Starting with students entering school in fiscal 2024, schools are transitioning to BYOD, in which students bring their own computers to school and use them in class. Along with this transition, purchase costs for the devices are being supported to reduce the burden on low-income households.
Gunma Prefecture: Support Grant for Purchasing One Device per Student at Gunma Prefectural High Schools and Other Schools
September 12, 2026
Summary
Gunma Prefecture supports device purchase costs for low-income households as prefectural high schools and other schools transition to BYOD learning. The maximum support is ¥65,000.
Key Information
| Location | Gunma |
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| Opening Status | Open for Applications |
| Application Period | Mar 18, 2026 – Dec 28, 2026 |
| Max Subsidy Amount | ¥65,000 |
| Subsidy Rate | Households receiving public assistance and tax-exempt households: 10/10; quasi-tax-exempt households: 2/3 |
| Purpose | Equipment investment / digital |
| Eligible Expenses | Costs for machinery and equipment |
| Eligible Applicants | Individuals |
| Implementing Agency | Gunma Prefecture |
| Official Page | https://www.pref.gunma.jp/page/633764.html |