Updated June 17, 2022

Special Measures for Enrollment Status and Tuition
Concerning COVID-19 [AY2022]
The following special measures have been implemented for students who have been
adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in the academic year 2022. If you wish to
apply for any one of the following special measures (1) to (3), please obtain the necessary
application documents and submit the completed documents to PEAK/GPEAK Section
by the submission deadline below.

(1) Special Measure for Extension of Enrollment Period with Special Tuition Waiver[Applies to] Students who will complete (or have already completed) their standard
program duration (M.A.: 2 years, Ph.D.: 3 years) in August 2022 and were expected tograduate in August 2022. (See page 1 in Academic Handbook)【Only for international
students whose status of residence is “College student” and need consideration for not
being able to stay in Japan while taking a leave】
The special measure enables students who were not able to complete the program inAugust 2022 because of the interruption of their studies or research due to the influenceof COVID-19 to extend their enrollment period with the special tuition waiver. The period
impacted by COVID-19 may be counted as the exemption period of the tuition fee for theacademic year 2022. This period will be determined by your academic supervisor etc.
Required Documents
・Notification of Extension of Enrollment Period(Theform

isavailableatonlineat:https://www.c.u-

tokyo.ac.jp/eng_site/graduate/procedures/extension/index.html
・Statement of Reason（free format）
・Written statement from your supervisor (Prescribed format: See below.)※Those who have previously received a tuition fee waiver due to this special measure
will be eligible only if there is a new impact on them.
(2) Special Measure for Extension of Enrollment Period with Special Tuition Waiver[Applies to] Students who will complete (or have already completed) their standard
program duration (M.A.: 2 years, Ph.D.: 3 years) in August 2022 and were expected tograduate in August 2022. (See page 1 in Academic Handbook) 【 Those who do notapplicable to the condition stated in（1）】The special measure enables students who were not able to complete the program inAugust 2022 because of the interruption of their studies or research due to the influenceof COVID-19 to extend their enrollment period with the special tuition waiver. The period
impacted by COVID-19 may be counted as the exemption period of the tuition fee for theacademic year 2022. This period will be determined by your academic supervisor etc.
Required Documents
・Notification of Extension of Enrollment Period(Theform

isavailableatonlineat:https://www.c.u-

tokyo.ac.jp/eng_site/graduate/procedures/extension/index.html
・Statement of Reason（free format）
・Written statement from your supervisor (Prescribed format: See below.)※Those who have previously received a tuition fee waiver due to this special measure
will be eligible only if there is a new impact on them.

(3) Leave of Absence[Applies to] All current students
Any reasons related to the impact of COVID-19 is as eligibility for taking a leave ofabsence. The period of this special leave of absence will not count towards the total
amount of time that you can take a leave of absence (Master: 2 years, Ph.D.: 3 years).
Note: The available period for the special leave is until March 2023.

Required Documents
・Request for Leave of Absence(The form is available at online at: Leave of Absence, Resumption of Studies - Graduate
School - The University of Tokyo, Komaba (u-tokyo.ac.jp)

・Attached document required for Leave of Absence
・Written statement from your supervisor (Prescribed format: See below.)[Submission Deadline] (strictly observed)
July 13 (Wed), 2022
Regarding (3), please submit one month prior to the start date of theleave period if you are going to take a leave of absence after November
2022.
[Submit to] PEAK/GPEAK Section
Note: E-mail submission is also acceptable.

[Notice of Result for Special Measures]
From late July 2022
Note: A written statement from your academic advisor is required for all the specialmeasures. Please first consult with your academic supervisor if you wish to apply. Inaddition, these special measures will apply to you only if your department, program, andthe graduate school approve your application.
Statement form is available at the link below:
・https://www.c.u-tokyo.ac.jp/graduate/daigakuinadmin/4_tokurei_ikensyo.pdf（PDF）
・

https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.c.u-

tokyo.ac.jp%2Fgraduate%2Fdaigakuinadmin%2F4_tokurei_ikensyo.xlsx&wdOrigin=BR
OWSELINK（Excel）

Shouldyou

have

anyquestions,pleasecontact

PEAK/GPEAK

Sectionatgpeak.admin.c@gs.mail.u-tokyo.ac.jp.

June 17, 2022
PEAK/GPEAK Section