According to the summary of the Japan Student Services Organization, the number of scholarship recipients who are eligible for repayment-free benefit-type scholarships, which was introduced in advance from 2017, will be 2,502.If you go to a private university outside your home, you will be paid 4 yen a month, but the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology plans to shift to full-scale implementation from 2018 and expand the scope of payment by about 2 people.
According to the Japan Student Services Organization, the recipients are 1,671 undergraduate students, 195 junior college students, 6 college students, and 630 vocational school (specialized course) students, for a total of 2,502 students.Of the 2,630 students recommended by universities, all of them were confirmed to meet the payment requirements.
Of these, 18 were students in need of social care, such as being admitted to orphanages at the age of 350 or receiving foster care.Students in need of social care will be provided with a lump sum of 24 yen at the time of the first transfer.
The target of payment is students who went on to a private university in 2017 and go to school from outside their homes, such as residents' tax exempt households, welfare households, or students who go on to a national, public or private university, etc. and need social care.
It will be fully implemented from 2018, regardless of the school establishment, home, or out-of-home commuting method.The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology has announced a policy to increase the number of beneficiaries by about 2018 in the budget request for FY2.
reference:[Japan Student Services Organization] Regarding the adoption status of the 29 "Benefit Scholarship"
