Press Release

NSK Scholarship Foundation: Full Scholarship for Eight University Students

Every year, NSK sponsors four students from Japan and four students from abroad with full tuition, living expenses and travel expenses through the NSK Scholarship Foundation (Tokyo), which aims to support the education and development of the next generation of human resources. On February 16, 2023, the foundation held the conferment ceremony for the newly selected students.

Conferment ceremony: Students selected during the fiscal 2022 application cycle
Conferment ceremony: Students selected during the fiscal 2022 application cycle

Japan and the Asia-Pacific region form a major manufacturing center of the world. With this in mind, the NSK Scholarship Foundation was created to support students from Asia-Pacific countries to study in Japan, and to support Japanese students to study abroad.

Each year, the Foundation selects eight students, and provides tuition, living expenses, and travel expenses. On February 16, 2023, the conferment ceremony and orientation were held for this year's students from outside Japan..

Moving forward, NSK will continue to support the development of future generations and contribute to sustainable manufacturing and engineering.

Foundation Overview

Name NSK Scholarship Foundation
Founded by NSK Ltd.
Founded by NSK Ltd.
Chairman Mr. Norio Otsuka, Honorary Chairman of NSK Ltd.
Location Nissei Building, 1-6-3 Osaki, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, 141-8560, Japan
Established on April 11, 2017
Founding Prospectus
  • The NSK Scholarship Foundation exists to spur the development of human resources who will lead the next generation. The foundation's activities are based on NSK's mission statement ─ contributing to a safer, smoother society and helping protect the global environment, and strengthening relationships between people throughout the world. Activities will also be guided by NSK Vision 2026 “Setting the Future in Motion,” as well as NSK's determination to continue to deliver new value to customers and society as a whole.
  • The goal of the foundation is to provide advanced educational opportunities to young people who will lead the way in the next generation on global issues such as conflict, hunger, climate change, and protection of the environment.
Foundation Activities
1. Provide scholarships to Japanese university and graduate students to enable them to study abroad.
This activity is aimed at supporting young Japanese leaders who have a strong desire to contribute to the world.
Eligible fields of study: Social sciences, Science, Engineering
2. Provide scholarships to graduate students from Asia-Pacific area countries (outside Japan) to enable them to study in Japan.
This activity is aimed at providing advanced education opportunities to young people who will lead the next generation. Japan is a major manufacturing center of the world. With this in mind, the Foundation aims to support graduate students from Asia-Pacific countries to study in Japan, especially in the fields of science and engineering.
Eligible fields of study: Science, Engineering