The Inamori-Kyocera Western Development Scholarship Fund was set up in 2001 with 1 million US dollars donated to the China Foundation of Peace and Development by Kyocera and its founder, Kazuo Inamori. The fund fosters individuals capable of contributing to regional development through science and technology, and assists economically disadvantaged university students in China's western provinces who show both outstanding academic achievement and high moral character. Scholarships are granted to about 200 students at 12 universities each year. As of 2023, the number of students who have received the scholarship totaled 5,039.

For over three decades, Kyocera International, Inc. (U.S.A.) has had the honor of awarding Kyocera Japanese Scholarships to talented students at San Diego State University who are dedicated to the study of the Japanese language and culture.

Since 2013, the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology has implemented “TOBITATE! NEXT JAPAN” - a public-private overseas study program aimed at nurturing human resources with a global perspective to succeed in the modern world. Kyocera supports this program, hoping that the ambitious and talented young people will be able to contribute positively to society in the future.