In cooperation with prefectural municipalities, Yamagata Prefecture is recruiting participants for a program that supports scholarship repayment when young people who have found employment outside the prefecture return to Yamagata Prefecture and live and work there for a certain period, in order to promote the return and settlement of young people who will become the workforce of the future.
Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture: FY2026 New Yamagata Employment Promotion Scholarship Repayment Support Program (U-turn Promotion Category) — Second Call
September 29, 2026
Summary
Yamagata City is recruiting individuals for a scholarship repayment support program for those who return to Yamagata Prefecture after finding employment outside the prefecture and live and work there for a certain period.
Key Information
| Location | Yamagata City, Yamagata |
|---|---|
| Opening Status | Open for Applications |
| Application Period | Sep 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026 |
| Max Subsidy Amount | ¥600,000 |
| Subsidy Rate | Flat-rate |
| Purpose | Human resource development and employment; regional revitalization and community development |
| Eligible Applicants | Individuals |
| Implementing Agency | Yamagata City |
| Official Page | https://www.city.yamagata-yamagata.lg.jp/kosodatekyoiku/school/1006629/1007460.html |