Admissions

入学試験情報

Applicants who hold nationality from the Philippines / Vietnam / Indonesia / Nepal / Myanmar / China are required to submit the “Tuberculosis (TB) Clearance Certificate” in addition to the usual Certificate of Eligibility (COE) application documents to prove that you are not infected with TB. The date this rule takes effect differs depending on your nationality, so please be sure to check the details from the following document if applicable.
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Examination Schedule for September 2026 and April 2027 Admission for Doctoral Program

  • Interested applicants should contact the Waseda Graduate School of Environment and Energy Engineering (WEEE) Admissions Office and ask for details.
  • Applicants are required to choose a professor and contact them through email before sending in the application form. If the email address is not available on the website, please contact the WEEE Admissions Office.
  • Applicants can apply only once per academic year to take the Admission Office Entrance Exam. for admission to the WEEE doctoral program.

WEEE Admissions Office: [email protected]

AO Admission Guidelines
Application form (TAO) / Application form (Postal Mail)

For details, please contact our office via email.([email protected]

Regarding the following application documents, they must be stated within 500 words in English or 1,000 letters in Japanese.
・[Prescribed Form] Statement of Activities
・[Prescribed Form] Statement of Academic Achievement
・[Prescribed Form] Letter of Self Promotion
・[Prescribed Form] Research Plan

Examination Schedule for September Admission 2026

Examination Admission Office Entrance Exam.
Application Period Wed. May 20 – Tue. June 2, 2026
First Exam. Screening of application materials
Second Exam. (Interview Exam.) Sun. July 19
Announcement of result Mon. July 27

Non-Degree Program

Examination Entrance Selection of Non-Degree Students
Application Period Wed. June 3 – Tue. June 9, 2026
Exam. (Interview Exam.) Sun. July 19, 2026
Announcement of result Mon. July 27, 2026

Examination Schedule for April Admission 2027

Examination Admission Office Entrance Exam.
Application Period July Exam. November Exam. February Exam.
Wed. May 20

– Tue. June 2, 2026

Wed. Sep. 16

– Fri. Sep. 25, 2026

Mon. Nov. 30

– Fri. Dec. 11, 2026

First Exam. Screening of application materials
Second Exam. (Interview Exam.) Sun. July 19 Sun. Nov. 15 Sun. Feb. 7, 2027
Announcement of results Mon. July 27 Mon. Nov. 23 Wed. Feb. 10, 2027

 Non-Degree Program

Examination Entrance Selection of Non-Degree Students
Application Period Mon. November 30 – Fri. December 11, 2026
Exam. (Interview Exam.) Sun. February 7, 2027
Announcement of result Wed. February 10, 2027

 

Special Admission Guide for International Students

For Applicants from Overseas Partner Universities

<September 2026 and April 2027 Admission>

Only students who are expected to graduate from overseas universities that have agreement with Waseda University are eligible to apply this admission.
For details, please contact our office via email.([email protected]

Application guide
Application form

For International Applicants to the Doctoral Program Eligible to Receive Scholarships

<September 2026 and April 2027 Admission>
Only international students living overseas who are eligible for scholarships may apply for this admission.
For details, please contact our office via email.([email protected]

Application guide
Application form

Postgraduate Study Abroad Program by China Scholarship Council (CSC)

This guide is for applicants who meet the eligibility criteria for Postgraduate Study Abroad Program by CSC and are nominated by their home university or other institutions based on the designated procedure by CSC, and intend to apply for a scholarship(国家建设高水平公派研究生项目「与日本早稻田大学合作奖学金」)from the CSC .
For details, please contact our office via email.([email protected]

Application Guide
International Admissions Office (IAO) 

Contacting faculty before application(Preliminary Contact)
*Applicants must send an e-mail stating the applicant’s name, school and desired supervisor along with an attachment of a one-page research plan in MS Word format to the Admissions Office : [email protected].

Deadline for preliminary contact : October 20(Mon), 2025

Application form for State Scholarship Program for Postgraduates (CSC)

* All documents should be sent by registered mail by November 14 (Fri), 2025. Academic papers, offprint of presentation to academic-congress or lecturers, and list of reports or papers that have been published and etc. also should be sent with the application forms.

Application Form

Regarding the following application documents, they must be stated within 500 words in English or 1,000 letters in Japanese.
・[Prescribed Form] Statement of Activities
・[Prescribed Form] Statement of Academic Achievement
・[Prescribed Form] Letter of Self Promotion
・[Prescribed Form] Research Plan

Screening Fee Waiver Program for Applicants from Specified Countries

Waseda University provides a screening fee waiver for those who meet the conditions in the following link.
Note that this waiver privilege is applicable only when applicants themselves submit a waiver request, and
it does not automatically apply even if the applicant’s conditions are met.

Screening Fee Waiver Program for Applicants from Specified Countries