To secure human resources for small and medium-sized enterprises and promote young people’s employment and retention within the prefecture, subsidies are provided to small and medium-sized enterprises that support the scholarship repayments of their young employees, as well as to employees working for those companies.
Hyogo Prefecture: “Hyogo-Type Scholarship Repayment Support Program” (FY2026)
September 16, 2026
Summary
Hyogo Prefecture provides subsidies to small and medium-sized enterprises and their employees to support young employees’ scholarship repayments. The program aims to promote employment and retention of young people within the prefecture.
Key Information
| Location | Hyogo |
|---|---|
| Opening Status | Open for Applications |
| Application Period | Apr 1, 2026 – Feb 26, 2027 |
| Max Subsidy Amount | ¥60,000 per person per year |
| Subsidy Rate | 1/2・1/3/ |
| Purpose | Human resource development and employment |
| Eligible Applicants | Small and medium-sized enterprises / sole proprietors |
| Implementing Agency | Hyogo Employment Development Association |
| Official Page | https://web.pref.hyogo.lg.jp/sr04/shogakukin.html |