■ Recruitment for Fall FY2022 and Spring FY2023
Application period : Monday, September 5, 2022, 9:00 a.m. – Noon, Friday, September 30, 2022
- Those who will enroll or enter doctor course in September 2022 or in April 2023 will not have another opportunity to apply in the future if they miss this opportunity!
- If you are considering applying, please read the application guidelines carefully and submit the necessary documents by the deadline.
■ Briefing on application Wednesday, September 14, 2022, 14:00-15:00 (tentative) @Zoom
“Cross the border! Tokyo-Tech pioneering doctoral research project” and “Tokyo Tech Advanced Human Resource Development Fellowship for Doctoral Students” will share some application procedures from this application.
Explanation of the differences between the two programs and points to be noted in the application process will be explained in the briefing.
Target: Those who wish to enroll or enter doctor course in September 2022 or April 2023, and their academic advisors.
How to participate: No pre-registration is required. On the day of the event, please access the following URL when the time comes.
https://zoom.us/j/99133932095
Field of research
For Cross the border! Tokyo-Tech pioneering doctoral research project , we have identified the following six areas of research and education in which the University has strengths and which should be more strengthened. All of these fields are cutting-edge and interdisciplinary specialties that can make a significant contribution to solving problems in Japan. When applying, please select one field that most closely matches your research interests.

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Spring of FY2022 application message
Professor Kanda, the Project Director, explains the purpose and features of the project.
Professor Iwasawa, the vice-Project Director, gives an overview of the project and points to note about the selection process.
Please be sure to watch this video if you are applying for this project.
Fall of FY2022
Eligibility Requirements: | Students who will enroll in a doctoral program at Tokyo Tech from this fall (September) * |
Application Period: | Monday, September 5, 2022, 9:00 a.m.- Noon, Friday, September 30, 2022 |
Interviews: | Tuesday, November 1; Wednesday, November 2; Monday, November 7, 2022, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. (not yet determined, one of three days will be expected) |
Announcement of selection results: | Noon, Monday, November 14, 2022 |
Remarks: | * Only those students who were enrolled in Tokyo Tech’s doctoral program in April 2022 but had not been able to come to Japan due to measures against COVID-19 and did not meet eligibility requirements for the AY 2022 spring semester call for application s will be allowed to apply at the AY 2022 fall semester call for applications. Even in this case, the support will end by March 31, 2025. (After application, students may be asked to submit a copy of their passport to prove the date of their arrival in Japan.) |
Spring of FY2023
Eligibility Requirements: | Students who wish to enroll in Tokyo Tech’s doctoral program in April 2023 * |
Application Period: | Monday, September 5, 2022, 9:00 a.m.- Noon, Friday, September 30, 2022 |
Interviews: | Tuesday, November 1; Wednesday, November 2; Monday, November 7, 2022, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. (not yet determined, one of three days will be expected) |
Announcement of selection results: | Noon, Monday, November 14, 2022 |
Remarks: | * Applications will be canceled if the applicant does not enroll in the Tokyo Tech doctoral program in April 2023, regardless of the institution where the applicant earned a master’s degree (i.e., whether the applicant earned the degree from Tokyo Tech or another institution). |
Perspectives on Selection
- The research plan should be feasible and of a sufficiently high level of expertise in the priority and strategic areas that the university intends to strengthen, as well as in basic research related to these areas, based on the applicant’s past academic and research achievements.
- The research plan must include sufficient challenging and interdisciplinary elements.
- The research plan is challenging enough to achieve the goal of fostering versatility while maintaining one’s advanced expertise through three months of off-campus study and a wide selection of events and courses.
- The career plan should be based on the student’s doctoral research and its potential to solve social problems or to implement strategies to solve social problems.
- The application and interview should be structured so that the applicant’s research and its significance to society can be easily understood not only by those in the applicant’s field of specialization, but also by those in related interdisciplinary fields.