UTokyo College of Design

Scholarships

Only the support routes relevant to this programme are listed. Amounts marked as references must be reconfirmed for the applicant's award year.

UTokyo Design Scholarship — Need-Based

Separate application

What it covers
Equivalent to the sum of admission fee, tuition fee and living expenses in Japan. For residents coming from outside Japan, one-way travel expenses to Japan will also be…
How to apply
Documents to prove financial needs are required." The award is decided alongside admission — "Results will be notified at the time of admission (February 20, 2027) — so the…

UTokyo Design Scholarship — Merit-Based Awards

Automatic consideration

What it covers
No award amount or coverage is published; the award is "for students who show exceptional academic excellence".
How to apply
For the first year the decision follows from the admission results. From the second year students apply each year with materials showing their academic excellence.

Gap Term fee support

Separate application

What it covers
Financial support towards the fees charged for the optional Gap Term English communication and Japanese language programmes. A fee applies to the English and Japanese programs.…
How to apply
Not published.

More opportunities

Funding from outside the programme — governments, private foundations, and university-wide schemes you apply for after enrolling.

MEXT and other external scholarships

External sponsor

What it covers
The College publishes no MEXT (Japanese Government) scholarship route, embassy-recommendation route or named external sponsor for this programme. The Scholarships page lists only…
How to apply
Not published.
Scholarships, nominations and fee exemptions are competitive unless the programme states that every admitted student receives the award. Admission on its own does not guarantee funding.
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