The Graduate School of Science at Tohoku University will soon start to accept applications for 2023 October!　

This is not IGPAS but a framework of "Special Selection for International Students", and a special incentive stipend for four master course international students are available this year!　
** Two to three of the four recipients will be selected from those from Southeast Asian countries **

▶ Application Guide for October 2023 & April 2024 Admission has been released!
Site: Application Information (Japanese version is also available)

< Key Dates and notes for "Special Selection for International Students">

1. Deadline for obtaining approval from a faculty member: Friday, June 30
- First, find a potential supervisor among the faculty members in the field of your interest and contact him/her directly via email to obtain their consent. Applications will not be accepted without the consent of a prospective supervisor. The supervisor must be a professor, an associate professor, or a lecturer (senior assistant professor) who is affiliated with or has eligibility to accept students of the Graduate School of Science. To search for faculty members, refer to the following departmental websites:

- Mathematics http://www.math.tohoku.ac.jp/english/index-e.html
- Physics http://www.phys.tohoku.ac.jp/en/
- Astronomy https://www.astr.tohoku.ac.jp/en/
- Geophysics https://www.gp.tohoku.ac.jp/index-en.html
- Chemistry http://www.chem.tohoku.ac.jp/english/
- Earth Science http://www.es.tohoku.ac.jp/EN/
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2. Online Application Period: July 10-14
- Examination Fee (30,000 JPY) needs to be paid during the period by credit card.

3. Examination: Late Julyーearly September
- Examination dates are determined for each department and will be notified to you by your supervisor.

4. Notification of Results: September 8
- Incentive stipend recipients will be notified at the same time

5. Enrollment paperwork: late September (exact date: TBA )
- Via e-mail or in person, depending on the circumstances of your arrival in Japan.

6. Program begins: October 1, 2023 (2023 Fall Semester)

※The following preparation/applications are required in parallel with the exam application.
- COE application: late June (->Visa application: late August)
- Dormitory application: late June-early July
- Tuition fee waiver application: late August―mid-September
[Note] Once you have received approval from your prospective supervisor, please provide DiRECT with his/her name and DiRECT will contact you to discuss how to proceed with the above process.

▶ Contact & Inquiry:
Graduate Academic Affairs Section (sci-in@grp.tohoku.ac.jp) or
DiRECT (direct@mail.sci.tohoku.ac.jp), Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University