Important FAFSA & Financial Aid Eligibility Changes

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R.1), signed into law on July 4, 2025, enacts changes that affect all student types, including prospective, undergraduate, and graduate students and become effective July 1, 2026. These changes will be effective for the 2026-27 academic year (Fall 2026-Summer 2027), and do not impact the current 2025-26 year (Fall 2025-Summer 2026).

Changes include but are not limited to:

• An end to the Graduate PLUS Loan Program.
• Limiting the Parent PLUS Loan to $20,000 per year.
• Students enrolled less than full-time will have their federal loans prorated to match their enrollment.
• Foreign income will now affect Pell eligibility.

Temple Student Financial Services has provided an easy-to-read webpage with the changes New Tab. The full announcement is available on the Federal Student Aid website New Tab. If you have any questions on how this may affect you, please contact the TUJ Financial Aid Office.

Getting Started with U.S. Financial Aid

U.S. citizens and Eligible Non-Citizens of the U.S. can apply for U.S. federal financial aid (in the form of the Federal Subsidized Loans, Federal Unsubsidized Loans, and/or Pell Grant) New Tab.

Your admission status at TUJ is vital to determining your financial aid eligibility. To receive U.S. federal financial aid at TUJ, you need to be accepted to TUJ as either:

Arrow-Large a degree-seeking (matriculated) student, or

Arrow-Large a conditionally accepted (non-matriculated) student who intends to become a degree-seeking student after meeting the conditions to matriculate.

U.S. students who are accepted to TUJ as permanent non-matriculated or permanent non-degree seeking students are not eligible for federal financial aid. More information on non-matriculated status federal aid can be found on the Student Financial Services website New Tab.

Further information on the use of federal financial aid at TUJ as a matriculated student is available on the Temple main campus website  New Tab.

Applying for Federal Financial Aid

1. Fully complete the FAFSA New Tab
2. When selecting the recipient school, use Temple University's School Code: 003371.
3. Aid offers, and any further requirements, will be listed in the Costs & Aid tab of your TUPortal.

FAFSA Application Schedule

October 1: The earliest date you can file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for the school year beginning next September.

May 1: Deadline to apply for Pennsylvania State Grant (PHEAA) funding. 

External Scholarship Procedures for TUJ Students

Arrow-Large All federal financial aid and U.S.-based non-TUJ scholarships are processed at Main Campus. U.S. Federal Financial Aid applicants with private scholarships must submit their award letter with their admission application documents. If you are subsequently awarded a private scholarship after being officially accepted to TUJ, please submit your award letter to the financial aid coordinator in the Office of Student Services and Engagement.

Arrow-Large  Outside scholarship payments received at the Bursar's Office at Main Campus will be wired to TUJ and posted to your student account by the TUJ Bursar's Office.

Arrow-Large  Please contact the TUJ Bursar's Office at [click-for-email] regarding tuition charges and payment information.

Releasing Your Student Record

Temple University, Japan Campus follows both U.S. and Japanese regulations - the U.S. Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and Japanese privacy law. Therefore, TUJ cannot disclose a student's educational records without written consent. In order for TUJ to answer questions from a third party about financial aid, it is necessary that students submit both FERPA and ERR waivers.

GI Bill and Veterans Benefits

Students eligible for the GI Bill (Post-9/11 and Montgomery) may use these funds towards tuition and fees at TUJ. For more information, pleave visit the GI Bill and Veterans Benefits page.