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Types of Scholarships in Japan - YAML

Japanese scholarship systems are broadly divided into two types: grant-type and loan-type. Grant-type scholarships are non-repayable grants, while loan-type scholarships require repayment after graduation. Loan-type scholarships are further divided into Type 1 (interest-free) and Type 2 (interest-bearing), each with income and academic requirements. These scholarships aim to support students facing economic difficulties and are operated in conjunction with the Higher Education Learning Support System.

scholarship JASSO grant-type loan-type education support student support Japan

- code: "01"
  slug: "grant-type"
  name: "Grant-type Scholarship"
  description: "Non-repayable grant-type scholarship."
  repaymentRequired: false
  interestRate: 0
  category: "grant"
- code: "02"
  slug: "loan-type-interest-free"
  name: "Loan-type Scholarship Type 1 (Interest-free)"
  description: "Interest-free loan-type scholarship."
  repaymentRequired: true
  interestRate: 0
  category: "loan"
- code: "03"
  slug: "loan-type-with-interest"
  name: "Loan-type Scholarship Type 2 (Interest-bearing)"
  description: "Interest-bearing loan-type scholarship."
  repaymentRequired: true
  interestRate: 0.5
  category: "loan"
- code: "04"
  slug: "special-enrollment-loan"
  name: "Special Enrollment Additional Loan Scholarship"
  description: "Interest-bearing scholarship with temporarily increased amount at enrollment."
  repaymentRequired: true
  interestRate: 0.5
  category: "loan"
- code: "05"
  slug: "study-abroad-grant"
  name: "Grant-type Scholarship for Study Abroad"
  description: "Non-repayable grant-type scholarship for study abroad support."
  repaymentRequired: false
  interestRate: 0
  category: "grant"
- code: "06"
  slug: "study-abroad-loan"
  name: "Loan-type Scholarship for Study Abroad"
  description: "Loan-type scholarship for study abroad support."
  repaymentRequired: true
  interestRate: 0
  category: "loan"