The applicant should first obtain approval of a course of study from the supervisor of the RIKEN laboratory you with to belong to. The supervisors are listed at http://www.tmd.ac.jp/mri/SBS/education/eduFacultyE.html.

Applicants must submit the following documents:

1. Application form (prescribed form)
　1)Tokyo Medical and Dental University Biomedical Science Ph.D. Program
　　Application For Admission 2008 (For TMD-RIKEN International School) (PDF) (MS-Word)
　2) Field of Study and Study Program (PDF) (MS-Word)
2. Dean's recommendation letter from the student's home institution (in English)
(If it is very difficult to get Dean's recommendation letter, please take contact with the supervisor of the laboratory you wish to belong to.)
3. Recommendation to verify the potential of applicant by Department Head, supervisor, etc. (in English)
(If it is very difficult to get recommendation letter from Department Head or supervisor, please take contact with the supervisor of the laboratory you wish to belong to.)
4. Official academic transcript for undergraduate courses (in English)
5. Certificate of graduation or expected graduation from university (in English)
6. Degree certificate or certificate of expected degree to be awarded (in English)
7. TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) score within the last three years of application (International applicants whose language of instruction was not English must take the test of TOEFL)
8. Two copies of photo which are taken within the past 6 months (6x4cm)
9. One copy of your passport containing the page of your name and photo

All of above should be sent together in a single package to:

Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Graduate School Section
Biomedical Science
1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku
Tokyo 113-8510, Japan
TEL 81-3-5803-4534