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Application Guide
Online Application for Doctoral ProgramIn addition to usual application by post, online application is also available only for applicants residing in Japan (Some documents should be sent by post).
1. Eligibility Requirements
Please confirm "Eligibility Requirements" on the page 1-2 of Application Guide for Doctoral Programs.
Those who wish to apply based on Eligibility Requirements (6) or (7) must be screened by a Judgement of Eligibility prior to application, applicants should contact the Admissions Section for the details of the necessary documents.2. Application Procedures
(1) Application on the web
Enter all the required information on the Application Form through the bottom of this page, and check the data on the confirmation page and click the "Apply" button if everything is correct.
(2) Application by post
Enclose all the following documents in an envelope, and send the envelope by registered express mail to the Admissions Section.
Mailing Address:
Admissions Section
Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST)
1-1 Asahidai, Nomi, Ishikawa, 923-1292 JAPAN(3) Application Deadlines
Admission Application Deadline October 2012 June 5, 2012
By post: as indicated by the postmark on the envelope
On the web: until 24:00 Greenwich Mean TimeApril 2013 November 13, 2012
By post: as indicated by the postmark on the envelope
On the web: until 24:00 Greenwich Mean TimeWhen applicants enter the required information on the web and send the necessary documents by post, application procedures will be completed.
3. Application Documents
(1) Application documents that all applicants should submit
1 Transcript
*Copy is invalid.Must be official documents acknowledged by the dean or president of the university where you graduated. If you graduated from a foreign university, please submit the official documents in English. 2 Certificate of Completion of Master's Program or Certificate of Expected Completion (if an applicant expects to complete the master's program before his/her enrolling in JAIST)
*Copy is invalid.3 Research Outline Input the information into Application Form (Those who are expected to complete the master’s program may submit the summary of the master’s thesis). You should summarize the research you have worked on and the research plan you wish to work on at JAIST.
If you have any articles or publications, those copies should be also attached.4 Thesis Paper
One photocopy of the master’s thesis (Only for those who have completed the master’s program).
If the thesis is written in neither Japanese nor English, attach the table of contents and the summary in English in about ten pages on A4-sized paper with a copy of the thesis paper.5 Proof of English Language Proficiency You must submit a copy of one of the following score reports from a test taken within the last two years before the application deadline.
TOEFL, TOEIC, IELTS (Academic)6 Certificate of Paid-up Entrance Examination Fee <For residents in Japan>
Please pay the screening fee JPY 30,000 to the following Bank Account by telegraphic transfer and submit a document that certifies your payment.振込先銀行：
①北國銀行 辰口支店 普通 247794
②みずほ銀行 金沢支店 普通1703232
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国立大学法人北陸先端科学技術大学院大学<For residents overseas>
Applicants must pay the screening fee JPY 30,000 to the following Bank Account by international telegraphic transfer and submit a document that certifies your payment. All the charges to transfer shall be paid by the remitter.Bank Name： THE HOKKOKU BANK, LTD
Branch Name： TATSUNOKUCHI BRANCH
Branch Address： 104, Tatsunokuchi machi, Nomi, Ishikawa, Japan
Beneficiary： Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Account Number： 247794
SWIFT(BIC) Code： HKOKJPJTNOTE: Please make sure to arrange the corresponding bank fees as "charged to the remitter". If it is arranged as "charged to thebeneficiary" by error, the corresponding bank will deduct the fees from the amount of remittanceand the amount of payment to JAIST will be insufficient.
<Government-sponsored foreign students>
No entrance examination fee is necessary.7 Three Photographs 4cm length 3cm in width, facing the camera, with the no hat, taken within 3 months prior to application. *Applicants under Eligibility Requirements (6) and (7), do not need to resubmit the documents which were submitted at the time of Judgement of Eligibility.
(2) Application documents to be submitted if applicable
a) Applicants who meet Eligibility Requirements (2)-(5)
8 Degree Certificate or Expected Degree Certificate
*Copy is invalid.The certificate should be issued by the dean or president of the university from which you graduated or you will graduate. It should be written in English. b) Monbukagakusho Scholarship students
9 Proof of Status as a Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho) Scholarship Students
*Copy is invalid.The certificate must be issued by the university which applicants are currently attending. c) Applicants who are dispatched from government offices or companies
10 Reference Letter (Form specified by JAIST)
Please request the Admissions Section to send it.