Overview
The Teijin Scholarship Foundation is recruiting around 10 Kumura Scholars who plan to enter doctoral programs at Japanese universities in autumn 2027 or April 2028 in science, engineering, information, medicine, life-science and related fields.
Complete scholarship details
Applications must arrive by 24 September 2026 and are submitted by email. Recipients receive JPY 100,000 per month from April 2028 through the month of completion of the regular doctoral program. Other scholarships may be held concurrently, there is no employment obligation to the Teijin Group, and domestic travel expenses for the final interview are covered.
Eligibility requirements
Applicants must be graduate students in medicine/life sciences, science, engineering, information or related fields who are expected or confirmed to enter a doctoral program at a Japanese university in September/October 2027 or April 2028 and have a recommendation from their academic supervisor. International students may apply under the foundation's stated institutional procedure.
Tips for this scholarship
Practical Job and Scholarship guidance. These tips do not replace official rules or create new eligibility requirements.
- Check eligibility, funding coverage, study/project level and every required document before investing time in the application.
- Prepare transcripts, references, language tests, proposal/motivation statement and proof documents early.
- Separate the scholarship deadline from any university/program admission deadline; they may be different.
- Treat “fully funded” as a source fact only when the official provider explicitly confirms the covered costs.
Verification notes
Verified against the current 2028 Kumura Scholarship recruitment and application instructions on the Teijin Scholarship Foundation site on 2026-09-07 UTC.
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