DATE2021.06.18 #News from Academic Affairs
Application Procedure for 2021, Admission & Tuition Fee Exemption
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Application Procedure for 2021, Admission & Tuition Fee Exemption
Application for Tuition Fee Exemption
*English version is below.
(1) Eligibility
◆Admission Fee Exemption
Applicants who have been admitted to the University (excluding research students, auditing students, etc.) and meet one of the following conditions.
(a) Those who have difficulty in paying the entrance fee due to financial reasons and who are recognized as having academic excellence.
( Only for those admitted to the graduate school)
(b) A person who is primarily responsible for the applicant's financial support (hereinafterreferred to as "financial supporter"
)within one year prior to the admission. (b) Within one year prior to enrollment, a person who is primarily responsible for the applicant's financial support (hereinafter referred to a s "financial supporter"
) dies, or the applicant or financial supporter suffers from a disaster such a s windstorm or flood, and it is d e emed difficul t to pay the admission fee.
(c) Those who are recognized to have other unavoidable circumstances.
(d) Those who have adopted or are planning to apply for the study support system. (For undergraduate students only)
◆Tuition fee exemption
Students of the University (excluding research students, auditing students, etc.) who fall under any of the following categories.
(a) Those who have difficulty in paying tuition due to financial reasons and are recognized as having academic excellence.
(b)Those whoare recognized as having difficulty in paying tuition fees due to a disaster such as a windstorm or flood, etc., to which the applicant or the person responsible for financial support is subject.
(c) Those who are recognized as having other unavoidable circumstances.
(2) Application Procedure
Application form: Download from the website of The University of Tokyo after July 30 (Fri.)
Application method: Mailing by registered mail only
▶ Click here for details on downloading the application form and application procedure.
(3) Application period
・Current students: From Monday, August 2 to Thursday, October 7
Applications must be postmarked by Thursday, October 7 and received by Monday, October 11.
・New October students: From August 2 (Monday) to the last day of the enrollment procedure period of the Faculty/Graduate School, etc. to which the student will be admitted.
Admission fee exemption must be postmarked by the last day of the admission procedure period and received no later than two business days after that.
Graduate School of Science From Wednesday, September 22 to Tuesday, September 28
Faculty of Science - From Friday, August 27
*If you wish to apply for both admission fee and tuition fee exemption, please make sure to submit your application within the above-mentioned period.
If you do not apply for admission fee exemption, the deadline for tuition fee exemption is October 7 (Thu.), the same as for current students .
Application for deferment of tuition payment (deferred payment, installment payment)
After applying for admission fee exemption and tuition fee exemption ,payment of the admission fee and tuition fee
will be postponed until notification of the results (mid-January).
If you wish to apply for alonger deferment period, please contact us at
for an application form. The application period is the same as that for tuition fee waiver.
Inquiries:
Scholarship Team, Scholarship and Welfare Division, Central Administration Bureau, The University of Tokyo
7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8654, Japan
E-mail: syougaku.adm at gs.mail.u-tokyo.ac.jp
*Please include your name, faculty (or graduate school) you belong to, and Student ID number in the text of your inquiry. Please include your name, faculty (or graduate school) and student ID number in the body of your inquiry.
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1. Application Process
Application period】
Application documents must be postmarked by the last day of the application period and arrive by
& Please note that applications will not be accepted if late.
- Students entering in October 2021
(Mon) Aug. 2 ~ The last day of the admissions procedure for their affiliated department or
graduate school
Graduate: (Wed) Sept. 22 ~ (Tue) Sept. 28
Undergraduate: ~(fri) Aug. 27
- Current students (undergraduate/postgraduate students) Current students (undergraduate/postgraduate students enrolling in the same course as the first
half of AY2021)
& nbsp; (Mon) Aug. 2 ~ (Thu) Oct. 7, 2021
How to get the Application form】
Please download the application forms from the URL below after July 30.   ; 
Details for application method / Download application form】
https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/prospective-students/tuition_fees.html
How to submit】
ONLY postal application is accepted.
We currently do not accept applications at the counter. When applying by post, please send the applications using registered mail " registered mail".
2 . Precautions
*Please understand that we carry out exemptions in a very severe budget. In particular, the possibility of getting admission fee In particular, the possibility of getting admission fee is considerably low. If you do not pay the admission fee by the designated date based on the result, you will lose your student status according to the rules.
*For applicants outside Japan, please ask someone to act as a domestic proxy for the above mailing procedures. In this case, please also enclose a letter of proxy (form is available on our website.)
*Applications submitted after the deadline will not be Please prepare the documents well in advance and apply as early as possible.
3. Notification of selection results
The result of the selection will be released around the middle of January through the UTokyo Academic affairs System (UTAS). If you cannot check the result on UTAS, please contact our team.
*If deferred payment is granted, the payment date will be extended until the end of February .
4. Application of Deferred payment
Once the application of exemptions is submitted, the payment of the relevant fee will be deferred until the results are determined (the middle of January
If you need more deferment (until the end of February ), please contact us by email.
Contact Information:
Scholarship Team of the Student Scholarship and Welfare Group
Email: syougaku.adm at gs.mail.u- tokyo.ac.jp