Financial Aid for Student Exchange Programs (in-coming)

Monthly amount of financial aid or loan: 80,000 yen

Financial support period: period approved by Osaka University from September 2012 to March 2013 (maximum of 6 months)

Note: Amount of financial aid or loan may change due to limitations to the government budget. Details will be informed to successful candidates.

Eligibility

1. Students enrolling in regular courses at overseas universities that allow the students to take classes at Osaka University without paying any additional tuition fees.
2. Students who have obtained support from their university to be one of their exchange students to Osaka University.
3. Students who will participate in student exchange programs for more than 3 months, less than 12 months.
4. Students whose financial aid or loan from other organizations do not exceed 50,000 yen per month when studying at Osaka University.
5. Students in possession of good character and good health who have achieved a superior academic record and have clear-cut objectives of studying at Osaka University.
6. Students whose grade point average of latest transcript is 2.30 or higher.
   
7. Students who have never studied in Japan through this system.

How to calculate grade point averages

If your university or institute does not apply the GPA on a scale of 1 to 3 or GPA itself, calculate your evaluation score using the points shown in the table below. Round to three decimal places.

Grade Point: (The number of credit with grade point 3 x 3 + the number of credit with grade point 2 + the number of credit with grade point 1) divided by the total number of credits for the previous academic year