Admission Guidelines for the Academic Year 2015 for theLeading Graduate Course for Frontiers of Mathematical Sciences and Physics (FMSP),
A Leading Graduate School Program[For Students Enrolled in the Doctor Course in April, 2015]
Educational goals for the FMSP program
The objective of this program is to nurture the qualities of global leaders in ourstudents.

Itseeks

tofoster

DoctorsofPhilosophy

withwide-ranging

interdisciplinary viewpoints and the ability to apply their knowledge, by building a
specialized education course that integrates the Master's and Doctoral courses
based on basic training and research activities in advanced mathematics.
Prospective profile of FMSP course graduates
We aim to foster young minds that have wide viewpoints on mathematics andrelated sciences and are capable of creating and developing advanced mathematics.
We also aim to foster those who are able to apply contemporary mathematics toindustrial and environmental sciences.
* For details on the FMSP course, see the website:
http://fmsp.ms.u-tokyo.ac.jp/
1.

Application requirements

To apply for this program under the following guidelines, you must be a student at
the University of Tokyo enrolled in the Doctor Course of one of the following three
departments in April 2015 (*1):
Graduate School of Mathematical Sciences, the University of Tokyo
Department of Physics, Graduate School of Science, the University of Tokyo
Department of Earth and Planetary Science, Graduate School of Science, theUniversity of Tokyoand fulfill all of the requirements listed below:
1. You aim to acquire a PhD degree in mathematical sciences, in a broad sense ofthe term.
2. You are interested in the social/industrial applications of science, and eager toactively learn about them.
3. You fully understand the purpose of the FMSP course, as well as its rules, such ascourse requirements.

4. You understand and agree to the fact that your PhD diploma will bear a notesaying that you have completed the FMSP course.
(*1)

You may not simultaneously apply for FMSP and another Leading Graduate

School program.
2.

Selection method

Selection will be based on the prospective students' application documents(Applicant Information, Research Proposal, Essay, Research Background, andSupervisor's Letter of Opinion), the quality of Master Thesis, their scores in theDoctor course entrance examination and their scores in the graduate course.
3.

Enrollment period

New FMSP course students will be enrolled in the program from April 1, 2015 toMarch 31, 2018.
4.

GrantsFMSP course students receive a monthly grant of 200,000 yen (subject totaxation*1) in their Master’s program. An FMSP student who receives grant fromother sources is supposed to decline to receive the FMSP grant, but still can be on
the program.
Note that recipients of the grant are not allowed to receive other financial aids orpart-time job earnings.

(For further information, contact the staffs in charge ofLeading Graduate School programs at the Graduate School Office of the Graduate
School of Mathematical Sciences or the Graduate School of Science.)(*1) : The FMSP grant will count as miscellaneous income and will be taxed. Youmust file a tax return by March 15 of the following year. The FMSP office will send
you your necessary papers in January.

5.

Seats available
Department

Number of new students
to be admitted

Mathematical Sciences
Physics

a few seats

Earth and Planetary Science6.

Selection announcement and enrollment procedures(1) The results of the admission selection will be posted in the entrance hall of theMathematical Sciences Building, Komaba Campus on Monday, March 2, 2015,
around 13:00 and in the front hallway of the West Wing of Faculty of Science
Building No.1, on Wednesday, March 5, 2015, around 13:00. The applicants will
also receive their results by mail.
(2) Enrollment forms will be handed out at the Academic Affairs desk in theGraduate School Office of the Graduate School of Mathematical Sciences and theGraduate School of Science, beginning when the selection results are announced.
The enrollment forms will be mailed to the selected students upon request.

Those

who have been accepted must follow the enrollment guidelines and finish thenecessary procedures(submitting their enrollment documents) by the deadline.

Those who fail to hand in the necessary documentation by the deadline will betreated as having declined to enroll in the FMSP program.
7.

Application procedures(1) How to applya.

Application documents must be either handed in directly, or sent in by postalmail.
b.

When mailing in your application documents, you must put all items indicatedin (2) in one envelope, and send it from the post office by registered mail.
c.

The application period opens on Monday, February 16, and ends at 17:00 onFriday, February 20, 2015.
February 20.

All mail-in applications must also arrive by Friday,

d.

Applicants of the Graduate School of Mathematical Sciences should submit thedocuments to:
The Leading Graduate School Program Desk, the Graduate School Office of theGraduate School of Mathematical Sciences, the University of Tokyo, 3-8-1 Komaba,
Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8914
Phone: 03-5465-7053
Applicants of the Graduate School of Science should submit the documents to:
The Leading Graduate School Program Desk, the Graduate School Office ofDepartment of Physics or
Department of Earth and Planetary Science
Graduate School of Science, the University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku,
Tokyo 113-0033(2)

Application documentsa.

The FMSP course application form: Download the form from the FMSP website

and fill out the form.
b.

Supervisor's Letter of Opinion: Ask your supervisor at your current university

to fill out the last page of the above form and seal it off before handing it to youc.

A Reply Envelope: Write your name and address and affix a 82 yen postage

stamp on the envelope. (This will be used to send you your admission selectionresult.)d.

Those wishing to receive their enrollment forms by mail when they have been

admitted for selection should enclose an additional 140 yen's worth of stamps intheir application documents. Those who do so will be given back their unused
stamps if they are not selected for admission.
8.

Notes

(1) Only applications for which all of the necessary documentations are submitted
by the deadline will be considered.
(2) Under no circumstances may an applicant change the contents of theirapplication, once it has been submitted.
(3) There may be changes made to this guideline or the application procedure due tounforeseen reasons. In such cases, an announcement will be made for potential

applicants.
(4) The personal information made known to the FMSP program through theapplication process will used for the following purposes: (i)selection of FMSP

course students (application processing and selection), (ii)announcement ofselected applicants, and (iii)

enrollment procedures. For the selected applicants

only, the information will further be used for administrative duties relating to:(i) academic affairs (e.g. registration, enrollment), and (ii) student support (e.g.
employment assistance, tuition waiver applications).
(5) A student who has made a false statement in their application, even after being
selected to join the program, may have their status as an FMSP student taken awayfrom them retroactively.
[Last updated in: February 2015]