{"id":377,"date":"2015-02-13T07:43:23","date_gmt":"2015-02-13T07:43:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.agr.hokudai.ac.jp\/spgp\/?page_id=377"},"modified":"2025-09-12T12:16:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T03:16:07","slug":"application-procedure","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.agr.hokudai.ac.jp\/spgp\/application-procedure\/application-procedure\/","title":{"rendered":"Application Procedure"},"content":{"rendered":"

Admission Course<\/h2>\n

Master\u2019s Course<\/strong> (Admission\u00a0in April or October)
\nDoctoral Course<\/strong> (Admission in April or October)<\/p>\n

* If your prospective supervisor advises you to apply for research student (non-regular student) prior to your graduate study, you have to study for 6 or 12 months as a research student before you enroll in the special program.<\/p>\n

Number of Students to be Admitted<\/h2>\n

Several students will be selected for admission. Students supported by other Japanese Government Scholarship (University recommendation, Embassy Recommendation etc.) will be selected. Additional students on other sort of financial supports (including self-supported students) are also welcome.<\/p>\n

Application Timeline<\/h2>\n

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Application Procedures<\/h2>\n

1.\u00a0 Preliminary Contact<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Graduate students conduct research under the guidance of a supervisor. You have to find a faculty member who is willing to give you instruction on your research. You can\u00a0 get the detailed information of faculty members who belong to the special course at LABORATORIES<\/a>.
\nWhen you contact a faculty member, please provide him\/her your information such as your academic background, your study and research plan, your financial situation (get a scholarship, self-funded, etc.).
\n\u00a0If you have any questions, feel free to ask him\/her by email.<\/span>
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a02.\u00a0 Application<\/strong><\/h3>\n

You can apply for the special program(Master’s course\/ Doctoral course) after you get your prospective supervisor’s consent of acceptance. You have to send the official application form and required documents to the prospective supervisor by the application deadline. Applicants (excluding scholarship candidate of MEXT, China Scholarship Council and HU President’s Fellowship) must pay the examination fee at the time of application.<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0 Evaluation<\/strong><\/h3>\n

You are evaluated based on your application documents and the online interview with your prospective supervisor. You are not required to come to Japan for the entrance examination.<\/p>\n

4.\u00a0 Announcement of Admission<\/strong><\/h3>\n

After passing the evaluation process, you will be required to submit necessary documentation, pay the entrance fee (except for scholarship candidates mentioned in 2), and complete other necessary procedures to become enrolled.<\/p>\n

Application Guidelines<\/h2>\n

Please refer the application guideline for 2025 Admission if you need the detailed information of the required application documents. The guideline is updated in every September.<\/p>\n

Master’s Course<\/h4>\n

Application Guideline for Master’s Course (PDF<\/a>)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Application form for Master’s Course (WORD<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\u00a0Doctoral Course<\/h4>\n

Application Guideline for Doctoral Course (PDF<\/a>)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Application form for Doctoral\u00a0Course (WORD<\/a>)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Student Fees<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n\u00a0Examination Fee<\/span><\/td>\nAdmission Fee<\/td>\n\u00a0Tuition Fee<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Graduate Students<\/td>\n\u00a030,000 yen<\/td>\n\u00a0282,000 yen<\/td>\n\u00a0267,900 yen for 6 months (annually 535,800 yen)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0When to pay<\/td>\n\u00a0At the time of Application<\/td>\n\u00a0Before Admission<\/td>\n\u00a0May\u00a0and \u00a0November<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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