The Sato International Scholarship Foundation, Japan grants two types of scholarship for self-supporting students of some countries including Sri Lankans enrolled in a Japanese undergraduate or graduate institution:
1. Scholarship for Self-Supporting Students
2. Scholarship for Short-Term Exchange Students.
Scholarship for Self-Supporting Students
The applicant must be residing in Japan, enrolled in or accepted to a legitimate program. Please apply through the students’ office of your university.
Amount of Scholarship
Undergraduate students – 120,000 yen/month
Graduate students – 180,000 yen/month
（ plus additional support to cover cost for attending conferences ）
Duration of Scholarship – 2 years
Number of Scholarships Granted – Around 10 students will be accepted.
Eligibility – The applicant must be a citizen from the aforesaid countries, who does not hold Japanese citizenship and must be enrolled in a Japanese undergraduate or graduate institution, under the jurisdiction of the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
Selection Process
1. First round of selection: review of application form and documents
2. Second round of selection: interview
Designated Universities: The University of Electro-Communications, University of Tokyo, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Tokyo Institute of Technology, University of Tsukuba, J.F. Oberlin University, Rikkyo University.
Address: Asahi Seimei Ebisu Building 11th Floor
1-3-1 Ebisu, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan , Postal Code 150-0013
Telephone: (81) 3-5789-2190 , Fax: (81) 3-5420-5682
More info: http://www.sisf.or.jp/eng/
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