• Successful applicants must pay the Admission Fee and Tuition Fee(s) during the specified period. The University will not accept any remittance after the period in any circumstances. Make sure to check your payment deadline in the following section.
• If payments are not completed within the designated periods, your acceptance into the University will be cancelled. 
• For bank transfers, please pay all necessary fees in Japanese yen. We cannot accept any payments in foreign currency. Please refer to the following instructions and make necessary bank transfers.
• We only accept payment by bank transfer or Convera. Credit card payment is not accepted.
  
• Miscellaneous Membership Fees are collected along with Tuition Fees. Details can be found on the Application Handbook.
  

Please check TAO for the percentage of Ritsumeikan University Tuition Reduction Scholarship for International Students you are honored.

Details

1. Period of Award
   1 year from initial enrollment
2. Amount of Tuition Reduction
   The amount of reduction will be notified with admission results. Fees that are not included in "tuition," (admission fee and miscellaneous membership fees) are not covered by tuition reduction, so please be certain to pay these fees during the appropriate payment periods.
3. Procedures
   After carefully reading through this notice, and the regulations and pledge which are to be delivered to you at a later date, please complete the appropriate procedures.

Remarks

1. The RU Tuition Reduction Scheme is offered initially for one year, based on students’ admission evaluation. In second and subsequent years, the students must apply for the scheme during designated application period.  The tuition reduction is awarded based on students’ grades during the previous year of study.
2. Tuition reduction will be administered to persons who have indicated agreement to the contents of the "Ritsumeikan University Tuition Reduction Scholarship for International Students Regulations” (hereinafter, "regulations") through their submission of the pledge form by the designated deadline, by way of offsetting tuition by the amount of scholarship at the time of each semester's tuition payment.
3. In the event that recipients meet the criteria for Revocation of Receipt of their Tuition Reduction Scholarship as described in the regulations, this scholarship will be revoked and an amount of tuition equal to the amount reduced for the appropriate semester must be paid in a single transfer within two weeks, calculated from the date of receipt of the Notification of Scholarship Revocation.

Click on the relevant link below for the tuition reduction percentage you are honored. Consult the PDF document for details of the actual amount you need to pay, payment methods, and payment deadlines.
You do not need to inform the University of your Payment Option. Follow the instructions of the payment option you have chosen and complete the payment by the deadline.

September Enrollment

International Payment (Convera GlobalPay for Students)

If you reside outside Japan, please use Convera GlobalPay for Students to pay by local bank transfer or various online payment methods. For more information about Convera GlobalPay for Students and the payment procedure, please refer to this PDF file.

Note: You should check the status of your payment via TRACK YOUR PAYMENT until your payment is successfully settled to the university.

If you DO NOT wish to use Convera GlobalPay for Students, we also accept international remittances directly from financial institutions to the University's bank account. Please check the Bank Information and make payment.

• Make sure to pay all necessary fees in Japanese yen. We do not accept any payments in foreign currencies.
• Please add 10,000 JPY to the payment amount, as the banks in both countries will deduct a handling fee.

Domestic Payment (Bank Transfer)

Incoming students residing in Japan must make payment via bank transfer.

• Payment can only be made by bank transfer. Payments by credit cards are not accepted. Please check the Bank Information below and make payment.
• Make sure to pay all necessary fees in Japanese yen. We do not accept any payments in foreign currencies.