APPLICATION GUIDELINES
1. Recruitments
The Graduate Program in Integrated Chemistry, (hereafter, GP-Chem) will recruit several students for April 2025.
2. Eligibility
Applicants should be graduate students enrolled in the graduate schools or majors participating in GP-Chem and satisfy both of the following two requirements:
- Those who are or will be enrolled as second-year master’s degree students in one of the following majors in the graduate schools of Tohoku University as of April 2025. Additionally, the following individuals are also eligible.
・those who will be enrolled as a first-year doctor’s degree student and plan to remain enrolled for a period of enrollment of three or more years.
・those who are enrolled as a first-year doctor’s degree student in the Doctoral Program (Pharmacy) - The applicants should conduct research related to chemistry and plan to continue to the doctoral program soon after completing their master’s degree program. Moreover, the applicant should receive a recommendation from their current academic supervisor to join the program.
【Graduate Schools and Majors participating in GP-Chem】
・ Chemistry in the Graduate School of Science
・ Applied Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, and Biomolecular Engineering in the Graduate School of
Engineering
・All majors in the Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Graduate School of Information Science, Graduate School of Life Sciences, and Graduate School of Environmental Studies
GP-Chem is a continuous graduate program, starting from the second year of the master’s program, followed by three years in the doctoral program. Only the students who plan to continue to the doctoral program are eligible to apply for this program.
3. Application Procedure
Application Period：January 22 (Wednesday) – 31 (Friday), 2025
Where to submit：
International Joint Graduate Programs Office (GP-Chem), Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University
#2F Science Administration Center (H-11)
→ Access Map
(The office is open Monday through Friday from 10:00 to 12:00 and 13:00 to 16:00.)
[ Postal Address]
International Joint Graduate Programs Office (GP-Chem), Graduate School of Science,
Tohoku University
6-3, Aramaki-Aza-Aoba, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8578 JAPAN
Application documents should be received by the GP-Chem Office no longer than , January 31, 2025.
Send by registered mail, indicating “GP-Chem Application” in red on the envelope.
4. Application Documents
Applicants should submit the following materials:
- Application Form（GP-Chem_Form_A）
- Statement of Purpose （GP-Chem_Form_B）
- Recommendation Letter from your Prospective Supervisor (sealed) （GP-Chem_Form_C）
- Original copy(ies) of your Academic Transcript (Bachelor and Master’s if applicable)
- Scanned score sheet from an English Proficiency Test (TOEFL® Test, TOEIC® Test, IELTS etc.)
※ Applicants who do not have a score from an English Proficiency Test to submit should consult a representative in GP-Chem.
※If you do not have an English score, please consider taking TOEFL ITP® test presented by Global Learning Center.
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Application Guidelines（PDF)
※If the documents are in a language besides English, attach a translation in either Japanese or English. (Translations may be done by the applicant)
※Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
※No withdrawal of an application or change of information in the application documents is allowed after the application has been filed. Application materials will not be returned.
※The admission to this program may be cancelled for those who have made false statements in their applications, even after they have been admitted to this program.
5. Screening
Applicants will be screened on the basis of the submitted documents and the results of the interview conducted in English.
Interview：One interview will be conducted between February 25 (Tuesday) and February 28 (Friday), 2025.
※ Detailed information will be sent to each applicant later.
6. Announcement of Result
The results of the screening will be emailed to each applicant on March 14 (Friday), 2025.
7. Financial Support
・To encourage applications from well-qualified students from inside and outside of Japan and to allow successful applicants to plan and practice independent and original research, GP-Chem will provide financial support to the graduate students selected for this program.
・If you are currently receiving a scholarship or financial support, consult us in advance to ensure no regulations governing them are violated.
・Applicants may apply for other graduate programs at the same time. If they are accepted to multiple programs, whether it is possible to take multiple courses shall be considered individually. It is not allowed to receive financial support from two or more graduate programs.
・GP-Chem students are required to apply for the Research Fellowship for Young Scientists from JSPS.
8. Degree Requirements
To complete this program, students need to satisfy the program-specific requirements in addition to the general degree requirements of the graduate school they are currently enrolled in.
For more information, please refer to “CURRICULUM : Promotion and Completion Requirements” in GP-Chem HP.