Thank you to Shingo Ashizawa from Meiji University for sharing the announcement below:

On September 24, MEXT (the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and

Technology in Japan) made an announcement of new funding recipients for Project for Promotion of Global Human Resource Development (Global 30 Plus).  While Global 30 is mainly focusing on inbound student mobility, the new grant (Global 30 Plus) aims to encourage Japanese students to study overseas.

More than 160 universities applied for this grant. Each applicant was required to submit a proposal which includes 5-year plan for 1) the number of students who reach a target in language proficiency, 2) the number of students who receive academic credits through study abroad, and 3) the target number of students who reach criteria of Global HR (self-defined).

There are two categories in G30 Plus application. Type A is comprehensive university-wide project and Type B is designed for specific departmental project. As a result, 11 institutions were selected as Type A.  As for Type B institutions, 31 universities were chosen. Each Type A institution will receive 140 to 260 mil JPY [US$ 1.4 million to $2.5 million] a year depending on size of school population. Type B institution will receive 120 mil JPY [$1.2 million] a year. Funding will last five years.  The list of selected institutions appears below. For more detail, please visit the following website (in Japanese): www.jsps.go.jp/j-gjinzai/kekka.html

Here is a list of grantees.

Hokkaido University

Tohoku University

Chiba University

Ochanomizu University

Akita International University

International Christchan University

Chuo University

Waseda University

Doshisha University

Kwansei Gakuin University

Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University

Tsukuba University

Saitama University

Tokyo Medicam and Dental University

Tokyo Insititute of Technology

Hitotsubashi University

Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology 

Niigata University 

Fukui University 

Kobe University 

Tottori University 

Yamaguchi University 

Kyushu University 

Nagasaki University 

Aichi Prefectural 

University Yamaguchi 

Prefectural University 

The University of Kitakyushu 

Maebashi Kyouai 

Gakuen College 

Kanda University of International Studies 

Asia University 

Kyourin University 

Shibaura Institute of Technology 

Sophia University 

Showa Women's University 

Toyo University 

Hosei University 

Showa Women's University 

Meiji University 

Soka University 

Aichi University 

Kyoto Sangyo University 

Ritsumeikan University