Tuition Fee and/or Entrance Fee Exemption

A student who has difficulty paying the tuition fee and/or enrollment fee and who has achieved the minimum academic standard may apply for a tuition fee exemption and/or enrollment fee exemption. Applicants who have passed the Osaka University screening can receive a full- or half-tuition and/or enrollment fee exemption.

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(updated: January 31, 2012)

The notices regarding the following topics have been updated:

• Notice regarding results of screening for exemption or deferment of tuition fees for the second half of the 2011-2012 academic year
• Notice regarding application for exemption, deferment of tuition fees, or for paying tuition fees in installments for the first half of the 2012-2013 academic year

• Notice regarding exemption or deferment of enrollment fees for April admission in 2012
  
• For details, please go here.

I. Who can apply?

1. New undergraduate students and transfer students
   
Eligibility
1. An individual recognized as encountering difficulty in the payment of tuition fees due to the death of the party responsible for the payment of their school expenses, or as a result of suffering due to a natural disaster experienced by the individual in question or the party responsible for the payment of the individual's school expenses within a year of their entrance to the University.
2. An individual recognized by the President as in possession of a reason which complies with the previous clause. For example, as in a case in which the party responsible for making the payments lost his job or left his job because of the company's bankruptcy or other reason and his expected annual income* from his reemployment is now lower than the amount of the lowest wage in his region multiplied by 2,080 (40 hours x 52 weeks).

* This does not include cases of mandatory retirement, expiration of the individual's term, or his voluntary resignation.

1. New graduate students
   
Eligibility
1. An individual encountering difficulty in the payment of tuition fees for economic reasons, and who has also achieved the minimum academic standard.
2. An individual recognized as encountering difficulty in the payment of tuition fees due to the death of the party responsible for the payment of their school expenses, or as a result of suffering from a natural disaster experienced by the individual in question or the party responsible for the payment of the individual's school expenses within a year of their entrance to the University.
3. An individual having a reason recognized by the President in a case complying with the previous clause.

A student who has already paid the enrollment fee, however, is not eligible for the enrollment fee exemption.

2. Deferment of the enrollment fee

New undergraduate students, transfer students, and graduate students

Eligibility

1. An individual encountering difficulty in the payment of tuition fees by the due date for economic reasons.
2. An individual recognized as encountering difficulty in the payment of tuition fees by the due date because of the death of the party responsible for the payment of their school expenses, or as a result of suffering from a natural disaster experienced by the individual in question or the party responsible for the payment of the individual's school expenses within a year of their entrance to the University.
3. An individual having a reason recognized by the President in a case complying with the previous clause.

(1) An individual encountering difficulty in the payment of tuition fees for economic reasons, and who also has achieved the minimum academic standard.

1. An individual who did not pay the tuition fee for the previous semester.
2. An individual who has already paid the tuition fee for the semester for which he/she is applying for exemption.
3. An individual who has remained in the same [academic] year without good reason.
4. An individual who has exceeded the minimum number of years required for graduation without good reason.

(2) An individual recognized as encountering difficulty in the payment of tuition fees due to the death of the party responsible for the payment of their school expenses, or as a result of suffering from a natural disaster experienced by the individual in question or the party responsible for the payment of the individual's school expenses within the six months prior to the due date for the semester (or, in the case of the tuition fee for the first semester for a new student, within a year prior to the due date).

The following individuals, however, are not eligible:

1. An individual who did not pay the tuition fee for the previous semester.
2. An individual who has already paid the tuition fee for the semester for which he/she is applying for exemption.

2. Deferment or installment payments of the tuition fee
   An individual encountering difficulty in the payment of tuition fees for economic or other good reasons is eligible.
   An individual who has already applied for the tuition fee exemption is not eligible for deferment or installment payments of the tuition fee.

1. When are notices available?

1. Notices regarding exemption of the tuition fee for the first semester are available in mid-February.
2. Notices regarding exemption of the tuition fee for the second semester are available in early August.

2. Notices are available from the Student Centers in Suita, Toyonaka, and Minoh.
   

III. Application periods

• For tuition fees for the first semester (April to September): mid-March to early April 
• For tuition fees for the second semester (October to March): late September to early October

Note: The above application periods may be changed. For details, please refer to the notice on exemption for tuition fees for the semester for which you are applying.

IV. Required documents for application

1. Application form for tuition fee exemption
2. Statement of scholarship received
3-1. Certificate of income issued by the municipal government for the applicant's family members (other than the applicant)
3-2. In the case that the above-mentioned certificate cannot be issued because of no income, a certificate of exemption from taxation issued by the municipal government
3-3. Tax-income certificate, tax return and/or other forms designated by the University
* For details, please refer to the notice on the tuition fee exemption for the semester for which you are applying.

V. Notice of results of screening (The notice is only posted for applicants who have been exempted from half- or full-tuition fees.)

1. Notice of screening results
   The notice on screening results is posted at Student Centers and the KOAN bulletin board. (The results will also be posted on the Osaka University's website.)
   Results for the first semester are normally posted in late July.
   Results for the second semester are normally posted in late January.
2. In the case of "refusal" or "half exemption", applicants should pay the designated tuition amount without delay.

1. Applicants who have applied for auto-deduction from their bank account should credit the necessary amount to their account.
2. Applicants who have not applied for auto-deduction from their bank account should transfer the money to the account designated by the University using the transfer form sent by the University.

1. Applicants for deferment of tuition who passed the screening can defer the first semester tuition fee payment until late September and the second semester tuition fee until late February.
2. Applicants for installment payment who passed the screening should transfer the money to the account designated by the University by the due date using the transfer form sent by the University.
3. Applicants whose applications for installment payment or deferment were refused should transfer the designated amount immediately. (The money should be transferred in the same way as mentioned in the previous clause.)

For more information, contact one of the Student Centers.