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	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	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	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)
	(Ajinomoto Scholarship Foundation)                                                                                                    ASEAN International Student Scholarships                                 (Planned from 2010)	Persons wishing to enter a Tokyo University Graduate School master's degree program in science or engineering                                                                                Persons less than 35 years old	Five ASEAN countries- Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, and Viet Nam	Students in  science or engineering  (excluding medicine, dentistry, and veterinary medicine)	1 person from each ASEAN country, for a total of 5	International research student (1 year), Master's degree program (2 years), for a total of 3 years	【Research students】                                                                                                                                      Scholarship: 150,000 yen per month  (For 1 year)                                                                       Entrance fees, tuition: actual expenses                                                                                                     Travel to Japan and return to home country: 200,000 yen                                                                    【Master's degree program】                                                                                                                                       Scholarship: 180,000 yen per month  (for 2 years)                                                                          Entrance fees, tuition: actual expenses                                                                                               Travel to Japan and return to home country: 200,000 yen	(Depends on the selection plans of the local Ajinomoto organization)
	(Ajinomoto Scholarship Foundation)                                                                                                    ASEAN International Student Scholarships                                                                                                                                   Special course in the Information, Technology, and Society in Asia (ITASIA) program of the Tokyo University Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies	Persons entering the Information, Technology, and Society in Asia (ITASIA) program of the Tokyo University Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies		Students in the Information, Technology, and Society in Asia (ITASIA) program of the Tokyo University Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies	1 person	Master's degree program (2 years)	【Master's degree program】                                                                                                                                       Scholarship: 180,000 yen per month  (for 2 years)                                                                          Entrance fees, tuition: actual expenses                                                                                               Travel to Japan and return to home country: 200,000 yen