New system for supporting higher education students
(Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO) Grant Scholarship/Tuition Fee Reduction/Exemption)

System Overview

1. Target Faculty

All undergraduate students

2. Types of support

This system allows you to receive both of the following benefits simultaneously.

3. Amount of support

Monthly amount of scholarship grant

*For those living with a person who is receiving public assistance (regardless of the type of assistance received) and those who will continue to attend school from a children's welfare facility, etc., after enrolling in higher education, the amounts shown in parentheses in the table above will apply.

Tuition fee reduction/exemption amount

• *1 The reduction or exemption of the entrance fee is only available to new students who apply for the system within three months of enrollment (only at the time of enrollment).
• *2 The tuition fee reduction amount for the first and second semesters may increase or decrease by 100 yen due to rounding.
• *3 The support category for the second half of the year may change from the first half of the year based on the eligibility assessment conducted every September.
• *4 Families with multiple children who do not fall under categories I to IV will only receive tuition reductions; they will not be provided with a monthly grant.
• *5 Category IV (Science, Engineering, and Agriculture) applies to students in Faculty of Engineering and Faculty of Informatics, but only tuition reductions are provided; no monthly grants are offered.

4. Selection Criteria, etc.

• Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology: New system for supporting higher education studies
• Japan Student Services Organization: Grant scholarship (non-repayable)
• ◎ Check if you might be affected:
  Japan Student Services Organization: Student Financial Aid Simulator

5. Conditions for continuation

Each year, if eligibility for support is confirmed based on the results of (1) to (3) below, continued receipt of funds for the following semester is possible. Funds can be received up to the expected graduation date.

1. Enrollment Report
   Time: Every April
   / Submission instructions: Notices will be posted on MYTG for eligible participants.
2. Eligibility Certification (Household)
3. Eligibility assessment (academic performance, etc.)

How to apply

New students who are listed as "employment candidates"

Please check the procedures for candidates who have been selected for a Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO) scholarship.

New applicants (current student recruitment)
*Students who have failed a grade or are repeating a year are not eligible.

1. Recruitment announcement period

First recruitment period (spring regular recruitment): mid-April, second recruitment period (autumn regular recruitment): mid-September

2. Application Procedure

Second round of recruitment for fiscal year 2026 (regular recruitment in autumn)

• Application period: October 16, 2026 (Friday) to October 23, 2026 (Friday)
• Document collection and submission location: See the contact window below.

① Receipt of application documents

• Distribution start date: September 14, 2026 (Monday)

② Reservation of date and time for submitting documents

Use the reservation form to book your desired date and time for submitting documents within the application period.

*The reservation form is included in the application documents that will be distributed.

*There is a limited number of reservations available for each time slot, so please book early.

Reservation start date: September 14, 2026 (Monday)

③ Prepare supporting documents and fill out the forms.

④ ScalarNet Input

The application information filled out on the "Scholarship Network Input Draft Form" is entered online.

Input deadline: Two days before the date you made your reservation in step ②.

⑤ Procedure for submitting your My Number

Enter your My Number information online.

Input deadline: Two days before the date you made your reservation in step ②.

⑥ Submission of documents

On the date and time you reserved in step ②, bring the documents you prepared and filled out in step ③ to the counter, have the documents and the information entered in the ScholarNet checked, and then submit them.

⑦ Sending of "Scholarship Confirmation Form and Local Tax Agreement Form"

Mail the necessary documents directly to the Japan Student Services Organization.

Mailing deadline: Must arrive within one week after the completion of the My Number submission procedure in step ⑤.

3. First payment of the grant scholarship

• First round of recruitment (regular spring recruitment): Earliest payment is July (payments will be made retroactively from April).
• Second round of recruitment (autumn regular recruitment): Earliest payment is December (payments will be made retroactively from October).

4. Sending of acceptance/rejection notices

• First recruitment period (spring regular recruitment): As early as late July
• Second round of recruitment (autumn regular recruitment): As early as early January

For information on applying for assistance due to a sudden change in household finances, please see here.

Procedures while receiving benefits, etc.

Please refer to the scholarship recipient's handbook.

For changes to the bank account for tuition fee reductions, please contact the following office.