SOKENDAI International Priority Graduate Program ("SOKENDAI-PGP") is inviting applications for Japanese Government Scholarships (MEXT Scholarships) to provide outstanding international students with an opportunity to pursue doctoral degrees through our academic program.

• Admission Date: October 1, 2020
• Types of Programs: five-year and three-year doctoral programs
• Number of Scholarships Available: there are eight scholarships in total: five for the five-year doctoral program and three for the three-year doctoral program.

• Program Outline
  This MEXT scholarship is offered for the special program "Interdisciplinary PhD Program on AI and Data Science for Global Leaders", which has been granted to SOKENDAI by MEXT. The program aims at developing next-generation global researchers and highly skilled professionals who should lead researches on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Data Science (DS) as well as many scientific fields that apply AI and DS.
• Monbukagakusho: MEXT (the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology) Scholarship
  The MEXT scholarship provides one round-trip airfare to Japan and a monthly stipend, in accordance with the regulations of MEXT. MEXT scholarship recipients are not expected to pay any entrance examination, admission, or tuition fees. For details of the qualifications required and scholarship benefits, please refer to the application guidelines listed below.
• Selection Details
  For details of the selection procedures for each department (including application deadlines, documents, and methods of selection), please refer to the application guidelines listed below.
  

  School of Multidisciplinary Sciences

  • Department of Statistical Science

    Parent Research Institution

    • The Institute of Statistical Mathematics
    • Professors

  • Department of Polar Science

    Parent Research Institution

    • National Institute of Polar Research
    • Professors

  • Department of Informatics

    Parent Research Institution

    • National Institute of Informatics
    • Professors

    Program and Application Period

    Three-year doctoral program

    • October 2020 admission: November 21 to November 29, 2019

    Five-year doctoral program

    • October 2020 admission: November 21 to November 29, 2019

    Guidelines and Forms

    • Application Guideline
    • Checklist
    • AppendixAbout-Mext-GPA
    • Application Form1
    • Application Form2
    • Field of Study and Research Plan

  School of Life Science

  • Department of Genetics

    Parent Research Institution

    • National Institute of Genetics
    • Professors

    Program and Application Period

    Three-year doctoral program

    • October 2020 Admission: Noon on November 5, 2019 (JST)(to department of Genetics)

    Guidelines and Forms

    • Application Guideline

  • Department of Basic Biology

    Parent Research Institution

    • National Institute for Basic Biology
    • Professors

    Program and Application Period

    Three-year doctoral program

    • October 2020 Admission: October 11, 2019 to November 7,2019

    Five-year doctoral program

    • October 2020 Admission: October 11, 2019 to November 7,2019

    Guidelines and Forms

    • Application Guideline
    • Checklist
    • appendix) About Mext GPA
    • Application Form1
    • Application Form2
    • Field of Study and Research Plan

  • Department of Physiological Sciences

    Parent Research Institution

    • National Institute for Physiological Sciences
    • Professors

    Program and Application Period

    Three-year doctoral program (October 2020 admission)

    • First Round: June 7 to July 4, 2019
    • Second Round: November 8 to December 5, 2019

    Five-year doctoral program (October 2020 admission)

    • First Round: June 7 to July 4, 2019
    • Second Round: November 8 to December 5, 2019

    Guidelines and Forms

    • Application Guideline
    • Checklists
    • appendix) About Mext GPA
    • Application Form1
    • Application Form2
    • Field of Study and Research Plan