List of Public Corporation and Other Scholarships for International Students Before Coming to Japan
	Name	Eligible candidates	Specified countries/     regions	Field of study	Number of persons chosen per year            (  )*	Period of stipend	Content of stipend	Application period at Tokyo University    (foundation deadlines are in parentheses)
	Asatsu-DK Inc. Tokyo University Asatsu DK China Scholarship Foundation (From fiscal 2006〜　）	Beijing University, Tsinghua University, or Fudan University graduates entering a master's degree program or a specialized professional program at Tokyo University Graduate School	China	No restrictions	7 to 8 (16)	Standard 2 year term for a master's degree program	Scholarship: 150,000 yen per month                                   Expenses for travel to Japan and return to home country                        Tuition fees: Payment of half of entrance tuition fees	August to October
	（Yoshida Scholarship Foundation） Asia 100 (From 1998〜)	Persons who can qualify before coming to Japan as formal students in a master's or PhD program in a Japanese university	East Asian and South Asian countries/region	Research fields in the natural sciences (excluding medicine, dentistry, and veterinary medicine)	１ （11）	Master's degree within 2 years Ph.D.                                        within 3 years	Living expenses: 150,000 yen  per month                                          Tuition, other university fees: Actual expenses up to 2.5 million yen                                                                         Housing assistance: Actual expen	August to February of the following year (middle of March)
	（Yoshida Scholarship Foundation） Leaders 21 （From 2009〜）		West Asia, Central Asia, and Africa		１			September to January of the following year (applications accepted year-round)
	Panasonic Scholarships Inc. Panasonic Scholarships (From 1998〜)	Persons wishing to enter a graduate school master's degree program	China, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, Taiwan, Viet Nam	Persons wishing to specialize in science or engineering in graduate school (excluding medicine, dentistry, and veterinary medicine)	Approximately 10 (95)	Standard term for completing normal course of study (for research students a maximum of 1 year,  for master's degree students a maximum of 2 years)	【Research students】                                                     Temporary allowance for coming to Japan: actual expenses (maximum of 200,000 yen)                                                                                 Basic scholarship: 15	(Depends on the selection plans of the local Panasonic organization)
	* parentheses (  ) indicate the number of persons, including current recipients, receiving scholarships since inception, as of September 2008  ※Inquiry 　１．Tokyo University Asatsu DK China Scholarship Foundation ・・・・・・・・・International Student Support Group, The University of Tokyo （03-5841-2473,2372） 　２．Yoshida Scholarship Foundation･･････････････････・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・Office in charge of your designate graduate school, The University of Tokyo 　３．Panasonic Scholarships・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・Panasonic Scholarship Co.,Ltd （06-6906-1647）