🇯🇵 Rotary Yoneyama Memorial Foundation Scholarship – Japan
The Rotary Yoneyama Memorial Foundation (RYMF) Scholarship is a scholarship for international students who want to study at Japanese universities and graduate schools. It is one of Japan's major private scholarships for international students. (Rotary Yoneyama)
🎓 Study Levels
The scholarship supports:
Undergraduate programmes
Master's programmes
Doctoral programmes
There is also a special Overseas Candidate Scholarship for students who are still outside Japan and are planning to enrol at an eligible Japanese university or graduate school. (Rotary Yoneyama)
💰 Scholarship Benefits
For the Overseas Candidate Scholarship, the published benefits include:
🎓 Undergraduate: ¥100,000 per month
🎓 Master's: ¥140,000 per month
🎓 Doctoral: ¥140,000 per month
✈️ Airfare reimbursement of up to ¥250,000 for eligible successful overseas candidates, based on actual economy-class expenses and required receipts. (Rotary Yoneyama)
The scholarship is primarily a living allowance, so applicants should not assume that tuition and all university expenses are automatically covered.
🇹🇿 Can Tanzanians Apply?
Yes. The scholarship is open to non-Japanese citizens, and Tanzania is not excluded simply because it is an African country. Applicants must satisfy the specific requirements of the scholarship route and Japanese university. (Rotary Yoneyama)
✅ Key Eligibility
Applicants generally need to:
Be a non-Japanese citizen.
Be admitted or scheduled to enrol in an eligible Japanese university/graduate school.
Pursue a degree programme.
Hold or obtain the appropriate Student residence status in Japan.
Meet the specific academic and other requirements of the scholarship.
For graduate applicants, obtain support/recommendation from an appropriate professor or supervisor where required. (Rotary Yoneyama)
For the Overseas Candidate route, applicants must first find and apply to a Japanese university/graduate school themselves and submit evidence of their university application. (Rotary Yoneyama)
📄 Common Application Documents
Applicants may need:
Academic certificates
Academic transcripts
CV
University application/admission documents
Research plan for graduate applicants
Essay: why you chose Japan and your future plans
Recommendation letter
Supervisor/professor recommendation for graduate applicants
Passport and other required identification documents. (Rotary Yoneyama)
🇯🇵 Japanese Language Requirement
For the Overseas Candidate Scholarship, the Foundation states that applicants are expected to have basic Japanese ability, around JLPT N4 level, although requirements can vary according to the location of the target university. (Rotary Yoneyama)
📝 How to Apply
For applicants outside Japan:
Choose a suitable Japanese university.
Apply for admission.
Identify an eligible degree programme.
Prepare your research plan/essay and other documents.
Submit the Yoneyama scholarship application through the designated online process.
Complete the selection process.
If selected, proceed with university admission and visa arrangements.
For students already studying in Japan, the main Yoneyama scholarship normally operates through a designated-school nomination system. Students apply through their university rather than directly mailing an application to the Foundation. (Rotary Yoneyama)
📅 Application Period
For the 2026 Overseas Candidate Scholarship, applications ran from 1 October to 31 October 2025, and that application period is now closed. (Rotary Yoneyama)
Applicants planning for a future intake should monitor the official RYMF website for the next call because dates and eligible universities/areas can change.
Official Rotary Yoneyama Memorial Foundation
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✅ Eligibility assessment
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