From 2024, the "Tuition Fee Postpaid System" will be introduced for master's courses by the government. This system is a system in which tuition fees are "postpaid" according to income after graduation. When paying after graduation, care will be taken to ensure that payment during the child-rearing period is not excessive.
If you would like to apply for this program, please check the following and contact Student Support Division.
The content announced this time is the current information, so the content may be changed or updated in the future.

For those who entered the master's stage in the spring of 2024 (flyer)

Reference: Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology website
Q&A on the post-payment system for tuition fees (as of January 22, 2024)

Target persons (persons who meet all of the following conditions)

Those who have entered a master's course in Japan (including a master's course and a professional degree course) after FY2024. ※1
Those who have applied through the school based on their wishes.
Those who meet the same household standard and academic performance standard as Class 1 scholarships for the master's level of the Japan Student Services Organization.
? A person who has no reason for not being able to receive a first-class scholarship, such as the return of a scholarship loaned in the past is overdue.

※1 In fiscal 2024, in addition to the above, the following shall be applicable. 　
New students in the spring of 2024 (Reiwa 6), who have used the "New System for Studying Higher Education" before 2023 (Reiwa 5), and graduated from undergraduate schools in 2024 (Reiwa 6) Those who have entered graduate school without employment or going to another graduate school after graduating in March. (Including those who are out of support category or abolished according to household standards)

If you wish to apply

[Application procedure and subsequent flow]
　If you are a student enrolled in April 2024 and wish to apply, please contact Student Support Division by 17:00 on April 19. The formal application for this program is expected to be around September. In addition, if you apply for a living expenses scholarship and are hired, the initial transfer will be made in November 2024 at the earliest, retroactive to April.

[The amount of tuition that can be paid later]
　Tuition fees charged by the university up to 535,800 yen per year

[Documents to be submitted]
A set of documents related to the payment of tuition fees for the first semester sent by the university in early April (by envelope)
　※If you wish to apply for this application, please do not pay tuition fees or automatically transfer tuition fees.
?Application form for the post-payment system for tuition in 2024
Application for tuition fees, etc. (* Please submit the second semester separately for the period specified by the university.)
　?<Example of entry> Application for tuition payment, etc.
　
[Deadline]
Friday, April 19, 2024 17:00 Strict adherence

The amount that can be loaned separately as support for living expenses (hereinafter referred to as “living expenses scholarship”)

The amount selected by the student from 20,000 yen or 40,000 yen per month (interest-free)

〇 JASSO will transfer funds to the students.
〇 It is also possible not to receive a loan for living expenses scholarships.
〇 It is not possible to apply only for the loan of living expenses scholarships without applying for tuition support.
〇 If you use tuition support money, you will not be able to receive a first-class scholarship loan.
〇 You can apply for a Type 2 scholarship, regardless of whether you use tuition support money or living expenses scholarship.
〇 Payment of the guarantee fee (subscribing to the institutional guarantee) is mandatory, and the guarantee fee shall be deducted from the above amount, similar to the handling of the guarantee fee in the first-class scholarship.

Notes

・Since this system is a loan, it is mandatory to return it to the Japan Student Services Organization after completion.
・It cannot be used in conjunction with the Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO) Class 1 Scholarship (lending).
・This system applies only to tuition fees specified in the school rules. Other fees other than tuition fees are not subject to this system.
・The tuition fee will be transferred directly from the Japan Student Services Organization to the university. The scholarship will be transferred to the applicant.
・When using this system, it is mandatory to join the institution guarantee, so tuition support fees (reimbursement of tuition fees) will be lent so that the amount after deducting the guarantee fee will be equivalent to the tuition fee. Living expenses scholarships will be loaned after deducting the guarantee fee from the monthly basis, similar to the current Class I scholarships.
・As with the first-class scholarship (lending), it is eligible for the loan scholarship refund exemption system for excellent performance. However, applicants who are enrolled in the spring of 2024 are not eligible for the return exemption "offer" system, so those who wish here should apply for a regular first-class loan scholarship.
・Those eligible for this program will be deferred to pay all or part of tuition fees for the spring and fall semesters of 2024 until the fall of 2024, when the adoption or rejection is decided. Admission fees and other expenses are not eligible, so please pay by the prescribed method and deadline.
・The living expenses scholarship will be transferred back to the month of employment after the decision to accept or reject. (The minimum transfer is scheduled for November 2024.)
・If you have already paid tuition fees for the first semester of 2024, you will not be eligible for this program in the first semester of 2024. (Applicable from the second half of FY2024)

[Publishing date: 2024.3.19]

[Contact]
Public university corporation Shimonoseki City University
Student Affairs Department Student Support Division
TEL. 083-252‐0289 / FAX. 083-252-8099