To foreign national high school students who want to advance to higher
education but have financial problems
To foreign national students who want to continue studying withoutworrying about money- New Financial Support System for Higher Education Overview: You are eligible to receive an exemption or reductionof tuition fees and admission fees and/or grant-type
scholarships.
Eligible people: Students of households exempt from theinhabitant tax or equivalent households** For details, see the description below regarding the amount you will receive.

Eligible foreign nationals- Special permanent residents- Permanent residents and people who qualify as permanent residents due to having
Japanese spouses or permanent resident spouses- People who qualify as long-term residents whose school principals haveacknowledged that such people intend to live permanently in Japan in the future
Eligible schools
Universities, junior colleges, national
institutes of technology (fourth & fifthyears of study) and professional
training colleges that meet theprescribed requirements* See the MEXT website.

Eligible students- Students who meet the requirement for householdincome or assets- Students who are eager to study at schools they are
already enrolled or intend to enroll in…among other criteria* There is no limit on the number of people (upper limit onrecommendations) at each high school, university, etc.

Amount you will receive:
Provision of grant-type scholarships/support for tuition fees and admission fees
Monthly amount of grant-type scholarships- Households exempt from the inhabitant tax:
Example: If you “attend university” and “live away from home”:¥66,700 (national/public university) or ¥75,800 (private university).
Upper limit on exemption/reduction of tuition fees, etc. (annual)- Households exempt from the inhabitant tax:
Example: If you “attend university”:
Admission fee of approx. ¥280,000/tuition fees of approx. ¥540,000 at maximum (national/public universities)
Admission fee of approx. ¥260,000/tuition fees of approx. ¥700,000 at maximum (private universities)
Support category based on household composition or annual income
For students of households exempt from the inhabitant tax or equivalenthouseholds, the support amount is determined based on the categoriesof household income.

Academic Advancement
Fund Simulator* Check whether you areeligible to receive support.

Application period
Grant-type scholarships: One year prior to admission (reservation)/After admission
Exemption/reduction of tuition fees: After admission * Deadlines vary by school.
Where to apply
Through the school you are enrolled in
For further information, contact:- MEXT’s dedicated website: “New Financial
Support System for Higher Education”
https://www.mext.go.jp/kyufu/index.htm- Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO)’s scholarship website“Scholarship Programs (Grant-type)”
https://www.jasso.go.jp/shogakukin/kyufu/index.html
JASSO Scholarship Consultation CenterIf you want to consult about loan-type or grant-type
Tel: 0570-666-301 (Monday– Friday: 9:00 – 20:00)
scholarships and scholarship repayment, visit our website.
* Excluding Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays and year-end/new year holidays(Before calling us, please check the website.)* Calls are subject to a charge.