Graduate School of Science and Engineering (Doctoral Degree Program) / Admission for International students [AY2025 Entry]
★Important Notice★
From the 2025 academic year entry, the scholarship program for international students will change drastically. Please refer to the following link for details.
Application Guideline (Doctoral Program)
Note
Before you make your application, ensure that you talk to the faculty member you want to be supervised by about the research and education involved in the Master's program.
Teaching Staffs Information
WEB Application Page
Beginning with the 2025 entrance examination, applications and payment of the application fee will be made via the web application page (The Admissions Office).
Please access the web application page for each entrance examination from the appropriate link below (or the link in the application guideline), submit the required documents, and pay the application fee.
Please note that "Account Registration (Applicant)" is required, so please register in advance before submitting your application.
If you have any questions about how to use this web application page, please refer to the TAO Help Center page (help for applicants).
When paying the application fee, transaction fees will be charged depending on the payment method. Please note that these fees are the responsibility of the applicant.
Special Screening for International Applicants (including Scholarship Selection)
[Application Period]
From Sep. 11, 2024 (Wed) to Oct. 11, 2024 (Fri) at 5:00 p.m. *JST
[Application Period]
From Dec. 6, 2024 (Fri) to Jan. 6, 2025 (Mon) at 5:00 p.m. *JST
[Application Period]
From Feb. 7, 2025 (Fri) to Mar. 7, 2025 (Fri) at 5:00 p.m. *JST
Application Forms (Doctoral Program)
| Application Document Form | Download |
|---|---|
| [A] Application Form | XLS/PDF |
| [B(Doctoral)] Reason for applying a paticular major and Desired research after admission | DOC |
| [E] Letters of Reccomendation (for International Applicants) | DOC |
| [F] Supervisor's Approval | DOC |
| [K] Agreement to pay expenses (documents to be attached to "Statement of Financial Eligibility") | DOC |
[Notice]
1) Certificates and other documents required to be submitted as originals should be submitted to the Faculty of Science and Engineering Office of Soka University by postal mail or in person. For international applicants, please upload scanned copies of the original documents to the web application page before submitting them to the office.
Mail to:
Faculty of Science and Engineering Office, Soka University
1-236, Tangi-machi, Hachioji-shi, Tokyo, 192-8577, Japan
* When sending by postal mail, please write "Application for the Graduate School of Science and Engineering" in red on the lower left corner of the envelope.
2) In the Application Guideline, ○ marks indicate required documents and △ marks indicate optional documents.
3) Please be sure to check the application documents before submitting them, as any missing or incomplete documents will not be accepted.
4) Once submitted, the documents and application fee will not be returned for any reason.