Every year in April there is a Scholarship Information Session held on scholarship schemes. If you wish to apply for a scholarship/student loan, please come along to the session.
Please note that schemes similar to 2. the Ishikawa Prefecture Nurse Training Fund and 4. the Ishikawa Prefecture Scholarship Fund may also be available in other prefectures, so students wishing to be awarded such scholarships in their home prefecture are advised to speak to the relevant department in their prefecture. For other scholarship opportunities, notices will be made on the year-level specific noticeboards and the All-year-level common noticeboards.
Graduate School students are only eligible for 1.

1. JASSO scholarship

The Japan Student Services Organization loans money for university expenses to outstanding students with excellent academic ability who financially find it hard to pay for their education.
Please note that students receiving decision notices of scholarship student selection prior to admission are required to undertake the specified application process. Please submit the documents received from JASSO to the Academic Affairs Office by the due date.

Classification	Type 1 Scholarship	Type 2 Scholarship
Loan amount	Choose from the following monthly amounts At home: ¥30,000/¥45,000 Away from home: ¥30,000/¥51,000 (Changes to amounts may be made part way through the year)	Choose from the following monthly amounts ¥30,000/¥50,000/¥80,000/¥100,000/¥120,000 (Changes to amounts may be made part way through the year)
Interest	Interest-free	Interest-bearing
Scholarship eligibility	Particularly outstanding students who, for financial reasons, are significantly academically disadvantaged (objectively assessed in terms of parents’ income and the student’s academic record).	More flexible conditions as compared with Type 1, however students who meet specific academic performance and income criteria.
Other	Each university has a limit to the number of loans available, thus even students who meet the criteria may not be eligible for the loan.

2. Ishikawa Prefecture Nurse Training Fund

This Training Fund is a system set up for the purpose of increasing the numbers of public health nurses, midwives, nurses and junior nurses working in Ishikawa Prefecture, with academic loans given to students during their study at training facilities. In addition, based on specific requirements, the scheme also involves a system of exemption from the responsibility to make loan repayments.

Monthly loan	¥32,000
Interest	Interest-free
Conditions for repayment exemption	An exemption will apply if students have obtained their nursing or other license within one year of graduation, have immediately found work at one of the institutions listed below within Ishikawa Prefecture, and have worked there for five years. A hospital with up to 200 beds A hospital in which 80% or more of the beds are for psychiatric conditions Medical clinic A facility for children with severe physical and mental disabilities A medical institution set up by a National Center for Advanced and Specialized Medical Care or a National Hospital Organization as specified in Article 7, No. 6 of the Child Welfare Act. Long-term care health facility A visiting nurse organization, for those who have three or more years of practical experience at one of the above institutions An institution set up by a National Center for Persons with Severe Intellectual Disabilities ‘Nozominosono’ (Independent Administrative Agency) as specified in Article 11, No. 1 of the Act on the National Center for Persons with Severe Intellectual Disabilities ‘Nozominosono’ Independent Administrative Agency (either inside or outside of Ishikawa Prefecture).

3. Ishikawa Prefecture Community Medicine Support Nurse Training Fund

This is a training fund for those trying to find work as public health nurses, midwives, nurses and junior nurses at specific medical institutions (Suzu General Hospital, Wajima Municipal Hospital, Ushitsu General Hospital, Anamizu General Hospital).

Monthly loan	¥100,000 (a single payment of the annual amount is also possible)
Interest	Interest-free
Conditions for repayment exemption	An exemption will apply if students have obtained their nursing license etc. within one year of graduation, have immediately become a nurse at one of the specified medical institutions, and have worked in that job for the same amount of time (or longer) as they received the loan.

4. Ishikawa Prefecture Scholarship Fund

This scholarship is available for young people whose parents have lived in Ishikawa Prefecture for three years or longer.

Monthly loan	¥44,000
Interest	Interest-free
Scholarship eligibility	Those with academic drive who would find payment of educational fees difficult.
Other	Repayments start one year after the final loan payment, as annual payments, six-monthly payments or monthly payments for a maximum of 20 years (depends on the total loan amount).