From 2024, the government will introduce a "tuition post-payment system" for graduate master's program by the government. This system is a system in which tuition is paid "postpayment" according to your income after graduation. Payment after graduation is made so that payment during the child-rearing period is not excessive.
If you wish to use this system, please check the following and apply to Student Support Division.
Please note that the content announced this time is the current information, so the content may be changed or updated in the future.

For those who entered the master's degree in the spring of 2024 (Flyer)

Reference: Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology website
Q&A concerning the post-payment system (as of January 22, 2024)

Eligible persons (those who meet all of the following conditions)

Those who have entered the Master's Program (including Master's and Professional Degree Programs) in Japan since FY2024. ※1
? Applicants who have applied through their school at their own request.
Those who meet the same household standards and academic performance standards as the first-class scholarship for the master's degree of the Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO).
Those who do not have a reason for not being able to receive a Class 1 Scholarship, such as the return of a scholarship loaned in the past due in arrears.

※1 For fiscal 2024, in addition to the above, the following shall apply: 　
New students enrolled in the spring of 2024 (6) who have used the "New System for Supporting Higher Education" before FY2023 (6) and graduated in March 2024 (6) after graduating from undergraduate school, etc. (Including those who are out of the support category or have been abolished according to household standards)

If you wish to apply

[Application Procedure and Flow]
　If you are enrolled in April 2024 and wish to apply, please contact Student Support Division by 17:00 on April 19 (Fri). The formal application for this program is scheduled to be completed around September. In addition, if you apply for and apply for a living expenses scholarship, the first transfer will be made in November 2024 at the minimum amount retroactive to April.

[Amount of tuition fees that can be paid later]
　Tuition fees charged by the university, up to 535,800 yen per year

[Documents to be submitted]
? A set of documents related to the payment of the first semester (per envelope) sent by the university in early April
　※If you wish to apply for this application, please do not pay tuition fees or automatically transfer the tuition fee.
?Application Form for the 2024 tuition postpayment system
? Application form for payment of tuition, etc. (* Please submit the second semester separately for the period specified by the university.)
　?<Entry example> Application Form for Payment of tuition fees
　
[Submission deadline]
April 19, 2024 (Fri.) 17:00 Strict adherence to

The amount that can be separately loaned to support living expenses (hereinafter referred to as “Living Expenses Scholarship”)

The amount selected by the student from 20,000 yen or 40,000 yen per month (interest-free)

Oh It will be transferred from JASSO to the student.
Oh It is also possible that you will not be able to receive a living expenses scholarship.
Oh It is not possible to apply only for a living expenses scholarship without applying for tuition support.
Oh If you use the tuition support fund, you will not be able to receive a first-class scholarship.
Oh You can apply for a second-class scholarship, regardless of whether or not the tuition support fund or living expenses scholarship are used.
Oh Payment of guarantee fees (enrollment in institutional guarantees) is mandatory, and the guarantee fee shall be deducted from the above amount as in the case of handling guarantee fees for Class 1 Scholarships.

Notes

・Since this system is loaned, it is mandatory to return it to the Japan Student Services Organization after completion.
・It cannot be used in conjunction with the Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO) Class 1 Scholarship (loan).
・This system applies only to tuition fees specified in the university rules. Other fees other than tuition fees are not covered by this system.
・The tuition fee for the amount to be supported will be transferred directly to the university from the Japan Student Services Organization. The living expenses scholarship will be transferred to the applicant.
・In order to use this system, it is mandatory to join the institution guarantee, so tuition support money (repayment of tuition fees) will be lent so that the amount after deducting the guarantee fee will be the amount equivalent to the tuition fee. The living expenses scholarship will be loaned by subtracting the guarantee fee from the monthly amount, similar to the current Class 1 scholarship.
・As with the first-class scholarship (loan), it is eligible for a loan scholarship refund exemption system based on excellent achievements. However, those who are enrolled in the spring of 2024 are not eligible for the refund exemption "offer" system, so if you wish to apply for a normal Class 1 Loan Scholarship.
・Eligible recipients of this system will postpone all or part of tuition fees for the Spring and Fall Semester 2024 until the fall of 2024, when the adoption or rejection is determined. Admission fees and other expenses are not eligible, so please pay according to the prescribed method and date.
・The living expenses scholarship will be transferred back to the recruitment month after the decision is made. (Scheduled to be transferred in November 2024)
・If you have already paid tuition for the first half of fiscal 2024, you will not be eligible for this program in the first half of fiscal 2024. (Applicable from the second half of FY2024)

[Date of publication: 2024.3.19]

[Contact]
Public university corporation Shimonoseki City University
Student Affairs Department Student Support Division
TEL. 083-252‐0289 / FAX. 083-252-8099