School of Integrative and Global Majors (SIGMA)

Five-year Doctoral Program (Ph.D. Program in Humanics)

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7. Announcement of Acceptance and Enrollment Procedure

(1) Announcement of Acceptance

  • August Selection Process： September 10, 2026 (10 a.m. JST)
  • January to February Selection Process： February 15, 2027 (10 a.m. JST)

The examinee numbers of the successful applicants will be posted on the website.
Letter of Acceptance will be issued online. An email will be sent to the email address registered for the application from 10:00 a.m. on the day of acceptance announcement sequentially. Please follow the instructions in that email to download Letter of Acceptance.
*It may take up to an hour from the announcement to receive the email.

(2) Enrollment Procedure

  1. The information on Admission Procedures will be sent to successful applicants to the email address registered for the application.
    Please follow the instructions in that email to conduct the admission procedures. Admission will be permitted upon completion of the prescribed admission procedure.

      【Date to send email: For entrants in April 2027】

    • Emails will be sent sequentially on the date of the announcement of acceptance.
      【Date to send email: For entrants in October 2027】

    • Late June 2027
  2. Please complete the application procedures by early March for applicants who will enroll in April 2027, and by late August for applicants who will enroll in October 2027. Please refer to the Enrollment Procedure Guidelines for submission deadlines.
  3. Necessary Expenses
    1. (1)Admission Fees: 282,000 yen (non-refundable)
      ※In case that the amount of Admission Fees would be revised at the time of your enrollment, the revised amount has to be paid.
    2. (2)Tuition Fees:
      **the payment made after enrollment.
      You will need to register a Japanese bank account.
      Please note that tuition fee is different depending on whether you are an international student or not.

        Tuition fee（Except international students)

      • The first term (April – September): 267,900 Japanese yen
      • The second term (October – March): 267,900 Japanese yen (Annual: 535,800 Japanese yen)
        Tuition fee（For international students)

      • The first term (April – September): 304,400 Japanese yen
      • The second term (October – March): 304,400 Japanese yen (Annual: 608,800 Japanese yen)

      * International students refer to individuals residing in Japan under the ‘Student’ residence status as specified in Table (4) of Appended Table I of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act (Cabinet Order No. 319 of 1951).
      *1：If fees are revised before admission or while enrolled in thee university, the revised amount of fees will apply.
      *2：Tuition exemption applications will be processed after enrollment.

  4. All applicants with a full-time job (except part-time) need a document or a letter (ex; an order for a training course, a letter of leave of absence or an approval letter) from the employer to prove that you are available to complete the program.
  5. International applicants must acquire a Status of Residence suitable for entrance to a graduate school, in accordance with the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act (Cabinet Order No. 319 of 1951), before beginning enrollment procedures. Those who wish to enter this program as an international student must acquire Status of Residence as a “Student.”
    The documents to apply a Status of Residence suitable for entrance will be sent later by SIGMA.