Degree Programs in Systems and Information Engineering,
Life and Earth Sciences, Comprehensive Human Sciences

Doctoral Program in Life Science Innovation

Click here for more details about the program.

4. Examination Fee

You must pay the examination fee before you proceed with web entry.
30,000 Japanese Yen (non-refundable)

Please note the examination fees are exempted for those who are

  1. The Government-Sponsored (MEXT scholarship) students.
  2. Who have completed the University of Tsukuba Master’s Program and will continue on to the University Doctoral Program within one year of the completion date.

* University of Tsukuba has the special measures of examination fee exemption for the victims of disasters in Japan. For more details, please confirm this website.
This applies only to the victims of disasters in Japan.

Credit Card Payment:

Visa, MasterCard, JCB, AMERICAN EXPRESS can be accepted.
You can make a payment by using your credit card at the last stage of the Web Entry system or the following website:
https://e-shiharai.net/english/ (available in English only)
After the payment, you will be provided with the receipt number, so enter the number into the box on the Web Entry system.
Print out the application completed page after the payment and submit it together with other required documents to us by mail.
Administration fees need to be covered by the applicant.

Convenience Store Payment:

Payment can be made at LAWSON, Seven-Eleven, Familymart, or MINISTOP.
To pay your fees at a convenience store, follow the instructions given at the last stage of the Web Entry system or the following website:
https://e-shiharai.net/ (available in Japanese only)
At the time you apply for Convenience Store Payment online, you will be given an 11-digit or a 13-digit application number. The number is required when you make the payment at the convenience store.

After the payment, enter the name of the convenience store where you made the payment, the date of payment, and the application number into the boxes on the Web Entry system.

  1. Seven-Eleven: 13 digits
  2. LAWSON, Familymart, MINISTOP: 11 digits

For details, see the payment instructions.
Administration fees need to be covered by the applicant.

Detach the Receipt Portion (Certificate of Payment) from your Examination Fee Statement given to you at the convenience store and affix it to the “Form for Submission of the Certificate of Payment of Application Fee”. You can create the form in PDF format and print it out from the Web Entry system. Submit it together with other required documents to us by mail.
Administration fees need to be covered by the applicant.