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Facilities and Support for International Students

Financial support for private students

Types of financial support

Funding from Gifu Keizai University

  • Eligibility is limited to undergraduate students. Postgraduate students and students of the Japanese Language Program do not qualify.
  • Financial support may be available to undergraduate students of good character who have demonstrated excellence in their studies, but for financial reasons would otherwise be unable to complete such studies.

Public scholarship funding -- from the Japanese government, for example:

  • The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology(MEXT)offers scholarship funding for undergraduate and postgraduate students through programs such as the Honors Scholarship for self-financed International Students.
  • No scholarship program is available for the Japanese Language Program.

Funding Institution

Gifu Keizai University

Type of Funding

Financial support for self-financed international students

Monthly payment

20,000yen/month

Benefit Rate (over the past three years)

Approximately 70% of international students

Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture

Type of Funding

Incentive Scholarship for self-financed international students

Monthly payment

52,000yen/month

Benefit Rate (over the past three years)

Approximately 10% of international students

Accommodation for international students

Gifu Keizai University provides dormitory accommodation for international students, sufficient to house all students wishing to make use of such accommodation. Students of the Japanese Language Program, however, are not guaranteed a place. Monthly rent ranges from 25,000yen - 35,000yen.

Logistical Support for International Students

The Gifu Keizai University Student Affairs Section has specialized staff available to assist international students with inquiries regarding their studies and everyday matters.