GIGA Scholarships for International Students at Keio University in Japan

RIKEN IMS is currently accepting applications for the FY2025 RIKEN IMS Internship Program, from talented students/postdoctoral fellows who would like to experience RIKEN's research activities.

Program Description

The RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences was established in 2013 with the aims of creating innovative medical science and contributing to the future of human health. To accomplish these goals, IMS applies interdisciplinary approaches to create a new research area of integrative medical sciences, which includes genome-wide medical science, immunology and physiology, bioinformatics, and molecular, biochemical and quantitative sciences.

Eligibility

Applicants in Category 1 must be students in a Master's or PhD program or medical students at a level equivalent to that of a Master's student in Japan. Applicants in Category 2 must be young postdocs within three years of obtaining their PhD. Applicants must be enrolled in an academic institution during the proposed internship period.

MOL Scholarship' Program

The program is intended to promote the development of highly skilled human resources who will be responsible for the future economic development of countries in Africa and other regions through financial support for students from countries with which MOL has close ties. 

MOL Scholarship is a part of MOL's corporate citizenship program that provides financial support to international students, primarily from African countries.

Japanese Government Scholarship:

Applicants with excellent academic records are entitled to apply for the Japanese Government Scholarship (Monbukagakusho: MEXT Scholarship). The monthly stipend of the scholarship is 144,000 (JPY) for graduate students (the amount of the scholarship is subject to change according to Japanese Government rules).

Successful students for the Japanese Government Scholarship must fulfill all the requirements for receiving the Japanese Government Scholarship.

Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarships 2023.

Benefits:

The value of this scholarship is Full Funding, 117,000 Yen per month+tuition fees+round-trip airfare.

Tokyo Institute of Technology MEXT Scholarship 2024 for International Students:.

Benefits:

Tokyou Institute of Technology MEXT Scholarship 2024 in Japan is a Full Free Scholarship that ill provided all the necessary expenses to selected students to complete their degrees from Jampan.

Free Application, Admission, or Tution fees.

Round -Trip Airfare to Japan.

Monthly stipend

Master degree: JPY 147,000/Months

Doctoral Degree: JPY 148,000/Months

University of Tokyo

 The University of Tokyo is a world-class platform for research and education that is also contributing to human knowledge through its partnership with globally leading institutes. The university aims to raise global leaders with a great sense of responsibility and to expand its boundaries through increased partnerships with society. 

Eligible Countries: 

Japanese and overseas students are eligible to apply.

Eligible Course or Subjects: 

The applicants must apply for an undergraduate programme offered at the University of Tokyo or any other university or college awarding a bachelor’s degree. 

Criteria: 

The applicants must have a strong academic performance. 

The applicants must have good working knowledge in English. 

The applicants must have the interest to pursue PhD. 

The applicants must be undertaking scientific research. 

Application Deadline: The application deadline is 1st February 2023.