The Nippon Foundation announced that it will establish a benefit-type scholarship system at Nippon Sport Science University from 2017. On October 2016, 10, the establishment press conference was held with the attendance of Yohei Sasakawa, Chairman of The Nippon Foundation, and Kenshiro Matsunami, Chairman of Nippon Sport Science University.
This benefit-type scholarship system aims to train para-athletes who are active at the world level, such as the Paralympics.The target is students / students who are enrolled in the Nippon Sport Science University group (universities, affiliated high schools and established high schools), have physical disabilities or intellectual disabilities (high school support schools only), and are expected to play an active role at the world level. Name. Aiming to train para-athletes in anticipation of the 50 Tokyo Paralympics.
The amount of benefits is about 1 million yen per person, which is the largest scholarship system in Japan (500 billion yen) specializing in sports for the disabled at universities.We support not only tuition, dormitory, and living expenses, but also expedition expenses and equipment expenses that tend to be borne by the athletes.
