Research Internship Program in Japan, 2024-2025 year
Those who are currently enrolled in their last two years of a Bachelor’s degree, enrolled in any year of a Master’s degree, or those who have graduated with a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree and are interested in joining the OIST PhD program may undertake educational activity at OIST as a Research Intern. A research internship at OIST provides students with experience working in a research environment under the direction of OIST faculty.
Eligibility
• Those eligible to apply for the OIST Research Internship Program include excellent students who are in the final 2 years of the undergraduate or Masters programs in universities, colleges, junior colleges, and vocational schools in Japan or overseas,
• or graduates of such institutions.
• Currently enrolled students must have approval from their home institution.
• Academic background of applicants should be appropriate to their desired host unit(s) at OIST.
Application Procedure
• Applications to the program must be made through the online form: https://navii.oist.jp/
• You can only submit your application after at least one recommendation letter is received in the application system.
• You will receive an auto-notification that your application has been received. (Please check your settings to ensure you can receive emails from @oist.jp domain.)
• Following the application period, applications will be screened and selection will be completed.
• The result announcement will be posted on your application platform 3 months after the application deadline. You will receive a notification when the result is posted. (In some cases, applicants’ email services/settings prevent receipt of our notifications. Please confirm that your inbox is able to receive emails from @oist.jp domain.)
• Following final confirmation of internship offers, all necessary arrangements will be made, in cooperation with the interns. Your cooperation is required for timely completion of logistics to begin the internship, including possible visa preparations and other necessary Japanese government documentation.
Required Application documents:
1) Statement of purpose
2) Academic Transcript and Diploma
Scanned copies of your current academic transcript and any other transcript from your past degree (BSc, MSc, etc.)
Diploma (BSc, MSc, etc.) in PDF format (if applicable)
• A scan of an unofficial transcript or other record of grades may be uploaded to the application website.
• English explanation is required for transcripts that are not written in English.
• If you have not graduated and do not have a diploma yet, please upload a certificate of enrolment from your institution (which preferably indicates your expected graduation date)
3) Recommendation Letter
4) ID Photo
Deadline: October 15th 2024, 23:59 (JST UTC+9)
More information: https://admissions.oist.jp/apply-research-internship