Necessary Procedures for Japanese Government Scholarship Students

Scholarships (grant) will be paid to foreign students during their study in Japan. However, when students are out of Japan from first to the last days of the month, no scholarship will be paid for that month.

They should mind that if they are absent from the university temporarily or for a long time in the duration, no scholarship will be paid.

The amount of scholarships (grant) are as follows; (as of April 1996)

Undergraduate Students	per month	142,500
Research Students	per month	185,500
In-service Training Teachers	per month	185,500

1.Procedures in case Students Leave Japan Temporally

Students must submit a written report on their temporary leave to the Foreign Student Service Section in the Student Division.

They should contact the office immediately when they have returned to Japan.

2. Procedures for Receiving Scholarships (grant)

Students must submit the documents which are mentioned below to the Foreign Student Service Section in the Student Division.

A written claim for the scholarship (they must submit for every month)
A written request for transfer of the scholarship to the bank account (they must submit at the time of regulation )

3. Extension of Grant

There may be cases in which,by application,the initial period of stay covered by Japanese government scholarships is extended. Students who wish to have their period of grant extended should consult with the clerks in their respective faculty Offices or in the Foreign Student Service Section in the Student Division two to three months before the initial period of stay ends. But, In-service training teachers are excluded from the benefit of extension.

4. Travel for Research - Related Purposes

When students make a trip in Japan for purposes related to their research, a certain amount of travel expenses will be supplied by the government. Those who wish to have travel expenses supplied should consult with the clerks in their respective faculty offices or in the Foreign Student Service Section in the Student Division in advance.

5. Partial Assistance to housing

When Japanese government scholarship grantee rent a privately owned house or apartment, they will be provided with part of the rent by the Association of International Education, Japan.

Students who would like to have this assistance provided should consult with the clerks in the Foreign Student Service Section in Student Division. When they make their application, students will be requested to submit the following documents:

Application for housing assistance
A copy of the contract with the owner of the house or apartment, or some document that certifies the conclusion of the contract
A written claim for housing assistance (for every month)

The amount of housing assistance in 1995 is 9,000 yen per month, and it will be paid monthly by the clerk in the Foreign Student Service Section in the Student division.

When students have moved to a new residence, they should report it promptly to their respective faculty offices or the Foreign Student Service Section in the Student Division.

6. Travel Expenses from Japan

When the period of their stay comes to an end and they leave Japan during the appointed period, Japanese government scholarship students will be given an air ticket from the nearest airport to the airport nearest to their homes. They will not be given this ticket if they stay in Japan beyond the period of their stay or if they return home before the period of their stay ends. They cannot apply it after the period of their stay ends. For details, they should consult with their academic advisors or the clerks in their respective faculty offices or in the Foreign Student Service Section in the Student Division.