Each year, the Mitsubishi UFJ Trust Scholarship Foundation awards a full scholarship (tuition and expenses) to one Columbia student who wishes to study at a university or college in Japan. The applicant shall aim to enroll in either an undergraduate, graduate, or doctoral program at a university or college in Japan. All majors are eligible to apply, and past applicants reflect a wide range of studies (e.g., psychology, East Asian studies, business, political science). Japanese language fluency is neither a requirement for application, nor selection (noting, there are many English language programs in Japan, some of which are sponsored by Japan’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology (MEXT)
ELIGIBILITY
All matriculated Columbia University graduate and undergraduate students are eligible to apply, provided they meet the following eligibility criteria:
- The student shall be domiciled in a foreign country and wish to study at a university or college in Japan.
- 35 years of age or younger.
- The student shall lack an adequate financial base to support his or her intended study in Japan.
Please contact JP Perez, Program Manager at the Center on Japanese Economy and Business, at jp3945@columbia.edu for more information and to receive scholarship application materials.
Please note that the successful applicant will need to apply directly to the Japanese university of their choice for admission.