Financial Information

Program Fee

The Program Fee includes room & board (3 meals per day at AIU), bedding, room cleaning, and field trips. In addition to the Program Fee, students must pay for travel expenses from their point of origin to Akita, lunch during the bus trip (one trip only), personal and daily expenses and insurance.

Payment Method and Policy

Payments must be made through Flywire (aiu-special.flywire.com) unless Flywire service is not available in the student’s country of residence.

In this case, students must contact AIU for guidance on how to make a payment by a different method. Students are required to complete the payment by December 1.

Admission to the program will be canceled if the payment is not made by the deadline.

Cancellation and Refund Policy

Cancellation

Students who wish to withdraw from the program must have their study abroad coordinator contact AIU by email no later than 5:00 p.m. JST on December 1.

Refund Policy

▶ Cancellation Before Payment Submission:
Students who cancel participation in the program but who have not yet submitted their payment will not be invoiced.

▶ Cancellation Before 5:00 p.m. JST on December 1:
If students cancel before 5:00 p.m. JST on December 1, a portion of the program fee will be refunded as below.
Exchange Students: 162,500 JPY (50% of the Program Fee)
Fee-paying Students: 251,300 JPY (Tuition Fee (88,800 JPY) and 50% of the Program Fee)

▶ Cancellation After the Deadline:
If AIU receives a cancellation notification after the deadline above, no amount of any fees already paid will be refunded, except the Tuition Fee (88,800 JPY) for those who have paid the Tuition and Processing Fee.