Graduate School Entrance Exams Eligible for the Taiwan Kyoto University Scholarship
Graduate School Entrance Exams Eligible
for the Taiwan Kyoto University Scholarship
For persons seeking to enroll in a doctoral program at Kyoto University in October 2026, the scholarship is available for the relevant entrance examinations in the nine graduate schools listed in the table below. Applicants must be Taiwanese nationals.
In addition to applying for the scholarship to the Ministry of Education of Taiwan, please check the application period and application procedures at the URLs in the table below and complete the entrance examination procedures within the specified period.
If you pass the entrance examination by March 27, 2026, please inform the Kyoto University Division of Graduate Studies of your examination results by email. If the results of the entrance examination have not been announced by March 27, 2026, please inform the Division of Graduate Studies of your contact status with your supervisor (your supervisor’s name and whether or not you have been accepted) by the same date.
Please note that even if you pass the scholarship screening, you will lose your scholarship eligibility if you fail the entrance examination.
| Graduate School | Entrance Examination |
|---|---|
| Graduate School of Economics |
Doctoral Program (General Selection/Special Selection for Students in Employment) https://www.econ.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/examguide/doctoral-course-april-entry/ |
| Doctoral Program (International Graduate Programme for East Asia Sustainable Economic Development Studies) https://www.econ.kyoto-u.ac.jp/kueac/application/doctoral/ |
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| Graduate School of Science |
International Course in Primatology and Wildlife Research, Division of Biological Science (Period 1) https://cicasp.ehub.kyoto-u.ac.jp/program/application |
| Doctoral Program (Geneal Selection) https://www.sci.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/admissions/phd |
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| Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences |
Doctoral Program (Including Special Selection for International Students) https://www.pharm.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/entrance-exam/admission-requirements/doctoral/ |
| Graduate School of Engineering |
Doctoral Program (Including Special Selection of Career-Track Working Student) https://www.t.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/admissions/graduate/exam1/index.html?set_language=en |
| Second Recruitment for Doctoral Program (Including Special Selection of Career-Track Working Student)
*Only applicants for the Department of Civil and Earth Resources Engineering, Department of Urban Management, and Department of Urban and Environmental Engineering who select the field of Human Security Engineering are eligible. https://www.t.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/admissions/graduate/exam1/index.html?set_language=en |
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| Graduate School of Agriculture |
Special Course in Agricultural Sciences – For the Global Future of Life, Food and the Environment – (October Enrollment) https://www.kais.kyoto-u.ac.jp/english/international/global30/sp_course_dtl03-2/ |
| Graduate School of Energy Science |
International Energy Science Course (IESC) Cycle II https://www.energy.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/admission/iesc-doctoral-program/ |
| Doctoral Program (General Selection) https://www.energy.kyoto-u.ac.jp/jp/admission/admissiondoctoral/ |
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| Graduate School of Informatics |
Doctoral Program https://www.i.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/admission/application/ |
| Graduate School of Biostudies |
Global Frontier in Life Science https://www.lif.kyoto-u.ac.jp/e/admission/application/ |
| Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies |
International Environmental Management Program https://www.ges.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/admissions/schedule-and-guide |
| Doctoral Program (General Selection) https://www.ges.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/admissions/schedule-and-guide |
The eligibility of students who are already enrolled in a master’s program at Kyoto University and wish to advance to a doctoral program at Kyoto University in October 2026 may not depend on the above exams. In this case, please contact the staff in charge at the contact details below by the scholarship application deadline set by the Ministry of Education of Taiwan.
Contact for inquiries
Kyoto University Division of Graduate Studies:
graduate_studies_office [at] mail2.adm.kyoto-u.ac.jp