Kyoto University iUP — October 2027 Enrolment
Kyoto University
A fully English-taught route into a Kyoto University bachelor degree, with tuition waivers and a monthly allowance during the preparatory half-year.
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At a glance
- Funding
- Fee waivers plus ¥120,000 a month during prep
- Format
- In person · Kyoto, JP
- Application fee
- 9,800 JPY
- Deadline
- Closes 3 Dec 2026, 08:00 UTC time
- Starts
- 1 Oct 2027
- Language
- English
Admission-fee waiver (¥28,200 for the preparatory course, ¥282,000 for the undergraduate course), a full or partial tuition waiver across the 4.5 years, a monthly allowance of up to ¥120,000 during the six-month preparatory course, and subsidised university housing for the first 12 months.
Who can apply
- A Level students
You will need
- Secondary school transcripts
- Graduation certificate (Form A)
- Academic evaluation from your school (Form B)
- English proficiency proof or Form C
- Standardised test result — SAT, EJU, ACT, IB, A-Level or national exam
- Essay (Form D)
- Passport copy and ID photo
About this opportunity
Kyoto University's International Undergraduate Program (iUP) takes students straight from secondary school into a Kyoto University bachelor's degree taught in English, with an optional six-month Japanese-language preparatory course first. No Japanese is required to apply.
Deadline: 3 December 2026, 17:00 Japan time (08:00 UTC) — the online system closes automatically. Enrolment is October 2027.
What you get
- Admission-fee waiver: ¥28,200 for the preparatory course and ¥282,000 for the undergraduate course
- Full or partial tuition waiver across the 4.5 years
- A monthly allowance of up to ¥120,000 during the six-month preparatory course
- Subsidised accommodation in the university's International House for the first 12 months
Who can apply
- Non-Japanese citizens, worldwide — Cameroon included. Dual nationals must take up non-Japanese nationality by enrolment.
- Secondary-school leavers with a strong academic record
- English proficiency is expected. Kyoto does not set a hard cut-off, but successful applicants typically have around TOEFL iBT 90 or IELTS 6.5.
- Japanese language is not required at application
Cost to apply ¥9,800 plus a ¥429 processing fee, non-refundable.
Full guidelines and the forms are on the iUP application page.
Topics
- STEM
- Engineering
- Agriculture
- Environment
- Medicine
- undergraduate
- japan
- english-taught
- tuition waiver
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