Hiroshima University announced Tuesday it would start a scholarship for students who have good academic records but are likely to forego a college education for financial reasons.
Students who are awarded the scholarship will be exempt from admission fees and tuition and receive 100,000 yen per month.
Due to widening economic disparities, whether a child can receive a college education largely depends on the parents' economic situation. However, such complete support for financially challenged students is unusual for a national university, according to the Education, Science and Technology Ministry.
According to the university, students who scored 90 percent or more at the national center test for university admissions are eligible to apply for the scholarship. Other conditions include the parents' income level and the size of the family.
Student from families of three who attend the university while living away from home are eligible to apply for the scholarship if the family's annual income is 2.65 million yen or less.
Among those who passed the university's entrance examination for this academic year, 44 students scored 90 percent or more in the national center test, the university said.
The university's admission fee is 282,000 yen, and tuition is 535,800 yen per year.
An official at the university's student support center said, "Don't give up on your college education because of financial reasons."
For more information, call the support center at (082) 424-6163.
(Oct. 17, 2007)
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20071017TDY02202.htm
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