The Nagoya University Global 30 (G30) Fellowship is a university-internal award for international graduate students admitted to Nagoya University's English-track Global 30 graduate programs. The fellowship combines a full tuition waiver with a ¥150,000 monthly living-cost stipend for the standard degree duration — 24 months for master's, 36 months for PhD. Nagoya University was one of the original 13 universities designated under the Japanese government's Global 30 initiative in 2009, and the G30 Fellowship is the dedicated funding stream for international students in these English-medium programs. For the 2027 cycle the fellowship continues its existing structure with selection through the G30 admission cycle in autumn 2026.
What the fellowship covers
The fellowship covers two main components: full tuition (worth ¥535,800 per year at the standard national-university rate) and a flat ¥150,000 monthly living-cost stipend. Total support per master's recipient is approximately ¥3,600,000 in stipend plus ¥1,071,600 in tuition over 24 months. Doctoral recipients receive proportionally more over the longer 36-month award. The fellowship does not include airfare or dependent allowance. Recipients may receive supplementary research-expense support through the supervising lab depending on the lab's grant funding.
The Global 30 program
Global 30 is a Japanese government initiative launched in 2009 to attract international students through English-medium degree programs. Nagoya University was one of the original 13 G30-designated universities and continues to operate G30 graduate programs in the Schools of Science, Engineering, Bioagricultural Sciences, Medicine, Economics, Law, and others. G30 programs are taught entirely in English, making them accessible to international students without Japanese language proficiency. While Japanese is not required, students with at least JLPT N3 Japanese find daily life in Nagoya considerably easier — the G30 Fellowship is awarded based on academic merit, not Japanese ability.
How selection works and who is competitive
Selection is by recommendation from the host G30 graduate school during admission review — there is no separate fellowship application. Outstanding G30 applicants identified during admission review are nominated automatically. Selection criteria include academic record, research plan quality, recommendation letters, and alignment with the host graduate school's research priorities. STEM applicants — particularly in Engineering, Information Science, and Bioagricultural Sciences — are strongly represented. For broader applicant strategy on English-medium graduate programs in Japan, see our English-taught master's in Japan 2027 guide. Browse all scholarships to compare against alternative funding routes, and see our MEXT scholarship 2027 complete guide for full strategy.