Additional Recruitement 2025
THERS Make New Standards Program for the Next Generation Researchers (hereinafter referred to as the “Program”) aims to develop doctoral human resources who will contribute to future society in various ways, such as taking leading roles in a knowledge-based society or resolving the issues facing the world and Japan. PhD students are already at the forefront of research and supporting the foundation for research at the University. The Program will provide financial support to such excellent students and thereby provide them with an environment in which they can devote themselves to their research. In addition, by providing various activities to help them acquire the skills required by companies, etc., and by providing opportunities to interact with graduates of Leading graduate schools and WISE program graduates who serve as role models, the Program seeks to dispel anxiety about employment, etc., and encourage participants to contribute to society by designing their own careers.
What’s more, by interacting with PhD students with different specialties, overseas researchers, mentors with different values, etc., the participants will gain a multi-faceted perspective, expand their human networks, and encourage the development of new research based on original ideas and creation and progress of interdisciplinary research.
The students selected for this Program are to be called “RESEARDENTs” (RESEARcher + stuDENT) because they are both students and researchers. RESEARDENTs are expected to have the humble attitude of a student toward learning, while also possessing a sense of awareness and pride as a professional researcher.
There are also doctoral programs such as the WISE Program (in principle, a five-year integrated program that integrates master and doctoral programs) that conform to the above objectives. Experience of such programs will be established as one of the assessment criteria for the Program, and selection will be carried out accordingly.
SPRING (Support for Pioneering Research Initiated by the Next Generationt) for “Japan Science and Technology Agency” and Nagoya University (THERS) jointly implement this system.
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Research Support Grant: 180,000 yen/month, Research Expenses: 250,000yen/year
Application Information registration:April 16, 2025(Wed) – April 30, 2025 (Wed) 14:00
Upload application documents:May 7, 2025 (Wed) – May 16, 2025 (Fri) 14:00
In principle, the period will cover the regular study period. However, since this recruitment is to fill the slots for students who have declined, the grant support period may be terminated before your regular study period depending on the predecessor‘sauthorized support period.)
Ⅰ.Application FieldsⅠ. Accelerating Social Innovation Studies
Ⅱ. Chem-Bio Integrated Studies
Ⅲ. Informatics,Bio and Life Science Integrated Studies
Ⅳ. Lifestyle Revolution based on Transdisciplinary Studies
Ⅴ. Creating the Future of Asia and Pan Pacific
Ⅵ. Glocal Problem Solving Studies
Ⅶ. Multi-disciplinary Fundamental Studies
D2 Additional recruitment : approx.20
D3 Additional recruitment : approx.12
D2 Additional recruitment
Doctoral Course: Applicants whose total enrollment periods will
become 2nd year (or 13th month) from their
enrollment as of April 2025
Doctoral Course in Medicine: Applicants whose total enrollment periods will
become 3rd year (or 25th month) from their
enrollment as of April 2025
D3 Additional recruitment
Doctoral Course:Applicants whose total enrollment periods will
become 3rd year (or 25th month) from their
enrollment as of April 2025 or October 2025
Doctoral Course in Medicine: Applicants whose total enrollment periods will
become 4th year (or 37th month) from their
enrollment as of April 2025 or October 2025
★An enrollment period above refers to the number of years (or months) of enrollment with exception for periods of leaves of absence. However, in case you took periods of leaves due to personal reasons during your enrollment period, the applicant may not be supported. For more details, please check the application guidelines.
This registration is required for the issuing of an application number. Please fill out the application registration form and register by the due date.
Please note that the field of application cannot be changed after application registration.
Registration form
About the application number
You will be notified of your application number in an automatic reply email after completing the application information registration.
Your application number is also required for the evaluation document (Form 3), so please share the application number with the person who prepared Form 3 (Academic Advisor Evaluation).
Nagoya University Applicants should use the THERS email (@s.mail.nagoya-u.ac.jp) given by Nagoya university.
For External Applicants, Webmail such as Gmail, Yahoo, qq, etc. may not be received. Please set up your e-mail address to receive “@t.mail.nagoya-u.ac.jp”.
If you do not receive an automatic reply email, your address may be incorrect or it may have been filtered into the junk mail folder. Be sure to check using the Inquiry Form. https://dec.nagoya-u.ac.jp/inquiry/top“
About the Application Eligibility Screening (Form A)
Students who are not eligible to apply under “4. Eligibility for Application” in the Application Guidelines, whether new or additional recruitments, but who wish to apply for this program under special circumstances, must follow the procedure below to be checked for their eligibility separately.
Register their application information and submit the “Application for Application Eligibility Screening (Form A)” via this form during the application information registration period.
(Deadline: April 30, 2025 (Wednesday) 14:00 (JST))
・Nagoya University Applicants: Submit application documents through TACT. (Browsing the site is scheduled to start after May 7th.)
Other Applicants: Upload the file to NUSS (Nagoya University Storage Service). The submission URL will be notified via email after May 7th.
Submission of the Academic Advisor Evaluation (Form3)
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If you have any questions or inquiries, please contact the Doctoral Education Consortium using the form below.
Inquiry form:https://dec.nagoya-u.ac.jp/inquiry/top
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