Makiguchi Foundation for Education
Established in honor of first Soka Gakkai President and educator Tsunesaburo Makiguchi, the Makiguchi Foundation for Education is a non-profit fund that offers grants and scholarships for economically disadvantaged foreign students pursuing college education in Japan. The foundation also offered scholarships to around 50 Japanese nationals per year until 2003; by then, improvements to government- and publicly-funded scholarship programs had widely expanded opportunities for higher education in Japan and the program was suspended, since the scholarship needs of the population it served were being met. The foundation continues to provide financial support for educational projects and institutions, donates books and classroom supplies, and recognizes educators and institutions that promote excellence in educational research and instruction.
