Important Dates
Note:The Admissions Office will be closed from Saturday, December 29th, 2018 to Thursday, January 3rd, 2019 (JST). As the Admissions Office will not be able to reply to emails during this time, applicants are strongly recommended to submit the online application before December 29th, 2018.
Necessary announcements will be made on GraSPP website and/or by email. Applications that arrive after the deadline shall not be accepted.
Table 1: September and April Enrollment
All dates and times are based on Japan Standard Time (JST).
| ＜Application Period＞ | ＜November 12, 2018 to 5pm January 4, 2019＞ |
| Deadline for payment of application fee | January 3, 2019 |
| Deadline for submission of application documents (scanned copy) | 5pm January 4, 2019 Completed application documents in scanned copies must reach the Admissions Office through GOAS. |
| Deadline for submission of online timed video/written assessment materials | 5pm January 9, 2019 |
| Shortlisted applicants announcement | February 1, 2019 Interview schedules will be notified as well at this time, for selected candidates only. Not being invited for interview does not necessarily mean a candidate has been rejected. |
| Interview dates | February 6 – 8, 2019 Applicants invited to an interview are advised to be available on the scheduled date. |
| Deadline for submission of original official application documents via international courier service (all shortlisted applicants) | February 12, 2019 The Admissions Office does not respond to inquiries about individual delivery status. Applicants residing in Japan also must submit their applications by post. Do not use any staplers or tapes on the hard copies. |
| Final results announcement | March 1, 2019 |
Table 2: ADB and WB Scholarship Applicants
All dates and times are based on Japan Standard Time (JST).
| ＜Application Period -scanned copy＞ | ＜November 12, 2018 to 5pm January 4, 2019＞ |
| Deadline for payment of application fee | January 3, 2019 |
| Deadline for submission of application documents (scanned copy) | 5pm January 4, 2019 Completed application documents in scanned copies must reach the Admissions Office through GOAS. |
| Deadline for submission of original official application documents via international courier service | 5pm January 7, 2019 The Admissions Office does not respond to inquiries of individual delivery status. Do not use any staplers or tapes on the hard copies. |
| Deadline for submission of online timed video/written assessment materials | 5pm January 9, 2019 |
| Shortlisted applicants announcement | January 17, 2019 Interview schedules will be notified as well at this time, for selected candidates only. Not being invited for interview does not necessarily mean a candidate has been rejected. |
| Interview dates | January 19-20, 2019 Applicants who are invited to an interview are required to be available on the scheduled date. |
| Scholarship nominees announcement | January 21, 2019 |
| Final results announcement | March 1, 2019 |
IMF-JISPA scholarship Applicants
- Application Period: October – December 1, 2018
GraSPP – Sciences Po Dual Degree Joint Admission Applicants
- Application Deadline: February 2019