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KYOTO — Kyoto University will start a new scholarship to help women who join the Faculty of Science and move from far away. The scholarship will give 300,000 yen (about $1,925) to help pay for the first year’s rent.
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The money is for women who need to rent apartments with good security, like auto-lock doors, cameras, and building managers.
The number of female students in the Faculty of Science is low. In 2025, only 30 women joined, which is about 10% of all new students. Other science faculties, like Medicine and Engineering, have more women.
The university hopes this scholarship will help more women study science. More details about who can get the money will be shared in January 2026.
(Japanese original by Hiroyuki Ota, Kyoto Bureau)
Vocabulary:
scholarship: money given to help students pay for school or living costs
faculty: a group of teachers and students in one subject at a university
security: safety from danger or crime
