Discover Your Destination at Kyoto University

Kyoto University is welcoming students and researchers from all over Europe to research Japan from the perspective of their subject whether it is in humanities or social science. As you will see on this page, Kyoto University’s graduate schools and research facilities offer a wide range of possibilities to further your research and deepen your knowledge about Japan.

Graduate School of Letters

  • Anthropology
  • Pre-modern History
  • Modern History
  • Japanese Language as Foreign Language
  • Art History
  • Linguistics
  • Classical Literature
  • Modern Literature
  • Media Studies
  • Philosophy and History of Thought
  • Political Science
  • Religious Studies
  • Sociology

Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies

  • Anthropology
  • Pre-modern History
  • Modern History
  • Information Science
  • Linguistics
  • Classical Literature
  • Political Science
  • Religious Studies
  • Sociology
  • Economics

Graduate School of Management

  • Sociology
  • Information Science
  • Economics

Kyoto Institute of Economic Research

  • Economics

Center for South-East Asian Studies

  • Anthropology
  • Pre-modern History
    Modern History
  • Information Science
  • Linguistics
  • Classical Literature
  • Modern Literature
  • Media Studies
  • Philosophy and History of Thought
  • Political Science
  • Religious Studies
  • Sociology
  • Economics

Kokoro Research Center

  • Philosophy and History of Thought
  • Religious Studies

Center for Cultural Heritage Studies

  • Pre-modern History

Graduate School of Education

  • Media Studies
  • Sociology

School of Law

  • Law
  • Sociology
  • Economics

Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies

  • Anthropology
  • Pre-modern History
  • Modern History
  • Information Science
  • Japanese Language as Foreign Language
  • Art History
  • Linguistics
  • Classical Literature
  • Modern Literature
  • Media Studies
  • Philosophy and History of Thought
  • Political Science
  • Religious Studies
  • Sociology

Kyoto University School of Government

  • Political Science
  • Sociology
  • Economics

Institute for Research in Humanities

  • Anthropology
  • Pre-modern History
  • Modern History
  • Information Science
  • Japanese Language as Foreign Language
  • Art History
  • Linguistics
  • Classical Literature
  • Modern Literature
  • Media Studies
  • Philosophy and History of Thought
  • Religious Studies
  • Theater Science

Academic Center for Computing and Media Studies

  • Information Science
  • Media Studies

The Kyoto University Museum

  • Pre-modern History
  • Modern History
  • Information Science
  • Art History

*If you are having trouble finding your subject, contact us via info_eu@oc.kyoto-u.ac.jp.

 

 

Fund Your Research at Kyoto University

Financial Support (short and long-term stays)

DAAD Partnerschaftsprogramm mit der Universität Kyoto

  • Financial support for short visits and short-term stays at Kyoto University

Fellowships

Hakuho Foundation Japanese Research Fellowship

  • Focused on Japanese language, literature and culture
  • Only available for postdoctoral students (ERC)

Japan Foundation Japanese Studies Fellowship Program

 

JSPS International Fellowships for Research in Japan

“Postdoctoral Fellowships for Research in Japan” for young researchers

“Invitational Fellowships for Research in Japan” for mid-career and senior researchers.

 

Scholarships

Nomura Foundation Foreign Student Scholarship

 

Research Grants

Japan Foundation Grant Program for Japanese Studies Project

Yamaoka Memorial Foundation

 

Getting Support at Kyoto University European Center

Kyoto University European Center (Heidelberg)

Augustinergasse 2

69117 Heidelberg

 

Phone: 06221/54-30034

E-mail: heidelberg@oc.kyoto-u.ac.jp

 

 

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