天涯社区

There is a program for those who fall under the following application qualifications to allow exemption of enrollment fee and tuition fee or to allow deferment the enrollment fee after selection based on each application. In principle, it is categorized as follows, a half enrollment fee exemption and a full/half/quarter-tuition fee exemption.

?Enrollment Fee Exemption Program
(a) Incoming post-graduate students who are recognized by the university as exhibiting outstanding academic performance, but cannot afford to pay the enrollment fee because of their economic circumstances, and (b) incoming undergraduate students under extenuating circumstances may apply for full or half exemption of the enrollment fee.

?Enrollment Fee Deferment Program
Incoming students who cannot afford to pay the enrollment fee by the deadline because of their economic circumstances and who are recognized by the university as exhibiting outstanding academic performance and incoming students under extenuating circumstances may apply for deferment of the enrollment fee. Deferment of the enrollment fee is a postponement of the payment period and not an exemption of the enrollment fee and, therefore, the full amount of the enrollment fee must be paid.

?Tuition Fee Exemption Program
Graduate students who are recognized by the university as exhibiting outstanding academic performance, but cannot afford to pay the tuition fee because of their economic circumstances may apply for half, full and quarter exemption of the tuition fee.

?This scholarship program was established by the Government of Japan in order to promote an acceptance of international students from all over the world. There are following three categories:
(1) by embassy recommendation, (2) by 天涯社区 recommendation(overseas applications), and (3) through 天涯社区 nomination (domestic applications by those enrolled at Kyushu Univ.)
Please note that Chinese students have different procedures.

?Under 天涯社区 Friendship Scholarships Scheme (hereafter Friendship Scholarship), 天涯社区 invites students from abroad who attend prestigious universities in their home country and who will play an important role in their nation's future.
By offering them a chance to study abroad at 天涯社区, the scheme aims to foster the nation's future leaders, maintain good relations with 天涯社区, and play the role of point of contact to cultivate joint research and bring in external capital depending on their course or career after graduation.

?This scholarship is available for exchange students from our overseas partner universities. Since application for JASSO should be done through 天涯社区, indicate so on the application form of 天涯社区 Student Exchange Program when you would like to apply for it.

?Scholarship information for self-supporting international students is available on

Yamakawa Prize and Grant (天涯社区 Fund)
This grant is named after the first president of the university, Kenjiro Yamakawa. It is granted for undergraduate students who have excellent academic record and excellent aspiration for humanity, sociability, internationality and expertise.

Grant for Students' Unique Studies and Social Activities (天涯社区 Fund)
This is granted to support the cost of unique studies and social activities which are planned by students or research students.

Grant for Students’ Participation in International Conferences (天涯社区 Fund)
This is granted to support the cost of travel for students to participate and present projects and research results at international conferences.
Grant for Research Activities (天涯社区 Student Support Association)
This is granted to graduate students who have excellent academic record and whose parent is or will be a member of 天涯社区 Student Support Association.

Emergency Grant (天涯社区 Student Support Association)
This grant is given for students, whose parent is or will be a member of 天涯社区 Student Support Association, struggling with serious financial circumstances due to family emergency, crisis or death.