This application procedure is for the PhD program in collaboration with Waseda University and NIMS. For the application details including the document format, please see the university website of Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering.
Contact a possible prospective supervisor prior to apply
All applicants are required to apply for the pre-screening, conducted on the same schedule as NIMS Graduate Research Assistantship. Only applicants who qualified for the pre-screening (document screening and interview) can submit the university application documents to Waseda University.
Please make sure to choose the appropriate department which the prospective professor is assigned.
The university application procedure is different from how the applicant has earned (or to be expected to have) a master's degree or equivalent.
Those who have obtained a master's degree (or equivalent) by one day before the date of enrollment (i.e. September 20 for September entry, and March 31 for April entry).
* If the eligibility and educational background check is required, please contact the university at least one month before the first day of the submission period for application document.
Regarding the eligibility, please contact the following university office.
Graduate Admissions Office, Center for Science and Engineering, Waseda University
email： fsegraduate@list.waseda.jp
April entry : December
September entry : May
The schedule is subject to change. Please see the university website.
Japanese-based Program
（Those who obtained a master's degree from a Japanese university. The admission guidelines is only available in Japanese.）
English Test Score Report
Please submit the result score report from the following English language proficiency exam. The exam taken within 2 years from the application period is valid.
Agreement for Defraying Expenses
If you pass the pre-screening and qualified for the NIMS Graduate Research Assistantship, NIMS can provide you the document.
April entry : mid January
September entry : early June
The schedule is subject to change. Please see the university website.
Those who have obtained a master's degree (or an equivalent) by one day before the date of enrollment (i.e. September 20 for September entry, and March 31 for April entry).
If the eligibility and educational background check is required, please contact the university at least one month before the first day of the submission period for application document.
April entry mid December
September entry mid April
AO Admission to English-based Graduate Program
（Those who obtained a master's degree instructed in English from a non-Japanese university）
English Test Score Report
Please submit the result score report from the following English language proficiency exam. The exam taken within 2 years from the application period is valid.
Agreement for Defraying Expenses
If you apply for a NIMS Graduate Research Assistantship and pass the interview screening, NIMS can provide you the document.
April entry mid January
September entry early June