Purpose
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.
Online Information Sessions
Date: December 13, 2024 (Friday)
Language: Japanese
Click here to watch the recording
Content of support
Research Support Grant: 180,000 yen/month, Research Expenses: 250,000yen/year
Application period
Application Information registration：December 16, 2024 (Monday) – January 10, 2025 (Friday) 14:00
Upload application documents：January 8, 2025 (Wednesday) – January 20, 2025 (Monday) 14:00
Recruitement (AY2025, AY2026)
| Support Period |
3 Years/4 Years for Medical doctoral program (The support covers the regular study period.) |
| Application Fields |
Ⅰ. 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 |
| Number of recruits |
2025 recruitment: approx.100
2026 recruitment: approx.120 |
| Eligibility |
2025 recruitment
(The 2nd recruitment) |
Doctoral Course: Students who plan to enroll in April or October 2025
Doctoral Course in Medicine: Students who plan to enroll in April or October 2025, Students who will become 2nd year of a doctoral course on April 2025 |
2026 recruitment
(The 1st recruitment) |
Doctoral Course: Students who plan to enroll in April 2026
Doctoral Course in Medicine: Students who plan to enroll in April 2026
|
Additional Recruitement
| Support Period |
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.) |
| Application Fields |
Ⅰ. 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 |
| Number of recruits |
A few people (To fill in the places that have been withdrawn) |
| Eligibility★ |
D2 Additional recruitment |
Doctoral Course: Student’s total enrollment periods will become 2nd year (or 13th month) from his or her enrollment in October 2025.
Doctoral Course in Medicine: Student’s total enrollment periods will become 2nd year (or 13th month) from his or her enrollment in 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.
Application
Application Overview (PDF format)
・Application Guidelines (New Recruitment)
・Application Guidelines (Additional Recruitment)
・A Guide to Application
・About making a video summary of the application
・About the method of the submission of the evaluation document (form 3)
・Application Manual for Nagoya University Students（Internal Applicants）
・Application Manual for Prospective Students（External Applicants）
Application form (Word format)
・2024 recruitment: Application documents (Forms 1–2)
・2025 recruitment: Application documents (Forms 1–2)
・Additional recruitment: Application documents (Forms 1–2)
・The Academic Advisor Evaluation (Form 3)
・Checklist (PDF)
・Application Eligibility Screening (Form A)
Others
・FAQ1
・FAQ2
Application Process * Refer to the Application Guidelines and Application Manual for details.
(1) Application Information Registration
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.
〇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“
〇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: January 10, 2025 (Friday) 14:00 (JST))
(2) Submission of Application Documents and Video
Nagoya University Applicants: Submit application documents through TACT. (Browsing the site is scheduled to start after January 6.)
Other Applicants: Upload the file to NUSS (Nagoya University Storage Service). The submission URL will be notified via email after January 6.
(3) Submission of the Academic Advisor Evaluation (Form3)
Interview Day
We will conduct a 1st screening (document screening) and a 2nd screening (interview screening). However, some applicants who pass the 1st screening may, depending on their 1st screening results, be exempted from the 2nd screening and be accepted based only on the 1st screening. The 2nd screening (interview screening) is conducted for those who pass the 1st screening (document screening), except for those who are exempted from the 2nd screening.
External applicants will be notified about 2-3 days prior to the interview date by email.
Please note that we cannot accept any requests regarding preferences for scheduling of interview date and time.
Date and Time: March 24, 2025 (Monday) PM
〇Interview-screening Procedure
Inquiry
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
The latest information will be posted on this website.
※The information will also be provided via LINE. Please check the website as follows to subscribe to our LINE channel: https://dec.nagoya-u.ac.jp/lineapp/)
Past Recruitment
・2024
Reference
Nagoya University Interdisciplinary Frontier Fellowship https://dec.nagoya-u.ac.jp/fellowship_information/
THERS Interdisciplinary Frontier Next Generation Researcher https://dec.nagoya-u.ac.jp/researcher_information/
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