Overseas students meeting all of the following requirements are eligible to apply for this scholarship.
(1) Citizenship & Place of Residence Not be a citizen of Japan nor be residing in Japan.
(2) Permission for Pre-arrival Admission in Japanese University or Graduate School Have either obtained or be in the process of applying for pre-arrival admission approval from the university or graduate school (under MEXT jurisdiction) to which you wish to enter as a degree student or research student, and be scheduled for April 2014 or October (September) 2014 enrollment in one of the below-listed statuses. If the applicants come to Japan to have the entrance examination (e.g., to take a written exam or interview), they must return to their residing country to apply for the scholarship.
(3) Scholastic and Health Requirements Have an enthusiasm for study and clear-cut future goals, an awareness of and respect for cultural differences, and ability to express oneself fluently and to communicate smoothly, and both the mental and physical health needed to sustain one's life as an overseas exchange student.
(4) Major Field of Study All fields are eligible.
(5) Japanese Language Ability As the page 6-7 shows, there are several conditions requiring Japanese language ability depend on the area where applicants' targeted the university / graduate school is located. In either case, after arriving Japan, scholars are expected to make an effort to communicate in Japanese so as to better create and strengthen friendship ties with Japanese people.
(6) Age Up to age 39.
(7) Academic Degree
- Persons who already hold a bachelor's degree are not eligible for an undergraduate scholarship.
- Persons who already hold a master's degree are not eligible for a master's scholarship.
- Persons who already hold a doctoral degree are not eligible for a doctoral scholarship.
(8) Dual Scholarships Student who will hold a scholarship from another organization when this scholarship goes into effect is not eligible to receive this one.
(9) Past Yoneyama Scholars Persons who have held a Yoneyama scholarship in the past are not eligible for this scholarship.শিক্ষা সংক্রান্ত খবরাখবর নিয়মিত পেতে রেজিস্ট্রেশন করুন অথবা Log In করুন।

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The mode of applying is electronically.
(1) The application form for a Yoneyama Scholarship may be downloaded from the following Webpage.
(2) The application and documents should be prepared in PDF format. After filling out the form, please save the file with your own name and the documents name. Please email them as attached documents to the Foundation at the following address:
scholars-at-rotary-yoneyama.or.jp

Notification of selection results is made by email at the following times:
a) For April enrollment: Beginning of February 2014
b) For fall enrollment: Beginning of July 2014.