08_4_Admission Fee Exemption and Postponement
[Note]The applicants for admission fee exemption / postponement do not need to pay the admission fee until the results are announced.
Students who wish to apply for tuition exemption only (e.g., students who will be admitted to a higher-level program within the university) should also download the Application Guidebook below.
Students eligible for exemption and postponement
1. Students eligible for exemption
(1) Newly enrolled students (Undergraduate and graduate programs)[a] Students who have difficulty in paying the admission fee due to financial reasons (excluding the repayment of various loans and debts) and who have excellent academic performance
[b] Students who have extreme difficulty in paying the admission fee due to (i) the death of their financial supporter within one year prior to admission, or (ii) damage to either the financial supporter or the student caused by a natural disaster in Japan within one year prior to admission
[c] Students who have a reason(s) equivalent to the above items and are deemed eligible by the President
2. Students eligible for postponement
(1) Newly enrolled students (Undergraduate and graduate programs)[a] Students who have difficulty paying the admission fee by the due date for financial reasons (excluding the repayment of various loans and debts) and who have excellent academic performance
[b] Students who have extreme difficulty in paying the admission fee due to (i) the death of their financial supporter within one year prior to admission, or (ii) damage to either the financial supporter or the student caused by a natural disaster in Japan within one year prior to admission
[c] Students who are considered to have other compelling reasons
[Note] The postponement of admission fee is not an exemption; it only extends the payment deadline. Please note that you have to pay the admission fee by the extended deadline.
Application procedures
Students who wish to apply for an exemption or postponement of the admission fee must complete the online application form and submit the following documents to the Economic Support Office, Student Life Division. Online application must be completed before submitting the documents.Please download the application guidebook for students admitted in April 2026 and submit the application documents by the deadline.
Application Guidebook for Admission Fee Exemption/Postponement and Tuition Fee Exemption for AY 2026
(1) Application Form for Exemption/Postponement of Admission Fee and other required forms
(2) Other necessary documents
Application distribution period
The application distribution period varies depending on the announcement date of successful applicants. Please follow the procedures described in the Admission Procedures Guide and the Entrance Ceremony Guide.
Submission period
Please read the guidebook carefully. After completing the online application, submit the application documents during the submission period specified in the guidebook. Please purchase a "Letter Pack Light" and mail it with all the completed application documents and the original certificates. If you will be unable to enter Japan by the submission deadline, please refer to the application guidebook for further instructions.[Note] Applications must be submitted in person (submissions by proxy will not be accepted). Applications submitted after the deadline will not be accepted.
Screening method
Among students who meet the academic performance and household criteria, priority will be given to those with the greatest financial need within the budget of the university.* As exemptions are granted based on the university's budget, meeting the academic performance and household criteria does not guarantee an exemption.
How to check the selection result
Please check the selection result on the Kumamoto University Academic Affairs Information System SOSEKI (https://uportal.kumamoto-u.ac.jp/) under "Tuition Payment Status." The announcement schedule is as follows.
Admission Fee Exemption/Postponement and Tuition Fee Exemption (first semester): late June (scheduled)
In addition, a notice will be posted on the on-campus bulletin board when the results are available.
Notes
If your admission fee exemption result is “Not approved” or "Half exemption," you must pay the admission fee within two weeks of the announcement of the results (scheduled for early to mid-July).Since the payment period is short, we recommend that applicants for admission fee exemption also apply for admission fee postponement.
If the admission fee postponement is approved, the payment deadline will be September 30, 2026. If it is not approved, you must pay the admission fee within two weeks of the announcement of the results.
For those who need to pay the admission fee after the announcement, a transfer request form will be sent to the guarantor for undergraduate students and to the student for graduate students.