Graduate Institute for Advanced Studies
Integrative Evolutionary Science

[Parent Institute: Research Center for Integrative Evolutionary Science]

Application Guidelines

General Admission

Application Period

Five-year doctoral program / Three-year doctoral program

(First Round) October 2025 Admission / April 2026 Admission: June 26 to July 2, 2025 (Expected date of mailing of Admission Ticket: 2025/07/24)
(Second Round) April 2026 Admission / October 2026 Admission: December 4 to December 10, 2025 (Expected date of mailing of Admission Ticket: 2026/01/08)

Application Guideline

• Application Guideline(PDF)
• Form1(PDF)
• Form2(WORD)
• Form3(PDF)
• Form4-1(PDF)
• Form4-2(PDF)
• Form5(PDF)
• *Please refer to the simple flowchart to complete Form 5.

★For those planning to apply to the three-year doctoral program at SOKENDAI（SOKENDAI Special Researcher Program）

【The Admissions Office】
Please apply from "The Admissions Office".

• General Admission - Oct. 2025, Apr. 2026
• TOP Page
• How to apply for entrance examinations using online system, TAO

University Recommendation

• Outline of “University Recommendation”

Program and Application Period

Three-year doctoral program

October 2026 Admission: November 27 to December 3, 2025

Five-year doctoral program

October 2026 Admission: November 27 to December 3, 2025

Guidelines and Forms

• Application Guideline
• Checklists
• (appendix) About Mext GPA
• CEFR Equivalency Chart
• Application Form1
• Application Form2
• Field of Study and Research Plan

Special admissions for applicants residing abroad

• Outline of “Special admissions for applicants residing abroad”

Program and Application Period

Three-year doctoral program

First Round: June 19 to 25, 2025(April and October 2026 admission)
Second Round: November 27 to December 3, 2025 (October 2026 admission only)

Five-year doctoral program

First Round: June 19 to 25, 2025(April and October 2026 admission)
Second Round: November 27 to December 3, 2025 (October 2026 admission only)

Guidelines and Forms

• Application Guideline
• Checklist
• Instruction on how to make a payment
• Application Form
• Field of Study and Research Plan

• The Purpose and Policy of Our Education
• Program Outline
• Research Center for Integrative Evolutionary Science