and overseas students have been provided by the Student Affairs Division (Gakuseibu). As a result, student affairs are now dealt with in one office with more efficiency and independently of any difference of nationality. With the accommodation and scholarship services for overseas students moved to the Student Affairs Division located in the Student Centre (Gakuseikaikan), it is expected that more foreign students will visit it. If you find a foreign student who has become lost in Gakuseikaikan, please show him or her the way to the Student Affairs Division. The change means that your flatmate might be an American student and a Chinese student might be applying for a scholarship alongside you!

The accommodation service for overseas students has been moved to the Student Affairs Section (Gakuseiseikatsuka, one of the sections of the Student Affairs Division, Gakuseibu).

Overseas Students will get information about University accommodation and advice about their lives in general at the Student Affairs Section (Gakuseiseikatsuka). The services of Gakuseiseikatsuka include:

1. introduction to the accommodation owned by the University and other organizations;
2. allocation of the University dormitories to Waseda exchange students;
3. selection of the students who are to live in the University accommodation;
4. guidance about accommodation for overseas students

"The Comprehensive Renter's Insurance for Foreign Students" and "Entrusting the Institution Liability" are available as before.
Please inquire at the Student Affairs Section (Gakuseiseikatsuka) on the 1st floor of the Student Centre, Gakuseikaikan. The telephone number is 03-3203-4341

Most of the Scholarships for foreign students will be handled through the Financial Aid Section (Shogakuka, one of the sections of the Student Affairs Division).

All the Scholarships and the Student loans will be dealt with by the Financial Aid Section (Shogakuka). The International Centre will still handle the affairs of exchange students and those of government students sent abroad for study prior to confirmation of their status. After such confirmation, the Financial Aid Section is responsible for the payment of their scholarships and for the ratification of their university registration. In the following cases, Japanese students at Waseda who wish to study abroad should inquire at the Financial Aid Section.

1. For scholarships organised by the foundations. However, please ask the Centre of International Education if you need a letter of recommendation from the University to apply for a scholarship.
2. For scholarships available through the exchange students programme and for the short-term student-exchange promotion scholarships awarded by the Japan Student Services Organization. Concerning these scholarships, however, please inquire at the Centre of International Affairs until the students who will be awarded the scholarships are determined.

In the following cases, overseas students at Waseda should inquire at the Financial Aid Section.

1. For Scholarships organised by Waseda University.
2. For Scholarships awarded by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan.
3. For a reduction of tuition fees for self-supported students.
4. For exchange-student matters.
5. For short-term student-exchange promotion scholarships awarded by the Japan Student Services Organization.
6. For matters that concern students who study at Waseda at the expense of the government (those recommended by foreign embassies, the Japanese and foreign governments and the University)

Students for whom items 4, 5, and 6 are relevant should inquire at the Centre of International Affairs until the selection from the applicants has been completed.
Please inquire at the Financial Aid Section (Shogakuka) on the 1st floor of the Student Centre, Gakuseikaikan. The telephone number is 03-3203-9701.