2024
Tokyo Metropolitan University
Graduate School of Urban Environmental Sciences[Doctoral Program]“Tokyo Global Partner Scholarship”
International Student Special Selection

Application Guidelines1< Tokyo Global Partner Scholarship Program>
Under this program, Tokyo Metropolitan University (hereinafter referred to as “TMU”), operated by Tokyo
Metropolitan Public University Cooperation and established by Tokyo Metropolitan Government (hereinafterreferred to as TMG), calls for excellent international students to study at the graduate school of TMU. Scholarshipis granted to successful applicants to provide support, for example, in the context of tuition-free enrollment andstipend for living, so that they can focus on their studies and research. This program is being advanced based on theassumption that the revenue and expenditure budgets of Tokyo for 2024 will be approved by March 31, 2024.
1 Number of students to be admitted
Eleven2

Eligibility

When applying, the candidate must submit the required documentation specified by the Graduate School of Urban
Environmental Sciences for preliminary screening and receive a “Permission to take the examination” from theschool. Before submitting the formal application, it is required to make an enquiry with the prospective supervisor
by Friday, March 8, 2024.
Applicants eligible to apply for this program must meet each of the following requirements:(1) For the doctoral course, a person who has or is expected to acquire a master’s degree, has or is expected toacquire a degree equivalent to a professional degree, or who has been recognized by the graduate school as
having academic ability equivalent to or higher than that of those who have a master’s degree or a professional
degree through individual screening of admission qualifications. The person should also have reached 24 yearsof age at the time of enrollment.
(2) Those who fall under any of the following categories: (a) to (c)(a) Those who are enrolled in a research institution such as a university, governmental agency, local governmental
agency (hereinafter referred to as "the Institution"), company, etc. whose main campus, laboratory, or office, etc.
is located in Asian countries/regions (*note1) or Sister and Friendship Cities/States of TMG (*note2), etc., or
those who have graduated from or completed an educational course at the Institution less than one year before
applying for the program.
(b) Those who are enrolled in any of the universities listed in the International Partner Universities/Institutions
shown in Attachment 1(*note3), or those who have graduated from or completed an educational course atinternational partner universities/institutions less than one year before applying for the program.
(c) Those who are enrolled in a master's course (equivalent to the master's course at TMU) at a university in Japan
with a visa status of residence of "Student" at the time of application.
(3) A 2.30 Grade Point Average (GPA) or above, calculated by the following conversion table and formula, isrequired either in the course at the Institution, an international partner university/institution or a Japanese
university enrolled at the time of application, or in the last educational institution attended prior to application.
All applicants are expected to maintain a 2.30 GPA or above in the course they are enrolled during the scholarship
period.
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Conversion Table
Grading
System

Evaluation Scale

Pattern 1

優 Excellent

良 Good可 Fair

不可 FailPattern 2

A

B

C

F

Pattern 3

100–80

79–70

69–60

59–0

Pattern 4

S

A

B

C

F

Pattern 5

A

B

C

D

F

Pattern 6

100–90

89–80

79–70

69–60

59–0

Grade point

3

3

2

1

0

Formula{(“Number of credits for grade point 3” x 3) ＋ (“number of credits for grade point 2” x 2) ＋ (”numberof credits for grade point 1” x 1) ＋ (“number of credits for grade point 0” x 0)} ÷ (total number ofregistered credits)- If the credit system is not applicable for the classes you took, use the number of subjects instead of the numberof credits to calculate your GPA.
- If you are a transfer student from one university/institution to another, use the number of credits you gained at
the university from which you have transferred. However, also calculate the GPA in the same way as the grades
you gained before the transfer (grade point at the university/institution previously enrolled before the present
one).
- The subjects for which the grades do not fit the evaluation scale, such as those evaluated as “Pass” or “Approved,”must be excluded.
- A fraction in the GPA should be rounded down to the nearest third decimal place.
(4) Applicants must meet one of the following requirements for proficiency in Japanese or English:(a) Those who have passed the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) level N2 or higher at the time ofadmission to the doctoral course of TMU.
(b) Those who have completed or are expected to complete an educational course that satisfies the qualifications
for admission to a doctoral course in Japan, with Japanese as the primary language.
(c) Those who can be judged by the respective graduate school that accepts them to have Japanese language
skills equivalent to (a) or (b).
(d) Those who have qualifications or certification test scores equivalent to level B2 of the Common European
Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) or higher in English at the time of admission to the doctoral
course of TMU.
(e) Those who have completed or are expected to complete an educational course that satisfies the qualifications
for admission to a doctoral course in Japan, with English as the primary language.
(f) Those who can be judged by the respective graduate school that accepts them to have English language skills
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(5) Applicants must be willing to learn basic Japanese language up to the level of understanding daily conversationby the time of completion of their program.
(6) Applicants should be willing to seek employment in one of the following: (a) to (c).
(a) A company with its headquarters or a branch office in Tokyo (regardless of work location in or outside Japan)(b) A university or research institute in or outside Japan(c) A central/local government organization or a similar public organization in or outside Japan(7) Applicants must be willing to cooperate in forming a network of Japan-friendly cohorts and contribute todeepening the mutual understanding/friendship between Japan and foreign countries/regions and to thedevelopment of Tokyo and the world by utilizing knowledge and technology gained at TMU after completionof their program.
(8) Each applicant must obtain a new "Student" visa at a diplomatic mission or some other facility overseas before
entering Japan and enter Japan with the newly acquired "Student" status. (If they already have another statusof residence such as "Permanent Resident,” "Long Term Resident,” it must be changed to "Student" before
entering Japan.) However, this does not apply to cases falling under (2) (c) of “Eligibility” given above.
(9) Applicants must be mentally and physically sound to pursue study and research at the university.
(10) Applicants should not fall under any of the following categories: (a) to (d). If an applicant is found to fall underthese after being accepted, the support, such as scholarship, shall not be granted in principle.
(a) Those with Japanese citizenship, special permanent resident status, or who are allowed to reside in Japan
permanently(b) Those who are military personnel on active duty or army civilian employees(c) Those who will receive a scholarship, research fund, and the like from other institutions at the time ofenrollment(d) Those who have previously been enrolled in a doctoral program of TMU or another university in Japan as aJapanese Government Scholarship international student*note 1
Asian countries/regions refer to the following countries and regions: East Asia, Southeast Asia, and South Asia.
India, Indonesia, Cambodia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, South Korea, China, Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh,
East Timor, the Philippines, Bhutan, Brunei, Vietnam, Malaysia, Myanmar, Maldives, Mongolia, Laos, and Taiwan.
*note 2Sister and Friendship Cities/States of TMG, etc. refer to the following sister and friendship cities/states of TMG,
member cities of the Asian Network of Major Cities 21, and other major cities overseas with which TMG conducts
urban diplomacy.
<Sister and Friendship Cities>
New York City, Beijing, Paris, New South Wales, Seoul, Jakarta, Sao Paulo (state), Cairo, Moscow, Berlin,
Rome, and London.
<Member cities of the Asian Network of Major Cities 21>
Bangkok, Delhi, Hanoi, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, Seoul, Singapore, Taipei, Tomsk, Ulaanbaatar, andYangon.
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*note 3
If the university where you are enrolled or have graduated or completed your course of study is noton the list of partner universities, please inquire the latest information on partner universities inadvance to the academic affairs office which you are submitting your application.
3 Application(1) Application Period:

Wednesday, April 3, 2024 to Tuesday, April 16, 2024
(Application forms must arrive on or before April 16, 2024)(2) Submit to:

Academic Affairs Section, Graduate School of Urban Environmental Sciences, Tokyo
Metropolitan University
1-1 Minami-Osawa, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0397, Japan(3) Required documents
Notes
A: Application for・Prescribed form (reverse side also to be filled in)

Admission
B: Certification

・Official documentation issued by the president of your universityof (Prospective) Completion

・If issued by a foreign school or institution in a language other thanof Pre-doctoral Coursework

English or Japanese, please attach a translation in English or Japanese.

C: Medical Report

・Use the prescribed form

D: Application Form・Use the prescribed form and complete in English or Japanese(Form 1 – 1)

・In the designated space, attach an ID photo (4cm (H) ×3cm (W)) without
headwear (unless it’s for religious or medical reasons) taken within
the past three months.

E: Recommendation Form・Official documentation issued by the supervisor of your university or(Form 2)the head of your workplace
・Use the prescribed form and complete in English or Japanese

F: Academic Transcript of final
education

・Official documentation issued by the president of your university
・If created by a foreign school or institution in a language other thanEnglish or Japanese, please attach a translation in English or
Japanese.
・Objective evidence of language proficiency(e.g. scores of TOEFL,
TOEIC, the Japanese test in the Examination for Japanese University

G: Certification of language
proficiency

Admission for International Students (EJU), Japanese language
proficiency tests, etc.)
・If the applicant fall under the category 2(4)b or e, the objective
evidence to prove it is required.

H:

Academic

Performance

Entry Sheet
I:

Field

of

Specialization

Studied and Publications

・Use the prescribed form
・Use the prescribed form and complete in English or Japanese・Attach an outline of your master’s thesis
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in the Past / Proposed
Field of Study and Study
Program (Form 1 – 2)
J: Future Career Plans andFuture Contribution to
Tokyo Metropolitan
University and Tokyo

・Use the prescribed form and complete in English or Japanese

Metropolitan Government(Form 3)
K: Written Pledge (Form 4)・Use the prescribed form・Photocopies of cover page and the page where your name and nationality

L: Photocopied Passport

are printed .

M: Housing Inquiry ( Form 5)・Use the prescribed form and complete in English or Japanese・2 ID photos (4cm (H) ×3cm (W)) without headwear (unless it’s for

N: Pictures for ID card

religious or medical reasons) taken within the past three months
・ Submit the documentation created by the head of youraffiliation (the educational institution or government

O: Enrollment certificate

office). ・If you are enrolled in Tokyo Metropolitan University

or employment certificate

or affiliation of the person who wrote Recommendation
Form(Form2) and your affiliation is the same, there is noneed to submit this document.

(Note) Documents D to I and O are to be submitted at the time of preliminary screening. Concerning the time ofsubmission, please follow the instructions from your prospective supervisor.
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Selection Method of Applicants

Accepted students will be selected based on results of the first screening (evaluation of all the documents
submitted) and results of the second screening (oral examination). Only those who pass the first screening cantake the second screening.
(1) Selection Date: Date designated by the school between Wednesday, May 1, and Friday, May 24, 2024
(2) Test Venue: Tokyo Metropolitan University, Minami-Osawa Campus or other location designated by the school.
(3) Test Subjects:(Oral Exam) Questioning centered on your subject of specialization.
*You will be contacted by the faculty in your desired field of study about test times, etc.

5 Announcement of Results(1) Date and Time:

Wednesday, June 19, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. (Japan time)(2) Location: In front of the Academic Affairs Section, Graduate School of Urban Environmental Sciences, TMU.
Accepted students will receive a letter of acceptance and enrollment forms from the Academic Affairs Section,
Urban Environmental Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University.
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Enrollment Date
The date of enrollment is October 1, 2024.

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Content of Support

Full exemption of entrance examination fee will be provided to applicants.
The following support will be provided to international students who have completed the admission procedures.
(1) Full exemption of admission fee.
(2) Full tuition exemption for the prescribed years of study until the completion of the program (three consecutive
years for a doctoral program).
(3) The scholarship money provided to international students will be 150,000 yen per month from October 2024
for three consecutive years for a doctoral program.
(4) One-way air tickets for entry into Japan and return to their home country after the student has acquired thedegree. Economy tickets are provided between the international airport nearest to the student's place of residence
and either Narita or Tokyo International Airport (Haneda Airport). The travel expenses from Narita or Haneda
Airport to each TMU campus and vice versa shall be borne by the students themselves. Please note that a return
ticket will not be provided for students who withdraw from TMU or earn a degree beyond the prescribed yearsof study. It will also not be provided for students who temporarily return home while remaining in Japan after
the end of the scholarship period. However, if students withdraw after earning all the required credits within theprescribed duration of a program, the travel expenses will be covered.
(5) Housing referral services will be provided. TMU’s cooperating company shall provide support to those whowish for the service to provide housing information and contract procedure. All applicants must submit the
housing referral form whether they wish for the service or not.
*The housing rent and other expenses for meals, etc. are to be borne by the student.
* The International Student House is for single students only. We cannot provide information on housing forfamilies. In addition, if you are bringing your family, afterwards, from your home country, all necessary
procedures must be done by yourself.
*Please note that the housing referral service does not guarantee to present houseng information that meets all the conditions you wish to have.
(6) Items to be noted
Scholarship payments begin in the month of enrollment. However, if a student's arrival in Japan is delayed formore than one month due to visa procedures, etc., scholarship payments will begin in the month of arrival andwill not be retroactively paid for the previous month. In addition, the payment may be delayed depending on thedate of completion of account registration, etc.
When an international student falls under any of the following cases, the support prescribed above shall beterminated in principle.
・When the application documents are found to have a false statement.
・When the student violates the pledge made to the President.
・When the student has been subject to disciplinary action at TMU or has been expelled from TMU.
・When it is confirmed that the student will not be able to complete the course of study within the prescribed
years of study due to poor academic performance, leave of absence, etc.
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・When the student withdraws from TMU (except for withdrawal after acquiring credits needed to complete
the course within the prescribed years of study) or transfers to another graduate school.
・When the student loses their visa status of residence of "Student" or changes their status of residence toanother status.
・When the student applies for other financial support programs such as scholarships. However, this does not
apply to applications for scholarships that the student will begin to receive after completing the course under
this program.
・When the student finds it difficult to continue studying in Japan due to health reasons.
・When it is found that the student falls under the items (a) to (d) of (10) for “Eligibility.”
8 Duties after the graduation
After the program, international students are expected to put the utmost effort to contribute to the developmentof Tokyo and the world by deploying the knowledge and skills acquired through the experience under the programand by fostering a network of highly skilled Japan-friendly cohorts. The students are also expected to promotemutual understanding and friendly relations between Tokyo and foreign countries/regions from which thestudents originally come.
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Points to Remember*Even after you have been accepted for enrollment, your enrollment status will be revoked if any impropriety or
fraud is discovered during the testing or the application procedures.
*The submitted documents and certificates will not be returned under any circumstances.
*Tokyo Metropolitan University has established the "Tokyo Public University Corporation Security Export
Control Regulations" based on the "Foreign Exchange and Foreign Control Trade Law" and carries out strict
screening from the perspective of providing technology and exporting goods when accepting international
students. Please note that those falling under the regulated matters may not be admitted to the University or be
restricted in the research activities they wish to do at the University.
For further information, please refer to the following website of the University's Security Export Control.
https://www.tmu.ac.jp/cooperation/compliance/exportcontrol.html (Japanese only)

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