Recent updates

[updated: March 14, 2013]

• New: Supplementary materials for international students for "Application guidelines for exemption from payment of enrollment fees for admission in April 2013 and exemption or deferment of tuition fees for the first half of the 2013-2014 academic year" and "Application guidelines for exemption or deferment of tuition fees, or for paying tuition fees in installments for the first half of the 2013-2014 academic year" are now available.
        To download such materials, go here. 

• A notice regarding exemption from payment of enrollment fees and exemption or deferment of tuition fees for students whose family suffered economic losses attributable to the Great East Japan Earthquake. For specifics, download this file. The application form is available at this page and also at the Student Centers on the Suita, Toyonaka, and Minoh campuses.

•Notices regarding application forms for exemption or deferment of tuition fees, or for paying tuition fees in installments for the first half of the 2013-2014 academic year

•  Notices regarding application forms for exemption from payment of enrollment fees for admission in April 2013 and for exemption or deferment of tuition fees for the first half of the 2013-2014 academic year

• Notices regarding results for screening for exemption and deferment of tuition fees, or for paying tuition fees in installments for the second half of the 2012-2013 academic year

• Notices regarding application forms for exemption from payment of enrollment fees and exemption or deferment of tuition fees for the first half of the 2013-2014 academic year.

To view latest information on all of the above, go here.

Outline of exemption system

Exemption or Deferment of enrollment fee

I. Who can apply?

1. Exemption from payment of enrollment fee

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.

2. 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 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.

Exemption/deferment/installment payments of tuition fees

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

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.
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 tuition fees

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.

II. Notice availability

1. When are notices available?

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

2. Where are notices available?

Notices are available from this page and 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 from payment of 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 the Suita Student Center, Tel. 06-6879-7088/7089