This scholarship is awarded to a student who is still in his/her home country before departure to Japan and is willing to pursue a master’s or Ph.D. degree at the Graduate School of System Design and Management (SDM). Applicants for this scholarship should fill the designated application form and submit it to the Admissions Office. For this academic year, this scholarship will be awarded to one person. A recipient of this award will receive financial aid from Yoshida Scholarship Foundation (http://www.ysf.or.jp/en/indexe.html). The scholarship covers the costs of one round-trip air ticket (economy class air fare), tuition (maximum amount 2,500,000yen for 2 years (for the master’s program) or 3 years (for Ph.D. program)), a monthly stipend (150,000 yen), a housing allowance (at large city, max. 40,000 yen per month/ other city, max. 20,000 yen per month), and Family allowance (if spouse lives together in Japan and he/she has no source of income: 20,000 yen per month).