Kyoto University will accept applications for tuition exemption for the first semester of the 2025-2026 academic year as outlined below.
1. Application process and schedule
The application process consists of the following steps:
- Step 1) Data submission (family details) via the Exemption Online Application System (EOAS)*
- Step 2) Application (document submission)
Notes
- Each step must be completed during the period specified below.
- Failure to complete either step in time will result in disqualification; late applications will not be accepted under any circumstances.
Step 1: Data submission
Period
Friday 14 March 12:00 – Friday 4 April 17:00
Notes:
- The application system will open for new undergraduate students at 9:00 on Saturday 15 March 2025.
- Applicants for admission fee exemption/deferment must have completed the pre-application procedure before this step.
- Step 1 must be completed during the above period in order to proceed to Step 2.
How to apply
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Current students |
Registration via EOAS (accessible from "Links" on the KULASIS top page) |
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New students* |
Registration via EOAS (accessible from "Financial aid" on the "New students' site" ） Notes:
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The "new students" here include those who graduated from a KyotoU program in March 2025 and are starting another, such as a master's or doctoral program, in April 2025.
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Step 2: Application (document submission)
Period
Monday 7 April 9:00 – Friday 11 April 17:00
(Mailed documents must arrive no later than the end of the business day on 11 April. ）
How to apply
Bring the required documents to the administrative office of your faculty/graduate school or the Student Affairs Division. Obtain the designated envelope, complete the required information on it, enclose the documents, and submit the package to the office.
If you choose to mail the documents, use an envelope that is large enough to enclose A4-sized paper without folding and affix the specified mailing label to the front. This mailing label is available for printing from the University website and EOAS.
2. Eligibility
Eligible applicants are regular undergraduate and graduate students who:
- have excellent academic records who find it difficult to pay tuition fees due to economic reasons,
- find it extremely difficult to pay tuition fees because the individual chiefly responsible for their academic expenses ("Academic Expense Supporter")* has passed away, or the students themselves or their Academic Expense Supporter have suffered major damage from wind, flood, or other disasters within six months prior to the payment due date, or
- have circumstance(s) that are deemed by Kyoto University President to be comparable to 2).
Note
Students who have received disciplinary action within six months prior to the start of the semester or at the time of the application are ineligible. If a student receives disciplinary action after applying, that student's application will be invalidated.
3. Application results
Results will be announced on EOAS around late July 2025.
4. Other
- Further details are available at:
Tuition exemption and admission fee exemption/deferment - Any changes to the above information will be announced via notices from the Student Affairs Division.
Contact
Student Affairs Division, Education Promotion and Student Support Department
Phone: 075-753-2532
Email: 840menjo*mail2.adm.kyoto-u.ac.jp (replace * with @)
