OWIS Community Scholarship for Financial Assistance

This scholarship is part of our mission to ensure that every child should have equitable access to best-in-class future-proofed education.

Duration	Grade	Application period
2 years (Deed required)	All grades (Early Childhood to Grade 12)	Till 30th September 2025

The One World International School under the umbrella of The Global Schools Group (GSG) has been actively addressing students’ educational requirements through a range of programmes and initiatives. With the Community Scholarship, OWIS aims to provide financial assistance, thereby ensuring that education is accessible to families from diverse financial backgrounds.

This scholarship is aimed at the existing community of parents, new parents and student fraternity of OWIS Japan. It primarily aims to assist deserving students with at least a minimum score of 70% or equivalent (Report Card) for the past two years and belonging to moderate-income households.

OWIS COMMUNITY SCHOLARSHIP FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
Scholarship ID	OWISO-OCSFFA-01/AY25
Applicable Curricula	IBPYP, CLSP, IGCSE
Applicable Grades	1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8
Scholarship Tenure	1 Years
Categories	CAT A	CAT B	CAT C
Scholarship Benefits	25%	13%	11%
Gross Family Income	Below 3,000,000 YEN	Between 3,000,000- 4,000,000 YEN	Between 4,000,000 -5,000,000 YEN
Academic Eligibility	70%	70%	70%

Scholarship Disbursal Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Applicants must be Japanese Residents (Japan Residents/ Family Register-Koseki Tohon / Permanent Residents / Dependant Pass Holders)
Applicants must be from a moderate-income family as per the above category table
Provide family income documents (Parents)/tax assessment (Latest Income-Gensen Choshu Hyo; and tax statement-Kazei Shomei Sho), tax exemption certificate (Menzei shōmei-sho) in case one of the family member not working, for the past two years.
Appointment letter and/or three months’ Salary Slips, where parents have relocated to Japan less than a year ago
Applicant’s academic performance (at least 70% marks and above or equivalent grades) of past two years
Scholarship Assessment (if applicable)
One to One Interview (if applicable)

Scholarship Process

Application – Submit the online application form.
Documentation – In the application form, upload all prerequisite documents
1. Upload academic records for the past two years
2. Gross family income documents
3. In case of local guardians, the gross family income of local guardians in Japan will be considered as a base for processing the application
Assessment – Online scholarship assessment test (if applicable)
Interview – One-to-one interview with our counsellor and/or Vice Principal (If applicable)
Decision – Scholarship approval & intimation
Notification – Successful applicants will be notified by email within 4 weeks’ time (from the date of scholarship cycle closing)

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

1. VALIDITY ‍

1. The scholarship will be valid for a period as per the tenure specified in the respective scholarship descriptions.
2. If a student is granted scholarship in mid-year in any particular academic year, then that academic year will be treated as the first academic year and shall be valid till the end of the validity period end.
3. There is no cash or other alternative to the Scholarship in whole or in part, unless otherwise provided at school’s sole and unfettered discretion.
4. The Scholarship is as stated and is non-exchangeable, cannot be substituted and is non-transferable.
5. The scholarship is a benefit applicable for studying only at OWIS Japan campuses only and is non- transferrable.
6. If the scholarship tenure is more than 1 year, the continuation of scholarship into the subsequent year will be subject to the review of student performance each year. Students must achieve at least a score equivalent to the category based on which Scholarship was granted to him/ her.

2. SCHOLARSHIP TERMS

1. During any academic year, if the student is already a recipient of any scholarship/benefit, then the student shall not be deemed eligible for new scholarships or fee related benefits announced for that particular Academic year. In short, a student cannot apply for newly announced scholarships or added fee related benefits during the present academic year in case he/she has already received a scholarship for that academic year. At any given time, a student can avail only one fee related benefit, either subsidy or scholarship.
2. The parent of a successful applicant is required to execute a Scholarship DEED for acceptance of the scholarship within 7 working days from the date of notification of scholarship results.
3. All successful applicants (new Admissions) are required to register within two weeks & join the school within 90 days of offering a scholarship, or unless otherwise specifically mentioned by the school.
4. Students who avail the scholarship are required to complete the full term.
5. The scholarship is applicable on tuition fees and is not applicable on one time registration fees, transport/bus fees, uniform and miscellaneous fees etc.
6. Students who avail the Scholarships, are required to pay their term fees in full as per school terms. The scholarship refund will be processed exclusively through cheques or bank transfer.
7. Scholarship sum refers to the entire amount disbursed by the School under the said Scholarship.
8. In the event any scholarship recipient is required to leave the school in the middle of the term, the student shall not be entitled to any scholarship for that term.‍

3. TERMINATION

1. In case if partial, wrong and misleading information is provided, scholarship will be considered null and void. The scholarship amount which is already credited will have to be refunded back to the school. The school has the right to terminate the scholarship without notice.
2. The scholarship may be withdrawn at any time if, in the opinion of the school, the scholarship holder’s progress or behaviour is deemed unsatisfactory. The scholarship will be monitored, and the applicant will be required to maintain good conduct.‍

4. BRAND PARTICIPATION

1. Scholarship recipients are required to take on the role of student ambassador or any other similar role representing OWIS to give publicity talks and testimonials as and when called upon to do so.
2. Scholars will be required to take part in community involvement programmes or projects deemed appropriate and/or directed by the school.

5. RIGHTS

1. Scholarship Committee’s decision is final for allocation of scholarships.
2. No legal action can be taken in disputes in which claims are raised against the school as to annulment, revision or the issue of examination results.
3. Scholarship Committee reserves the right to change the Terms and Conditions at any time, and the current version can be found on the school’s website.
4. Scholarship Committee reserves the right to modify, cancel, terminate or suspend the Scholarship programme in whole or in part, at its sole discretion, if it believes the Scholarship programme is not capable of being conducted as specified within these Terms and Conditions.
5. Scholarship Committee failure to enforce any provision of these Terms and Conditions in a given instance shall not constitute the waiver of such provision.
6. The Scholarship Committee may, at its sole discretion, add further stages to the selection process for the Scholarship programme as it deems reasonably necessary in order to resolve any problems arising as a result of such actions.
7. By signing the acceptance form for the scholarships, you explicitly agree to these terms and conditions of the scholarships.