2026 CWAJ Study Abroad and Cartier Scholarship Eligibility, Timeline and Other Information
Both the CWAJ Graduate Scholarship and CWAJ Cartier Scholarship have the same eligibility requirements and are submitted in the same form. The recipient of CWAJ Cartier Scholarship is selected from among the applicants of CWAJ Graduate Scholarship.
An Application ID Number is required to submit your scholarship application and your letters of reference.
Please check that you satisfy all of the following criteria for eligibility for this scholarship:
Eligibility Requirements (2026)
To be eligible, an Applicant must:
A TOEFL or IELTS score will not be required if the applicant submits a transcript of a 4-year university degree in a program taught in English at a Japanese university.
The following are ineligible:
Scholarship Timeline
From July 2025
Registration for Application ID Number on website. Links to the Application Forms will be available after registering for an Application ID Number.
Deadline: Monday, October 6, 2025, 22:00 JST
Application with required documents (Form B) and letters of references (2 x Form C) must be submitted online by the deadline.
February or March 2026
Interviews: usually held on a weekend
March 2026
Notification of recipients
May 2026
Event announcing CWAJ Scholars
Application Details
You will be required to submit: an application essay, your education transcripts, a TOEFL or IELTS score, two letters of recommendations, a copy of your residence card if applicable, and a ¥2,000 application processing fee. All materials are to be submitted in English. All personal material will be deleted at the end of the scholarship process.
Finalists will be interviewed online or in person in Tokyo. Candidates should plan to be available during the month when interviews are being held (likely February) and will be notified at least two weeks in advance if they have been selected for an interview. Applicants will be notified of the results by email.
Message about AI: We understand that you might want to use AI tools to revise or improve your essay. However, we would like to offer a word of advice: essays which reflect an applicant’s own voice and effort will be evaluated more favorably than generic and impersonal essays generated by AI.
Please note that CWAJ communicates by email only. Telephone inquiries will NOT be accepted.
CWAJ reserves the right to make its own selections and does not discuss any of its decisions.