We would like to inform you about regular recruitment for K³-SPRING.
We plan to call for K³-SPRING regular recruitment around November 2026 for those who enrolled in Kyushu University’s doctoral program in October 2026 or plan to enroll in April 2027 (including those who plan to apply or take the entrance examination).
Pre-entry must be required before you apply ( Your pre-entry No. is required when you submit your applications).
The application guidelines are scheduled to be released in mid-October, and the screening results will be announced by mid-February (Details are currently being worked out).
When the application guidelines are released, we will notify you on our website and KU student portal system, so please wait for a while.
The following documents are required when you apply.
(1) Application form*Note1
(2) Transcript (undergraduate)
*Transcript received in the past are also acceptable (Only those with the date of graduation). You don’t have to obtain a new transcript.
(3) Academic paper (Optional, to be submitted only after peer review and acceptance decision)
(4) Evaluation Report by academic advisor*Note1
(*Note1)Forms are specified and will be provided when application guidelines are released.
Due to the review of the SPRING program, FY2027 call for applications and selection process is currently underway. Please note that, depending on the results, there is a possibility that support may not be provided.
*Pre-entries, applications, nor revisions will not be accepted after the respective deadlines.
We inform you of the necessary documents in advance, so please make sure to have them ready by the deadline.
*Application for the K³-SPRING is not an application for admission to the doctoral courses of Kyushu University. In addition, the result of the K³-SPRING selection is not linked to the result of the graduate school entrance examination. Regarding the entrance exam for the doctoral course, please ask each graduate school.
*This recruitment also applies to individuals planning to enter Kyushu University’s doctoral program in April 2027 from outside the university.
Please note that no recruitment will be conducted after April 2027 following enrollment.
*Please be very careful not to select the wrong category.
