Kwansei Gakuin University has decided to take emergency support measures totaling 10 billion yen in order to support students who are in financial distress due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection.

 Kwansei Gakuin University will take emergency support measures totaling 10 billion yen in response to an increase in the number of students who are in financial distress due to sudden changes in household budgets and a sharp decrease in the income of students themselves.The target is students enrolled in Kwansei Gakuin University, graduate school, and professional graduate school.

 The pillar is financial support through two types of scholarships.One is to increase the "special scholarship" for students who have difficulty paying tuition fees.The scholarship amount will be paid up to 2 yen (annual amount) or half of the tuition fee (rounded down to the nearest thousand yen), whichever is smaller.

 Next, a new "Kwansei Gakuin Hex-type loan scholarship" will be established for students who are in financial difficulty due to a decrease in part-time job income.The HECS type loan scholarship is a tuition deferred payment system that is popular in Australia, and repayment is postponed until the annual income after employment reaches 400 million yen.The loan amount starts from 3 yen.Details such as the procedure will be announced on the website as soon as it is decided.

 In addition, it will be possible to lend free equipment (notebook PCs, WiFi equipment, etc.) necessary for taking online classes, and to extend the payment deadline for spring semester tuition for one month from May 5th to June 19th.In addition, the deadline for submitting a leave of absence request will be extended from May 6th to May 19th.

 Kwansei Gakuin University has decided to extend the off-limits period for each campus of Nishinomiya Kamigahara, Kobe Mita, Nishinomiya Seiwa, Nishinomiya Kitaguchi, Osaka Umeda, and Tokyo Marunouchi until May 5st.Classes have started remotely from April 31st, and adjustments are being made with the possibility that only some students who have difficulty taking classes will be allowed to use the PC classroom by May 4st.

Reference: [Kwansei Gakuin University] Emergency support for students due to the spread of new coronavirus infection

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