Degree Programs in Comprehensive Human Sciences

Five-year Doctoral Program (Doctoral Program in Human Biology)

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7. Announcement of Acceptance and Enrollment Procedure

(1)Announcement of Acceptance

  • August Selection Process： September 11, 2025 (10 a.m. JST)
  • January to February Selection Process： February 13, 2026 (10 a.m. JST)

The examinee number of the successful applicants will be posted on our website.
Letter of Acceptance letters will be issued online.
An email will be sent to the email address registered for the application from 10:00 a.m. (JST) on the day of acceptance announcement sequentially.
Please follow the instructions in that email to download Letter of Acceptance.
In some cases, additional admissions will be offered to applicants who took the entrance examination administered in January to February Selection Process. Applicants will be notified by phone (or e-mail in exceptional cases) by mid-March 2026 for April 2026 admissions and by early September 2026 for October 2026 admissions.

(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.

      【Date to send email: For entrants in April 2026】

    • Mid-January to Mid-February 2026 (scheduled) (Successful applicants for August Selection Process)
    • February 13 (Fri.) 2026 (Successful applicants for the January-February Selection Process)
      【Date to send email: For entrants in October 2026】

    • Late June 2026
  2. Please complete the application procedures by early March for applicants who will enroll in April 2026, and by late August for applicants who will enroll in October 2026. Please refer to the Enrollment Procedure Guidelines for submission deadlines.
  3. You will be offered the Financial Support from SIGMA, which would assist you to dedicate yourself to your study. To apply for the Financial Support, you need to complete the Research Plan form that will be sent via email by the SIGMA in advance.
    • April Entry： Early March
    • October Entry： Early September

    Necessary expenses

    1. (1)Admission Fees: 282,000 yen ※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: 535,800 yen/year
      We provide tuition fee exemption for students. Please see the latest information here.
  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.