Overview

This page explains how to enroll at the Graduate School of Economics, the University of Tokyo, as a MEXT scholarship student (Embassy Recommendation), a MEXT/Chinese government scholarship student or a Japan–Taiwan Exchange Association scholarship student.
If you would like to enroll at the undergraduate program of the University of Tokyo as a MEXT student, ask for details at the Japanese diplomatic mission in your country. As for the Japan–Taiwan Exchange Association scholarship program, contact the association.

Enroll at Graduate School of Economics as a Master's program student

For MEXT (Embassy Recommendation) scholarship students

To apply for our master's program under this category, the applicant needs to complete application at the Japanese Embassy/consulate and application at this graduate school. As for procedures for application at the Japanese Embassy/consulate, contact them by yourself.

Application at this graduate school has two steps: 1.Application for Master's program and 2.The government-sponsored scholarship application at this graduate school.

1.Application for Master's program
Complete application procedures for Master's program. For the application period for the master's program, refer to its application guidelines.
Documents necessary to submit differ for each department.

2. The government-sponsored scholarship application at this graduate school
Complete the application through the designated site at this graduate school. Application deadline is August 9, 2024 (JST) set by MEXT.
Enter AkxRgQ4G6Y as login ID at the New user registration page.

　　You must upload all documents below:
　　(a) Passing Certificate of the First Screening issued by the Japanese diplomatic mission
　　(b) All the submitted documents returned from the mission with their official confirmation stamped.
　　(c) "Application form as a government-sponsored scholarship student" printed out through the designated site above.

Only the applications which have completed these two steps above will be considered.

Notice: Applicable only for April enrollments, not for October enrollments due to a schedule conflict.

For MEXT/Chinese government scholarship students

To apply for our master's program under this category, the applicant needs to complete application at the Japanese Embassy/consulate and application at this graduate school. As for procedures for application at the Japanese Embassy/consulate, contact them by yourself.

Application at this graduate school has two steps: 1.Application for Master's program and 2.The government-sponsored scholarship application at this graduate school.

1.Application for Master's program
Complete application procedures for Master's program. For the application period for the master's program, refer to its application guidelines.
Documents necessary to submit differ for each department.

2. The government-sponsored scholarship application at this graduate school
Complete the application through the designated site at this graduate school. Application deadline is August 30, 2024 (JST) set by MEXT/Chinese government.
Enter AkxRgQ4G6Y as login ID at the New user registration page.

　　You must upload all documents below:
　　(a) Passing Certificate of the First Screening issued by the Japanese diplomatic mission
　　(b) All the submitted documents returned from the mission with their official confirmation stamped.
　　(c) "Application form as a government-sponsored scholarship student" printed out through the designated site above.

Only the applications which have completed these two steps above will be considered.

Notice: Applicable only for April enrollments, not for October enrollments due to a schedule conflict.

For Japan–Taiwan Exchange Association scholarship students

Please visit the Japanese page.

Enroll at Graduate School of Economics as a non-degree student

For MEXT (Embassy Recommendation) scholarship students

To apply for our research student program under this category, the applicant needs to complete application at the Japanese Embassy/consulate and application at this graduate school.

Applicants to this category are limited to those who are willing to advance to our degree programs after enrollment as non-degree students. No students can change their department after the enrollment to our graduate school even at the time of advancement to its master or doctoral program.

Application at this graduate school: Complete the government-sponsored scholarship application through the designated site at this graduate school. Application deadline is August 9, 2024 (JST) set by MEXT.
Enter AkxRgQ4G6Y as login ID at the New user registration page.

You must upload all documents below:
　　(a) Passing Certificate of the First Screening issued by the Japanese diplomatic mission
　　(b) All the submitted documents returned from the mission with their official confirmation stamped
　　(c) Application thesis (single-authored, written solely by the applicant)
　　　　Applicant's graduation thesis, Master's thesis or a research paper and its summary (all in English or Japanese)
　　(d) Department of Economics: Scores of TOFEL (taken after October 1, 2022) and GRE (taken after October 1, 2022)
　　　*TOEFL iBT and iBT Home Edition versions are accepted. The TOEFL ITP cannot be accepted.
　　　　Request ETS to send the Institutional (Official) Score Report directly to the Graduate School of Economics, UTokyo.
　　　　The TOEFL Insitution Code: 7101; Department Code: 99.
　　　*GRE Test at Home scores are also accepted.
　　　　Request ETS to send the (Graduate) Institution Score Report directly to the Graduate School of Economics, UTokyo.
　　　　The GRE Insitution Code: 4179.
　　　　or
　　　 Other than Department of Economics: Japanese-Language Proficiency Test Certificate of Result and Scores (N1)
　　(e) "Application form as a government-sponsored scholarship student" printed out through the designated site above.

Only the applications which have completed uploading all the necessary documents during the application period will be considered.

For MEXT/Chinese government scholarship students

To apply for our research student program under this category, the applicant needs to complete application at the Japanese Embassy/consulate and application at this graduate school.

Applicants to this category are limited to those who are willing to advance to our degree programs after enrollment as non-degree students. No students can change their department after the enrollment to our graduate school even at the time of advancement to its master or doctoral program.

Application at this graduate school: Complete the government-sponsored scholarship application through the designated site at this graduate school. Application deadline is August 30, 2024 (JST) set by MEXT/Chinese government.
Enter AkxRgQ4G6Y as login ID at the New user registration page.

You must upload all documents below:
　　(a) Passing Certificate of the First Screening issued by the Japanese diplomatic mission
　　(b) All the submitted documents returned from the mission with their official confirmation stamped
　　(c) Application thesis (single-authored, written solely by the applicant)
　　　　Applicant's graduation thesis, Master's thesis or a research paper and its summary (all in English or Japanese)
　　(d) Department of Economics: Scores of TOFEL (taken after October 1, 2022) and GRE (taken after October 1, 2022)
　　　*TOEFL iBT and iBT Home Edition versions are accepted. The TOEFL ITP cannot be accepted.
　　　　Request ETS to send the Institutional (Official) Score Report directly to the Graduate School of Economics, UTokyo.
　　　　The TOEFL Insitution Code: 7101; Department Code: 99.
　　　*GRE Test at Home scores are also accepted.
　　　　Request ETS to send the (Graduate) Institution Score Report directly to the Graduate School of Economics, UTokyo.
　　　　The GRE Insitution Code: 4179.
　　　　or
　　　 Other than Department of Economics: Japanese-Language Proficiency Test Certificate of Result and Scores (N1)
　　(e) "Application form as a government-sponsored scholarship student" printed out through the designated site above.

Only the applications which have completed uploading all the necessary documents during the application period will be considered.

For Japan–Taiwan Exchange Association scholarship students

Please visit the Japanese page.