Human Resource Development Special Project Scholarship

This scholarship is a unique guaranteed-at-admission type scholarship from the School of Medicine. It is a major scholarship that provides 2 million yen per year (totaling 8 million yen) to approximately 10 top-performing students in the general entrance examination continuously for each year from the 1st to 4th year. As it is a grant-type scholarship, there is no obligation for repayment.

Just as Yukichi Fukuzawa once studied at Tekijuku, where the nation's elite gathered, this scholarship was established in fiscal year 2015 to provide generous support to diverse, elite students gathered from across the country to foster leaders in the field of medical sciences. Since the selection for the scholarship is determined by entrance examination performance at the time of the announcement of results, it serves as a significant factor in the decision to enroll in the Keio University School of Medicine.

*There are no annual income limits for household supporters when applying.

*The grant may be terminated if academic performance after admission is poor.

*For those selected for the MD-PhD Program, which aims to foster physician-scientists, a maximum of 1 million yen per year (up to 2 million yen total) is added in the 5th and 6th years, bringing the total grant amount to a maximum of 10 million yen over 6 years when combined with the aforementioned scholarship.

This scholarship was established in fiscal year 2020 to contribute to the development of human resources who can excel as international leaders in a wide range of fields, not only within Japan but also overseas. A maximum of 2 million yen is granted to students who actively engage in activities in the international field. In recent years, it has supported students who conducted international activities worldwide at institutions such as OIST (Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology), Johns Hopkins University, Northwestern University, and the University of Oxford.