Schedule

 

Application timetable – October 2023 intake (all times JST)

Selection for IPADS is carried out in two separate rounds as per the following timetable. Applicants who is unsuccessful in Round One can apply again in Round Two if they wish to do so.

Round One Round Two
Internal/External funding opportunities offered by IPADS ・University of Tokyo Fellowship
・MEXT University Recommendation Scholarship
・JJWBSGP (MSc only)
・University of Tokyo Fellowship

・JJWBGSP (MSc only)

Online application (pre-screening) closes 24 October 2022 15 February 2023
Shortlist announced by 21 November 2022 by 10 March 2023
Document submission closes 14 December 2022  31 March 2023
Video/Telephone Interview Mid January 2023

Late April 2023

Final results announced by 7 February 2023 by 16 May 2023

 

 

Online application system will open in mid September to early October each year.
Applicants who have been unsuccessful in Round One can apply again in Round Two if they wish to do so.

 

After receiving an acceptance letter

College Student Visa application process begins Early June
Online Application Period for UTokyo dormitories June
UTokyo dormitory selection results sent out by email Late July to early August
UTokyo dormitory move-in date Late September or Early October
Enrollment registration at the Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences / University of Tokyo Early September

MEXT Scholarship Recipients should follow a different pass toward enrollment stipulated by the MEXT and the Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences.