08_5_Tuition Fee Exemption
The tuition fee exemption system of Kumamoto University currently consists of two categories: the "general category," which is based on academic performance and household financial criteria, and the "special category," which is for households affected by a natural disaster or experiencing sudden changes in their financial circumstances.
For information about the “special category” tuition fee exemption, please contact the Economic Support Office below.●Tuition fees for the first semester of AY 2026
For those who wish to apply for the exemption of tuition fees for the first semester, please download the application guidebook.
" Application Guidebook for Tuition Fee Exemption for AY 2026"
1．Students eligible for the exemption of tuition fees
The tuition fee exemption system allows students who fall under any of the following items to be exempted from tuition fees after screening.
[ a ] A student who has difficulty paying tuition fees for economic reasons and has an excellent academic record
[ b ] A student who has extreme difficulty paying tuition fees because their academic expenses supporter has passed away, or because the student (applicant) or their academic expenses supporter has suffered damage due to a typhoon, flood, or other disaster in Japan within six months prior to the application for tuition fee exemption (within one year prior to admission for newly enrolled students)
*For privately financed international students, the students themselves (or their spouse) are considered as Academic Expense Supporter.
(Note) Even though students fall under the items described above, they are not eligible for exemption if they fall under any of the following items.
- A student who has already paid the tuition fees for the semester for which he/she wishes to apply for exemption
- A student who has repeated the same year without any special reasons, including illness and studying abroad
- A student who has stayed on for the time exceeding the shortest course term without any special reasons, including illness and studying abroad
- A student who has been disciplined within six months before the start of the semester for which he/she applies for exemption or is being disciplined
2．Application procedures
Students who wish to apply for the exemption of tuition fees must do two-steps application. The application process consists of an online application in the step-1 application, followed by the submission of the necessary documents for the exemption application in the step-2 application. If you are applying for the tuition fee exemption (a whole year) in February, you do not need to re-apply for a tuition fee exemption for the second semester (Late July to early August). (A whole year means to apply for the first and second semesters together.) It is also possible to apply only for the first semester without applying for the year-round. The application period for the second-semester tuition exemption is scheduled for late July to early August. Eligible applicants are (1) students who did not apply for a full-year exemption and wish to apply for the second semester only, and (2) students who applied for a full-year exemption but have experienced changes in their family or financial circumstances.
3．Screening method
Students who meet the academic achievement standards are screened based on the family finance standards.
After the screening, those exempted from all or half of the tuition fees are selected.
However, since the exemption is made within the limits of the budget, the exemption may not be given to all students that meet the standards.
※The Tuition exemption will be screened for each of the first and second semester (first semester April-September, second semester October-March). The exemption results for the first semester will not be referred to the second semester.