Good morning everyone. Although I am searching online for answers to my issue, I also thought that it couldn’t hurt to ask people already living in Japan.
I am an American who has been living abroad for the last 16 years. Since 2019, I’ve been living in the Philippines. I have been attempting to relocate to Japan for a couple of years now. I’m happy to say that I have been accepted into an English-taught PhD program at a university in Tokyo. I had hoped to move to a less-crowded city, but still, I’m excited at the prospect of finally moving forward. If I can make this work, I will be relocating to Japan at the beginning of September.
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My main concern now is funding. My university will provide a tuition waiver, and I will be receiving a modest scholarship of approx. 465,000 Yen each semester. However, I know that I’ll need significantly more to live, and unfortunately, I am too old to qualify for the MEXT scholarship. This has been an issue before; I’ve been accepted into PhD programs in Japan in the past but was not able to find the funding to support myself. I’m considering giving up on the idea.
If you’ve studied at a university in Japan, if you know of any sources of funding/scholarships that I might be eligible for, I would appreciate it if you let me know. If it matters, my PhD will be in Ecology/Environmental Science.
Thanks in advance.
by Expat1924