Sadako Ogata Merit-Cum-Means Scholarship

Eligibility Criteria:

1) Applicants must be Japanese Residents (Japan Residents/ Family Register-Koseki Tohon / Permanent Residents / Dependant Pass Holders).

2) Applicants must be from a Moderate-Income family as per the above category table.

3) Provide family income documents (Parents)/tax assessment (Latest Income-Gensen Choshu Hyo; and tax statement-Kazei Shomei Sho), tax exemption certificate (Menzei shōmei-sho) in case one of the family member not working, for the past two years.

4) Appointment letter and/or latest salary slips, where parent has relocated to Japan less than a year ago.

5) Applicant’s academic performance (at least 70% marks and above or equivalent grades) of past two years.

6) Scholarship Assessment (if applicable).

7) One to One Interview (if applicable).

Step 1 : Application
– Submit the online application form.

Step 1A : Documentation
– In the application form, upload all prerequisite documents.
– Upload academic records for the past two years.
– Gross family income documents (Latest Income-Gensen Choshu Hyo; and tax statement-Kazei Shomei Sho of Father & Mother/Japan Appointment letter).
– In case of local guardians, the gross family income of local guardians in Japan will be considered as a base for processing the application.

Step 2 : Scholarship Assessment (if applicable).

Step 3 : One to One Interview (if applicable).

Step 4 : Scholarship Approval & Intimation.

Step 5 : Notification – Successful applicants will be notified by email within 4 weeks’ time (from the date of scholarship cycle closing).

Note : Applications submitted without appropriate support documents will not be processed.
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