Admissions
Scholarships
Full scholarships are available for exceptionally qualified candidates who have been accepted for study at GRIPS. These scholarships are provided by the Japanese Government (MEXT), international organizations and GRIPS. You may apply for one of them when you file for application for admission.
What the scholarship covers | * |
| 1. | A monthly stipend is intended to cover living expenses such as food, clothing, and other daily necessaries, as well as insurance, and other miscellaneous related to your study at GRIPS. This stipend is fixed and cannot be increased to cover family members. The amount of your stipend may change slightly due to the economic situation in Japan. | |
| 2. | Application, admission and tuition fees (paid directly to GRIPS by the scholarship sponsors.) | |
| 3. | Round-trip economy-class air tickets between your home country and Japan. |
* Please note that allowances and rules are different from each scholarship. Also, allowances are subject to change every year.
Scholarships and Degree Programs
Please see our scholarship sponsors in the chart below. The scholarship is provided on condition that the applicant is admitted to a certain degree program at GRIPS. Admissions requirements can be found by clicking each program title.
| Scholarships | Master's Programs | Doctoral Programs | Monthly Stipend (yen) | |||||||||||||
| MP1 | MP2** | PF | MEP | YLP | IDS | DMP | JLC | EPP | PA | (MASTER'S DEGREE HOLDERS ONLY) | ||||||
| PPP | SISP | STPP | DM | |||||||||||||
| Apply Directly to GRIPS | GRIPS | ![]() |
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Max.170,000yen (All students who apply for PA, PPP, SISP and STPP.) |
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| MEXT | ![]() |
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157,000yen (Master's) 158,000yen (Doctoral) |
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| ADB | ![]() |
154,000yen | ||||||||||||||
| ERIA | ![]() |
180,000yen | ||||||||||||||
| World Bank | ![]() |
170,000yen | ||||||||||||||
| WCO | ![]() |
157,000yen | ||||||||||||||
| Embassy of Japan (MEXT) | ![]() |
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157,000yen (Please contact us after pre- exam at Embassy of Japan in your country.) |
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| Apply Through Scholarship Sponsors | IMF | ![]() |
172,000yen | |||||||||||||
| MEXT-YLP | ![]() |
258,000yen | ||||||||||||||
| JICA | ![]() |
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Please ask JICA Office. (IDS international students only.) |
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| BRI PWRI |
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Please obtain an application form at JICA Office or Embassy of Japan in your country. | ||||||||||||||
| PWRI | ![]() |
Please obtain an application form for ICHARM Research Assistantship | ||||||||||||||
| Japan Foundation | ![]() |
158,000yen | ||||||||||||||
| Government of Indonesia | ![]() |
175,000yen ( Indonesian only ) |
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** Scholarships: Students awarded with any scholarships and self-financed students. NO scholarship is available through GRIPS.
Further information & inquiries: Please contact the GRIPS Admissions Office.
Admissions Office
National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies
7-22-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-8677 Japan
admissions@grips.ac.jp
Tel: +81-(0)3-6439-6046
Fax: +81-(0)3-6439-6050
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