Shige Masaki ’54 Nagamura Endowed Scholarship

The Shige Nagamura Scholarship is a prestigious award intended to support one, incoming first-year or transfer, F-1 degree-seeking international student from Japan – who has been awarded the International Presidential (first-year students) or International Excellence (transfer students) merit-based scholarship – in pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree from North Central College (NCC).

The Shige Nagamura Scholarship is awarded based on both academic merit and financial need, and is renewable for up to four years, provided that the recipient continues to make satisfactory academic progress, as defined on the NCC Financial Aid Policies webpage, “Financial Aid Standards of Satisfactory Academic Progress”: https://www.northcentralcollege.edu/aid-costs/financial-aid-policies.

Eligibility Criteria:

  • Incoming first-year or transfer, F-1 degree-seeking international student from Japan, who has been awarded the International Presidential (first-year students) or International Excellence (transfer students) merit-based scholarship. Priority given to students with a cumulative GPA of 3.6 or higher.
  • Enrolled, in full-time status, as an undergraduate student (even in their final semester). The scholarship does not cover graduate studies. Priority given to students in the STEM fields.
  • Financial need is a requirement of this scholarship. The student should be in need of financial support in order to attend college.
  • Fall semester start date
  • Must live on-campus

Covered Costs (for up to four years) include:

  • NCC tuition and standard fees (including the new student fee) for the academic year
  • On-campus housing – A double room in Patterson Residence Hall or the equivalent price point
  • 17 meals per week meal plan
  • Personal Expense Allowance – calculated based on annual NCC Cost of Attendance
    (COA), personal expenses. Amount divided evenly and disbursed at the beginning of
    each the fall and spring semester.
  • Medical Insurance – Geo Blue health insurance policy for 12 months (annual coverage
    plan)
  • Books/Class Materials & Tools – In the form of book vouchers on the recipient’s student account each semester.

Award
Varies
Deadline
03/16/2026
Supplemental Questions
  1. Please enter your country of citizenship.
  2. Please enter your intended major.
  3. Please enter your personal email.
  4. If you have WhatsApp, please enter your phone number.
  5. Are you married?
  6. Do you have any dependents (an individual that your support financially)?
  7. How many people currently live in your household? Please include yourself in this number.
  8. Please describe your mother:
  9. Please describe your father:
  10. Please describe your legal guardian:
  11. If your household supports students studying in university, how much does your family pay towards tuition each school year? Please list the amount in U.S. Dollars.
  12. If your household supports students studying in private school, how much does your family pay towards tuition each school year? Please list the amount in U.S. Dollars.
  13. Please estimate the amount of financial support you expect to receive from your parents/guardian or sponsor for the upcoming academic year in U.S. Dollars.
  14. Please list all other sources of financial support (e.g., government, sponsor, scholarships, NCC scholarships, etc.).
  15. Please list the amount in U.S. Dollars that your family spends on housing in one month (rent, mortgage, etc.).
  16. Please list the amount in U.S. Dollars that your family spends on transportation in one month (owning a car, gas, public transportation, etc.).
  17. Please list the amount in U.S. Dollars that your family spends on healthcare in one month.
  18. Please list the amount in U.S. Dollars that your family spends on food in one month.
  19. Please list the amount in U.S. Dollars that your family spends on utilities in one month (water, gas, electric, cell phone, etc.).
  20. Please describe any additional costs your family has each month, and list the amount in U.S. Dollars.
  21. Is your family receiving any form of government assistance?
  22. Is your family receiving any form of financial assistance from family members?
  23. Is your father currently working? If so, what is his job?
  24. Is your mother working? If so, what is her job?
  25. Is your legal guardian currently working? If so, what is their job?
  26. Do you currently work?
  27. Please list the amount of money in U.S. Dollars that your family has in savings.
  28. Have there been any significant life changes impacting family income this past year?
  29. We recognize that every family is different. As financial need is a requirement of this scholarship, please elaborate on your family and their financial situation here.
  30. It is the sincere wish of the donor that, following graduation from North Central College, the recipient attends graduate school in the United States and, following their academic work in the United States, returns to Japan to contribute to Japanese society. Given this, please upload a two-page essay in English (approximately 750 words), elaborating on your academic goals and selected major, and how your North Central College education will impact your contributions to Japanese society upon your return.
  31. As you know, financial need is a requirement of this scholarship. Please upload a 源泉徴収票(Genzenchōshū-hyō): Statement of Wage and Income Tax, for all parent(s)/guardian(s) in your household who will be supporting you. If you currently work, please upload a 源泉徴収票(Genzenchōshū-hyō) for yourself as well.
  32. The recipient of the Shige Nagamura scholarship must be from Japan. Please upload proof of your Japanese citizenship to support this application.
  33. Please read and check each of the boxes below to provide certification of agreement and understanding for each of the statements.
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