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(Unit: yen) Entrance Exam Fees Admission Fees Tuition Fees Undergraduate Students 17,000 282,000 535,000/ year Graduate Students 30,000 282,000 535,000/ year Research Students 9,800 84,600 29,700/ month Auditors* 9,800 28,200 14,800/ credit *Includes non-degree course students

>> Food expenses: 40,000 to 45,000 yen >> Lodging expenses    - A single apartment in the International House: 5,900 yen    - Private apartment: 30,000 to 60,000 yen >> Other: Utilities cost, Health insurance fee, etc.

If a tuition exemption is approved, all or half of one's tuition will be exempted. The averaged percentage of applicants exempted in the past 5 years is as follows:
>> 50% of undergraduates
>> 80% of master's course students
>> 90% of PhD course students


Some scholarships for international students in Japan can be applied for in the students' home country before the student enters Japan.

1) Japanese Government Scholarships
    (Embassy Recommendation)
>>Types
(A) Research Students (Monthly stipend: 175,000yen)
(B) Teacher Training Students (Monthly stipend: 175,000yen)
(C) Undergraduate Students (Monthly stipend: 135,000yen)
(D) Japanese Studies Students (Monthly stipend: 135,000yen)

2) Japanese Government Scholarships
    (University Recommendation)
>>Types
(A) Research Students (Monthly stipend: 175,000yen)
>>More Information
To homepage of the Graduate School Medical Sciences
(B) Japanese Studies Students (Monthly stipend: 135,000yen)

3) Honor Scholarship for Privately-Financed International Students by JASSO(Reservation Program)
>>Objectives
Those students who score high marks on the Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students are eligible to receive a study grant for privately-funded international students. (Monthly Stipend: 50,000yen)
>>More Information
To homepage of the Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO)

4) Short-Term Students Exchange Promotion Program
>>Objectives
International exchange students who will come to Japan to study for a period of one year under student exchange agreements with our university. (Monthly Stipend: 80,000yen)

1) Japanese Government Scholarships (Domestic Selection)
>>Types
(A) Research Students (Monthly stipend: 175,000yen)
(B) Undergraduate Students (Monthly stipend: 135,000yen)

2) Scholarships for Privately-funded Students
Privately-funded students, after entering Kumamoto University, are eligible to apply for the several scholarships. For more information such as the application period, qualification, etc.,please click here.


We also have a career counseling section to introduce part-time jobs following the requests from the students. There is a limit to the maximum working hours for the students with part-time jobs.