○Hiroshima University Regulations on Tuition Exemption and Postponement(April 1, 2004 Regulation No. 9)
Hiroshima University Regulations on Tuition Exemption and Postponement
Purpose:
Article 1. These Regulations prescribe matters necessary to the exemption andpostponement of collection of the admission fee and tuition for students in a school,
graduate school, basic organizations for the delivery of inter-graduate school programs,
or advanced course at Hiroshima University (hereafter, This University), based on the
stipulations set forth in Article 16-2, Paragraph 3 and Article 48, Paragraph 4 ofHiroshima University General Provisions (April 1, 2004 Regulation No. 2) (including
mutatis mutandis application of Article 49, Paragraph 7 of Hiroshima University
Graduate School Regulations (January 15, 2008 Regulation No. 2) and Article 21,
Paragraph 1 of Hiroshima University Special Needs Education: Regulations for the
Program in Special Education (March 20, 2007 Regulation No. 44)) and Article 22,
Paragraph 5 of Hiroshima University Graduate School Regulations.
Tuition Exemption, etc. under New Higher Education Support System:
Article 1-2 Admission fee exemption for the persons who are admitted as students to aschool at This University and tuition exemption for the students in a school at This
University shall be as provided for in the Act to Support for Study at Universities andOther Higher Educational Institutions (Act No. 8 of 2019) and other related laws andregulations.
Article 1-3 The provisions of Article 2 through Article 9 (except for Article 3-2, Article 5-3
and Article 5-5) shall not apply to the persons who are admitted as students to a school atThis University and the students in a school at This University, except for the persons
whom This University is unable to recognize as eligible for reduction or exemption oftuition, etc. in accordance with the provisions of Article 9, paragraph 3, of the
Enforcement Regulation of the Act to Support for Study at Universities and Other Higher
Educational Institutions (Ordinance of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports,
Science and Technology No. 6 of 2019).
Admission Fee Exemption, Postponement, etc. Based on Economic Reasons, etc.:
Article 2. A person who comes under any of the following items is eligible for exemption
from the entire admission fee, or half the admission fee.
[1] A person who is admitted as a student to a graduate school, basic organizations forthe delivery of inter-graduate school programs, or advanced course at This University
who has difficulty making payment due to economic reasons and is recognized asdemonstrating outstanding academic performance.

[2] A person who is admitted as a student to a school, graduate school, basicorganizations for the delivery of inter-graduate school programs, or advanced course(hereafter, the School, etc.) at This University who has been recognized as having
extreme difficulty making payment in cases where the individual primarily responsible
for paying the student’s school expenses (hereafter, the Individual Responsible for
School Expenses) has died within 1 year prior to admission, or the student or
Individual Responsible for School Expenses has suffered disaster or an equivalent
event, or the president finds reasonable grounds[3] A person who is admitted as a student to the school, etc. who has been recognized ashaving extreme difficulty making payment in cases where the student or Individual
Responsible for School Expenses has suffered disaster prior to admission (excluding
the cases falling under the previous item) and as a result of such disaster, the area
where such student or Individual Responsible for School Expenses resides becomessubject to the Disaster Relief Act (Act No. 118 of 1947) and the student or Individual
Responsible for School Expenses continues to reside in such area (limited to the casewhere a period of five (5) years has not elapsed from the date on which the area
becomes subject to the Disaster Relief Act).
(2) A person intending to accept the exemption set forth in the preceding paragraph must
submit the prescribed documents to the president by the last day of the admissions
procedure and receive permission.
Article 3. A person who is admitted as a student to a School, etc. at This University andcomes under any of the following items is eligible for postponement of collection of theadmission fee.
[1] A person who has difficulty making payment by the deadline due to economic
reasons and is recognized as demonstrating outstanding academic performance.
[2] A person who has been recognized as having difficulty making payment by thedeadline in cases where the Individual Responsible for School Expenses has diedwithin 1 year prior to admission, or the student or Individual Responsible for School
Expenses has suffered disaster or an equivalent event, or the president finds reasonablegrounds.
[3] A person who has been recognized as having difficulty making payment by thedeadline in cases where the student or Individual Responsible for School Expenses has
suffered disaster prior to admission (excluding the cases falling under the previous
item) and as a result of such disaster, the area where such student or Individual
Responsible for School Expenses resides becomes subject to the Disaster Relief Act
and the student or Individual Responsible for School Expenses continues to reside insuch area (limited to the case where a period of five (5) years has not elapsed from thedate on which the area becomes subject to the Disaster Relief Act).
(2) A person intending to accept the postponement of collection set forth in the preceding
paragraph must submit the prescribed documents to the president by the last day of theadmissions procedure and receive permission. However, in cases where a person who
has applied for exemption from the admission fee and been denied, or a person has been
granted exemption from half the admission fee intends to apply for postponement ofcollection, s/he must submit the application and documents within 14 days, counting
from the day the notice was received regarding denial of exemption or granting of
exemption from half the admission fee.
(3) The period of postponement of collection set forth in Article 1 shall be as follows. The
admission fee must be paid within said period.
[1] A person admitted in April must pay by the last day of August of said fiscal year.
[2] A person admitted in October must pay by the last day of February of said fiscal year.
(4) Collection of the admission fee for a person who has applied for exemption or
postponement of collection shall be delayed until the exemption or postponement ofcollection is granted or denied.
(5) A person who has been denied exemption from, or postponement of, the admission fee,or a person who has been granted exemption from half the admission fee (excluding
persons who applied for postponement of collection in accordance with the proviso toParagraph 2) must pay the admission fee within 14 days, counting from the day thenotice was received regarding denial of exemption or postponement of collection, or
granting of exemption from half the admission fee.
Admission Fee Exemption and Postponement of Collection for Phoenix ScholarshipStudents and Hikarikagayaku Scholarship Students:
Article 3-2. The admission fee exemption or postponement of collection for a student
receiving a scholarship through the Hiroshima University Phoenix Scholarship Program(hereafter, Phoenix Scholarship Student), and the admission fee exemption for a student
receiving a scholarship through the Hiroshima University Hikarikagayaku Scholarship
Program (hereafter, Hikarikagayaku Scholarship Student), shall be as provided for in the
Hiroshima University Scholarship Program Regulations (January 15, 2008 Regulation
No. 6).
Admission Fee Exemption Due to Death, etc.:
Article 4. In cases where death occurs within the period stipulated in Article 3, Paragraph 3,a person who has applied for postponement of collection of the admission fee shall be
exempt from paying the entire amount of the outstanding admission fee.

(2) If a person who has applied for admission fee exemption or postponement of collection
dies within the period in which collection is being postponed in accordance with Article
3, Paragraph 4, the entire amount of the outstanding admission fee shall be waived.
(3) If a person denied exemption from, or postponement of, the admission fee, or a person
granted exemption from half the admission fee dies within the period stipulated in
Article 3, Paragraph 5, the entire amount of the outstanding admission fee shall be
waived.
(4) In cases where a person denied exemption from or postponement of the admission fee,or a person granted exemption from half the admission fee is regarded as having noschool registration due to nonpayment of the application fee, the entire amount of theoutstanding admission fee associated with that person shall be waived.
Tuition Exemption Based on Economic Reasons:
Article 5. In cases where a person has difficulty paying school expenses and is recognized
as demonstrating outstanding academic performance, s/he shall be eligible for exemption
from the entire tuition, or half the tuition, for each semester.
(2) A person intending to accept the exemption set forth in the preceding paragraph must
submit the prescribed documents to the president by the payment deadline and receive
permission.
Tuition Exemption for Students Demonstrating Outstanding Academic Performance:
Article 5-2. Tuition exemption for students demonstrating outstanding academic
performance shall be as provided for in the Hiroshima University Excellent Student
Scholarship Regulations (April 18, 2006 Regulation No. 91).
Tuition Exemption for Phoenix Scholarship Students and Hikarikagayaku ScholarshipStudents:
Article 5-3. Tuition exemption for a Phoenix Scholarship Student and Hikarikagayaku
Scholarship Student shall be as provided for in the Hiroshima University Scholarship
Program Regulations.
Tuition Exemption for Scholarship Students in Accordance with the Pre-Admission
Scholarship Program:
Article 5-4. Tuition exemption for scholarship students in accordance with the Hiroshima
University Pre-Admission Scholarship Program shall be as provided for in the Hiroshima
University Pre-Admission Scholarship Program Regulations (February 21, 2017
Regulation No. 6).
Tuition Exemption for Grant Scholarship Students in Accordance with the Grant
Scholarship Program:Article 5-5. Students receiving a grant scholarship through the Japan Student Services
Organization's Grant Scholarship Program shall be exempt from paying the entire
amount of the tuition.
Tuition Exemption for Students in the Program for World-leading Innovative and Smart
Education:
Article 5-6. Tuition exemption for students in the Program for World-leading Innovativeand Smart Education shall be as provided for in the Hiroshima University the Program
for World-leading Innovative and Smart Education Regulations (March 29, 2019
Regulation No. 30).
Tuition Exemption for Students in the Hiroshima University Graduate School Leader
Education Program:
Article 5-7. Tuition exemption for a Hiroshima University Graduate School Leader
Education Program Student shall be as provided for in the Rules of the Hiroshima
University Graduate School Leader Education Program (September 18, 2012 Regulation
No. 122).
Tuition Exemption for Research Fellows, etc.:
Article 5-8. Tuition exemption for such research fellows or students in the research
fellowship fields listed under the table of Article 4 of Hiroshima University Graduate
School Research Fellowship Regulations (June 9, 2021 Regulations No. 35) in the
Hiroshima University Graduate School Research Fellowship System who havedemonstrated outstanding academic performance in the First Term Doctorate Course of
the majors listed in the same table shall be as provided for the Guidelines for Tuition
Exemption for Hiroshima University Research Fellows, etc. (June 21, 2022 Approved by
the President).
Tuition Exemption for Students of Division of Joint International Programme Whose Home
University is Hiroshima University:
Article 5-9. Tuition exemption for the students of the Joint International Master’s
Programme in Sustainable Development (Hiroshima University and University of Graz)of Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences or the Joint International Master’s
Programme in Sustainable Development (Hiroshima University and Leipzig University)of Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, who make Hiroshima
University his or her home university and have demonstrated outstanding academic
performance shall be as provided for the Guidelines for Hiroshima University Joint
International Master’s Programme in Sustainable Development (Hiroshima University
and University of Graz) of Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences or the
Joint International Master’s Programme in Sustainable Development (Hiroshima
University and Leipzig University) of Graduate School of Advanced Science andEngineering, who make Hiroshima University his or her home university (March 11,2024 Approved by the President).
Tuition Exemption in Cases of Recognized Unavoidable Circumstances:
Article 6. In cases where unavoidable circumstances such as death, disappearance, etc. arerecognized, tuition may be exempt as described in the following items.
[1] In cases where school registration is removed due to death or disappearance, theentire amount of outstanding tuition shall be exempt.
[2] In cases where the Individual Responsible for School Expenses has died within 6months prior to the month in which the tuition payment for each semester is due (incases related to exemption for the semester in which a student was admitted, within 1
year prior to admission), or the student or Individual Responsible for School Expenses
has suffered disaster or an equivalent event, or the president finds reasonable grounds,
and it is recognized that extreme difficulty making payment exists, the entire tuition or
half the tuition shall be exempt for the semester following the semester in which said
circumstances have arisen. However, in cases where the period of said circumstancesarose is prior to the tuition payment deadline for said period, and said student has not
paid tuition for said semester, s/he may be exempt from the entire tuition or half thetuition for said semester instead of the following semester.
[3] In cases where a student or Individual Responsible for School Expenses has suffereddisaster (excluding the cases falling under the previous item) and as a result of suchdisaster, the area where such student or Individual Responsible for School Expenses
resides becomes subject to the Disaster Relief Act and the student or Individual
Responsible for School Expenses continues to reside in such area (limited to the casewhere a period of five (5) years has not elapsed from the date on which the area
becomes subject to the Disaster Relief Act), and it is recognized that extreme difficulty
making payment exists, the entire tuition or half the tuition for each semester.
[4] In cases where removal from the registry has occurred due to outstanding tuition oradmission fee, the entire outstanding tuition fee shall be exempt.
[5] In cases where withdrawal was granted upon request to a person who has been
granted postponement of collection of tuition (including postponement of payment
through monthly installments), the entire tuition shall be exempt from the monthfollowing withdrawal, based on monthly accounting.
(2) In cases where a leave of absence has been granted, an amount shall be exempt that is
obtained by multiplying the number of months from the month following the month inwhich the leave of absence begins (or from the month in which the leave of absence
begins when the day the leave of absence begins falls on the first day of the month) to themonth prior to the return to school by an amount equal to one-twelfth the annual tuition.

(3) The stipulations set forth in Article 5, Paragraph 2 shall apply mutatis mutandis to theprocedure set forth in Paragraph 1, Item 2 and Item 3.
Postponement of Tuition Collection Based on Economic Reasons, etc.:
Article 7. A student that falls under one of the following items is eligible for postponementof collection of tuition in each semester, either in its entirety or in part.
[1] A person who has difficulty paying tuition by the payment deadline due to economic
reasons and is recognized as demonstrating outstanding academic performance[2] In cases of disappearance[3] In cases where a student or the Individual Responsible for School Expenses has
suffered disaster within 6 months prior to the month that tuition payment for eachsemester is due (in cases related to the semester in which a student was admitted,
within 1 year prior to admission) and it has been recognized that difficulty making
payment exists[4] In cases where a student or the Individual Responsible for School Expenses has
suffered disaster (excluding the cases falling under the previous item) and as a resultof such disaster, the area where such student or Individual Responsible for School
Expenses resides becomes subject to the Disaster Relief Act and the student or
Individual Responsible for School Expenses continues to reside in such area (limited
to the case where a period of five (5) years has not elapsed from the date on which thearea becomes subject to the Disaster Relief Act), and it is recognized that difficulty
making payment exists.
[5] In other cases where the existence of unavoidable circumstances are recognized(2) The stipulations set forth in Article 5, Paragraph 2 shall apply mutatis mutandis to theprocedure set forth in the preceding paragraph.
(3) The period of postponement of collection set forth in Paragraph 1 shall be as follows.
The tuition must be paid within said period.
[1] Tuition for the first semester must be paid by the last day of August of said fiscal
year.
[2] Tuition for the second semester must be paid by the last day of February of said fiscal
year.
Postponement of Tuition Collection for the Graduate School Master Course Tuition Deferre
d Payment System:
Article 7-2. A person who has applied for the Graduate School Master Course Tuition
Deferred Payment System provided by the Japan Student Services Organization's Grant
Scholarship Program as part of Type 1 Scholarship may be approved to postpone thetuition payment in full or in part for each semester.

2 The period of postponement of collection set forth in the previous paragraph shall be as
follows. The tuition must be paid within said period.
[1] Tuition for the first semester must be paid by the last day of August of said fiscal
year.
[2] Tuition for the second semester must be paid by the last day of February of said fiscal
year.
Tuition Payment in Monthly Installments:
Article 8. In cases where special circumstances are recognized relevant to any of Item 3
through Item 5 in Paragraph 1 of Article 7, tuition may be paid in monthly installments.
In this case, the monthly payments shall be equal to one-twelfth the annual tuition.
(2) A person intending to pay by the monthly installments set forth in the preceding
paragraph must submit the prescribed documents to the president by the payment
deadline and receive permission.
Obligations, etc. of Persons Granted Concessions:
Article 9. When the reason for the granting of exemption, postponement of collection, or
payment by monthly installments ceases to exist during the concession period, a student
granted the concessions must immediately so notify the president.
(2) The granting of concessions for a person set forth in the preceding paragraph shall ceasefrom the day of notification.
(3) When it is found that the reasons for granting of concessions were based on falsehoods,
the concessions shall be rescinded.
Miscellaneous Provisions:
Article 10. In addition to the prescriptions set forth in these regulations, matters necessary
to exemption or postponement of collection of a student’s admission fee and tuition shallbe separately stipulated.
Supplementary Provisions
This regulation shall come into effect from April 1, 2004.
Supplementary Provisions (April 18, 2006 Regulation No. 90)
This regulation shall come into effect from April 18, 2006, and the stipulations set forthin the Hiroshima University Regulations on Tuition Exemption and Postponement revisedin accordance with this regulation shall be applied from April 1, 2006.
Supplementary Provisions (March 20, 2007 Regulation No. 47)
This regulation shall come into effect from April 1, 2007.
Supplementary Provisions (January 15, 2008 Regulation No. 5)

This regulation shall come into effect from April 1, 2008.
Supplementary Provisions (March 31, 2010 Regulation No. 25)
This regulation shall come into effect from April 1, 2010.
Supplementary Provisions (August 2, 2011 Regulation No. 101)
This regulation shall come into effect from August 2, 2011.
Supplementary Provisions (September 18, 2012 Regulation No. 123)
This regulation shall come into effect from October 1, 2012.
Supplementary Provisions (January 4, 2016 Regulation No. 1)
This regulation shall come into effect from April 1, 2016.
Supplementary Provisions (October 18, 2016 Regulation No. 227)
This regulation shall come into effect from October 18, 2016.
Supplementary Provisions (February 21, 2017 Regulation No. 8)
This regulation shall come into effect from February 21, 2017.
Supplementary Provisions (September 19, 2017 Regulation No. 125)
This regulation shall come into effect from September 19, 2017.
Supplementary Provisions (March 19, 2018 Regulation No. 24)
This regulation shall come into effect from April 1, 2018.
Supplementary Provisions (May 1, 2019 Regulation No. 98)
This regulation shall come into effect from May 1, 2019.
Supplementary Provisions (March 10, 2020 Regulation No.18)
1. This regulation shall come into effect from April 1, 2020.
2. If a student of a school admitted in or before 2019 applied for the tuition exemption
under the New Higher Education Support System (hereinafter referred to as the “Tuition
Exemption under New System”) under Article 1-2 of the Hiroshima University
Regulations on Tuition Exemption and Postponement revised in accordance with thisregulation (hereinafter referred to as the New Regulations”) or recognized as eligible for
the Tuition Exemption under New System, the provisions of Article 5 and Article 6
through Article 9 of the New Regulations shall apply to such student. In the event thatthe student receives permission for the tuition exemption under Article 5 or Article 6 of
the New Regulations, if the amount of the tuition exemption under Article 5 or Article 6of the New Regulations is larger than the amount of the Tuition Exemption under New
System, the amount obtained by deducting the amount of the Tuition Exemption under
New System from the amount of the tuition exemption under Article 5 or Article 6 of the
New Regulations shall be exempted in accordance with the provisions of Article 5 or
Article 6 of the New Regulations.
Supplementary Provisions (October 1, 2020 Regulation No. 209)
This regulation shall come into effect from October 1, 2020.
Supplementary Provisions (June 21, 2022 Regulation No. 59)
This regulation shall come into effect from June 21, 2022, and the stipulations set forth in
the Hiroshima University Regulations on Tuition Exemption and Postponement revised inaccordance with this regulation shall be applied from April 1, 2022.
Supplementary Provisions (March 29, 2023 Regulation No. 48)
This regulation shall come into effect from April 1, 2023.
Supplementary Provisions (March 11, 2024 Regulation No. 17)
1. This regulation shall come into effect from March 11, 2024. However, the revised
regulation whereby an article has been added after Article 7 shall come into effect from
April 1, 2024.
2. The regulations under Article 1 and Article 5, Paragraph 9 of the Hiroshima University
Regulations on Tuition Exemption and Postponement revised in accordance with thisregulation (hereinafter referred to as the “New Regulations”) shall come into effect from
October 1, 2023.
3. Notwithstanding the regulations under Article 7, Paragraph 2, Item 1, the end of February
2025 shall be the end of the period wherein the collection postponement of FY2024 firstsemester tuition is applicable for those who have applied for the Graduate School MasterCourse Tuition Deferred Payment System provided by the Japan Student Services
Organization's Grant Scholarship Program as part of Type 1 Scholarship.