This exemption program is open to citizens of Japan who are studying at a Florida public university or community college on an F-1 visa.
Exemptions may be awarded at the undergraduate, graduate, and vocational levels, for degree, non-degree and certificate programs of study. These exemptions do not apply to non-degree intensive English study.
Because there are more applicants than awards, tuition waiver awards are competitive! Relevant factors considered by the Institute include, but are not limited to: grade point average (GPA), type of degree program, and demonstration of progress towards a degree with intent to graduate (if the applicant is degree seeking student). Consideration for a tuition exemption requires a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0.
Applicants must include the most recent official transcripts showing the cumulative GPA.
Complete applications must be received by the posted deadline.
Exemptions will be granted for no more than twelve (12) undergraduate hours or no more than nine (9) graduate or graduate-undergraduate combination hours, and the award may be less than requested.
Successful applicants will receive a letter authorizing the exemption. Present this letter to the appropriate university office with the required fee payment. Once fees are paid, the student will receive a receipt.
Students who register for less than the number of hours awarded must send a copy of the registrar's receipt, or other proof of enrollment, to the Florida Japan Linkage Institute office, so that we may award the unused hours to another student. Failure to do so may result in cancellation of the exemption.
Exemptions are granted on a semester-by-semester basis, so students must submit an application for each semester.
Florida Statute 288.8175 authorizing this tuition exemption program provides that students awarded tuition exemptions are required to return to their home country, after their studies, for a length of time equal to their exemption period.
Students who have applied for an exemption within the last 12 months and have not changed institution can use the Renewal Application Form. Otherwise, applicants should use the First Time Application Form.