Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Sciences
Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Master’s Level / Doctoral
Level Section of Integrated Course)
Division of Pharmacy (Doctoral Program)

Application Procedures for Research Students(Excluding Government-Sponsored International Students)
1. Application eligibility
Those who can enroll as research students in the Master’s Level Section of theIntegrated Course are those who fall under any of the items in Paragraph 1 of Article 9,
or Paragraph 3 of the Graduate School Rules for Kanazawa University (“GraduateSchool Rules”).
Those who can enroll as research students in the Doctoral Level Section of theIntegrated Course are those who fall under any of the items in Article 11 of theGraduate School Rules.
Those who can enroll as research students in the Doctoral Program are those who fallunder any of the items in Article 10, or Paragraph 2 of the Graduate School Rules.

2. Application period
April enrollment
Application

Foreigners

deadline

living abroad

Others

October enrollment
Foreigners

Othersliving abroad

November 10 ofFebruary 10

May 10August 10

the previous*Next weekday,*Next weekday,*Next weekday,

year

where thewhere the deadline

where the deadline*Next weekday,deadline falls

falls on a Saturday

falls on a Saturday

where theon a Saturday

or a Sunday.

or a Sunday.

deadline falls onor a Sunday.

a Saturday or aSunday.

Announcement

Mid-Decemberof acceptanceof the previous

Mid-March

Mid-June

Mid-September

year

Date
enrollment

ofApril 1

October 1

1. Regarding the application eligibility, please contact the Pharmacy Student Affairs
Section and submit the requested documents at least one month before theabove-mentioned application deadline when requesting an application throughGraduate School Rules Article 9, Paragraph 1, Items 9–11, or Paragraph 3 for theMaster’s Level Section of the Integrated Course; Article 10, Paragraph 1, Items 8–10, orParagraph 2 for the Doctoral Program; or Article 11, Paragraph 1, Items 6–8 for theDoctoral Level Section of the Integrated Course.
2. The application deadline may be extended only if specifically approved by thegraduate school, so please contact the Pharmacy Student Affairs Section in such cases.

3. Application documents
No.

Document item

International

Othersstudent
1

Research student enrollment form (Attached Form○○No. 1)

2

Resume (Attached Form No. 2)○○3

Research student acceptance letter (Attached Form

○

○

○

○school○○

Copy of passport (Name, date of birth, and○

×▲

×

▲

▲

○○No. 3)

4

Certificate of graduation or completion from theprevious school, or certificate of expected graduationor completion (English version or Japanese version)

5

Academictranscriptfromtheprevious(English version or Japanese school)

6nationality listed)

7

Copy of residence card (front and back) or alien
registration certificate (front and back)(for domestic residents only)8

For employed individuals, letter of consent fromsupervisor of workplace (for working adults residingin Japan only) (Attached Form No. 4)

9Examination fee transfer certificate or examination
fee transfer receipt[Legend: ○ = required, × = not required, ▲: must be submitted by applicable
individuals]*No. 3 should be prepared and submitted by the accepting faculty member.
*For application eligibility screening, Nos. 1–5 should be submitted to the Pharmacy

Student Affairs Section at least one month before the application deadline.

4. Application method
Prior to application, individuals should be in contact with the prospective faculty
member who would serve as the advisor and obtain informal consent foracceptance.
Once the informal consent of the prospective faculty advisor is received, pleasesubmit the set of application documents in person or by mail (must be received)to the prospective faculty advisor within the specified application period.

5. Selection method
Selection and acceptance / rejection decisions will be made after a review of thedocuments. Successful applicants will be notified in writing.

6. Research period
As a general rule, the research period for research students is six months or oneyear. Please follow the instructions of the prospective faculty advisor.

7. Expenses required for research students(1) Examination fee: 9,800 yen(2) Enrollment fee: 84,600 yen (estimated)(3) Tuition fee: 29,700 yen (estimated) × (research period (number of months))*Tuition fees will be collected in two periods: first semester (April–September) andsecond semester (October–March).

(Inquiries)

Pharmacy Student Affairs Section, Faculty of
Pharmacy and Cancer Research Institute Support
Division, Medical, Pharmaceutical and HealthAdministration Department, Kanazawa University
Kakuma-cho, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa 920-1192 Japan
Phone: 076-234-6827，6828
Fax: 076-234-6844
E-mail: y-gakumu@adm.kanazawa-u.ac.jp