Outline of Tuition Fee Exemption For 2nd Semester 2026 （Current Student）

This information is for self-financed international graduate students. For other students, please check the Japanese version.

Eligibility

Please check here.

Simplified Application

If there are no changes in your family structure, economic status, etc. compared to the 1st semester, you can apply via the simplified process.
Please refer to the “Check Sheet for Simplified Application for Tuition Fee Exemption” for the detailed conditions.
Only those who meet all of the conditions can apply for simplified application.

Step1: Register Application Information
【August 3(Mon.)2026 ~ August 31(Mon.)2026】 (online)

Click the following and register your information

Registration for Simplified Application

※Registration close at 23:59 on August 31, 2026(JST).
※A notification of receipt of your application will be sent to your registered email address within one week of receipt of your application.
Please make sure to check your spam filtering, blocking, and designated domain name setting so that you can receive emails from Student Support Division (the domain if office.kobe-u.ac.jp)

Step2: Submit the Required Document (if applicable）
Please submit as soon as possible after entering the information.

If you have exceeded the standard period of study, you need to submit the document, "Statement for Extension of Study Year."

Download the Statement for Extension of Study Year here

Submit to:
Post code: 657-8501
Address: 1-2-1, Tsurukabuto, Nada-Ward, Kobe City, Japan
Financial Support Group, Student Support Division, Student Affairs Department, Kobe University

• Please submit it after completing the Registration for Simplified Application【Step１】
• Please send it  with the shipping label below attached.

Download the shipping label here 

• We can’t accept mail from overseas. Please ask a proxy living in Japan to send it for you.

New Application

How to Apply

Submit Application Documents
【September 1(Tue.)2026~September 17(Thu.)2026】(by post)

Please read the "Check Sheet" carefully and be sure to submit all the required documents.
Applications received after the deadline will not be accepted for any reason.

Submission Method

Submit to:
Post code: 657-8501
Address: 1-2-1, Tsurukabuto, Nada-Ward, Kobe City, Japan
Financial Support Group, Student Support Division, Student Affairs Department, Kobe University

* Please send application documents by "Letter Pack" with the shipping label below attached.

Download the shipping label here .

* We can’t accept mail from overseas. Please ask a proxy living in Japan to send it for you.

Required documents

Please download required documents from the URL below.
Tuition Fee Exemption Documents for 2nd semester, 2026

Notification of acceptance of the application and missing documents

A notification will be sent to your student number email address within one week of receipt of your application.

Announcement of the result

Application result will be announced on the Academic Affairs Information System "Uribo-Net" after January, 2027.
Please log in to "Uribo-Net" and go to "Bulletin board" and then "Message for you".
Please select "Results of Tuition Fee Exemption for 2nd Semester 2026" from the list and check the result.

Contact

If there are any questions regarding applications, please use the contact below.
 

Rokkodai Area (六甲台地区) ：
For Other Students
E-Mail: stdnt-shogakushien [at] office.kobe-u.ac.jp　* Please change [at] to @.