Undergraduate Research Student (2026 Academic Year)

1. Application Guidelines for Research Students

Tohoku Gakuin University Research Student Application Guidelines (2026 Academic Year) (PDF: 328KB)

2. Recruiting faculties/departments

3. Eligibility Requirements

Persons who fall under any of the following categories

1. Applicants must be graduates of a university in Japan or abroad, or be expected to graduate in March 2026.
2. Those who have graduated from a junior college in Japan or abroad.
3. A person who is deemed by the Faculty Council of this university to fall under either of the preceding two categories.

For persons with foreign nationality *1, in addition to the above, those who fall under any of the following categories

1. Those who entered Japan under the "student" status of residence as defined by the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act.
2. Those who enter Japan under a residence status other than "Student" and then change their residence status to "Student" after completing the prescribed procedures before enrollment.
3. Those residing overseas who plan to obtain a "student" residence status before enrollment.

*1 Excluding those with permanent residency or special permanent residency. The same applies hereinafter.

4. Preliminary consultation and preliminary approval

Applicants must obtain the consent of the faculty member they wish to be supervised by before submitting their application. The following documents must be submitted in this process.

1. Tohoku Gakuin University Research Student Application Form (Resume and Personal Information Form) [Prescribed Form] (Excel: 24KB)
2. Research Proposal [Any format]

Those with foreign nationality must comply with (1) and (2),

1. Certificate of Japanese language proficiency equivalent to or higher than the N2 level of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test.

5. Pre-consultation period and document submission location

• Until January 23, 2026 (Friday)
• Please send the documents as email attachments to the Faculty Section of the Academic Affairs Division at Tohoku Gakuin University.
  Email address: registrar ● g.tohoku-gakuin.ac.jp (Please replace ● with @ when contacting us.)
  

The documents you submit will be given to the teacher who wishes to provide guidance. You will be notified of the acceptance or rejection of your application via the email address above.

6. Application Period

*Only those who submit the necessary documents by the deadline for the preliminary consultation mentioned in item 5 above and receive permission from the teacher they wish to be supervised by are eligible to apply.

February 24th (Tuesday) - February 26th (Thursday), 2026

Reception hours: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

*Documents can also be submitted by mail. In that case, they must arrive by the deadline.

7. Application Documents

Application forms (using the university's prescribed forms) can be downloaded from the link below, or you can contact the inquiry desk listed below.

1. Graduation certificate or expected graduation certificate from your last attended school
2. Academic transcript from the last school attended
3. Letter of consent from your academic advisor at this university [Prescribed form] (PDF: 53KB)
4. Photo mount for research student ID card [Attach a photograph (4cm high x 3cm wide)] [Designated form] (PDF: 53KB)
5. For those currently employed by a government office or company, a letter of permission from their supervisor is required [any format].
6. Health Status Survey Form (for eligible individuals only) [Prescribed Form] (PDF: 89KB)

*Foreign nationals residing outside of Japan (including foreign nationals residing in Japan who require an entry visa during their research period)

1. A letter of recommendation from a supervising teacher at your last attended school [any format is acceptable]
2. Guarantee form by the guarantor [prescribed form] (PDF: 59KB)

Please submit it together with this document.

• The guarantor must be a person who "resides in Japan" and "is employed by a government office or company and earns a living independently."
• If your application documents are written in a language other than Japanese, please attach a Japanese translation with the translator's name indicated. Applicants may also perform the Japanese translation themselves.

8. Where to submit application documents

Tohoku Gakuin University Tsuchitoi Campus Academic Affairs Office, Undergraduate Division

1-3-1 Tsuchitoi-ku, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture 980-8511

9. Notification of permission

Thursday, March 12, 2026
The permit will be mailed (sent) to the individual.

10. Procedures

Date and place

Thursday, March 19, 2026 9:00-16:00
Tsuchitoi Campus Academic Affairs Section, Faculty Division

*Documents can also be submitted by mail. In that case, they must arrive by each deadline.

Documents to submit

• 1 resident card
• Copy of receipt for tuition payment

If you are a foreign national, please also submit the following:

• Copy of residence card

*Please note that if you do not complete the procedure by the specified date, your application will be cancelled.

Fees (research fees)

Faculty	Amount	Delivery deadline
Faculty of Letters (excluding Department of Education)	Annual fee: 267,000 yen (¥133,500 each for the first and second halves)	Early period Thursday, March 19, 2026 Late period Thursday, October 15, 2026
Faculty of Letters (Department of Education)	Annual fee: 298,000 yen (149,000 yen each for the first and second halves)
Faculty of Economics / Faculty of Business Administration Faculty of Law	Annual fee: 267,000 yen (¥133,500 each for the first and second halves)
Faculty of Engineering	Annual fee: 366,000 yen (183,000 yen each for the first and second halves)
Faculty of Regional Studies Faculty of Informatics / Faculty of Human Sciences Faculty of International Studies	Annual fee: 298,000 yen (149,000 yen each for the first and second halves)

• *Student tuition fees are subject to a sliding scale, so they may be revised during your enrollment period (from the following academic year onward).
• *Please note that, in accordance with the Tohoku Gakuin University Research Student Regulations, research fees paid are non-refundable.

Graduate Schools research student

Application Guidelines for Graduate Schools Research Students in Academic Year 2026 (For Students Entering in October 2026) (PDF: 373KB)