SOKENDAI Student Dispatch Program
Now accepting additional application. (Fourth Call) *Updated on Sep 18, 2025.
For the fourth call only, students may apply for and be selected in the same category as that selected in the third call or earlier.
The application deadline is as follows.
| Program (Department) |
4th Call (Departure date: December 1 or later) |
|---|---|
| Anthropological Studies (Regional Studies, Comparative Studies) |
TBA |
| Japanese Studies | October 15, 2025 |
| Japanese History | September 22, 2025 |
| Japanese Literature | October 8, 2025 |
| Japanese Language Sciences | October 14, 2025 |
| Global Environmental Studies | Noon, October 10, 2025 |
| "Molecular Science (Structural Molecular Science, Functional Molecular Science)" |
October 8, 2025 |
| Astronomical Science | October 20, 2025 |
| Fusion Science | October 3, 2025 |
| Space and Astronautical Science | October 8, 2025 |
| Accelerator Science | October 15, 2025 |
| Materials Structure Science | October 15, 2025 |
| Particle and Nuclear Physics | October 15, 2025 |
| Statistical Science | October 16, 2025 |
| Polar Science | October 20, 2025 |
| Informatics | October 14, 2025 |
| Genetics | October 8, 2025 |
| Physiological Sciences | October 8, 2025 |
| Basic Biology | October 8, 2025 |
| Integrative Evolutionary Science (Evolutionary Studies of Biosystems) |
October 21, 2025 |
About "SOKENDAI Student Dispatch Program"
This program encourages SOKENDAI students to seek a short-term research opportunity abroad and/or a long-term collaborative research project in and outside Japan that may lead to their career in the future. The program follows the educational goals of SOKENDAI, "advanced specialties and expertise," "broad perspective," and "international competitiveness," and intends to financially support such research opportunities of SOKENDAI students.
This program is divided into the following three categories, depending on the nature of the activities.
| Category |
Category 1 International Conference / Meeting |
Category 2 Study Abroad |
Category 3 Domestic Study Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purpose | Presentation of research results at international conferences, symposiums, research meetings, and so on. | Collaborative research, investigation abroad, and so on (includes study abroad for international collaborative degree programs) | Long-term collaborative research, investigation,etc. in Japan |
| Period of Dispatch | Unlimited (however, the itinerary must be completed within one fiscal year) | 8 days to 1 year (however, the departure date must be within the relevant fiscal year) | 28 days to 1 year (however, the itinerary must be completed within one fiscal year) |
| Contents of Support |
1) Research support grant* (fixed amount×number of days) 2) Round-trip airfare 3) Conference participation fee |
1) Research support grant* (fixed amount×number of days) 2) Round-trip airfare 3) Tuition fees, bench fees, etc. paid to the host institute |
1) Research support grant* (fixed amount×number of days) 2) Transportation expenses to destination 3) Tuition fees, bench fees, etc. paid to the host institute |
| Maximum Ammount of Support | JPY 500,000 | JPY 1,200,000 | JPY 1,200,000 |
| Notes |
・Presentations at conferences held in Japan are not eligible for the application. ・Conference presentations during the dispatch period of Category 2 or 3 are also eligible. ・The dispatch plan may include study sessions, research meetings, laboratory visits, and so on, before or after the conference. |
・Plans to visit more than 1 country are acceptable. ・Plans that span across fiscal years and are divided into several parts are also eligible. |
・Plans for dispatch due to the transfer of a supervisor to another institute are not eligible. ・Dispatch to Inter-University Research Institutes other than the parent institute are eligible. ・Plans that are divided into several parts are also eligible. |
Call for the FY2025
Procedure after Selection
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