Admission Guidelines for Graduate Admission 2020

Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba and
Graduate School of Physical Education, National Institute of Fitness and Sports in KANOYA

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Joint Master’s Program in International Development and Peace through Sport

4. Examination Fee

30,000 Japanese Yen (except for government-sponsored foreign students)

Payment must be made through designated financial institutions.

Applicants to University of Tsukuba
1. Payment Period

Payment must be made during the period between Thursday, August 1, 2019 and the end of the application period.

2. Places
  1. Designated convenience stores: Lawson, Ministop, Seven-Eleven, FamilyMart
  2. Post offices, banks, credit unions, JA, and other financial institutions
    (Payment cannot be made through ATM. Please go to the counter at the financial institution.)
  3. Applicants living outside Japan can make their payment via credit card: VISA, MasterCard, JCB, and AMERICAN EXPRESS. Refer to University of Tsukuba’s website for details.
    http://www.tsukuba.ac.jp/en/study-tsukuba/study-graduate/grad-exam/shiharai
3. Procedures

In case of paying through a convenience store, first register online on the designated website through a computer or mobile phone, then go to a convenience store, and make your payment through the terminal device (differs by store.)
If paying through financial institutions (post offices, banks, credit unions, JA, etc.), fill in the payment slip designated by University of Tsukuba (a slip of paper consisting of 5 sections), and make your payment into the university’s designated account. The payment slip can be obtained by mail* or in person, from University of Tsukuba.
* Prepare an N3 size envelope with the applicant’s zip code, address, and name written and an 82 yen postage stamp attached. In the envelope, enclose a note requesting a payment slip and send it to the address below.

Graduate Academic Affairs, Academic Service Office for the Art and Sport Sciences Area, University of Tsukuba
1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki
305-8574 Japan

[Convenience Stores]
  1. Register on a designated website through a PC or mobile phone, and make payment through a terminal device at the store. A payment slip is not necessary.
  2. Refer to the instructions below for the detailed operating procedure.
  3. Remittance charge should be paid by the applicant.
[Post Offices]
  1. Use a black or blue ballpoint pen to fill in the “remitter” field (marked with ※) in each section of the designated payment slip with your (the applicant’s) address, name (furigana is required for both Roman and Kanji characters), and phone number. Specify the name of the program you wish to apply for on the payment handling slip.
  2. Submit the payment slip and examination fee of 30,000 yen at the counter.
  3. Make sure that the receipt and certificate of postal transfer payment you receive at the counter have the date stamped by the post office.
  4. Remittance charge should be paid by the applicant.
[Financial Institutions Other than Post Offices]
  1. Use a black or blue ballpoint pen to fill in the “remitter” field (marked with ※) in each section of the designated payment slip with your (the applicant’s) address, name (furigana is required for both Roman and Kanji characters), and phone number. Specify the name of the graduate school you wish to apply for on the payment handling slip. Make the payment to the financial institution account designated by University of Tsukuba (Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ or Joyo Bank; refer to the back of the payment slip.)
  2. In the “remittee” field of each section, fill in the branch name and account number respectively, according to the bank’s name field (Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ or Joyo Bank; refer to the back of the payment slip.)
  3. Submit the payment slip and examination fee of 30,000 yen at the counter.
  4. Make sure that the receipt and certificate of payment you receive at the counter have the date stamped by the financial institution.
  5. Remittance charge should be paid by the applicant.
4. Attach the “receipt of examination fee (a receipt stamp is not necessary)” issued by a convenience store or the “certificate of postal transfer payment” with the date stamped by a financial institution to the specified place of the application form.

Application will not be accepted unless the “receipt of examination fee” or date-stamped “certificate of postal transfer payment” is attached.

Applicants to National Institute of Fitness and Sports in KANOYA

1. Fill in the sections marked with ※ in the payment slip designated by National Institute of Fitness and Sports in KANOYA. Payment must be made on or after Thursday, August 1, 2019 at a post office. Payment cannot be made through an ATM.
Remittance charge should be paid by the applicant.
Fill in the sections marked with ※ in the payment slip with your (the applicant’s) address, name, and phone number.
After remittance, make sure that the receipt and certificate of payment have the date stamped by the post office, and then attach it to the specified place on the application form.

* Prepare an N3 size envelope with the applicant’s zip code, address, and name written and an 82 yen postage stamp attached. In the envelope, enclose a note requesting a payment slip and send it to the address below.

Admissions Section, Educational Affairs Office, National Institute of Fitness and Sports in KANOYA
1 Shiromizu, Kanoya, Kagoshima
891-2393 Japan

2. Applicants who reside outside of Japan are permitted to remit the examination fee to the account below after Thursday, August 1, 2019. The transaction fee must be paid by the applicants. After remittance, attach the receipt to the specified place on the application form.

Bank: Kagoshima Bank Kanoya Branch
Account type: Saving account
Account number: 1488273
Account name: National Institute of Fitness and Sports in KANOYA

The examination fee paid shall not be refunded except in the following cases:

  1. Application was not accepted.
    Once you receive contact, take the necessary procedures by the specified date.
  2. Did not apply to the Joint Master’s Program in International Development and Peace through Sport after the payment was made.
  3. Made payment of the examination fee twice or made overpayment of the examination fee.

In cases of 2 and 3, refund can be made according to your request. Make sure to contact us by Friday, September 20, 2019.