To Privately Financed Students,
Sato International Scholarship Foundation Recruitment
for October 2015 and April 2016 applicants
If you would like to apply for this scholarship, please contact the International Affairs Division (Tel:0857-31-5056)
and pick up the application forms and guidelines.
You must submit the application forms for this scholarship to the IAD by Monday, August, 3, 2015.
*You must fill out the application forms in Japanese.
(Qualification Summary)
1. Qualified Applicants
To qualify for this scholarship, applicants must be privately financed students who are enrolled in the University
as an undergraduate or as a graduate student, and are from one of the following countries:Bangladesh, Bhutan,
Brunei, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Lao, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore,
Sri Lanka, Thailand, East Timor, Viet Nam(Note: Japanese Nationals and Research students are not qualified.)
In addition, applicants must meet all of the following requirements:
① Students are interested in international understanding and goodwill and will be able to attend
Sato Foundation Meetings (meetings will be held six times a year.);
② Students have not received and will not receive any scholarship or study grant from
any other foundations for the academic year of 2015;
③ Students have a “college student” visa;
④ Students do not have a parent who works in Japan;
⑤ Students do not have a doctoral degree;
⑥ Students’ enrollment period will last for more than one year beginning from October 2015 or from April 2016;
⑦ Students are able to communicate in Japanese;
⑧ Student who are in their second year or higher when starting to receive the scholarship;
⑨ Students are able to cooperate actively with international exchange programs as SATOM after finishing receiving
this scholarship. (SATOM is alumni of Sato International Scholarship Foundation)
2. Monthly Award
Undergraduate Students: 120,000 yen
Graduate Students: 180,000 yen (There is also financial support available for participating
in academic conferences related to your study program.)
3. Scholarship period
October 2015 ~September 2017 (2years)
April 2016 ~ March 2018 (2years)
※Only for the standard number of years required for graduation to complete their degree they study for at the time of the selection
4. Number of Scholarship Recipients
About 20 students in Japan
5. Selection and Result
Announcement of the result: Monday, October 5, 2015
Announcement of the result: October 27, 2015
IMPORTANT!! If you apply for this scholarship, Tottori University will not be able to recommend you for any other scholarships
until you receive the result of your application from the Sato Foundation.
*If it is found that you were not selected to receive this scholarship, you will be able to apply for any other scholarships.