Keio University

General Admissions for Doctoral Program (Graduate School of Economics)

Application Process & Schedule: General Admissions

Application Period

Application Period - Ⅰ

Application Period - Ⅱ

Date of Enrollment

September 2025 / April 2026

April 2026 / September 2026

Online Registration

10:00 a.m. on May 7 (Wed) - 3:00 p.m. on May 16 (Fri), 2025

10:00 a.m. on December 15 (Mon) - 3:00 p.m. on December 25 (Thu), 2025

Payment of the Application Fee

10:00 a.m. on May 7 (Wed) - 11:00 p.m. on May 16 (Fri), 2025

10:00 a.m. on December 15 (Mon) - 11:00 p.m. on December 25 (Thu), 2025

Submission of Required Documents

May 13 (Tue) - 16 (Fri), 2025

December 22 (Mon) - 25 (Thu), 2025

Paper and Summary Submission Deadline

11:00 p.m. on May 16 (Fri), 2025

11:00 p.m. on January 8 (Thu), 2026

First Screening

Document Screening

Document Screening

Announcement of First Screening Result

10:00 a.m. on June 19 (Thu), 2025

10:00 a.m. on February 9 (Mon), 2026

Second Screening (Interview)

July 6 (Sun), 2025

February 26 (Thu), 2026

Announcement of Final Results

10:00 a.m. on July 11 (Fri), 2025

7:00 p.m. on February 26 (Thu), 2026

Admissions Procedure

[September 2025 Intake]

August 20 (Wed) - 22 (Fri), 2025

[April 2026 Intake]

March 2 (Mon) - 6 (Fri), 2026

[April 2026 Intake]

March 2 (Mon) - 6 (Fri), 2026

[September 2026 Intake]

TBA

Application Guidebook

Prescribed Forms

Download and print out the following prescribed forms.

※The research plan should be written to fit within the prescribed number of pages and frames.

※Attaching a separate sheet of paper is not acceptable.

Checklist

Research Plan

Confidential Report on the Applicant

Research Advisor List

While your academic supervisor will officially be determined after enrollment, choose one preferred supervisor from the list of Application Guidebook at the time of application.

Applicants cannot select a faculty member who is not on the list.

※Note that some advisors listed may not be able to be your academic advisor due to unavoidable reasons, such as overseas research.

For more detailed information on the faculty, click on the following URL.

Regarding Reasonable Accommodations for Examinations and Post-Admission Student Life

Contact Information

If you have any other inquiries, please feel free to contact us.

Academic Affairs Group for Graduate Admissions

(Academic Affairs Group for Graduate Admissions: B1F, South School Building)