Admissions

Admissions

e-Brochure

e-Brochure of English-based Graduate Program
(Graduate School of Sport Sciences)

How To Apply

Contact with your prospective supervisor, discuss about your research interest and have your research proposal approved. Make an initial contact with the prospective supervisor by sending e-mail. On the message, you should indicate following information:
1) The name of the area of specialization,
2) The type of program (Master’s Program or Doctoral Program),
3) Your full name,
4) Your contact information (Address, phone number, e-mail address, etc.) and
5) Prospective supervisor’s name

Please attach your CV, and a document file(e.g. PPT, word) describing your research interest. You can find contact information of the prospective supervisor from the “Contents of Research Themes and List of Subject Codes”.

Contents of Research Themes and List of Subject Codes

Entrance Examination Schedule

AY 2025 September Admission
Master’s Program Doctoral Program
Application fee payment period

April 16 (Wed) ~ May 7 (Wed) 2025

April 16 (Wed) ~ May 7 (Wed) 2025
Application period April 16 (Wed) ~ May 7 (Wed) 2025 April 16 (Wed) ~ May 7 (Wed) 2025
Announcement of application results June 20 (Fri) 2025 June 20 (Fri) 2025
AY 2026 April Admission (Only Doctoral Program)
Doctoral Program
Application fee payment period

  October 21 (Tue) ~ October 27 (Mon) ,2025

Application period

  October 21 (Tue) ~ October 27 (Mon) ,2025

Announcement of application results December 12 (Fri) ,2025

Application Guide

Note: Application Requirements
Applicants for whom English is a second language must score 80 or more on TOEFL (iBT)or 6.0 or more on IELTS (academic module). *We can not accept the score of examination which can be taken by Online.
*If you expect to require reasonable accommodation during the entrance examination or after entering the university owing to a disability or serious medical condition, etc., please refer to the application guide and contact the relevant school office before submitting your application.
Regardless of the type of entrance examination, answers to frequently asked questions can be found here. Please be sure to review them as well.
Common to all Admission Application Guide
Instruction for using The Admission Office (TAO) PDF 2023/07/26 updated
Guide for submitting Letter of Recommendation PDF 2023/07/26 updated
Method for payment of the screening fee at convenience stores in Japan PDF 2025/06/19 updated
Examination Fee Payment by Credit Card, Union Pay PDF 2024/01/30 updated
Application Form for Screening Fee Waiver Word 2025/05/29 updated
Master’sProgram(September Enrollment)
Application Guide PDF 2025/01/22 updated
Statement of Purpose Word 2025/01/22 updated
List of Previous Publications/Researches Word 2025/01/22 updated
Essay Word 2025/01/22 updated
non-Japanese applicants required documents Word 2025/01/22 updated
Doctoral Program(September Enrollment)
Application Guide PDF 2025/01/22 updated
Statement of Purpose Word 2025/01/22 updated
List of Previous Publications/Researches Word 2025/01/22 updated
Essay Word 2025/01/22 updated
non-Japanese applicants required documents Word 2025/01/22 updated

 

Doctoral Program (April Enrollment)*only doctoral
Application Guide PDF 2025/06/12 updated
Statement of Purpose Word 2025/06/12 updated
List of Previous Publications/Researches Word 2025/06/12 updated
Essay Word 2025/06/12 updated
non-Japanese applicants required documents Word 2025/06/12 updated

MEXT Scholarship Programs

Please confirm Center for International Education, Waseda University Web site directly.