Fees, Scholarships, and Financial Support
Key Points of This Page
- As a national university, Hokkaido University offers relatively affordable tuition and fees compared to other universities in Japan.
- Many international students receive scholarships or other forms of financial support.
- Various types of support are available from the Japanese government, Hokkaido University, private organizations, and others.
- Depending on the scholarship, applications can be submitted either "before enrollment" or "after enrollment."
- Since scholarships have application deadlines, it is important to start preparing early.
Academic fees
| Regular Students (Master's, Doctoral, Professional) |
Research Students | Auditors | Payment timing | |
| Examination fee | ¥30,000 | ¥9,800 | ¥9,800 | At the time of application |
| Enrollment fee | ¥282,000 | ¥84,600 | ¥28,200 | After being accepted When going through admissions |
| Tuition fee | ¥535,800 / year
* Law School: |
¥356,400/ year | ¥14,800 / credit | May or November |
- In general, annual tuition fee payments are split into two installments, one for each term (due at the end of May and November).
- Payment can be made via automatic withdrawal from your designated account via bank transfer, or paid using a bank transfer form.
- Tuition fees must be paid in yen.
- If tuition fees are revised during a student’s period of enrollment, the new amount will become effective from that point on.
- Students who fail to pay tuition fees will not be allowed to continue.
Enrollment and Tuition Fee Waiver Program
Hokkaido University has a waiver program for enrollment and tuition fees. This program allows students facing financial difficulty to receive a full or partial exemption from said fees.
See the link below for more details.
Scholarships, Financial Support
Many of the international students who have studied at Hokkaido University so far have received some form of scholarship or other financial support.
A variety of scholarship programs are available, offered by the Japanese government, Hokkaido University, private organizations, and others.
Many scholarships can be applied for before enrollment, so please be sure to check in advance.
Please note that scholarship applications have deadlines. Start gathering information and preparing early to find the scholarship that best suits you.
In addition to scholarships available for application before enrollment, there are also scholarships available to currently enrolled students.
Even if you are unable to secure a scholarship before enrollment, you will still have the chance to apply for and obtain one after enrolling.
Furthermore, some graduate schools and programs offer their own scholarships or financial support systems.
If you have already decided on the graduate school or program you wish to apply to, we also recommend checking its official website for further details.
Pages with helpful information on scholarships and other financial support
Cost of living
For information on other living expenses,
please see the summary on the page below.