Full scholarships, partially managed by GRIPS, are available for exceptionally qualified candidates who have been accepted for study at GRIPS. These scholarships are provided by the Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho, JICA), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank and the World Customs Organization (WCO). Scholarships are awarded to students who enroll in October.

The amount of all scholarships, except YLP, is about 175,000 yen per month plus round-trip air tickets. Young Leaders’ Program Scholarship students will receive about 262,000 yen per month. Scholarship students are exempted from tuition and other academic related fees. The scholarships are given for one academic year and cannot be extended except in the case of sudden illness or other unforeseen circumstances that are entirely beyond the student’s control.

Available scholarships and their specific conditions are:

Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho) Scholarships
1) under 35 years of age as of April 1, 2006
2) preference is given to government officials and senior students who are planning careers as government officials

Contact/Application Address:
Admissions Office
National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies
7-22-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku,
Tokyo 106-8677
Japan

Tel: +81-(0)3-6439-6046
Fax: +81-(0)3-6439-6050
admissions@grips.ac.jp

Online application

Application Deadline: 13 January 2006

Reference: http://www.grips.ac.jp/applying/scholarships.html