For prospective students

Exam Schedule

The entrance exam is scheduled in mid July, 2013. Details are provided on our website; there you will find the previous admission guidelines and application forms. These will be updated in late April, 2013 for the July entrance exam.

Eligibility Screening

If your educational background does not meet the eligibility requirements, please contact us** to apply for preliminary eligibility screening, as early as possible.
Contact: The Student Affairs Section: 150gakumu@adm.lif.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Funding

You are strongly advised to prepare a sufficient budget for your school fees and living expenses in Japan beforehand. Scholarship information is provided on the website below. http://www.opir.kyoto-u.ac.jp/kuprofile/

NOTE: If you are interested in Japanese Government Scholarships (MEXT Scholarships), especially the Embassy Recommendation, please contact the Japan Embassy in your home country as soon as possible.

Contact with the lab heads

Once you have familiarized yourself with the publications of a particular laboratory, and have made a well-considered decision to apply, you may contact the professor in charge of that laboratory to inquire if there is currently space available for you to pursue graduate research in that laboratory. Our academic member list is posted on our website.
Member List: http://www.lif.kyoto-u.ac.jp/e/modules/school/content0003.html

Graduate School of Biostudies 

Application Deadline of Eligibility Screening: May 14, 2012
Application Period: June 19-20, 2012
Application: 2012
Entrance Examination: July 18, 2012
Entrance: October 1, 2012 / April 1, 2013
*The guidelines are available on "Admission Guidelines".

Graduate School of Medicine

Application: To be announced
Entrance Examination: To be announced
Entrance: To be announced

Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Application: To be announced
Entrance Examination: To be announced
Entrance: To be announced

* Important notice

At the time of application, prospective students must identify which laboratory head will direct their doctoral research. Applicants can apply for only one lab. Thus, applicants should contact the lab head and fully discuss about potential research activities and availability before filing the application.

Master's Programs

* Important notice

Applicants to the Master's program can apply for up to two labs, in which they wish to conduct research. Thus, applicants should familiarize themselves with faculty members' research interests and contact lab head(s) to fully discuss prospective research activities and availability before filing the application.