Graduate School of Asia-Pacific StudiesWaseda University

Details regarding the application schedule for the September 2026 intake of this program have not yet been finalized. Once confirmed, this page will be updated accordingly.
The admissions guidelines are scheduled to be published in late November 2025.

Please refer to the list of available faculty members below.
Project Research Seminar – Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies, Waseda University

It is not required to make prior contact or appointments with the faculty member(s) of your desired research project before the application. However, if you would like to do so, please send your CV and research plan to us through the form with a message for the faculty member. We will forward it to them through the GSAPS Admissions Office. The email addresses of GSAPS faculty members are not open to the public.
Please note that we cannot guarantee a reply from the faculty member, and contact with GSAPS faculty members is not permitted once the application period starts.

*Updated on November 29, 2024

Waseda University Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies International Relations Program was selected for the International Priority Graduate Program (PGP) of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT). The PGP program, which was created by MEXT to support programs which have international appeal to foreign students, provides priority allocation for government financed foreign students. The Program will continue from AY 2024 to AY 2026. A detailed outline of the selected program and the application procedure are as follows.

Online Application System

Online Application System *Available from 13:00 on December 12 to 16:59 on December 17, 2024

Application Guide

Designated Forms by GSAPS

Application Forms Designated by MEXT

MEXT Website *in Japanese only

For your information: Other MEXT Scholarship opportunities（※Not admissions scheme)

・Embassy Recommendation

An embassy recommended, government sponsored international student is a student who applies to receive a government scholarship through the Japanese embassy or consulate in their home country. Please refer to CIE (Center of International Education, Waseda University) Website.

Students should apply for the scholarship at the Japanese embassy or consulate. The Embassy or consulate select students through document screening, examination and interviews. Please contact the Japanese embassy or consulate for further details.

[Link for the Japanese embassy or consulate (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) ]

*Updated on August 20, 2025

Application for the Special Admission for Postgraduate Study Abroad Program by China Scholarship Council (CSC) for September 2026 Entrance

Please refer to the Application Guide for details of application.

Online Application System:

The Admissions Office

* Please check the website of International Admissions Office (IAO), Waseda University ‘the Special Admission for Postgraduate Study Abroad Program by China Scholarship Council’ as well.

https://www.waseda.jp/inst/admission/en/scholarship/csc/