（Objective）

• YNU will provide the following life support scholarship for its students who are financially distressed due to the change of student life and learning environment caused by the spread of COVID-19. This scholarship is intended to provide the financial support for students to pay for living expenses such as food and communications for distance learning.
  

（Eligibility）

• Students enrolling in YNU (College/ Graduate Schools) as a regular student are eligible. (Research students (kenkyusei) and Accredited auditors (kamokuto rishusei) are not eligible.)
• 1) Those who applied for Tuition Waivers and Deferment are also eligible.
• 2) In principle, the following students are NOT eligible.


• • - Students receiving a scholarship of 80,000 yen or more per month. This include students who are financially supported by Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho:MEXT), foreign governments or other institutions such as JICA or World Bank.
  • - Fellows of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science.
    

（Amount of Scholarship）

• Undergraduate students / Master students / Doctoral students: 50,000 yen (one-time only in FY2020)
  

（Number of Students Supported）

• Up to 400 undergraduate, master and doctoral students
  

（Decision on Scholarship Recipients）

• The decision on the scholarship recipients will be made by the President based on the contents of the application.
• Screening Procedures: Applicants will be screened by the submitted application.
• Notice of Screening Results：Applicants will be notified of their results by email in the middle of November 2020 (tentative). The scholarship is scheduled to be paid by bank transfer in late November 2020.
  

（Preservation of Documentary Evidence）

• Scholarship recipients must keep the documents, which can prove that the income of the applicants’ family and/or applicant’s part-time job of September 2020 has decreased compare to the monthly income before the spread of the COVID-19 (such as income statements and savings passbooks), until March 2021, and submit a copy at the request of YNU.

（Refund of Scholarship）

• Scholarship recipients will be required to refund the full amount of the scholarship in the following cases:
• （１）It becomes clear that they have made a false declaration.
• （２）They fail to submit a copy of documentary evidence in response to a request from YNU.
• （３）They get disciplinary action or involved in illegal action.
• （４）Other than above: The need for emergency support was not recognized.

（How to apply）

• 1) Submit the application online from the URL below by 5:00 pm, Friday, October 23, 2020.
  Applicants should specify their reasons for the need of the scholarship in the “Statement of Reasons”.
  Note: There may be cases in which the submission of additional materials to confirm the need for support is required.
  
• Online Application Form

（Where to Make Inquiries）

• YNU E-SSUP Life Support Scholarship (Fall Semester 2020-2021) Section　　
  Student Affairs Department
  Yokohama National University
  gakusei-senmonynu.ac.jp
  Note: Put your Student ID in the subject line when making inquiries.
  Please send inquiries from your YNU email address.