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Guidelines of Tokyo University of Foreign Studies for Exemption of Tuition Fees forStudents Who Experience a Sudden Change in Household Finances Due to theCOVID-19 Pandemic

December 20, 2022
Regulation No.124
Established

Article 1 Purpose
In accordance with Article 2, paragraph 1, item 1 of the Rules for Exemption or Deferral of Tuition
Fees for Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (established on July 28, 2020), these Guidelines
provide for necessary matters pertaining to exemption from tuition fees for students who suffer asudden change in their financial circumstances due to the COVID-19 pandemic (hereinafter referredto as a “sudden change in finances due to COVID-19”), under the actions to be implemented during
the 4th Mid-Term Goals period.
Article 2 Students Eligible for Exemption from Tuition Fees
Support for students who suffer a sudden change in finances due to COVID-19, as defined herein, isavailable to students of School of Language and Culture Studies, School of International and Area
Studies and School of Japan Studies (hereinafter referred to as the “Faculties”), and Graduate
School of Global Studies.
Article 3 Types of Sudden Changes in Finances Due to COVID-19
Examples of sudden changes in finances due to COVID-19 as set forth in these Guidelines areshown in the appendix.
Article 4 Selection of Applicants
1. The selection of applicants eligible for exemption from tuition fees due to a sudden change infinances due to COVID-19 shall be determined by a discussion at the Student Management Office
Meeting based on assessment of the applicant’s family’s financial position and academic record inaccordance with the appendix.

2. The selection criteria are subject to the budget determined by the Board of Directors based on adiscussion at the Student Management Office Meeting.

Appendix
TypeTarget

Exemption terms

ExemptionamountSuddenFaculties

Exemption will be granted to those who are within their 50% orchange instudents

average degree program length and meet one of the100%

finances

Graduatefollowing conditions, based on assessment of theexemption

due tostudents

applicant’s household financial circumstances and theirCOVID-

own academic record.

19 (α)

1. Those who are able to provide documentation that
their household’s overall income has been reduced byhalf compared to any year from 2019 onward.
2. Those who are able to provide documentation
showing that they have received national or local
government subsidies related to the COVID-19
pandemic.

SuddenFaculties

Exemption will be granted to students who are within

33%

change instudents

the average degree program length and who have

exemption

financesstudied for 5 years or less after a period of study abroad

due toas exchange students and whose financial

COVID-

circumstances are verified as being directly or

19 (β)

indirectly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, basedon assessment of their household’s financial situationand their own academic record.