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東京大学公共政策大学院 | GraSPP / Graduate School of Public Policy | The university of Tokyo

Doctoral Course & Graduate Research Students Program

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Admissions for Doctoral Course

Application Guidelines and Schedule for 2026-2027 

Application Guidelines and Application Forms

1st Recruitment (Zip 1MB)
Published on Oct. 16, 2025

2nd Recruitment
Application Guideline is scheduled to be published at the end of January 2026.
Enrollment Date Late September 2026 or April 1, 2026 Applicants who wish to enroll on April 1, 2026, please see “IV. Enrollment Dates, p.2” of the Application Guidelines. Late September 2026 or April 1, 2027
Application Period From 10:00 a.m., November 14, 2025 to December 12, 2025, 5pm (JST)  From 10:00 a.m., April 6, 2026 to May 8, 2026, 5pm (JST)
Announcement of Candidates to be interviewed January 28, 2026, 2pm (JST) May 29, 2026, 2pm (JST)
Interview February 6 and February 9, 2026 June 5 and June 8, 2026
Announcement of Admitted Candidates February 18, 2026, 2pm (JST) June 17, 2026, 2pm (JST)

Application Procedures

・Application must be completed through the Web Application System during the application period above. Notification of how to apply through the Web Application System will be posted on this page on Tuesday, October 28th, 2025 for the first recruitment.
・We do not accept applications by E-mail, fax or by submitting paper documents.

Account registration will be available through the Web Application System from Tuesday, October 28 at 10:00 a.m. (JST) for the first ecruitment, prior to the application period.

STEP1

・Download the Application Guidelines and Forms from the link above and read through them carefully.
・Prepare the necessary application documents.
・Read through FAQ before proceeding to STEP2.

STEP2 Register and create an account through the Web Application System before starting application. Account registration will be available from 10:00 a.m., October 28th, 2025 (JST).
STEP3 Enter all the application information and upload necessary documents through the Web Application System. A request for a letter of reference will be sent to the referee through the Web Application System. Please note that applicants cannot submit or complete applications until the referee has uploaded or submitted the letter of reference through the Web Application System after receiving the request e-mail.
STEP4 Submit and complete the application through the Web Application System during the application period. We do not accept late submission outside the application period.
STEP5 Application number will be notified via e-mail after the application submission is completed.

・For those who graduated from universities within mainland China (excluding Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan), submission of the following degree verification documents is also required during the enrollment procedure. As it may take time from the application to the issuance, please prepare well in advance.

<Degree Verification Documents>
Obtain a PDF file of the English version of the ‘Online Verification Report of Higher Education Degree Certificate’ issued by China Higher Education Student Information Network (CHSI), which is managed by Center for Student Services and Development (CSSD), and ensure it can be submitted during the enrollment procedure. Please note that documents issued by CHSI Japan Agency will not be accepted. 

Admissions for Graduate Research Students Program   

2026_1st recruitment 2026_2nd recruitment [CLOSED]
Application Guidelines and Application Forms

(Zip, 265KB) Published on June 19, 2025

Application schedule for MEXT Scholarship for Chinese Students (中国赴日本国留学生)applicants has been added on August 1, 2025.

 

(Zip, 248 KB) Published on April 4, 2025
Enrollment Date April 2026 or October 2026 October 2026 or April 2027
Application Period

MEXT Scholarship applicants and MEXT Scholarship for Chinese Students (中国赴日本国留学生)applicants: August 1,  2025 to September 1, 2025 NOON (JST)
(Updated on August 1, 2025)

Other applicants : September 4, 2025 to October 2, 2025 NOON (JST)

April 21, 2025 to May 23, 2025 NOON [CLOSED]
Announcement of Successful Applicants by e-mail

MEXT Scholarship applicants and MEXT Scholarship for Chinese Students (中国赴日本国留学生)applicants: September 18, 2025
(Updated on August 1, 2025)

Other applicants: November 21, 2024

June 23, 2025

 Contact Information

PhD Desk, Graduate School of Public Policy University of Tokyo ppin.j[at]gs.mail.u-tokyo.ac.jp