Hokkaido University is accepting applications for the “Hokkaido University Doctoral Fellowship”, which provides financial support, research support, and career path support to doctoral students in graduate school, enabling them to concentrate on their research without having to worry about living expenses.
Please refer to the “Hokkaido University Doctoral Fellowship” below.
Guidelines for Application for the Entrance Examination
Master’s Course (Former Period of Doctoral Program)
| Selection | Release date |
Enrollment Period |
PDF File | |
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| Summer Selection | Early-June | April, 2026 or October, 2025 |
For Special Category for International Students | |
| For General Category | ||||
| Supervisor List | ||||
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Fall Selection (Application guidelines for the previous year) |
Early September | April, 2025 | For General Category | |
| Supervisor List | ||||
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Winter Selection (Application guidelines for the previous year) |
Late November | April, 2025 or October, 2025 |
For Special Category for International Students | |
| For General Category | ||||
| Supervisor List | ||||
Doctoral Course (Latter Period of Doctoral Program)
| Selection | Release date |
Enrollment Period |
PDF File | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer Selection | Early-June | April, 2026 or October, 2025 |
For Residing Abroad | |
| For Residing in Japan | ||||
| Supervisor List | ||||
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Fall Selection (Application guidelines for the previous year) |
Early September |
April, 2025 | For Residing in Japan | |
| Supervisor List | ||||
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Winter Selection (Application guidelines for the previous year) |
Late November |
April, 2025 or October, 2025 |
For Residing Abroad | |
| For Residing in Japan | ||||
| Supervisor List | ||||
Contact
The Graduate School Educational Affairs Section
Science and Life Science Administration Department
Hokkaido University
Kita-10 Nishi-8, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan
Email: r-gakuin[at]sci.hokudai.ac.jp (Replace [at] with @)
Hokkaido University Doctoral Fellowship
Based on the “Support for Pioneering Research Initiated by the Next Generation” implemented by the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), the purpose of the Hokkaido University Doctoral Fellowship is to foster outstanding doctoral researchers who can develop Japan’s science, technology, and innovation, and open up the future by creatively solving important issues.
Therefore, this fellowship program will provide an environment in which doctoral students can devote themselves to research by providing them with research fellowship (amount equivalent to living expenses) and research expenses.
For details on Doctoral Fellowship, please refer to the portal site.
Hokkaido University EXEX Doctoral Fellowship Portal Site
https://sites.google.com/eis.hokudai.ac.jp/exexphd-fellow/
Hokkaido University Next Generation AI Doctoral Fellowship Portal Site
https://sites.google.com/elms.hokudai.ac.jp/next-gen-ai-doctoral-fellow/