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2 Student Loans and Scholarships
Various educational financial support systems are available for foreign residents who havedifficulty attending school or going on to the next stage of education due to financial or family
circumstances.
(1) Prefectural Student Loans① Hiroshima Prefecture Student Loan Program for High School Students (ShugakuShogakuin)
Eligibility

High school students etc. whose guardians are living in Hiroshima
Prefecture and who have difficulty attending school for economicreasons

Grant or LoanLoanKinds of Loans(Loan for preparations to enter school)
Loan for eligible 3rd grade lower secondary school students whowant to enroll in a an upper secondary school etc. (For before theyenroll)(Learning scholarship)
A monthly loan for eligible students going to an upper secondaryschool etc.

For details including loan eligibility requirements and amounts etc., contact the school
where the student is enrolled or the office indicated below.
② Upper Secondary School Learning Environment Improvement Loan Program
Eligibility
For high school students etc. whose families have a free resident
tax income-based levy, and for whom the technology that they use
in their upper secondary school etc. classes are purchased by theirguardians
Grant or LoanGrant

For those eligible for the grant, more detailed information will be provided around July
every year (Around September for private schools). For more information, contact theschool where the student is enrolled or the office indicated below.

Contact

Education Support Promotion Division, Project Regulation,
Hiroshima Prefectural Board of Education Secretariat
9-42 Motomachi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima City
Tel: 082-513-4996

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Guide to Living in Hiroshima③ Student Loan Program for Part-Time and Correspondence Course Students
Eligibility

Part-time and correspondence course students who have difficultyattending school for economic reasons and who have a job with regularincomeGrant or Loan

Loan

For details including loan eligibility requirements and amounts, contact the school where
the student is enrolled.
(2) Other Student Loans and Scholarships① Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO)
Website: https://www.jasso.go.jp/index.html
Eligibility

Students attending one of the following schools stipulated in theSchool Education Law: high schools, junior colleges, universities(undergraduate), graduate schools, colleges of technology, or
specialized training colleges (upper secondary courses orpostsecondary courses)

Grant or loan

Grant and Loan

For detailed information including the number of recipients, scholarship amounts andrepayment methods, contact the school you are attending.
② Kotsuiji Ikueikai (Scholarship Fund for Orphans of Traffic Accidents)
Eligibility

Students who face difficulty paying educational expenses after
having lost a parent in a road traffic accident, or whose parent has
become unable to work due to severe residual disability, and whoare enrolled in a high school or above. There are four types ofstudent
loans:“High School/College of Technology,”“University/Junior College,” “Graduate School,” and “Professional
Training College and Miscellaneous Schools.”

Foreign nationals

Those who have one of the following residence statuses and who
intend to live permanently in Japan until repayment of the loan iscompleted.
Special Permanent Resident, Permanent Resident, Spouse/Child ofJapanese National, Spouse/Child of Permanent Resident, Long-term
Resident

Grant or LoanLoanFor detailed information including the number of recipients, scholarship amounts andrepayment methods, contact the office indicated below.
ContactKotsuiji Ikueikai
3F, Hirakawacho Bldg., 2-6-1 Hirakawa-cho, Chiyoda -ku, Tokyo
Tel: 03-3556-0773 (direct)
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暮らしの手引き広島 第２章 教育・奨学制度③ Hiroshima Prefectural Council of Social Welfare<<Scholarship for children orphaned in traffic accidents>>
Eligibility

Students who have lost their father or mother in a traffic accident
and who have, or are deemed to have, difficulty attending schoolfor financial reasons

Grant or LoanGrant (once a year)

For detailed information including the number of recipients and scholarship amounts,
contact the office indicated below.

ContactHiroshima Prefectural Council of Social Welfare
12-2 Hijiyamahonmachi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima City
Tel: 082-254-3411<<Livelihood Welfare Fund Loan System (Education Support Funds)>>
Eligibility

Low-income households that have difficulty paying for theirchildren’s education expenses required for enrollment orattendance at high school, junior college, university or college oftechnology(An applicant needs to submit a certificate of residence or otherdocuments to prove that he/she has been living at the current
address for six months or more and that he/she intends to live
permanently in Japan.)

Grant or Loan

Loan

For detailed information including the number of recipients, the amounts of loans andrepayment methods, contact the offices listed below.

Contact《Inquiries about the system》
Life Support Division, Hiroshima Prefectural Council ofSocial Welfare
Tel: 082-254-3413《Consultation on loan》
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Guide to Living in Hiroshima④ The Korean Scholarship Foundation
Eligibility
South or North Korean students (with South Korean or North
Korean nationality) in good academic standing who have difficulty
paying their academic fees and who meet either of the following
conditions:
1 Enrolled in Japanese high schools (including technical colleges,
upper secondary schools [latter courses], or schools for special
needs education)
2 Enrolled in undergraduate programs (including junior college)or regular graduate programs (excluding correspondence
courses) of Japanese universities
Grant or LoanGrant
For detailed information, including the number of recipients and scholarship amounts,
contact the offices listed below.

Contact

Headquarters: 1-8-1 Nishi Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
Tel: 03-3343-5757
Kansai Branch: 5-22-10 Seiiku, Joto-ku, Osaka
Tel: 06-4255-3618
Website: https://www.korean-s-f.or.jp/⑤ The Korea Educational Foundation
Eligibility
1 Students who have South Korean nationality with permanent
residence status, who are enrolled in a high school, university or
graduate school and who are 30 years of age or younger
2 Those who have Japanese nationality (including naturalizedpersons), who specialize in Korean studies and who have passed
Level 3 or higher of the Korean Proficiency Test
Grant or Loan
Grant
Amount: High school students: 120,000 yen; university students: 500,000 yen; graduate
students: 1,000,000 yen
For detailed information including applicant requirements, visit the website.

Contact

The Korea Educational Foundation
6F, 4-6-18 Mita, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Tel: 03-5419-9171
Website: http://www.kref.or.jp/38

暮らしの手引き広島 第２章 教育・奨学制度⑥ Hiroshima Prefecture Korean Scholarship Foundation
Eligibility
South Koreans living in Hiroshima Prefecture who are enrolled in atechnical school or university
Grant or LoanGrant

For detailed information including the number of recipients and scholarship amounts,
contact the office indicated below.
ContactHiroshima Prefecture Korean Scholarship Foundation
7-9 Higashi-kaniya-cho, Higashi-ku, Hiroshima City
Tel: 082-264-2345(3) High School Tuition Support Fund System
 Public high schools
Eligibility

Individuals enrolled in high school, etc.
Individuals in the following circumstances are not eligible.
1 Students who have graduated from high school, etc. or students whose
total period of enrollment at high school exceeds three years (four yearsfor part-time and correspondence schools) (in the case of a student whoattended high school, etc. in the past, that enrollment period should beincluded.)
2 Students in advanced courses, non-degree seeking students, or auditors

A student for which the following is true:
The amount of a household’s municipal tax per-income levy (calculated bytotaling the municipal tax per-income levies of all guardians, or「standardamount of taxation (total taxable income) x 6% - adjusted deduction fromtotal municipal inhabitants tax」) is greater than or equal to 304,200 yen*When the standard annual income for a 4-person household isapproximately greater than or equal to 9,100,000 yen.
Tuition fees/course fees
Grant
The school administrator receives full-time/part-time high school tuition
amountsupport funds provided by the national government, on behalf of student
applicants, and allocates the funds received for tuition fees. (Students orguardians will not receive the funds directly)
You must file an application to receive high school tuition support funds.
The application documents (image of your Individual Number Card etc.) need to besubmitted through the school in April at the time of enrollment (in October for fallenrollees). The application and notification documents will be distributed by the highschool where the student is enrolled.
For details, contact the office indicated below.
Contact

Education Support Promotion Division, Attendance Support,Hiroshima Prefectural Board of Education Secretariat
9-42 Motomachi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima City
Tel: 082-222-3015
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Guide to Living in Hiroshima(4) High School Supplemental Scholarship Fund System National and other public high schools
Eligibility

Those who meet all of the following requirements as of July 1 each year
1 The student’s guardians, etc. are exempt from municipal tax per-income
levy.
2 The student’s guardians, etc. live in Hiroshima Prefecture.
3 The student is enrolled as of July 1 of the current year in a national orother public high school to which tuition support funds are provided

You must file an application in order to receive high school supplemental scholarshipfunds.
The application documents for high school supplemental scholarship funds will be
distributed by the school around July each year, together with the application documents
for high school tuition support funds. Please submit all the required documents to theschool.
For detailed information including grant amounts, contact the office indicated below.

Contact

Education Support Promotion Division, Attendance Support,
Hiroshima Prefectural Board of Education Secretariat
9-42 Motomachi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima City
Tel: 082-222-3015(5) Tuition Reduction and Exemption
 Public high schools
Eligibility

Students who are recognized as having difficulty paying tuition
fees etc., or who are recognized to be in need of financial
assistance for educational reasons

Amount ofexemption/reduction

All or part of tuition fees/course fees

For tuition reduction/exemption amount, application procedures and other detailed
information, contact the high school where the student is enrolled.
* As for (3), (4) and (5), some private high schools, etc. (including some specialized training
colleges and miscellaneous schools) have the same or similar systems. For application
procedures and other detailed information, contact the high school where the student isenrolled.

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