Scholarships and Financial Assistance SectionWaseda University

It is possible to use the following systems in emergency situations, such as when there is a sudden change in family finances. In all cases you will need to be asked for more details, so please get in direct touch with the Scholarships and Financial Assistance Section to begin with.

JASSO Scholarships (Urgent/Emergency Applications)

*Only for Japanese students or students with visa statuses such as “permanent resident”, “long-term resident”, “spouse or child of Japanese national” or “spouse or child of permanent resident”

Applicants whose family finances have changed suddenly as a result of a loss of work, business closure, or death of a main provider, or by suffering a natural disaster or fire, etc., who require a scholarship loan immediately, and who satisfy all of the following criteria, may be accepted as a JASSO scholarship student after an assessment is carried out.

1. The reason for the sudden change in family finances must have occurred within the past year.
2. The applicant must be able to graduate within the standard years for degree.

Content of Scholarship

Type 1 Scholarship (Urgent Loan) and Type 2 Scholarship (Emergency Loan)

How to Apply

If you have already carried out a scholarship registration, submit documents proving the change in your family finances to the Scholarships and Financial Assistance Section and undertake an assessment by JASSO. If you have not yet carried out a scholarship registration, collect the registration documents needed to make a normal registration (including documents proving the change in your family finances), submit these to the Scholarships and Financial Assistance Section and undertake an assessment by JASSO.

In all cases, there will be differences in the required documentation so please contact the Scholarships and Financial Assistance Section office on the 1st Floor of Toyama Campus Student Union Building as soon as possible. (A face-to-face meeting with the student in question is required in order to make an application.)

Waseda University Emergency Scholarship

Students whose family finances have changed suddenly within the past year for reasons such as the loss of work, business closure, or death of a main provider, or as a result of suffering a natural disaster or fire, etc., may apply for a Waseda University Emergency Scholarship. (Students who are unable to graduate within the minimum course term are not eligible to apply.) For details, please refer to the application guideline (which will be posted on the top page). Scholarship applications are carried out every summer (July) and winter (December).

Scholarship by The National Federation of University Co-operative Associations (NFUCA)

The Scholarship supports undergraduate and graduate students who are members of The National Federation of University Co-operative Associations (NFUCA) and who are suffering severe financial difficulties in continuing with their studies as a result of the death of a family breadwinner (main provider) during their period of enrollment. A single payment of 100,000 yen is provided as a grant, which does not need to be repaid (each family is limited to a single application).

For more details please refer to the following link.

Scholarship Application Guide (for International Students)

Applications may not be made in any of the following cases:

(1) The applicant does not complete the documents required for screening within 1 (one) year from the date of online application.
(2) 6 (six) months have passed since the applicant lost his or her student status at the university/school where he or she studied after submitting the online application.
(3) The applicant withdraws from the process.