Launched in 2022, The Earth-Life Science Course is a five-year integrated master’s and doctoral program in origins of life and astrobiology, offered through the Earth-Life Science Institute (ELSI) at the Tokyo Institute of Technology*.
 
As part of the International Graduate Program (IGP), ELSI course welcomes international students who are eager to explore fundamental questions in the natural sciences, such as the origin and evolution of life on planetary bodies. All accepted will receive financial support from ELSI in the form of a research assistantship salary.

 

*Institute of Science Tokyo was established on October 1, 2024, following the merger between Tokyo Medical and Dental University and Tokyo Institute of Technology.

 

Two orientation sessions describing the programme and application for prospective international students will be held via Zoom on :

Thursday, July 24 2025 from 09:00 to 10:00 (JST) and from 20:00 to 21:00 (JST).
 
This orientation will include a Q&A session with ELSI PIs and A-PIs, where prospective students can ask detailed questions about the programme and application process, as well as a breakout session, where prospective students can communicate directly with ELSI PIs and/or A-PIs. You can attend either orientation session.

 

The target audience of this webinar is undergraduate students or bachelor’s degree holders aiming to start the integrated course from April 2026 or later.

 

A video will also be posted on the ELSI YouTube channel about two weeks prior to the orientation, which will be a formal presentation that introduces the Earth-Life Science Course at large, as well as each research lab at ELSI; it will also provide information about the entrance exams and application procedure. Because the video will not be played during the orientation webinars (which will focus on questions and discussion), each participant is requested to watch the video in advance.

 

To attend, please register via this Google form in advance (click here). The registration deadline will be 24 hours before the start of each webinar.

 

If you have any questions, please contact us via <edu-info [at] elsi.jp> (replace [at] to @). You can also find other relevant information here:

(The information will be updated in early August.)