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Student Support

A variety of systems and facilities exist to help all students enjoy campus life. They provide assistance with everyday living, health, and money matters. Here we introduce some of them.

Exemptions of Admission Fee and Tuition Fee

Exemption of Admission Fee and Tuition Fee Students (excluding research students and auditing students) entering the University to whom any of the following applies:

  1. Students who have difficulties in paying tuition due to economic reasons and who are recognized as having outstanding academic capabilities.
  2. Students who are recognized as having extreme difficulties in paying tuition due to the following
    reason:
    Damages sustained by students or the persons responsible for the payment of their school expenses caused by wind, flood or other natural disasters
  3. Students who are recognized as having other unavoidable circumstances.

Exemptions of Admission Fee and Tuition Fee New Open Window

Certificate Issuance, Scholarship Information and Insurance

For Certificate Issuance, Scholarship Information and Insurance, Please contact to each division through following web site for further information.

Commuter Pass・Insurance・Certificate・Scholaships & financial aid (Office Guide for Students, Graduate School of Engineering)New Open Window

ScholarshipsNew Open Window

Other Support InformationNew Open Window

Doctoral Student Support: "Fostering Advanced Human Resources to Lead Green Transformation (GX)" (SPRING GX) 別ウィンドウで開く
※Applicants need to make an application for SPRING GX before their entrance examination.

Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Doctoral Student Special Incentives Program (SEUT-RA)

This program seeks to encourage outstanding graduate students to participate in academic research activities in the Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, to make such academic research activities more effective, expand research structures, and improve the ability of young researchers to conduct research.

Please refer to each site for the grant amounts, eligibility criteria, etc. for each scheme. Alternatively, please consult the Educational and Research Support of the Planning and Coordination Team, RCAST after enrollment.

Period of Enrollment

The standard period of enrollment until the completion of the doctoral program is three years. As an exception, however, students whose academic record is deemed to be outstanding may complete their program in fewer than three years.

In addition, a long-term enrollment scheme is available to persons who are working full-time, such as persons who are working at government departments, corporations, etc. and persons who are running their own businesses, persons who are giving birth or need to care for young children or elderly relatives, persons who it is deemed would find it extremely difficult to attend school for a long period of time due to disability, and so on.

To apply for the long-term enrollment scheme, you need to submit an application for review. If your application is accepted, your period of enrollment in the doctoral program can be extended to up to six years. Amounts of tuition fees for students on the long-term enrollment scheme are determined in accordance with “the rules regarding certification fees, enrollment fees, tuitions and other expenses at The University of Tokyo”

For more details, please consult the Educational and Research Support of the Planning and Coordination Team, RCAST.

Notification of a Leave of Absence, Withdrawal from a Program, Extending a Period of Enrollment

Leave of Absence, Resumption of Studies

A student may take a leave of absence for up to three years in total when he/she is not able to study at UTokyo for two or more consecutive months due to financial reasons, child-care, nursing, sickness or studying abroad. The documents you have to submit vary according to the reason.

A financial reason means that you must concentrate on your work for a period to save up money for tuition by yourself, and you cannot save up enough money without taking a leave of absence. Please note that if you were transferred to a busy workplace or changed your job and that made it difficult to study, these are not valid financial reasons.

If you intend to take a leave of absence due to financial reasons, submit the Request for Leave of Absence form and reason statement. If you take a Maternity and Parental Leave or Family Care Leave, submit the reason statement and supprting documents such as a copy of maternal health notebook. If you take sick leave, you need to submit a medical certificate.

Those who return to their studies as planned after a leave of absence are also required to submit a Request for Resumption of Studies. Students on sick leave must submit a medical certificate upon return as well.

Withdrawal from a Program

Withdrawal (including withdrawal from doctoral course upon earning all required credits)

A student who has left a program after being enrolled for more than three years and after completing the required courses and obtaining sufficient credits (which is called “MANKI-TAIGAKU” or “TAN-I-SYUTOKU-ZUMI-TAIGAKU”, as distinct from a typical withdrawal) may be qualified to receive their degree upon completion of his/her thesis. He/She has a chance to obtain a doctoral degree if he/she submits a thesis within three years after the date of withdrawal and passes the screening and examinations.

Extension of Enrollment Period

After the standard duration (three years) of a doctoral program, students can extend their enrollment period for up to two more years (the maximum period of enrollment is five years). Since this extension is granted one year at a time, you need to take necessary steps to extend your enrollment period each year.

If you wish to extend your enrollment period beyond three years, you need to submit a Notification of Extension of Enrollment Period. When you return to your studies after a leave of absence and your enrollment period exceeds the standard duration, you need to submit a Notification of Extension of Enrollment Period together with a Request for Resumption of Studies.

Please note that if you have failed to pay tuition fees, we cannot accept any of the notifications or requests above. The application period and how to apply will be announced by e-mail and electronic bulletin board in early July and late January.

Procedure of Temporary Overseas Travel

When traveling overseas temporary, including for private purposes, students MUST inform UTokyo of the destination, the travel period, and other associated information using the online form below. However, when travelling period exceeds two months, please counsel your supervisor first and then contact Education and Research Support Section of RCAST Office.

Forms：https://forms.office.com/r/T0fMxMjMSh別ウィンドウで開く

Advising and Counseling

International Education Support Office Komaba Branch（Komaba campus）New Open Window

Tel: 03-5465-8212

Komaba Branch offers a variety of support to help adjust to campus life and life in Japan for international students and foreign researchers at Komaba I Campus（Graduate School of Arts and Sciences / College of Arts and Sciences, and Graduate School of Mathematical Sciences / Faculty of Science, Department of Mathematics）and Komaba II Campus（Institute of Industrial Science, and Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology）

International Education Support Office Komaba Branch II(Komaba Campus) New Open Window

Tel: 03-5452-6566

Counseling for international students and foreign researchers are offered. The office also organizes the "International Gathering at Komaba Research Campus" every Tuesday and plans various cultural exchange events all year round.

Other counseling services on campus New Open Window

Health Service Center

For assistance with managing your health, you can make use of The University of Tokyo's Health Service Center. The Center has three branches, on the Komaba, Hongo, and Kashiwa campuses, and any member of the University, regardless of the department they belong to, can make use any of them. The services they provide include medical treatment, health advice, and first aid.

The Health Management Office conducts medical examinations and further tests based on the results of these examinations, provides health advice, health consultations, nutritional advice, and so on. Students' annual medical check-ups normally take place between April and June. A medical certificate is required when applying for scholarships, jobs, etc., but the Health Service Center only issues medical certificates to students who have undergone their annual medical check-up that year.

There are general clinics on the Komaba campus for internal medicine, psychiatry, orthopedics, dentistry, and dermatology, and on the Hongo campus for internal medicine, psychiatry, ENT, and dentistry. Before visiting a clinic, we would advise checking the Health Service Center website for information such as the days and times they offer consultations and whether an appointment is required.

If you don't know which clinic you should visit, or you don't know whether you are sick or not, you can go to any of the clinics or the Health Management Office for an initial consultation. You can also visit in cases of emergency between 9 a.m. and 5 a.m., even if your visit is outside consultation hours.

Health Service CenterNew Open Window

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