Financial Aid

1) UNDERGRADUATES:

In order to reduce the financial burden on international undergrad students, Kyoto Seika University's tuition fees are lower for overseas students than Japanese students.

Tuition Fee Reduction
International students receive an exemption equivalent to 30% of Seika's standard tuition fees. (This includes a reduction provided by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology).

Note: The above fee exemption is cancelled in the case of international students who lose their "student" visa status subsequent to admission to the university.

Current Fees (as of April 2008)
In the Faculty of Humanities, fees payable by overseas students in their first year, including both Spring and Fall semesters, total 960,200 yen (including 200,000 yen entrance fee).

In the Faculty of Art, first-year fees payable by overseas students, (including 200,000 yen entrance fee), total 1,285,000 yen.

In the Faculties of Design, and Manga, first-year fees payable by overseas students, (including 200,000 yen entrance fee), total 1,305,300 yen.


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SCHOLARSHIPS
1) Kyoto Seika University Overseas Student Scholarships:

  • Undergraduate students (ryugakusei): Grants of 30,000 yen X 12 (months)
  • Masters Program students (daigakuin): Grants of 38,000 yen X 12 (months)

Note: In the case of KSU Overseas Student Scholarships, priority is given to students with demonstrated academic ability and commitment. It is unusual for KSU scholarships to be awarded to first-year undergraduate students, but they may be awarded to first-year Masters students.

2) Association of International Education, Japan, Study Promotion Program

  • JASSO General scholarship (formerly AIEJ):
    • Undergraduate 52,000 yen X 12
    • Graduate School  73,000 yen X 12

3) Other Scholarships

  • Kyoto Prefectural Scholarship
    • Undergraduate 50,000 yen X 12
    • Graduate School 50,000 yen X 12

For additional information on available scholarships, see the JASSO website.

2) EXCHANGE STUDENTS

Students enrolled at universities with which KSU has a current exchange agreement, selected by their home instution for exchange at KSU, and accepted by a KSU department, may be eligible for an Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO) Student Exchange Program Promotion Scholarship, awarded for six months, which provides a re-location fee of 80,000 yen (reduced in 2009; paid on arrival), and living allowance (80,000 yen per month).

In each December, KSU informs JASSO how many exchange students are expected in the coming year.

In January JASSO notifies us whether KSU has been allotted any scholarships, and if so, we make the individual application(s) in February (for first semester) or May (for second semester). Results are announced in early March, and mid June.

To ensure fairness, available scholarships are rotated around our partner schools.

Unfortunately, this scholarship will not be available for students coming to KSU in 2010.

Another possibility, for US students only, is the US-Japan Bridging Foundation scholarship.

3) RESEARCH STUDENTS / GRADUATE SCHOOL

If you are a prospective research student applying through a Japanese embassy for a Monkasho (Japanese Ministry of Education, Monbukagakusho) scholarship, you should inquire about making a formal enrollment application to KSU at around the same time as applying for the scholarship.(Such inquiries will be treated on a case by case basis).The deadline for research student applications is May 31.

If you simply designate KSU as your first-priority choice in your initial application to the Monkasho, they will direct your application to KSU if you pass the Monkasho's initial screening. However, the request for Seika's faculty recommendation would then arrive just before or during our summer vacation, when it is virtually impossible to formally process by the Monkasho's deadline.

 

Student Support

FOR EXCHANGE AFTER GRADUATION*

A "MEXT daigaku-suisen" scholarship is offered by the Japanese Ministry of Education (Monkasho) to graduates of institutions with which KSU has an exchange agreement (listed here).

However, please note that awards are strictly limited, and no additional new scholarships can be awarded at present (2010-11).

• The period of study is 18 months.
• The field of study must be the same or relevant to the applicant's undergraduate major. The applicant must be able to show a very high academic standard in comparative grades.
• It provides air travel to and from Japan, a 25,000 yen settling-in allowance, and 175,000 yen per month living allowance (may be adjusted in April).
• The scholarship application period closes in early April, for study from October. (Successful applicants must commence studies in Japan between Oct. 1st & 7th).
• Before KSU can apply for this scholarship, the exchange student must be accepted by the relevant KSU department. (Application forms are available from KSU in late January, and should be returned to KSU by the end of February for processing and phone or on-line conferencing interviews with faculty members).
• KSU can make only one application per home institution (and three per country/region) each year for this scholarship, and there is no guarantee that any application will be successful.
• The application depends largely on a recommendation by KSU’s head of department.
• Japanese language ability is considered to be a definite advantage. Interview requirements are very strict.
• This scholarship can not be held concurrently with any other award.
• The age limit for this application is 35 as of April 1st. Applicants must be in good health, with no disability preventing research activities.

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