Waseda University Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies
Payment Schedule
For more detailed schedule, please click here.
The payment deadlines as follows
◆Spring Semester: September 20
◆Fall Semester: March 31
【Notes】
・If the above day is Saturday, Friday or holiday, the weekday before the day will be the deadline.
・If you would like to pay your tuition by credit card, please email to “gasps-ac@list.waseda.jp” so that we will send a payment link. Please be noted that transaction fees will cost.
・If you would like to change your payment method from a payment slip to automatic bank transfer, please visit our office and pick up the application form.
・If you cannot pay tuition and fees by the deadline for some reasons, please submit “the petition for delayed payment of tuition and fees.”
Tuition and Fees
MA Program
Tuition and Fees for the students who enrolled in AY 2018
For new students who enter GSAPS in AY 2018, the amount of tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
(Units: JPY)
| MA Program | 1st Year | 2nd Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For Entrance Procedures (First Semester) | Second Semester | First Semester | Second Semester | |
| Entrance Fee | 200,000 | – | – | – |
| Tuition | 686,500 | 686,500 | 786,500 | 786,500 |
| Waseda University Student Health Promotion Mutual Aid Association Fee | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 |
| Sub-Total | 888,000 | 688,000 | 788,000 | 788,000 |
| 1,576,000 | 1,576,000 | |||
| Total | 3,152,000 |
- The Entrance Fee is waived for a successful candidate who is currently enrolled in, graduated from, completed, or withdrew from an undergraduate, graduate, or specialized program of Waseda University.
- Student Health Promotion Mutual Aid Association Fees may change in the second year or later.
- Additional fees may be necessary if registering for particular courses after entrance.
- Students who have newly enrolled MA program will be required to pay 40,000 JPY as the “Alumni association membership fee”. This membership fee will be paid in the final term/semester of their year, which covers 10 years of annual membership that students pay in advance.
PhD Program
(Units: JPY)
| PhD Program | 1st Year | 2nd Year | 3rd Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| For Entrance Procedures (First Semester) | Second Semester | First Semester | Second Semester | First Semester | Second Semester | |
| Entrance Fee | 200,000 | – | – | – | ||
| Tuition | 387,500 | 387,500 | 487,500 | 487,500 | 487,500 | 487,500 |
| Waseda University Student Health Promotion Mutual Aid Association Fee | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 |
| Sub-Total | 589,000 | 389,000 | 489,000 | 489,000 | 489,000 | 489,000 |
| 978,000 | 978,000 | 978,000 | ||||
| Total | 2,934,000 |
- The Entrance Fee is waived for a successful candidate who is currently enrolled in, graduated from, completed, or withdrew from an undergraduate, graduate, or specialized program of Waseda University.
- Student Health Promotion Mutual Aid Association Fees may change in the second year or later.
- Additional fees may be necessary if registering for particular courses after entrance.
- Students who have newly enrolled MA program will be required to pay 40,000 JPY as the “Alumni association membership fee”. This membership fee will be paid in the final term/semester of their year, which covers 10 years of annual membership that students pay in advance.
ScholarshipsScholarship List
The Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies offers a comprehensive financial support, including campus Scholarships such as the Okuma Memorial Scholarship, the Ono Azusa Memorial Scholarship, Scholarships for Ph.D. students, and our own GSAPS Scholarships. In addition, there are various kinds of scholarships sponsored by organizations outside of the university such as the scholarships by the Japan Student Services Organization (awarded to Japanese students), scholarships by private foundations and the Tuition Reduction Scheme (covering 50%of the tuition; awarded to privately – financed international students). Listed below are scholarships granted to students at the Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies, in AY2018.
In principle application for scholarships is made after matriculation. However, application for some scholarships can be made prior to matriculation. (Please refer to the section ‘Scholarship Admissions‘.)
Graduate school recipients of ‘Category 1’ loans by the Japan Student Services Organization, whom JASSO recognizes as having achieved particularly outstanding results during their studies may be exempted from repaying half or the entire loan after the borrowing period expires. In AY 2018, about 30% of the recipients of ‘Category 1’award have been granted full or partial exemption.
* An international student with a [Permanent Resident], [Long Term Resident], [Spouse or Child of Japanese citizen] or [Spouse or Child Permanent Resident] status will be required to register for scholarship as a Japanese student.
For the details, please contact Scholarship division (TEL: 03-3203-9701) directly.
AY2018 Scholarship List
For Japanese Students (MA Program)
For Japanese Students (Ph.D. Program)
For further information please kindly refer to the brochure “Challenge” and also the following website.