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Guidelines for TUFS Study Support Program for Graduate School

March 22, 2022Regulation No.30
Established
Amended: December 20, 2022 Regulation No.125
April 1, 2023
Article 1 Purpose
These Guidelines provide for necessary matters pertaining to the TUFS Study Support
Program for Graduate School (hereinafter referred to as “TUFS Study Support”) inaccordance with Article 9 of the Rules for Exemption or Deferral of Tuition Fees for Tokyo
University of Foreign Studies (established on July 28, 2020) and Article 2 of the Rules for
Exemption or Deferral of Admission Fees for Tokyo University of Foreign Studies(established on October 1, 1975).
Article 2 Format of TUFS Study Support
1. Students of Graduate School of Global Studies are eligible to apply for TUFS Study
Support as stipulated in these Guidelines.
2. The first round of applications for TUFS Study Support is open to students who wereenrolled in AY2021 or later; the second round of applications is open to students enrolled in
AY2021 or AY2022 who did not receive support in the first round; and transitional
measures apply for postgraduate students enrolled in AY2020 or before.
Article 3 Number of Exemptions and Selection Process
1. The number of exemptions and the breakdown of the students exempted from admission
and tuition fees under TUFS Study Support are shown in the following table. However,changes may be made subject to the budget determined by the Board of Directors based ona discussion at the Student Management Office Meeting.

Admission

Support programyear

category

Number and breakdown of exemption

Exemption amountOn April admission, Top 20 students,

Full exemption of

selected by special selection

admission fees and 50%(recommendation) (priority given toof tuition fees

FromTUFS Studyinternal students)

AY2021

SupportOn April admissions, 10 students who

Full exemption of[Master’srank in the top 21 to 30, selected byadmission

Programs 1st

special selection (recommendation)

fees

Master’sround of(priority given to internal students)

Programs

application]

Of students admitted in October, Top 5

Full exemption ofstudents entering the Peace and Conflict

admission

Studies （PCS） Coursefees and 50% of tuitionfees

16 students selected from those who did
not receive support in the 1st round of
applications and April admissions
AY2021TUFS Study

excluding Japanese governmentand 2022

Supportscholarship students in accordance with

[Programs 1stArticle 3, paragraph 3 of theseround of

Guidelines

application]

4 students selected from those who did

50% exemption oftuition fees

not receive support in the 1st round of
applications and October admissions
excluding Japanese government
scholarship students in accordance with
Article 3, paragraph 3 of these
Guidelines
AY2020TUFS StudySelect number of students who have

Determined by theor before

Supportdifficulty paying

Student(Transitionaltuition fees due to financial reasons but

Management Officemeasures forare recognized

Meeting

postgraduate

as having an excellent academic record.

students)
Multi- and Inter-cultural Research andFull exemption of

Innovation

tuition fees

Fellowship (MIRAI) students

From

TUFS Study

Top 10 internal students from theAY2021

SupportMaster’s Programs at the University (750% exemption of

1st round of

from Global Studies, 3 from Japan

tuition fees

applications

Studies and Sustainability Research)

DoctoralProgram(April admission)
Top 3 internal students from the Peace

Full exemption ofand Conflict Studies (PCS) Course

tuition fees

(October admission)

TUFS Study

Students selected in accordance with

SupportArticle 3, paragraph 3 of these

AY2021[DoctoralGuidelines, excluding those selected in

50% exemption ofand 2022

Programs 2nd

the 1st roundtuition feesround of(8 out of April admissions and 2 out ofapplications]

October admissions)

TUFS Study

Students selected in accordance with

SupportArticle 3, paragraph 3 of these

AY2020Transitional

Guidelines, excluding those selected inor before

measures forthe 1st roundgraduate(8 out of April admissions and 2 out ofstudents)

October admissions)

2. Exemption from admission fees does not apply for existing TUFS students in theDoctoral Programs as they are already exempt from admission fees.
3. The selection process for exemptions in the second round of applications shall be
conducted in two stages. In the first round of selection, applicants are selected via document
screening based on their level of financial hardship, and then ranked according to the resultsof their entrance examination. This will narrow the field of applicants down toapproximately twice the number of exemption places on offer. In the second round ofscreening, candidates are interviewed and selections are made based on an assessment of
the applicant’s level of motivation in their research.
Article 4 Important Requirements
1. Students who have been exempted from the admission and tuition fees for the Master’s
Programs are assessed based on their grades at the end of each academic year.
2. Students who have been exempted from the admission and tuition fees for the Doctoral
Programs are asked to submit a plan for their doctoral dissertation in the first year of theircourse and either a published paper or an unpublished record of their research achievementsin the second year to assess the status of their studies in order to ensure they are sufficiently
motivated towards their degree over the average degree program length. However, if astudent takes a leave of absence to study abroad for research purposes, they are permitted tomake their submission in the following academic year.
Article 5 Miscellaneous
1. If there are less than 30 TUFS students entering the Master’s Programs through special
selection (recommendation) who are eligible for exemption from admission fees,candidates from outside the university may be included..
2. In the Master’s and Doctoral programs, exemption from tuition fees is, in principle,
granted for the average degree program length for each program.
3. Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the carryover of exemption
eligibility shall be permitted only for leave of absence for study abroad or overseasinternships at diplomatic missions or similar organizations (hereinafter referred to as“overseas study and internships”). However, carryover of eligibility shall be implemented
in units of the first half or second half of each academic year corresponding to the tuitionfee billing period in each academic year.
4. The degree program length for students participating in a double degree program
recognized by TUFS shall be the degree program length that is required by the participating
program and eligible for tuition fee exemption under TUFS Study Support. However, if therequired degree program length is less than two years and six months for the Master’s
Programs and three years and six months for the Doctoral Programs, the student is not
automatically eligible for an extension of the tuition exemption period under TUFS StudySupport. The tuition fee exemption period shall be extended every six months.