Waseda University Partial Tuition-Waiver Scholarship 2026 (Scholarship in Japan)

Waseda University offers tuition reductions for the privately financed international students who are eligible for this scheme. Whether you will receive 50% annual tuition deduction will depend upon the screening based on your academic performance and economic circumstances etc. Students who wish to receive this tuition-waiver scholarship should carefully read the following and then apply for it.

• Table of Content
• About Waseda University
• Waseda University Partial Tuition-Waiver Scholarship Undergraduate Scholarship
• Aim and Benefits of Waseda University Partial Tuition-Waiver Scholarship Undergraduate Scholarship
• Requirements for Waseda University Partial Tuition-Waiver Scholarship Undergraduate Scholarship Qualification
• Documents Required for Application
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

Waseda University Partial Tuition-Waiver Scholarship Undergraduate Scholarship

Aim and Benefits of Waseda University Partial Tuition-Waiver Scholarship Undergraduate Scholarship

• 50% of tuition fee

Requirements for Waseda University Partial Tuition-Waiver Scholarship Undergraduate Scholarship Qualification

At the time of application, applicants must be privately financed international students enrolled in a regular undergraduate or graduate school program at Waseda University with a “Student” visa status. Applicants must be students with outstanding academic performance who are acknowledged to have difficulty pursuing their studies due to economic reasons.

Note that those to whom any of the following apply are NOT eligible.

1. Japanese Government (MEXT: Monbukagakusho) Scholarship students
2. Doctoral course students
3. Students enrolled in a consistent five-year Doctoral Program(year 3-5)
4. Research associates
5. Students sponsored by foreign governments
6. Students whose school fees are being paid by an institution such as a corporation or scholarship foundation
7. Students who are regarded to lack the motivation to continue their studies, based on their attendance records
8. Students whose academic performance is poor and who are not expected to complete their degree
9. Students who have enrolled beyond the regular course term
10. Students on a leave of absence (Students can apply for this scholarship in fall semester if they are going to come back to school in fall semester of the year)
11. Students studying outside of Japan (Students who are studying in Japan at the time of application for the scholarship but who will study abroad from the fall semester are not eligible. Application is permitted if the registration status of the fall semester is “Registered in School but Study Abroad.”)
12. Students who are not enrolled in the fall semester of the year.

Documents Required for Application

1. Application Form: Academic Year 2026 Waseda University Partial Tuition-Waiver Scholarship (prescribed form)
2. Copy of your certificate of resident card (both sides)
3. Copy of your housing lease agreement (those who live in Waseda University’s dormitory or are not contractors do not have to submit this document)
4. Income statement for your financial supporter issued by a municipal government office (only for those financial situation listed in Note 2 on Application Form apply)

* Those who do not submit these documents will not be considered for this scholarship.

• Application Form :  Application Form
• Reference? ?Sample? Application Form

Check also:
Erasmus Mundus Scholarship 2027
Global Korea Scholarship 2027

Application Deadline

How to Apply

For more information, kindly visit Waseda University scholarship webpage.