Tama Art University

2023
Tuition Waivers and Scholarship Program

Tuition Waivers and Scholarships for New Third-year Undergraduate Transfer Students and Master's Degree Students affected by the Invasion of Ukraine Program

Tama Art University is pleased to announce the start of a program that offers a scholarship as well as tuition waiver during the period of study (two years) to Ukrainian nationals who have been temporarily displaced as a result of the aggression against Ukraine, if they are accepted and enroll in the university's 2023 selection for third-year undergraduate transfer students and master's degree students. Applicants are required to thoroughly read the following information before submitting an application.

Eligibility for Application:

Persons who meet all of the following criteria.

  • Applicants must meet the eligibility requirements for the 2023* Third-year Undergraduate Transfer Exam for the Faculty of Art and Design or the Entrance Exam for the Master's Degree Program. (Please refer to the following Application Guidelines for eligibility requirements.)

    Application Guidelines

    • * Academic year is April 2023 - March 2024.
  • Ukrainian nationals who have been temporarily displaced as a result of the aggression against Ukraine and entered Japan after March 2022, and who are able to take the entrance examination held at Tama Art University.

    • * The date of entry is confirmed by the entry stamp in the passport upon arrival in Japan.

Program capacity:

About 5 students, including third-year undergraduate transfer students and master's degree students.

Support:

[All examinees]
Exemption from the examination fee (35,000 yen)

[Those who have passed the entrance examination and have been admitted to the school]
Tuition will be waived for two years (April 2023 - March 2025) until graduation.
The applicant will receive 140,000 yen per month for two years as living expenses.

  • * If you are unable to advance to the next grade, your tuition waiver and scholarship will be cancelled.
  • * We ask for your cooperation when the university applies for financial aid programs to the Japanese government, local governments, or foundations outside the university. Please note that if you are selected for an outside financial aid program, the scholarship being paid by the University will be reduced or suspended.

Selection Schedule:

This program will be conducted according to the regular entrance examination schedule. Please complete the following steps "1. Ukraine Support Program Application Form Registration", "2. WEB Application Registration", and "3. Mailing of Application Documents" within the designated time frame.

[Third-year Undergraduate Transfer Exam]

  1. Ukraine Support Program Application Form Registration: October 3, 2022 to November 10, 2022 at 18:00

  2. Web application registration: November 2, 2022 at 13:00 to November 10, 2022 at 18:00

    Exam Application Form

    • * For "Payment Method", please select "Convenience Store" payment method to complete the registration. After completing the registration, please do not pay the examination fee, but contact the International Exchange Center immediately by phone or email. If you do not contact us, step,"3. Mailing of Application Documents" will not be possible.
  3. Mailing application materials: Postmarked from November 2, 2022 to November 10, 2022
  4. Date of exam: December 16, 2022 and December 17, 2022 *If there is an over capacity of applicants, the exam will also be held on December 18.
  5. Date of acceptance announcement: December 22, 2022 at 13:00 to December 24, 2022

[Master's Degree Program Entrance Exam]

  1. Ukraine Support Program Application Form Registration: October 3, 2022 to December 9, 2022 at 18:00

  2. Web application registration: December 1, 2022 at 13:00 to December 9, 2022 at 18:00

    Exam Application Form

    • * For "Payment Method", please select "Convenience Store" payment method to complete the registration. After completing the registration, please do not pay the examination fee, but contact the International Exchange Center immediately by phone or email. If you do not contact us, step,"3. Mailing of Application Documents" will not be possible.
  3. Mailing application materials: Postmarked from December 1, 2022 to December 9, 2022
  4. Date of exam: January 25, 2023 and January 26, 2023 *If there is an over capacity of applicants, the exam will also be held on January 27.
  5. Date of acceptance announcement: January 30, 2023 at 13:00 to February 1, 2023

Special considerations for this support:

  • A "Certificate of Japanese Language Proficiency Test Results" is not required at the time of application. (If available, please submit.)
  • Depending on the applicant's desired department and language ability, International Exchange Center will adjust the subjects to be examined after the application is submitted.
  • Applicants who wish to take the Master's Degree Program exam essay in English are allowed to fill in the documents in English. If you have any questions about how to fill out the documents, the International Exchange Center will assist you.
  • If it is difficult to submit original certificates or works of art, etc., we will consider whether alternative submission of other materials will be acceptable.

Contact:

2-1723 Yarimizu, Hachioji, Tokyo, 192-0394 JAPAN
Tama Art University
International Exchange Center
Tel: +81-(0)42-679-5605
Fax: +81-(0)42-676-2935
Email: intl-ex@tamabi.ac.jp

Update: Oct 1, 2022