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1. What is the JASSO Scholarship?

The JASSO Scholarship is a scholarship provided by the Japanese government as a means to offer support to excellent domestic students in need of financial assistance either in the form of a loan or grant.

2. Types of JASSO Scholarships: Grant-Type and Loan-Type

Grant-Type:

Does not need to be paid back.

Loan-Type:

Must be paid back after graduation.

  • First-Class: No interest (pay back the principal amount only)
  • Second-Class: Interest-bearing (pay back the principal amount plus interest)

3. Scholarship Details (for 2024 Semester)

(1) Grant-Type Scholarship/給付奨学金

  • Scholarship that materialized from the Japanese government’s New System for Higher Education Aid.

  • Scholarship recipients will receive: (Does not need to be paid back)

    • ①

      Monthly stipend

    • ②

      Tuition reduction (up to 700,000 yen / year)

      • Students selected for the JASSO Grant-Type Scholarship will also be selected for the APU Domestic Student Tuition Reduction Scholarship (Separate application required)
        If the JASSO Tuition Reduction amount is less than half of the tuition fee, APU will increase the tuition reduction amount to half of the APU tuition amount.

        JASSO Tuition Reduction + Domestic Student Tuition Reduction = half of the tuition amount

      • You must first pay the tuition fees in full the semester you apply. The university will refund the reduction amount later (Spring Semester Applicants: in mid-October / Fall Semester Applicants: in mid-February). You will receive a tuition invoice that reflects the tuition reduction amount from the following semester.

    • ③

      Admissions Fee (Only for students who will receive this scholarship beginning from the month they enroll.)

  • Scholarship Amount
    There are four categories according to recipients’ income and assets. Your category will be decided by JASSO.

    Category Admissions Fee
    Reduction         		JASSO Tuition Reduction
    Amount (per year) *         		Stipend (per month)
    Not commuting from
    parents’ home    		 Commuting from
    parents’ home
    First Category 200,000 yen 700,000 yen 775,800 yen 38,300 yen
    Second Category 133,400 yen 466,700 yen 50,600 yen 25,600 yen
    Third Category 66,700 yen 233,400 yen 25,300 yen 12,800 yen
    fourth Category 65,000 yen 175,000 yan 19,000 yan 9,600 yan

    ※The application of APU's "Domestic Student Tuition Fee Reduction and Exemption System" for applicants in 4th Category, which will be newly established from the 2024 academic year, has not yet been determined. Please refer to the "Tuition Fee Reduction and Exemption System for Domestic Students" page for the latest information.

    • *

      As mentioned above, if the JASSO Tuition Reduction amount is less than half the tuition fee, APU will increase the tuition reduction amount to half of the APU tuition amount if you apply for the APU Domestic Student Tuition Reduction Scholarship. Click here for details.

    • *

      For the first few months after being selected, All JASSO scholarship recipients will receive the monthly stipend amount for those “commuting from parents’ home.” You will need to submit documentation that proves you are not commuting from your parents’ home for JASSO to reassess your commuting status. You will begin receiving the “not commuting from parents’ home” amount if JASSO certifies you as a student not commuting from your parents’ home based on the documents you submitted. (The assessment takes approximately 3 to 4 months). Students whose status is changed to “not commuting from parents’ home” will receive a payment from JASSO for the difference in the two amounts for the length of time you received the “commuting from parents’ home” stipend amount.

  • Eligibility Requirements / Selection Criteria

    • ①
    • ②

      JASSO 進学資金シミュレーター(University Expenses Simulator)

      • Before you apply, please use the JASSO 進学資金シミュレーター ((University Expenses Simulator ) to check if you are eligible for the JASSO Grant-Type Scholarship.
      • When using the simulator, please select “進学資金シミュレーター”→“奨学金選択シミュレーション”→ “給付奨学金シミュレーション(保護者向け)”
    • ③

      Students selected for this scholarship will undergo an annual Assessment for Continuation to check if they satisfy the financial aid and academic criteria. Your scholarship will be suspended if you do not satisfy the criteria. Moreover, you may be asked to return the scholarship money if your academic results are exceedingly lower than the criteria.

  • Information

(2) Loan-Type Scholarship/貸与奨学金

  • Unlike the Grant-Type Scholarship, Loan-Type Scholarship recipients are obligated to pay back the scholarship money.
    Scholarship recipients ought to pay back the money themselves. The money that former recipients return after graduation will be immediately used as funds for the next batch of scholarship recipients. Before you apply, please think about how necessary it is for you to receive this scholarship in light of your financial situation, life plan, and how much you will need to return after graduation.

  • Types of Loan-Type Scholarships

    • ① First-Class: No interest
    • ② Second-Class: Interest-bearing

  • Scholarships you can receive simultaneously:

    • You can receive both the First-Class and Second-Class Loan-Type Scholarships at the same time.

    • Receiving both the Grant-Type and Loan-Type Scholarship

      • ① First-Class Loan-Type Scholarship
        You can receive both the Grant-Type and First-Class Loan-Type Scholarships, however, the Loan-Type Scholarship amount will be adjusted according to your Grant-Type Scholarship category. Click here for details.
      • ② Second-Class Loan-Type Scholarship
        You can simultaneously receive both the Grant-Type and Second-Class Loan-Type Scholarships. There are no restrictions.

  • Scholarship Amount (per month)

    ① First-Class Loan-Type Scholarship (No interest)

    • You can choose the loan amount yourself.

    • You can only select the maximum loan amount if you satisfy the JASSO financial aid criteria.

        Maximum amount Other amounts you can choose
      Not commuting from
      parents’ home      		 64,000 yen 54,000 yen / 50,000 yen / 40,000 yen / 30,000 yen / 20,000 yen
      Commuting from
      parents’ home      		 54,000 yen 40,000 yen / 30,000 yen / 20,000 yen

      ＜Notes＞
      If you receive both the Grant-Type and First-Class Loan-Type Scholarships:
      The loan amount will change from the month you start receiving both of these scholarships as follows.

      Category of Grant-Type
      Scholarship      		 First-Class Loan-Type Scholarship amount
      Not commuting from parents’ home Commuting from parents’ home
      First-Category 0 yen (Loan-Type gets suspended) 0 yen (Loan-Type gets suspended)
      Second-Category 0 yen (Loan-Type gets suspended) 0 yen (Loan-Type gets suspended)
      Third-Category 19,200 yen (fixed) 21,700 yen
      fourth-Category 30,400 yen (fixed) 29,800 yen

    ② Second-Class Loan-Type Scholarship (Interest-bearing)

    • You can choose the loan amount yourself.

    • You can select your loan amount within the parameters of the amounts listed below regardless of whether you commute from your parents’ home or not.

      Amount 20,000 yen - 120,000 yen
      (You can choose the amount in units of 10,000 yen)

  • Eligibility Requirements / Selection Criteria

  • Information

＜Inquiries＞
Student Office　JASSO (Domestic)

Email: djasso@apu.ac.jp

URL https://www.apu.ac.jp/studentsupport/scholarship_tuition/domestic/

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