Financial Support Programs for International Students

1. Tuition waiver

This program is to promote the acceptance of academically excellent international students and provide them with financial support after their admission to YNU.
Applicants will be entitled to a full, half, or 30% exemption from tuition fees according to their academic performance (for doctoral programs, the exemption rate will be a full or half).

[Important]Since the 2020 academic year, the Japanese government has introduced the “New System for Supporting Higher Education Studies,” but self-financed undergraduate international students are not eligible for this system.
At YNU, we have independently provided a tuition fee exemption system for self-financed undergraduate international students. However, starting from the 2025 academic year, this exemption system will be abolished. Instead, we plan to expand and implement the Yokohama National University Academic Exchange Promotion Program (YNU Scholarship).
Details of the YNU Scholarship for 2025 academic year will be announced once they are finalized.
Please note that for self-financed international students in graduate programs, the current tuition fee exemption system will continue to be implemented based on the budget allocation from the Japanese government.
(Updated February 6, 2025)

[Important] Since this program is operated according to the budget allocated by the Japanese government, any significant changes to the future budget allocation may result in the program itself being revised. In such an event, YNU will inform you promptly.

2. (1) Data registration for University-Recommended Scholarships

This registration is for internal screening for scholarships that require the university’s recommendation. You must be registered if you wish to apply for university-recommended scholarships.

2. (2) Scholarships which you apply directly

1. Tuition waiver program for privately financed international students

※Undergraduate international students are not eligible for a tuition waiver and therefore cannot apply. If you wish to apply for the Yokohama National University Academic Exchange Promotion Program (YNU Scholarship), please register for university-recommended scholarships.

Please read the application guidelines below carefully and apply through the online application form.

Application period
Applications submitted after the deadline will not be accepted under any circumstances, regardless of the reason.		Application Guidelines Screening results:
Announcement date		 Screening results:
Announcement method
AY2025 Spring Semester
From April 3rd (Thu) to 5 pm, April 14th (Mon), 2025		 Application GuidelinesJuly 25th(Fri),2025 Student Information System
(log in to the system with your YNU login ID and password)
AY2025 Fall Semester
Scheduled for release at the end of August		-- Student Information System
(log in to the system with your YNU login ID and password)

2. Scholarships

There are two types of scholarships for international students. One is ‘University-recommended Scholarships’, and another is ‘Scholarships which you apply directly’.
It is possible to apply for both of these two types at the same time. You may also apply for more than one university-recommended scholarship at the same time, as long as you meet the eligibility requirements.
However, if you are recommended by the university once, you cannot apply for another scholarship that needs the university recommendation, until you get the result of the current application.

(1) University-Recommended Scholarships for privately financed international students

To qualify for ‘University-recommended Scholarships,’ make sure to complete your basic data registration first. You need to apply for the basic data registration for every academic year.
When submitting your registration application in the spring semester, you can register your data for both the spring and fall semesters at the same time. Applicants must read the application guidelines carefully and apply within the application period.
If you applied for both semesters (spring and fall) in the spring semester, you do not need to apply in the fall again.
However, note that you need to apply in the fall semester if your student ID number will be changed from October due to proceeding to a higher level of education, etc.
After an internal screening, only successful candidates will be notified of the result by email with the direction to complete your application.

　 　 　 　 　 　
Application period
Applications submitted after the deadline will not be accepted under any circumstances, regardless of the reason.		Application guidelines
AY2025 Spring Semester
From April 3rd (Thu) to 5 pm, April 14th (Mon), 2025		Application Guidelines
AY2025 Fall Semester
Scheduled for release at the end of August		-

After completing the data registration for university-recommended scholarships,
please check this page for information on each scholarship offer and apply for your preferred scholarships.
*The scholarships you are eligible to apply for differ depending on when you complete the data registration
for the university-recommended scholarships. Please check the “Eligibility” section of each scholarship outline
to see if you are eligible to apply for the scholarship.

(2) Scholarships which you apply directly

As for information on ‘Scholarships which you apply directly,’ please take a look at the website of the “Information on Scholarship Applications”. When you find any scholarships you wish to apply for, please manage your application by yourself.
MEXT Scholarship students may also apply for scholarships that will begin in April 2025.