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Rules for Exemption or Deferral of Admission Fees for Tokyo
University of Foreign Studies
Established: October 1, 1975
Amended:February 1, 1978
March 19, 1977
August 2, 1988
February 1, 1989
April 30, 1992
June 19, 1992
April 6, 1995
January 9, 1996
November 6, 1996
February 14, 1997
February 28, 2001
January 29, 2003 Regulation No. 4
April 30, 2003 Regulation No. 28
April 1, 2004 Regulation No. 89
March 31, 2009 Regulation No. 72
March 27, 2012 Regulation No. 73
April 8, 2014 Regulation No. 38
March 27, 2015 Regulation No. 92
March 1, 2019 Regulation No. 82
July 28, 2020 Regulation No. 50
Article 1 Purpose
These Rules set out the provisions for the exemption and deferral of admission fees forstudents enrolling at Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (excluding those who enroll
as non-degree students or research students) based on Article 55, Paragraph 2 of theUniversity Regulations of Tokyo University of Foreign Studies and Article 46,
Paragraph 2 of the Graduate School Regulations of Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
Graduate School, in addition to laws, regulations and other separate provisions.
Article 2 Eligibility for Exemption from Graduate School Fees
Following enrollment in the Graduate School, students are eligible for exemption fromadmission fees if they are certified as eligible for exemption by the TUFS Study Support
Program (Graduate School).

2. Individuals who do not fall under the preceding paragraph may also be exempted if
it is deemed that it is difficult for them to pay the admission fee based on any of thefollowing special circumstances.
1) If, within the 12-month period prior to enrollment, the person who is primarily
responsible for the financial support of the individual enrolling in the Graduate School(the “financial sponsor”) dies, or else the financial circumstances of the student or
financial sponsor are affected by a natural disaster, such as a severe storm or flood.
2) Cases that are deemed by the President to be equivalent to the preceding item, wherethe President determines that there are appropriate reasons for granting exemption
from payment.
3. Exemption from admission fees under the TUFS Study Support Program (GraduateSchool) shall be determined separately.
Article 3 Eligibility for Exemption from Faculty Fees
Following enrollment in the School of Language and Culture Studies, the School ofInternational and Area Studies and the School of Japan Studies (hereinafter referred toas the “Faculty”), students are eligible for exemption from payment of admission fees ifthey have been certified as eligible for exemption or reduction of fees in accordance with
the Act on Support for Studies at Universities, etc. (Act No. 8 of 2019).
2. Those who do not fall under the preceding paragraph may be exempted if it is deemedthat it is difficult for them to pay the admission fee under any of the following specialcircumstances.
1) If, within the 12-month period prior to enrollment, the financial sponsor of thestudent dies, or else the financial circumstances of the student or financial sponsor areaffected by a natural disaster, such as a severe storm or flood.
2) Cases that are deemed by the President to be equivalent to the preceding item, where
the President determines that there are appropriate reasons for granting exemption
from payment.
3. Exemption from admission fees under the TUFS Study Support Program (Faculty)
shall be determined separately.
Article 4 Application Procedure
Individuals who wish to request exemption in accordance with Article 2, Paragraph 2
and Article 3, Paragraph 2 shall submit an application to the President for exemption
from the admission fee on the separately prescribed form, together with the following
documents, prior to completion of the admission process.
1) Family records (prescribed form)
2) Certificate of earnings
3) Any other documents deemed necessary by the University
Article 5 Exempting Authority
Upon application for exemption from payment of admission fees by the student
concerned, the President shall grant exemption in accordance with Article 2, Paragraph
2 and Article 3, Paragraph 2 based on a discussion of the matter at the Student Support
Management Office Meeting.

Article 6 Amount of Exemption
The amount of the exemption is, in principle, the full amount, two-thirds, or one-thirdof the admission fee.
Article 7 Deferral of Fees
Individuals enrolled at the Graduate School or the Faculty who are eligible to request adeferral of payment of the admission fees shall be those individuals to whom any of thefollowing apply.
1) Individuals who have difficulty paying the admission fees by the due date because of
their financial circumstances and who are recognized as having an excellent academicrecord.
2) If, within the 12-month period prior to enrollment, the financial sponsor of thestudent dies, or else the financial circumstances of the student or financial sponsor areaffected by a natural disaster, such as a severe storm or flood, and it is accepted thatthe student will have difficulty making payment by the payment deadline.
3) Cases that are deemed by the President to be equivalent to Item 1 or Item 2, where
the President determines that there are appropriate reasons for granting deferral ofpayment.
2. Individuals who fall under the preceding paragraph and who wish to request adeferral of the admission fee must submit an application to the President on theseparately prescribed form along with the documents listed in each item of Article 4prior to completion of the admission process.
3. Individuals who have requested exemption from the admission fee and who have been
notified either that their request has been denied or else that they are exempt frompaying half of the fees, and who subsequently wish to request a deferral of payment ofthe admission fee must submit an application to the President within 14 days from thereceipt of said notification with the documents specified in the preceding paragraph.
4. If an individual requests deferral of payment pursuant to Paragraph 2 or 3, thePresident shall grant approval for this based on a discussion of the matter at theStudent Support Management Office Meeting. However, the deadline for deferredpayment is the end of September for students enrolling in the first semester (April 1 toSeptember 30), and the end of March the following year for students enrolling in thesecond semester (October 1 to March 31 of the following year).
5. In the case of the proviso of the preceding paragraph, if the prescribed admission fee
is not paid by the stated deferred payment deadline, permission for deferral of fees shallbe revoked and further deferrals shall no longer be granted.
6. Until such time as exemption or deferral of the admission fee is approved or denied,the collection of payment of the admission fee of the individual in question shall bepostponed.
7. Individuals whose request for exemption or deferral of payment has been denied(excluding those individuals for whom permission to defer payment is revoked pursuant
to Paragraph 5) or who are exempt from half of the fees (excluding those individuals
who have requested deferral pursuant to Paragraph 3) must pay the prescribedadmission fee within 14 days of the receipt of notification that their request for
exemption or deferral has been denied or that they are exempt from half of the fees.
Article 8 Exemption Due to Death, etc.
In the event that an individual who has requested exemption or deferral of payment of
the admission fees is removed from the enrollment register because of their death
during the period of deferral pursuant to Paragraph 5 of the preceding Article, the fullamount of the unpaid admission fee shall be waived.
2. In the event that an individual whose request for exemption or deferral of payment
is denied or who is exempt from half of the fees is removed from the enrollment registerbecause of their death during the period set forth in Paragraph 6 of the preceding Article,
the full amount of the unpaid admission fees shall be waived.
3. In the event that an individual whose request for exemption or deferral of payment
is denied or who is exempt from half of the fees is removed from the enrollment register
due to non-payment of the required admission fees, the full amount of the unpaidadmission fees shall be waived.
4. Any amount of the admission fees for which payment is in arrears and collection has
been deferred shall be waived in full.