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Who can apply
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- Country of study
- Japan · Sapporo
- Degree already heldRequired
- Master’s
- Target level
- Doctorate
- Fields of study
- Sciences
- Languages
- English: level not specifiedRequiredAccepted certificates: TOEFL iBT, TOEIC L&R
- Other conditions
- If you graduated from a university where English is the primary language of instruction, you may omit the English score sheet by submitting a medium of instruction certificate from your degree-granting university and graduate school.Organisation’s wording: Those who have graduated from a university where English is the primary language of instruction may omit their score sheet by submitting a medium of instruction certificate from their degree granting (undergraduate) university and graduate school.
The real funding
What the opportunity pays, what is left for you to pay and the money to plan before leaving.
- What is left for you to pay
- Enrollment fee (expected): 282,000 yen
- Tuition for the first semester of academic year 2027 (expected): 267,900 yen (total annual amount expected: 535,800 yen)
- Money to plan before leaving
- Service fee to be paid in addition to the examination fee: JP¥500
- Application fee
- JP¥30,000
Dates
- Applications open
- 8 December 2026 at 10:00 GMT+9 (Asia/Tokyo)
- Applications close
- 21 December 2026 at 17:00 GMT+9 (Asia/Tokyo)Online application, payment of the examination fee and mailing of application documents (postmark deadline)
- Other deadlines
- 19 November 2026 at 17:00 GMT+9 (Asia/Tokyo)Preliminary review of application qualifications (applicants under application qualifications (7) or (8))
- Results announced
- Examination results are posted on the university website on 3 March 2027 at 4:30 p.m. (tentative); examinees are also notified individually.
- Studies start
- April 2027
Application steps
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Step 1: Apply online and pay the examination fee (30,000 yen, plus a 500 yen service fee)
- With whom
- Applicant
- By when
- 21 December 2026 at 17:00 GMT+9 (Asia/Tokyo) — 21 December 2026, 5:00 p.m. (Japan Standard Time)
Step 2: Take the oral examination (from 9:00 a.m. or from 1:00 p.m.; venue specified on the examination admission card)
- With whom
- Applicant
- By when
- 22 February 2027 (Asia/Tokyo) — 22 February 2027
Where to apply
Graduate School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Hokkaido University (opens in a new tab) · Ph.D Program (Doctoral Course), Graduate School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering · Hokkaido University
Official title (in English): April 2027 Enrollment Graduate School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering Hokkaido University Ph.D Program (Doctoral Course)〔2nd Round of Application〕Application Guidelines
Official website of Graduate School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Hokkaido University: cse.hokudai.ac.jp