Graduate School Admissions
2025 Application Schedule
Application Period Start Date
The application period for 2025 enrollment will open on September 2, 2024, and applicants may submit their application at any time before the deadline for their desired application type. Regardless of the time of submission, applications will not be screened until after the corresponding application deadline.
April 2025 Enrollment
Master's Programs *This table can be scrolled to the right.
| Application Type | Who Can Apply | Application Deadline | Final Result Notification | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overseas Applicants | Domestic / Internal Applicants | |||
|
AfDB Scholarship Rotary Yoneyama Scholarship |
✔ | × | September 16, 2024 (Mon) | November 13, 2024 (Wed) |
|
Honjo Scholarship Yamaoka Scholarship General Application 1 |
✔ | ✔ | ||
| General Application 2 | ✔ | ✔ | October 18, 2024 (Fri) | December 11, 2024 (Wed) |
| General Application 3 | × | ✔ | December 4, 2024 (Wed) | February 5, 2025 (Wed) |
Doctoral Programs *This table can be scrolled to the right.
| Application Type | Who Can Apply | Application Deadline | Final Result Notification | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overseas Applicants | Domestic / Internal Applicants | |||
| Rotary Yoneyama Scholarship | ✔ | × | September 16, 2024 (Mon) | November 13, 2024 (Wed) |
|
Honjo Scholarship Doctoral Application 1 |
✔ | ✔ | ||
| Doctoral Application 2 | ✔ | ✔ | October 18, 2024 (Fri) | December 11, 2024 (Wed) |
| Doctoral Application 3 | × | ✔ | December 4, 2024 (Wed) | February 5, 2025 (Wed) |
September 2025 Enrollment
Master's Programs *This table can be scrolled to the right.
| Application Type | Who Can Apply | Application Deadline | Final Result Notification | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overseas Applicants | Domestic / Internal Applicants | |||
| General / IMAT Application 1 | ✔ | ✔ | September 16, 2024 (Mon) | November 13, 2024 (Wed) |
| Rotary Yoneyama Scholarship | ✔ | × | ||
|
MEXT Scholarship (UR) ADB Scholarship 1 AfDB Scholarship 1 |
✔ | × | November 13, 2024 (Wed) | January 29, 2025 (Wed) |
|
General / IMAT Application 2 Yamaoka Scholarship |
✔ | ✔ | ||
|
General / IMAT Application 3 |
✔ | ✔ | January 10, 2025 (Fri) | March 12, 2025 (Wed) |
|
ADB Scholarship 2 AfDB Scholarship 2 |
✔ | × | ||
|
General / IMAT Application 4 Sylff Scholarship |
✔ | ✔ | March 26, 2025 (Wed) | May 28, 2025 (Wed) |
| IMAT Application 5 | ✔ | ✔ | April 2, 2025 (Wed) | |
| General 5 / IMAT Application 6 | × | ✔ | May 21, 2025 (Wed) | July 9, 2025 (Wed) |
Doctoral Programs *This table can be scrolled to the right.
| Application Type | Who Can Apply | Application Deadline | Final Result Notification | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overseas Applicants | Domestic / Internal Applicants | |||
| Doctoral Application 1 | ✔ | ✔ | September 16, 2024 (Mon) | November 13, 2024 (Wed) | Rotary Yoneyama Scholarship | ✔ | × |
|
Doctoral Application 2 |
✔ | ✔ | November 13, 2024 (Wed) | January 29, 2025 (Wed) |
| MEXT Scholarship (UR) | ✔ | × | ||
|
Doctoral Application 3 |
✔ | ✔ | January 10, 2025 (Fri) | March 12, 2025 (Wed) |
|
Doctoral Application 4 Sylff Scholarship |
✔ | ✔ | March 26, 2025 (Wed) | May 28, 2025 (Wed) |
| Doctoral Application 5 | × | ✔ | May 21, 2025 (Wed) | July 9, 2025 (Wed) |
Final Results
The final application and scholarship results will be posted on the admissions website on the final result notification date. Information regarding how to view the final results will be sent to you by email. Please note that inquiries regarding final results will not be accepted.
Admitted applicants will not be allowed to reapply to the same graduate school for the same enrollment semester (e.g. April 2025/September 2025). If an applicant does reapply, a new interview and online assessment will not be performed and new results will not be given. The application fee will also not be returned.
Overseas Applicants
All applicants residing outside Japan, excluding Japanese nationals, who will continue to reside outside of Japan during the entirety of the application process.
Domestic
All foreign nationals residing in Japan with a visa status other than short-term (for example, a Work Visa or a Dependent Visa) and all Japanese nationals whether living in Japan or abroad.
Applicants who do not possess Japanese nationality must have a visa which is valid until the time of enrollment at APU. If your current visa will expire within two months of the time of enrollment at APU, please confirm with the Japanese Immigration Bureau whether or not it will be possible for you to extend your current visa or change to a student visa before applying to APU.
