Osaka Prefecture will free admission fees and tuition fees for students enrolling in Osaka Prefecture University and Osaka City University from 2020 for households with an annual income of less than 3 million yen who have lived in the prefecture for three years or more.It is a subsidy that adds the support of the prefecture to the support of the national government so that higher education can be received regardless of the financial condition of the family.
大阪府によると、新制度では年収590万円未満の世帯が入学金と授業料が無償になるほか、年収590万円~800万円未満の世帯は子ども1人なら3分の1、2人なら3分の2支援し、3人以上なら無償とする。年収800万円～910万円未満の世帯は子ども1人なら支援がないが、2人なら3分の1、3人以上なら3分の2を助成する。
Enroll in both universities, master's programs at both universities, and Osaka City University Law School after 3, provided that the student and the livelihood maintainer of the household have an address in the prefecture from three years before the entrance date. For students who have completed the program.Current students and international students are not eligible.Osaka Prefectural University College of Technology students will be implemented from 2020 when the enrolled students are in the 4th grade.If attendance is extremely low or grades are extremely poor, support will be discontinued.
The tuition fee for both universities is about 54 yen per year.The entrance fee for residents of the prefecture is about 28 yen for Osaka Prefecture University and about 22 yen for Osaka City University.The two universities are planning to integrate in the future, but Osaka Prefecture will continue to provide support even after the integration, and is considering expanding support to adult students who are re-learning.
reference:[Osaka Prefecture] Free tuition fees for Osaka Prefecture University and Osaka City University
