○Hiroshima University Scholarship Program Regulations(January 15, 2008 Regulation No. 6)
Hiroshima University Scholarship Program Regulations
Purpose:Article 1. These Regulations prescribe matters necessary to the scholarship program forundergraduate students, etc. at Hiroshima University (hereafter, This University) who
demonstrate outstanding academic ability and suffer economic hardship, based on thestipulations set forth in Article 16-2, Paragraph 2 of Hiroshima University General
Provisions (April 1, 2004 Regulation No. 2) (Hiroshima University Special Needs
Education: Regulations for the Program in Special Education (March 20, 2007
Regulation No. 44); hereafter, Regulations for the Program in Special Education)(including mutatis mutandis application of Article 21, Paragraph 1), Article 48,Paragraph 3 (Hiroshima University Graduate School Regulations (January 15, 2008
Regulation No. 2; hereafter, Graduate School Regulations) (including mutatis mutandis
application of Article 49, Paragraph 6 and Regulations for the Program in Special
Education Article 21, Paragraph 1), and Article 22, Paragraph 2 and Paragraph 3 of theGraduate School Regulations.
Names:
Article 2. The names of the scholarship programs shall be the Hiroshima University
Phoenix Scholarship Program (hereafter, the Phoenix Scholarship Program) and theHiroshima University Hikarikagayaku Scholarship Program (hereafter, Hikarikagayaku
Scholarship Program).
2. A student in the Phoenix Scholarship Program shall be called a Hiroshima University
Phoenix Scholarship Student (hereafter, the Phoenix Scholarship Student).
3. A student in the Hikarikagayaku Scholarship Program shall be called a Hiroshima
University Hikarikagayaku Scholarship Student (hereafter, Hikarikagayaku ScholarshipStudent).
Scholarship Method:
Article 3. In accordance with the Phoenix Scholarship Program, the scholarship shallexempt payment of the admission fee and tuition in their entirety and provide a monthly
stipend of 100,000.
2. In accordance with the Hikarikagayaku Scholarship Program, the scholarship shallexempt payment of the tuition in its entirety, provide a monthly stipend of 100,000 yen,and exempt payment of the admission fee in its entirety (in accordance with thestipulations set forth in Article 8, this shall be restricted to the admission fee for graduate
school or advanced course pertaining to persons who retain the status of a
Hikarikagayaku Scholarship Student).

3. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 1, the amount of the admission fee andtuition exemption for a person who is exempt from the admission fee and tuition underthe Act to Support for Study at Universities and Other Higher Educational Institutions(Act No. 8 of 2019) (hereinafter referred to as the “Admission Fee Exemption, etc. underthe Study Support Act”) shall be the amount after deducting the amount of theAdmission Fee Exemption, etc. under the Study Support Act.
4. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 2, the amount of the tuition exemption for aperson who is exempt from the tuition under the Act to Support for Study at Universitiesand Other Higher Educational Institutions (hereinafter referred to as the “TuitionExemption under the Study Support Act”) shall be the amount after deducting theamount of the Tuition Exemption under the Study Support Act.
5. The monthly stipend provided for in paragraph 1 and paragraph 2 for a person who
receives the school expense benefits provided for in Article 17-2, paragraph 1, of the Act
on the Japan Student Services Organization, Independent Administrative Agency (ActNo. 94 of 2003) shall be the amount after deducting the monthly amount of such school
expense benefits.
Persons Eligible for the Scholarships:Article 4. Eligible Phoenix Scholarship Students shall be undergraduate students admitted
through a general selection, comprehensive selection (restricted to Type II), or school
recommendation-based selection (excluding the Department of Medicine, School ofMedicine (Furusato Scheme) and Department of Informatics and Data Science, Schoolof Informatics and Data Science (Regional Revitalization Scheme) who demonstrated
particularly outstanding performance on the Common Test for University Admissions
and suffer economic hardship.
2. Eligible Hikarikagayaku Scholarship Students shall be 2nd year undergraduate students(except for the students admitted by school recommendation-based selection for theDepartment of Medicine, School of Medicine (Furusato Scheme)) at the time ofscholarship application who demonstrate particularly outstanding personal attributes andacademic ability, and suffer economic hardship.
Scholarship Criteria and Application Procedure:Article 5. The scholarship criteria and application procedure shall be as provided for in theHiroshima University Phoenix Scholarship Implementation Guidelines (January 15,2008 Approved by the President) or the Hiroshima University Hikarikagayaku
Scholarship Implementation Guidelines (October 18, 2016 Approved by the President;
hereafter, Implementation Guidelines).
Postponement of Admission Fee Collection While Application is Pending:Article 6. In accordance with the Phoenix Scholarship Program, the collection of theadmission fee from a person who applied for the scholarship shall be postponed until
determination of acceptance or denial.
Scholarship Student Selection:
Article 7. The president shall select the Phoenix Scholarship Students and Hikarikagayaku
Scholarship Students (hereafter, Scholarship Students) from persons who applied for thescholarships.
(2) In accordance with the Phoenix Scholarship Program, a person who applied for thescholarship and was denied must pay the admission fee within 14 days, counting fromthe day the notice of denial was received.
Continuation of Status:Article 8. When a person who is a Scholarship Student continues his/her education byenrolling in a graduate school or advanced course at This University and the financial
situation of said Scholarship Student meets the criteria provided for in theImplementation Guidelines, s/he shall retain the status of a Scholarship Student.
(2) When a person who retains the status of a Scholarship Student in accordance with thestipulations in the preceding paragraph (restricted to those who are Scholarship Students
at the time of completing a graduate school program or advanced course at ThisUniversity) enrolls in or advances to a Second Term Doctorate Course at This University
and the financial situation of said Scholarship Student meets the criteria provided for in
the Implementation Guidelines, s/he shall retain the status of a Scholarship Student.
Confirmation of Academic Records:
Article 9. The academic records of a Scholarship Student shall be confirmed at theconclusion of each semester.
Disqualification:
Article 10. As a rule, in cases where the results of the confirmation set forth in thepreceding article show that the academic records of a student have not fulfilled thepredetermined criteria for 2 consecutive semesters or for a third semester (or a fourth
semester for a scholarship student in Department of Medicine, School of Medicine,
Department of Dentistry, School of Dentistry, or Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences,
School of Pharmaceutical Sciences), the student shall be disqualified as the ScholarshipStudent.
(2) If a Scholarship Student is hired as a research fellow of the Japan Society for thePromotion of Science, the student shall be disqualified as a Scholarship Student.
(3) If a Scholarship Student commits an act that markedly erodes the credibility of This
University, the student shall be disqualified as a Scholarship Student.
Miscellaneous Provisions:Article 11. In addition to the prescriptions set forth in these regulations, matters necessary
to the implementation of the Phoenix Scholarship Program shall be as provided for in theHiroshima University Phoenix Scholarship Program Implementation Guidelines.
(2) In addition to the prescriptions set forth in these regulations, matters necessary to theimplementation of the Hikarikagayaku Scholarship Program shall be as provided for inthe Hiroshima University Hikarikagayaku Scholarship Program Implementation
Guidelines.
Supplementary Provisions
This regulation shall come into effect from April 1, 2008.
Supplementary Provisions (June 15, 2009 Regulation No. 116)
This regulation shall come into effect from June 15, 2009.
Supplementary Provisions (March 31, 2011 Regulation No. 40)
This regulation shall come into effect from March 31, 2011, and the stipulations set forthin the Hiroshima University Phoenix Scholarship Program Regulations revised inaccordance with this regulation shall be applied from June 11, 2010.
Supplementary Provisions (September 8, 2015 Regulation No. 111)
This regulation shall come into effect from September 8, 2015.
Supplementary Provisions (February 16, 2016 Regulation No. 5)
1. This regulation shall come into effect from February 16, 2016.
2. The portions set forth in Article 8, Paragraph 1 and 2 of the Hiroshima University
Phoenix Scholarship Program Regulations revised in accordance with this regulation,
which specify that the requirement for retaining the status of a Phoenix ScholarshipStudent is that the financial situation of the Phoenix Scholarship Student meets thecriteria provided for in the Implementation Guidelines, shall be applied starting withthose accepted as a Phoenix Scholarship Student in FY2016.
Supplementary Provisions (October 18, 2016 Regulation No. 228)
This regulation shall come into effect from October 18, 2016.
Supplementary Provisions (February 21, 2017 Regulation No. 9)This regulation shall come into effect from February 21, 2017.
Supplementary Provisions (May 16, 2017 Regulation No. 118)

This regulation shall come into effect from May 16, 2017.
Supplementary Provisions (March 10, 2020 Regulation No. 19)
This regulation shall come into effect from April 1, 2020.

Supplementary Provisions (April 1, 2020 Regulation No. 94)
1. This regulation shall come into effect from April 1, 2020.
2. The provisions then in force regarding the scholarship programs for students
admitted in or before FY 2020 shall remain applicable, regardless of the stipulations
set forth in Hiroshima University Scholarship Program Regulations revised inaccordance with this regulation.
Supplementary Provisions (July 20, 2022 Regulation No. 60)
This regulation shall come into effect from July 20, 2022, and the stipulations set forthin the Hiroshima University Phoenix Scholarship Program Regulations revised inaccordance with this regulation shall be applied from April 1, 2022.

Supplementary Provisions (December 20, 2022 Regulation No. 191)
1. This regulation shall come into effect from December 20, 2022. However, therevised stipulation in Paragraph 1, Article 10 shall come into effect from April 1,2023.
2. The provisions set forth in Paragraph 1, Article 4 in the Hiroshima University
Scholarship Program Regulations revised in accordance with this Regulation(hereinafter referred to as “New Regulations”) shall take effect from September 5,2022.
3. The disqualifications of Scholarship Students in FY2022 and prior thereto shallremain applicable, regardless of the stipulations set forth in Article 10 of the NewRegulations.
Supplementary Provisions (September 19, 2023 Regulation No. 207)
This regulation shall come into effect from April 1, 2024.