Budget and Financing
Attending graduate school overseas can be expensive. IUJ does have many scholarships to help offset
the costs.
Below are estimated budget requirements to attend as a single person (without family) per academic year.
Budget estimates for 2-year program students*
| Admissions Fee | 300,000yen (one time payment) |
| Tuition | 2,200,000yen per academic year |
| Dormitory fees (32,000 to 39,000 x 12) | 384,000 – 468,000yen |
| Dormitory Maintenance fee (at time of Move In) | 10,000yen |
| Utilities (5,000 x 12) | 60,000yen |
| Meals (30,000 x 12) | 360,000yen |
| Books, Copies, Academic supplies | MA degrees 30,000yen MBA degrees 90,000yen |
| GSO-EC student fees | 4,500yen |
| Special Program Insurance and Medical Assistance fees | 5,000yen |
| National Health Insurance “Tax” | 30,500yen |
| Social and Entertainment (10,000yen x 12) | 120,000yen |
| Estimated cost of first academic year | GSIR (MA) 3,504,000yen to 3,588,000yen GSIM (MBA) 3,564,00yen to 3,648,000yen |
|---|---|
| (2nd year is less 300,000yen Admissions fee) |
*For one year. Assumes staying at IUJ through the summer months. Food, utilities and social costs vary widely depending on lifestyles. Associated travel expenses are not included.
**1-year programs are the same, except tuition is 3,400,000 and most scholarships do not apply.
Financing
A simple guide to scholarships is provided here, but applicants need to see the Scholarships website to learn the details about each scholarship, including eligibility and qualifications. Also, information on working while at IUJ is provided below.
Scholarships
Most students at IUJ are on some type of scholarship support: full or partial. Please refer to the details available on our scholarships page.
Scholarships include:
- IUJ Scholarships: 4 kinds ranging from a Full scholarship to 30% tuition waiver scholarship
- Full scholarships provided by our partners including: JICA, MEXT, ADB, IMF, KMMF, AEON 1% Club, etc.
- JASSO monthly stipend: 48,000/month
- After arrival, students may apply for an upgrade or additional support from various foundations. These are usually monthly stipends. Japanese language skills are usually needed to apply
Those on partial scholarships get help from family or sometimes loans through a bank or other institution in your home country.
Part-time Work*
Starting from Spring Term of your first year, you may be able to participate in the following work opportunties on campus. Openings are few. They pay 800-1,000yen per hour. A maximum of 28 hours per week with a work permit is allowed. However, most positions are fewer hours.
- Library staff
- Computer help desk staff
- Facilitators for IUJ non-degree programs
- Teaching Assistant
- Research Assistant
Off campus opportunities are very limited. A work permit is required, and not all students may get a work permit due to scholarship rules.
*Check your scholarship regulations regarding work (students sponsored by JICA, ADB, IMF, etc. are not allowed to get a work permit).
Family Issues
Spouses should not be coming for the purpose of finding part-time employment. A dependence visa is meant to provide spousal support (non-financial) to a student to help their studies. If working, work permits are required. 28 hours total per week is allowed. Spouses must find their own employment and must remain at the same residence as the IUJ student. Spouse employment can in NO WAY impact the IUJ student’s academic life – all child care needs (including times of sickness or elementary school holidays), transportation arrangements, etc. should be handled by the accompanying spouse.
Additional Budgetary needs for Families
Please review the IUJ Family Guide carefully. It includes a budget of a real IUJ student’s family with 2 adults and 1 small child who lived in the surrounding community. Additional expenses for school aged children (uniforms and supplies) will apply (see the guide).
Please note that many of these figures are estimates, and can vary depending on lifestyle, travel interests, etc. They are offered here as a rough estimate.