Graduate School of Information, Production and SystemsWaseda University

To Japanese Students, Waseda University offers a variety of scholarships including our own amply funded on-campus scholarship program; private scholarship; and the Japan Student Service Organization’s student loan scholarships (Type 1 and 2). For full details of the scholarship programs, please refer to “Challenge Scholarship Information”, which will be distributed to those who have completed the entrance produce.
International students can avail themselves of a rich selection of scholarships. A tuition assistance system for privately financed overseas students provides 50% reductions of tuition according to scholastic achievement. There is also a scholarship for privately financed overseas students that offsets the admission fee, as well as foundation scholarships. Most are non-repayable grants. For details, please refer to the “International Students’ Handbook”, which will be distributed after entrance and which can be also viewed online on the page of the Center for International Education.
Please visit the pages of the Scholarships and Financial Assistance Section and the Center for International Education on our website.
* The above-mentioned scholarships are available to those who have paid the entrance fee and the first-term tuition and fees in full.

Scholarship you can apply before admission

Application for scholarships is, in principle, to be made after matriculation at IPS. However, application for some scholarships can be made prior to matriculation. Below is a list of some such scholarships for reference. If you are interested, please apply for each foundation or organization directly.

Scholarship by the Japanese Government(Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology)

Fully Supported Scholarship Program　*Application Period for September 2025 is CLOSED

For further information, please contact the Japanese Embassy or Consulate in the applicant’s country.

Scholarships by local municipal entities and private foundations

For further information, please refer to the website of Japan Student Services Organization(JASSO)

This scholarship was established in 2009 to help students currently enrolled in a doctoral program to become outstanding scholars with superior research capabilities and extensive knowledge of their fields. This scolarship will be awarded to the students who meet all application requirements and apply for the scholarship.

Requirements

Please refer to the application guidline.

Reference: application guideline AY2023

Application

It is available after entrance. Then, download applications from IPS Square.