Program in International Health, School of International Health (Master's Program), Graduate School of Medicine

2 years English under-review

Scholarships

Only the support routes relevant to this programme are listed. Amounts marked as references must be reconfirmed for the applicant's award year.

Asian Development Bank – Japan Scholarship Program (ADB-JSP), School of International Health

Separate application

  • Citizens or nationals of one of 38 listed ADB member countries; a bachelor's degree or equivalent with a superior academic record; at least two years of full-time professional working experience in health or medical science after graduation (internships excluded); aged below 35 on 30 June 2026; not military personnel; able to arrive in Japan between 1 and 10 April 2027; agreeing to return home after completing the programme; not living or working outside their home country; proficient in oral and written English; in good health. Preference is stated for women candidates and for applicants with lesser financial capacity (family income not more than US$50,000/year, individual income not more than US$25,000/year). The programme will in principle not support applicants who have previously studied abroad or who are pursuing a second master's degree. ADB and other international-organisation officers, staff, consultants and their relatives are ineligible.
  • "The scholarship covers round-trip travel fees between the scholar's home country and Japan, entrance and tuition fees, subsistence allowance (147,000 Japanese Yen per month), and other allowances." The Financial Aid section adds "economy-class airfare, and other expenditures, including medical/acci
  • Upload checklist documents 1–12 to the designated Google Form by 17:00 JST on 30 June 2026, with the Evaluation Report and recommendation letter emailed directly by the recommender to the coordinator by the same date. Contact the intended department before applying. Enquiries: adb@m.u-tokyo.ac.jp, kaotanaka@m.u-tokyo.ac.jp.
  • This is a combined admission-and-funding route, not a scholarship added to an admission offer, and it cannot be combined with the general entrance examination in the same cycle. Selection has two stages: the School's Selection Committee shortlists and recommends candidates to ADB (notified 1 September 2026), and ADB makes the final decision (notified 1 December 2026). Nomination by the School is not an award. "Ultimately, admission to the School of International Health is granted to approximately three to five applicants who pass the ADB's final selection", and "Only successful candidates who are selected by the Selection Committee and ADB are permitted to enroll." Scholars must return to their home country after completing their studies. "We don't accept any inquiries related to the selection results."

Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho / MEXT) Scholarship — fee exemption for holders

Separate application

  • Existing MEXT scholarship holders. Those not already enrolled in this Graduate School (including research students) must upload a Certificate of Monbukagakusho Scholarship Student showing the scholarship period; scholarship students enrolled at a different university must also submit their official scholarship certificate to obtain the examination-fee exemption.
  • Applicants and students who already hold a MEXT scholarship are exempted from the examination fee (for applicants from outside Japan), the admission fee and tuition: "Students who receive a Monbukagakusho scholarship are exempted from payment."
  • The scholarship itself is awarded by MEXT, not by the programme. Within this application, the exemption is claimed by uploading the certificate with the application documents.
  • This entry records a fee exemption for people who already hold a MEXT award. Being admitted to the programme does not confer a MEXT scholarship, and the AY2027 guidelines publish no MEXT university-recommendation quota for this programme.

MEXT (Embassy Recommendation) letter of acceptance from the Graduate School of Medicine

Separate application

  • Prospective students who are pursuing a Japanese Government (MEXT) scholarship and need a letter of acceptance from the university. "For prospective students who request the letter of acceptance under the Government of Japan (MEXT) Scholarship, visit the website of Graduate School of Medicine."
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  • Through the Graduate School of Medicine, separately from the two admissions routes recorded here. The procedure and its deadlines are not published in the AY2027 Application Guide, the Entrance Examination Guideline or the ADB-JSP guideline.
  • A letter of acceptance is not admission and not funding; MEXT makes the award. No deadline, quota or eligibility threshold for this letter is published on the School's or the programme's pages, so nothing further has been asserted.

Private foundation scholarships requiring a University of Tokyo recommendation (Graduate School of Medicine internal selection)

Separate application

  • Self-financed international students of the Graduate School of Medicine. "Private foundation scholarships for self-financed international students are awarded by means of a system in which the university recommends candidates who have been selected in an internal selection process."
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  • After enrolment, through the Office of International Academic Affairs (OIAA) Application System: register the Application Form for Scholarships from Private Foundations (Minkan Shogakukin Shinsei Chosho), review the scholarship listings, apply to the chosen foundation scholarship, then undergo selection by a committee of faculty members. "Some scholarships may require an in-person or online interview, and you may be asked to give a presentation on your research and achievements." Results are notified by email about a week after the OIAA deadline.
  • "You cannot decline a university-recommended scholarship. Therefore, do not apply if you are unsure if you can accept the scholarship, as refusal will adversely affect your standing and that of the university." Recommendation by the Graduate School of Medicine is followed by further review at university level and then by the foundation, so it is not an award. Deadlines are set per scholarship and "are strictly observed".

Private foundation scholarships applied for directly (Graduate School of Medicine support)

Separate application

  • Current and prospective self-financed international students of the Graduate School of Medicine. "The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine offers scholarship assistance to deserving current and prospective self-financed international students. There are two types of scholarships: those for which you may apply directly and those that require the recommendation of the University of Tokyo."
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  • Apply to the foundation directly. Where a letter of recommendation from the Dean of the Graduate School of Medicine is needed, email the Office of International Academic Affairs; "The letter will be issued in seven to ten days. Please check the foundation's instructions for details on their exact requirements."
  • The awards are made by the foundations, not by the university, and admission to the programme carries no entitlement to any of them.

University-wide scholarships for international students (University of Tokyo)

Separate application

  • International students at the University of Tokyo. The University's page for prospective students lists the Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship, the MEXT Honors Scholarship for Privately Financed International Students, The University of Tokyo Special Scholarship for International Students (University of Tokyo Fellowship), the University Scholarship for PEAK Students (undergraduate, not applicable here) and Scholarships Offered by Private Organizations. The School of International Health links to this page from its Support page.
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  • Per scheme. "Some scholarships should be applied to prior to arrival in Japan while others can be applied to after arriving in Japan."
  • These are university-level schemes rather than programme awards; none of them is guaranteed by, or attached to, admission to this programme, and the School's pages publish no programme-specific quota for any of them.
Scholarships, nominations and fee exemptions are competitive unless the programme states that every admitted student receives the award. Admission on its own does not guarantee funding.
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