Education

WINGS - World-leading Innovative Graduate Study Program

WINGS (World-leading INnovative Graduate Study Program) is an integrated five-year master-doctoral program to foster excellent PhD holders who will contribute to the global society. This is one of the University of Tokyo's initiatives to foster excellent PhD holders who can bring positive changes to the global society with making the best use of their academic excellence. Of 19 WINGS programs that are active as of March 2024, 11 WINGS programs are accepting students of Graduate School of Frontier Sciences. Some programs start their application shortly after the start of the new semester. Each program provides its program students financial support such as fellowship or WINGS Research Assistant. Please visit each program's website or contact the program secretariat to learn about the application period, the financial support, and more details. Application information of each program will be announced through Email from GSFS Student Affairs Team and Education Support Office.

List of WINGS programs that accept applications from GSFS students (as of March 1, 2024)

For more details, please contact your department.

Name Lead Graduate School Affliation of Eligible Students
World-leading Innovative Graduate Study Program in Proactive Environmental Studies (WINGS-PES) Graduate School of Frontier Sciences All departments and education programs
International Graduate Program for Excellence in Earth-Space Science (IGPEES) Graduate School of Science Dept of Complexity Science and Engineering, Dept of Advanced Energy
World-leading Innovative Graduate Study Program Co-designing Future Society(WINGS CFS) Graduate School of Engineering All departments and education programs
World-leading Innovative Graduate Study Program for Materials Research, Information, and Technology(MERIT-WINGS) Graduate School of Engineering Dept of Advanced Materials Science
World-leading Innovative Graduate Study Program in Gerontology: Global Leadership Initiative for Age-Friendly Society (WINGS-GLAFS) Graduate School of Engineering Dept of Human & Engineered Environmental Studies, Dept of Socio-Cultural Environmental Studies, Dept of International Studies
U TOKYO Sustainable Agriculture Education Program Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences All departments and education programs
World-leading Innovative Graduate Study for Frontiers of Mathematical Sciences and Physics (WINGS-FMSP) Graduate School of Mathematical Sciences All departments and education programs
International Graduate Program of Innovation for Intellectual Society(IIW) Graduate School of Information Science and Technology All departments and education programs
World-leading Innovative Graduate Study Program of Advanced Basic Science Course (WINGS-ABC) Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Student whose thesis supervisor's primary appointment is with the Institute of Industrial Science or the Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology
World-leading Innovative Graduate Study Program for Quantum Science and Technology Fellowship Program (WINGS-Q STEP) Graduate School of Engineering Dept of Advanced Materials Science
World-leading Innovative Graduate Study Program on Global Leadership for Social Design and Management (WINGS-GSDM) Graduate School of Public Policy Dept of Computational Biology and Medical Sciences