SOKENDAI KEK Tsukuba/J-PARC Summer Student Program 2025 | Fully Funded Research Internship in Japan

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Monday — February 24, 2025

By:Study Abroad

Applications for the KEK Summer Student Program 2025 in Japan are now available. KEK, headquartered in Japan, is one of the world's leading accelerator scientific research laboratories. Its purpose is to educate and train both native and international students.

The SOKENDAI KEK Tsukuba/J-PARC Summer Student Program for undergraduate and graduate students will cover Elementary Particle Physics, Nuclear Physics, Material and Life Science, Accelerator Science, Advanced Detection System Sensors/Electronics/Computing), and Theory (computational methods in quantum field theory). Students can select a research project based on their academic background. During this international summer program, students will spend eight weeks at KEK's Tokai or Tsukuba campuses.

Details about KEK Summer Student Program

Host Country	Japan
Host Organization	SOKENDAI, the Graduate University for Advanced Studies, and KEK IINAS-NX program
Location	Tsukuba + Tokai
Duration	8 weeks (Mid of June- Mid of August)
Benefits	Fully Funded
Deadline	3^rd March, 2025

Scholarship Benefits

For Participants from non-Japanese universities:

Airfares
Accommodation fees.
Per diems (1,500 yen/day).
Domestic travel costs.

For Participants from Japanese universities:

Accommodation fees for dormitories.
Per diems (1,500 yen/day).
Domestic travel costs.

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Eligibility Criteria

Students should be in the latter half of their undergraduate degree or in the early stages of a graduate/master's program.
PhD students are ineligible to apply.
Both national and international students are welcome to apply.
Before applying, please read all of the information on the official website thoroughly.